WSU head coach Mental fired

[hokeyfine]

No surprise there, Mental and his coaching staff sounded in all their interviews last week like they were well aware that the end was near...it will be interesting to see how many other Big Sky openings there are this off-season.

Vigen - Will receive FBS interest
Hauck - Could receive FBS interest but a decade older than Vigen and seems happy in Missoula
Plough - Seems likely to stay at UC Davis for now especially if Mountain West move materializes
Wulff - Should be safe at Cal Poly, program is improving
Barnum - Does PSU even care enough to finally let him go?
Best - Under contract through 2027, can EWU afford to buy him out?
Lamb - Should be safe at UNC but could attract interest from better FCS programs
Hawkins - Same as Lamb, safe at ISU but may be an intriguing candidate for other programs
Ford - Tough year at Idaho but he won't be fired after one season
Wright - Doing a nice job at NAU, should be safe
Anderson (Utah Tech) - 3-19 record so far in second year, will they want a fresh start entering the Big Sky?
Fitzgerald (SUU) - Has done a nice job, 12-10 overall and nearly made the playoffs in 2024. Safe.

Booby failed at the fbs level. He is a god in Missoula and has a job there for as long as he wants, doesn't matter the record. He will retire on his own terms there.

[gtapp]

Terrible thread title.

Anyway, this is a surprise to no one. Great FCS opportunity for someone.

Their player throwing a punch might be what sped up what was already inevitable. It's hard to see the administrators looking at that any other way than the coach completely lost control of the program.

Not to be that guy, but it’s pretty typical for teams with a heavy LDS influence.

BYU is the dirtiest team in college football with fans that make the Gris look like girls you’d take home to mom.

No way throwing punches is an issue at a Mormon school.

What a dumb and ignorant take.

It is actually incredibly accurate!

[rfischer94]

Terrible thread title.

Anyway, this is a surprise to no one. Great FCS opportunity for someone.

Their player throwing a punch might be what sped up what was already inevitable. It's hard to see the administrators looking at that any other way than the coach completely lost control of the program.

I know it was not called, but a player threw the punch and did not get called for it in the northern Arizona game I believe I am questioning my memory. It could’ve been northern Colorado.

I said in another thread, I actually felt sorry for Weber. As a player it’s gotta be pretty frustrating to take that kind of beating.

I remember a guy throwing a punch after the late hit on Taco at NAU. Was surprised no officials saw it.

[coloradocat]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/news/ ... s-ejected/

not many mormons there.

Not sure that shifting the discussion away from Mormons to the characteristic everyone in that video shares is the best idea.

[cats2506]

No surprise there, Mental and his coaching staff sounded in all their interviews last week like they were well aware that the end was near...it will be interesting to see how many other Big Sky openings there are this off-season.

Vigen - Will receive FBS interest
Hauck - Could receive FBS interest but a decade older than Vigen and seems happy in Missoula
Plough - Seems likely to stay at UC Davis for now especially if Mountain West move materializes
Wulff - Should be safe at Cal Poly, program is improving
Barnum - Does PSU even care enough to finally let him go?
Best - Under contract through 2027, can EWU afford to buy him out?
Lamb - Should be safe at UNC but could attract interest from better FCS programs
Hawkins - Same as Lamb, safe at ISU but may be an intriguing candidate for other programs
Ford - Tough year at Idaho but he won't be fired after one season
Wright - Doing a nice job at NAU, should be safe
Anderson (Utah Tech) - 3-19 record so far in second year, will they want a fresh start entering the Big Sky?
Fitzgerald (SUU) - Has done a nice job, 12-10 overall and nearly made the playoffs in 2024. Safe.

I think Plough will receive some FBS interest too, but will do the same as Vigen and stay until the right opportunity.

[kwcat]

Terrible thread title.

Anyway, this is a surprise to no one. Great FCS opportunity for someone.

Their player throwing a punch might be what sped up what was already inevitable. It's hard to see the administrators looking at that any other way than the coach completely lost control of the program.

I know it was not called, but a player threw the punch and did not get called for it in the northern Arizona game I believe I am questioning my memory. It could’ve been northern Colorado.

I said in another thread, I actually felt sorry for Weber. As a player it’s gotta be pretty frustrating to take that kind of beating.

I remember a guy throwing a punch after the late hit on Taco at NAU. Was surprised no officials saw it.

Yep, that’s the one. It was pretty egregious.

[catatac]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/news/ ... s-ejected/

not many mormons there.

Not sure that shifting the discussion away from Mormons to the characteristic everyone in that video shares is the best idea.

I'm so confused, with all of this.

[onceacat]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/news/ ... s-ejected/

not many mormons there.

Not sure that shifting the discussion away from Mormons to the characteristic everyone in that video shares is the best idea.

I've never seen BYU involved in a mass brawl. But I've seen BYU players sucker punch opposing players multiple times.

Montana basketball legend Larry Krystkowiak refused to play BYU when he was a Utah coach because BYU was so dirty that he didn't think he could in good conscience restrain his own players from retaliating.

BYU is the dirtiest sports program in the history of sports. And it's not even close.

And their fans are worse than their players. Every single kid who's ever played in Provo as a visiting player will confirm that. I have a cousin who played for Air Force and had to visit that ****** twice.

[onceacat]

Terrible thread title.

Anyway, this is a surprise to no one. Great FCS opportunity for someone.

Their player throwing a punch might be what sped up what was already inevitable. It's hard to see the administrators looking at that any other way than the coach completely lost control of the program.

Not to be that guy, but it’s pretty typical for teams with a heavy LDS influence.

BYU is the dirtiest team in college football with fans that make the Gris look like girls you’d take home to mom.

No way throwing punches is an issue at a Mormon school.

What a dumb and ignorant take.

It is actually incredibly accurate!

Ask any player who's ever ever been on a visiting team in Provo. I went to a hockey game there in 2000 when they hosted the Olympics...drunk Canadien hockey fans were appalled by the behavior of the fans in the stands.