PROVO — They took down the rostrum at the Marriott Center, undid the heavy wooden panels and quickly assembled a sleeker, lighter version.
You might say that’s what Dave Rose did at BYU.
He rebuilt the program from the ground up.
The place was subdued during the noon hour, Tuesday, while a visiting professor lectured a couple of dozen people. Once he finished, the maintenance crew set up for Rose’s retirement press conference. It was a fitting sendoff for a coach who garnered 348 career wins, eight NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 consecutive 20-win seasons and a .