Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
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Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
First, I realize the likelihood of this is extremely small, but leave reality behind for a moment ...
SHOULD they?
I say yes. With a defensive mind like Rock Long as the DC ... BYU wins 3 more games next year than they otherwise will.
SHOULD they?
I say yes. With a defensive mind like Rock Long as the DC ... BYU wins 3 more games next year than they otherwise will.
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
He doesn't like BYU and never has. People rarely perform well at places that they don't want to be. I don't think that its a good fit.
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
No brainer.
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL


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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
I think he does hate BYU, having coached against them and their "unfair advantages" for so long. I also believe he'd jump at the chance to be a DC at BYU.
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
Exactly. Is he a better DC than who we have now? Yes, by a large margin. But he is not a good fit for BYU me thinks. I voted no.
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
The last DC we hired from a MWC school who came with prior personal animus against BYU panned out pretty well...
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
Good point. And there is no reason to believe that BYU's current DC is ever going to be competent. I voted "no" and if I had to do it over I'd still vote "no". but if he were to be hired I would be very happy about it.
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Re: Should BYU try to pick up Rocky Long as DC? POLL
I think Rocky is an above average coach and I wouldn't be disappointed in him being around, but I don't know that he's a good fit for the culture of BYU. It would be crazy weird to have someone who was so critical of how old BYU players were, etc. to end up here. I don't see it happening.