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IsolaNow, before you get your hopes up, let me first say that this would not work at BYU. Sorry.
But this morning I hada dream, no a vision of how to guarrantee success in college football. It is a combination of the BYU Advantage, the Colin Cowherd Predictor, and the Michael Vick anecdote. In case you are unfamiliar with these, I will explain.
BYU Advantage: For years we have heard opposing coaches complaining about BYU being full of 26 year old RMs who are older, bigger and more mature (funny how they never mention faster which is where the clear advantage lies).
Colin Cowherd Predictor: Cowherd has said "Show me a super successful college football program and I'll show you one that's had trouble with the law". Basically in order to be successful you need to be recruiting shady people and therefore arrest are a sign of success or soon to be success.
Michael Vick Anecdote: Michael Vick, as you all know, was an amazing athlete and so-so quarterback. Then he was caught killing dogs, went to prison, and came back better than ever. This has teams scrambling to sign other former inmates such as Plaxico Burress in hopes of similar success.
Isola's Evil Plan: The way to guarrantee success is the combination of these three. Now most schools don't have a way to send their kids off for two or three years, unless, of course, they get in enough trouble with the law. So recruit ubber shady characters, they get arrested (CCP), they spend 2-3 years in the clink (BA) and when they come out you are there waiting (MVA).
And for the final twist...
Jimmer Freddette Toughener: We all heard the story about how The Jimmer was toughened by playing hoops with the inmates at a local prison. So for those players who either can't get arrested or whose crimes don't warrant prison time, they can just go and play scrimmage games against inmates.
This plan cannot fail...I think. It is a little like crossing the streams in Ghost Busters. It will either be wildly successful, or go horribly wrong.
But this morning I hada dream, no a vision of how to guarrantee success in college football. It is a combination of the BYU Advantage, the Colin Cowherd Predictor, and the Michael Vick anecdote. In case you are unfamiliar with these, I will explain.
BYU Advantage: For years we have heard opposing coaches complaining about BYU being full of 26 year old RMs who are older, bigger and more mature (funny how they never mention faster which is where the clear advantage lies).
Colin Cowherd Predictor: Cowherd has said "Show me a super successful college football program and I'll show you one that's had trouble with the law". Basically in order to be successful you need to be recruiting shady people and therefore arrest are a sign of success or soon to be success.
Michael Vick Anecdote: Michael Vick, as you all know, was an amazing athlete and so-so quarterback. Then he was caught killing dogs, went to prison, and came back better than ever. This has teams scrambling to sign other former inmates such as Plaxico Burress in hopes of similar success.
Isola's Evil Plan: The way to guarrantee success is the combination of these three. Now most schools don't have a way to send their kids off for two or three years, unless, of course, they get in enough trouble with the law. So recruit ubber shady characters, they get arrested (CCP), they spend 2-3 years in the clink (BA) and when they come out you are there waiting (MVA).
And for the final twist...
Jimmer Freddette Toughener: We all heard the story about how The Jimmer was toughened by playing hoops with the inmates at a local prison. So for those players who either can't get arrested or whose crimes don't warrant prison time, they can just go and play scrimmage games against inmates.
This plan cannot fail...I think. It is a little like crossing the streams in Ghost Busters. It will either be wildly successful, or go horribly wrong.