SALT LAKE CITY — The BYU basketball program — like its football counterpart — is at a crossroads. The program has stagnated, having delivered years of lackluster performances. Dave Rose resigned last week after 14 seasons as head coach, tired and “disinterested” (his word). It’s time to think of the future — and to think bolder, or at least different.
Where to begin? Start by escaping the West Coast Conference, which seems to have dragged down BYU (or at least hastened its downturn); don’t go for the obvious choices for a coach; and whoever the coach is, he should change the status quo (especially recruiting).