Saturday, November 17, 2007

Coach Profile: Bronco Mendenhall

It seems like a lot of the coaches being mentioned as possible replacements for Karl Dorrell's job have connections to BYU. That is especially true of the next coach, Bronco Mendenhall, as he is currently coaching the Cougars. Bronco is different from all the previous coaches, however, in that he has a background on the defensive side of the ball.

Background

Bronco Mendenhall is 40 years old and currently the head coach at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah. He finished out his college career at Oregon State as a defensive back in the late 80's and then immediately went into coaching.

Bronco held a number of defensive coordinator positions at Northern Arizona, Oregon State, and New Mexico. It was with the Lobo's that he worked for former Bruin coach Rocky Long. In 2003 he took the defensive coordinator spot at BYU and after two seasons was promoted to the head coaching position.

Mendenhall has been busy over the last two seasons trying to restore BYU back to the prestige it had in the 1980's and 1990's. Some of that has been off-the-field changes like restoring traditional uniforms, pre-game ceremonies, etc. The other part has been building up a formidable defense and offense that has lead the Cougars to the top of the Mountain West.

His current salary at BYU is around $900,000.

College Head Coaching Record


Year Team Overall Bowl Rank#
BYU (Mountain West) (2005 - present)
2005 BYU 6-6
Las Vegas (L)


2006 BYU 11-2
Las Vegas (W)
15

Total: 17-8


Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.


Positives

Mendenhall has revived BYU and helped turn a losing program back to the top of their conference. He has embraced the recruiting restrictions that a conservative, religious school like BYU brings to the table and yet still manages to entice good, young talent. I think he would be able to understand and work with the academic restrictions that have limited some of the prospects UCLA can offer.

Though Mendenhall is a defense coach, he helped institute a wide-open offense that catapulted BYU to the top of the MWC and national statistics in 2006. Their passing attack ranked 4th in the nation and Cougars had the longest winning streak in the country going into their game against UCLA in the Rose Bowl this season. His teams execute well, never seem to lose focus, and never get blown-out by inferior competition.


Negatives

Bronco only has three years head coaching experience. Will he be able to replicate his success outside of BYU? Will he be able to compete in a BCS conference? These are all unknowns with Mendenhall.

UCLA's problems under Dorrell have been primarily on the offensive side of the ball. Mendenhall's experience has been on the defensive side, so he'll likely have to rely on a good offensive coordinator to lead that unit. UCLA's track record of not paying assistants well might prevent him from bringing in a top notch OC.

Verdict

To me, Mendenhall is a less impressive, defensive version of Chris Peterson. He might go on to a great coaching career, but there really isn't a track record there to prove he'll have consistent success. I also don't know if Bronco brings the "wow" factor or name recognition that would draw elite recruits to UCLA. He's a solid choice, and I'm sure he could build the Bruins into a successful program if given enough time, but I don't know if the fans, donors, or athletic department is willing to go through another learning curve after Dorrell.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I dont think Mendenhall would leave BYU. I thought I read an article that said this was his dream position and he is mormon. I could be wrong.

He is worth a look, recruits will come in if you win games. Mendenhall is a strong personality that knows how to win games.

Anonymous said...

I doubt Bronco will leave BYU, being a Mormon he sees it as his church calling. Most would leave if the money were right but he can stay at BYU and preach to his players and quote scriptures and no one will care.

Anonymous said...

Bronco aint goin nowhere. His mission is to restore BYU to its national prominence and become Lavell Edwards the second. Edwards was at BYU for almost 30 years. Mendenhall is likely to stay just as long.

Anonymous said...

Bronco is the man and I, as a Cougar Fan like him right where he is. Being a Mormon, and coaching at BYU, he has incorporated the beliefs of the Church on and off the field -I don't know that he could duplicate that at any other institution. Coaching at BYU provides him a unique experience and he is a perfect fit. I think he'll be sticking with BYU for at least the next 5 years and hopefully more!

Anonymous said...

does anyone know Broncos e-mail i wanted to thank him for a wonderful talk he gave in reno NV. To the youth if you know it please let me know email me at asherbashers11@yahoo.com. Thanks

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