Time to look seriously at getting rid of Anae

CannonCougar85 wrote:

Lastly, I don't want to watch a QB tuck it and run every other play. That's boring. If this becomes the Nelson tuck-and-run-show I'm done watching until a more entertaining QB actually gets a chance to play.

I haven't weighed in on this QB situation too much, though I have my opinions, but I could not pass this one up.



Turn in your fan card, Gunk. No real hardcore fan in his right mind would ever say something like this.



I hope you aren't serious when you say that your fanhood is based solely on the entertainment value of a given team/season.

Ahh yes, the classical, you're-not-a-real-fan-if argument.



For argument's sake, fine, CannonCougar, I'm not a real fan. You got me.



I admit it, the primary reason I watch sports is because it's entertaining. And I admit it, I watch what I like to watch rather than what I feel obligated to. I admit it, I prefer to spend my time doing things I enjoy and if a particular sporting event doesn't appeal to me for whatever reason then I don't watch it.



Personally, I think it's stupid to get all bent up and force oneself to watch a game out of shear devotion when it isn't enjoyable. It's my time, and I'll do with it what I please. If in someone else's book that means I'm not a "hardcore" fan, that's completely fine with me. There's more to life than being a "hardcore" BYU football fan.



It is just a game after all.

Gunk wrote:

Gunk wrote:

Lastly, I don't want to watch a QB tuck it and run every other play. That's boring. If this becomes the Nelson tuck-and-run-show I'm done watching until a more entertaining QB actually gets a chance to play.

I haven't weighed in on this QB situation too much, though I have my opinions, but I could not pass this one up.



Turn in your fan card, Gunk. No real hardcore fan in his right mind would ever say something like this.



I hope you aren't serious when you say that your fanhood is based solely on the entertainment value of a given team/season.

Ahh yes, the classical, you're-not-a-real-fan-if argument.



For argument's sake, fine, CannonCougar, I'm not a real fan. You got me.



I admit it, the primary reason I watch sports is because it's entertaining. And I admit it, I watch what I like to watch rather than what I feel obligated to. I admit it, I prefer to spend my time doing things I enjoy and if a particular sporting event doesn't appeal to me for whatever reason then I don't watch it.



Personally, I think it's stupid to get all bent up and force oneself to watch a game out of shear devotion when it isn't enjoyable. It's my time, and I'll do with it what I please. If in someone else's book that means I'm not a "hardcore" fan, that's completely fine with me. There's more to life than being a "hardcore" BYU football fan.



It is just a game after all.

Now that we have that cleared up...

CougarPeasant wrote:
Get rid of Anae? One bad game early this season and the boo birds want to dump a guy that is responsible for the offense that has won 50 games in 5+ seasons? Unbelievable.





Anae may have his weaknesses, but his strengths far outweigh them.

It's not just one bad game.



The way I look at it is, if BYU is content performing at the same level they've been performing at for the last several years, then fine keep Anae. But if BYU wants to edge itself up, then one thing they need to do is get a new OC. We're not going to go to a BCS bowl with 1 or 2 losses on the season. Only way to get there is by winning out.



Yes, in 5+ seasons BYU hasn't lost many games and that is due in part to Anae's efforts. IMO, we won't go undefeated, though, with him as OC. It will take just a bit more from an OC for us to get over the hump.



So, if you're content with 10 win seasons time and time again, then Anae is your man. Me, I'd like to see BYU go undefeated, win a BCS bowl and contend for a national championship.