Bronco's Prospectus

Bronco’s 8-10 year prospectus:

Bronco has been getting a lot of heat lately from the fans and the media for his governing principles and creeds guiding the BYU football program.  “Consistency” is no longer an appealing word to us.   Hearing “Execution” makes us annoyed. Our formula seems outdated and sub par compared to the elite programs in the country.  Bronco’s vocabulary has lulled all of you to sleep and you are no longer happy with a 10-2 season and a visit to Vegas for caffeinated beverages and the sad entertainment provided by the schmucks gambling their money away.  If we aren’t winning the conference title it’s almost like the rest of the season is an arduous trek towards the end of the season.   You probably feel it would have been better to lose to Oklahoma if only we could run the table in conference and get ourselves a ring.  We criticize that we can’t recruit speed because of the honor code, that Coach Hill doesn’t blitz enough, our corners are to short and slow and our coaches don’t spend enough time preparing etc. etc..

Well I have some news for you people….Bronco could really care less what everyone or anyone thinks about the way he runs his program, (besides his boss and maybe his wife).  Anything that you say negative about him or his program he uses as motivation to throw it back in all of your faces later on.  He puts a figurative chip on his shoulder and trudges on down the path that he visually paved as he embarked on his head coach journey.  The fact is, he doesn’t like fans or media period.  You are all ignorant bystanders that have no control over his program or his “Prospectus”.  In the end, he will make you like him!  When his plan finally comes to fruition and he hands you a National Championship, you will love him and he still won’t really care that you love him, because he knows that next season you might hate him when he loses.

So let me tell you about his 8-10 year prospectus.  If you have ever been to a fireside held by our team, you have probably heard the very personal story of Coach Mendenhall falling to his knees and praying about how he should lead his program.  In the ensuing months, with the inspiration that he received he was able to conjure up a solid “Prospectus” for reaching the ultimate goal of a National Championship.  I can tell you right now, he didn’t see a National Championship before his 8 year mark as a head coach.  He is a very logical person, obsessed with reading, social behavior and constant improvement.  As soon as he received the head-coaching job he inquired into the minds of elite business consultants.  He delved into books on how to run and manage a superior company.  He’s taken all that he proved worthy and implemented those principles into his program.

His creeds and principles are set up as such to recruit and attract an elect group of kids.   His ultimate goal is to able to walk away from the program and have it run without him.  His idea is that with the proper leadership and management, the players will eventually be running the program. When I was playing, he constantly delegated more and more responsibility on the players and leaders of our team.  He made us accountable to the program and to each other.  He’s now recruited many of his future and vocal leaders.  These leaders are doing their own recruiting for Pete’s sake….. This is Bronco’s best recruiting class ever.

In Bronco’s prospectus he has always focused on conference titles and winning a bowl game.  He never spoke of National Championships or BCS games during my tenure.  This is because he knows that his NC is coming in his 8-10 year mark.  By that time he will have recruited the type of kids that he sees leading his program to perfection.

Do I think he can do it?  Yeah, I do actually.  I think Bronco has the formula to do it and he is recruiting the type of kid that can win it for him.  And he wants to shove it in all of our faces.  One thing you have to understand about Bronco is that he loves when anyone disrespects him because in his mind, he will eventually prove just how much of an imbecile you are for questioning his thought process or how he runs his program.

What do you guys think?

Criddle