Kalani Sitake | BYU Football | Postgame | Arizona State | November 23, 2024

[@jimfips]

ASU fan here. Great game BYU. You showed some real character fighting back from so far down. I realize receiving kudos from an ASU fan is worth nothing to most of you, but to those who value great competition and sportsmanship, I applaud your team and your fans that really showed up tonight.

[@loverofromance5307]

Truly appreciate that!!!! Your team played really great and they deserved the win! I respect good sportsmanship among fanbases. Hats off to you!

[@cstreet1824]

It is not worth nothing! Appreciate the kind words. Heck of a game.

[@w.hayesconner1317]

@@loverofromance5307Your coach seems like a very nice man.

[@marblerunadventures4351]

I enjoyed watching the ASU coach swearing at the refs during the review of the heave out of bounds at the end of the game. Very classy.

[@lizzyham]

Wish we could have experienced your take on sportsmanship at the stadium. :/ Thank you for sharing. ASU was clearly on fire and deserved the win. We all want a good football game and I wish more could appreciate that vs be nasty. This is from a huge BYU fan/alum, and my husband got his master's from ASU so we root for both 😄

[@veteranfox4572]

As an ASU fan, I got to show love and respect to the BYU team and fanbase way to battle back and great sportsmanship

[@Skittle128]

I am an ASU fan, but I just wanted to say that you have such a wonderful coach! He is such a kind and great person, but also seems like a really great coach who has done so much for the BYU program this year. Congratulations on your success this season! It will be crazy to see how the end of the season plays out. I enjoyed the match up of our teams this week, and you guys played so hard, really fighting back in the second half. Scared me to death by the end of the game! Good luck the rest of the season, unless we meet up again in the championship game. lol

[@eForteSven]

Kalani is a class act. I really wish all coaches would be so complimentary even when they lose. What a CRAZY finish, and do appreciate that the fans didn't damage the field in their celebrating. Enjoy the win. This was a cool game.

[@markrossington6884]

100%

[@brettallen1440]

I wish he had the killer instinct it takes to run a great football program.

[@sasaki2439]

As an ASU fan, classy coach and fanbase. I was surrounded by BYU fans and they were all class. Can’t say the same about all of our fans but we don’t claim them. Good game and hopefully we’ll see you at the CCG.

[@mjulkunen]

I know some great and classy ASU fans as well. I don't personally know any terrible ASU fans. You'll find bad apples in every bunch. Fans that are inebriated generally don't have a positive effect on a fan base. BYU generally has fewer fans in that condition. I seem to see a much larger percentage of fans in that condition at game time in visitors stadiums than I do at BYU home games.

[@SunDVL08]

I would run through a brick wall for Coach Sitake. From the Coach to the fans - class act. Respect!

[@tedbenner3053]

BYU coach is a class act !! Great come back and great finish ...

[@gabrielgandarilla6936]

As a proud Sun Devil, I have much respect for Coach Kalani. Good game, BYU a real nail biter at the end.

[@marcharris8985]

Pass that on to the rest of your disrespectful fan base.

[@prestonrohr3417]

gotta say coming from an ASU fan you guys have a great coach! definitely a class act

[@mjulkunen]

Thanks coach Sitake for making us all step back and look at this game for what it really was. A great competitive game. Players from both teams putting forth great effort. A great college football atmosphere. Great entertainment for college football fans. An opportunity for fans from the winning team to celebrate a big win for their program. The greatest thing about this matchup is the fact that the media considered both of these teams to be near the bottom of the conference, and yet here they are, competing for the conference championship.

[@annetteloveless4212]

We have the best coaches at BYU! They give compliments, praise, keep positive and teach young men how to live life. I love my Cougars ❤

[@benhainline]

You really do. I’ve always kept an eye on BYU, even as an ASU fan.

[@Philaz83]

this coach is a fine example of keeping your head held high despite the outcome. Not blaming one person or another or ill will towards ASU

[@ideationink]

I think they’re doing an amazing job this season. Undefeated, just one of four teams in the Nation! And now 9-2-still tops in the country for season records. I’m so proud of them. Now they just need to apply the wise advice shared by actor Michael Caine: “Use the difficulty.” Use it to your advantage. That’s what our team did in the second half. Now they just need to use it for the last two games. And even if they don’t, they’ve still had a stellar season and Cougar fans should all be proud of how these men played. GO COUGS!!! ❤🏈

[@scottpollack1007]

Kalani is a Class Act! He gave credit to BOTH TEAMS which was the right thing to do! GO DEVILS!

[@timeversole2661]

Very classy coach.

[@zachknell]

“I told you guys Kansas was pretty good” 😂

[@DavidM442]

😂😂😂😂

[@daveyshmavey]

Ya they are! Whooping Colorado shows they are a Force!

[@kirbstomp4484]

Love you BYU. Hell of a game! Old rivalry re-newed!

[@josephfoor4321]

ASU fan here, BYU has a classy coach, and his team played a tough game. Hats off to you all. That game ranks in my top three of crazy game situations and outcomes. 👏👏👏👏

[@robertdoss6129]

ASU fan here, and BYU has one hell of a leader of Men. What an outstanding coach. I'm blown away by him and have been everytime I've seen him this year. Good luck the rest of the season!

[@tylerhill3571]

There are a lot more important things in life than going 13-0 or winning a playoff. These college kids are getting coached by a man who understands most of them are going to be doing other things professionally than football. Life isn’t always perfect, you don’t always show up with your best game, and you need to learn to adjust and bounce back. 10-2 or 9-3 is a great season overall. Not many teams with 1 loss or fewer, so is every coach failing their teams and their fans? Grass is always greener, we’ve got a pretty good crew here at BYU. Been a very entertaining season

[@dcdarl]

Agreed. Unfortunately we live in an entitled society that expects nothing less than perfection. All I wanted this year was a bowl game after what happened last season. BYU has exceeded expectations and we have a great man as a coach. It’s hard not to dwell on what could have been. But I’m excited about the future. Go cougs!

[@marcosamine9130]

Much love to you BYU (my older girls went to Provo and Rexburg respectively), but Go Devils! What a great coach in Coach Sitake? How can you not root for a cool guy like that? Except when they play against ASU.

[@austinharris5124]

Respect to BYU from this Sun Devil. Good game!

[@kmmoreno]

ASU fan here and I’ll say BYU has one classy coach. Most coaches would be crying about the ending and this man said it like it is, that shouldn’t define the game. This was one of the most exciting games to watch. Would love to run this one back in a Big 12 Championship!

[@manuelsteele7755]

I am an ASU Alumnus who returned to ASU for a PhD in late middle age. I was at the ASU-BYU game. I was very impressed with the battle to the end by BYU. I am old enough to recall the BYU championship of 1984. My HS football coach in rural AZ showed the team a picture of the trophy when he had visited. We had a young assistant coach who was often lampooned by the teen players for having been the backup quarterback for New Mexico's 48-0 loss against BYU - lol. So, I remember when BYU was in its 1980s prominence. But those days are clearly back. BTW - the BYU fan base was great. I left the seats at the interception, and most fans leaving were from BYU. I was alone with my gold ASU shirt among a sea of blue shirts and did not experience any vitriol. BYU fans were very civil. By contrast, I attended the FSU-Miami game at Miami Gardens, FL when the scandal-ridden Jameis Winston was the quarterback and FSU was undefeated. The vitriol by fans on both sides at that FSU-Miami game was off the charts -lol. Great game by BYU yesterday! I was glad to attend.

[@alexd1640]

ASU fan here and your coach is just awesome. Man I look forward to this secondary rivalry moving forward

[@jeremyjohnolson1]

Katana, you are a man of character. Thank you for representing BYU well!

[@benhainline]

I’m an ASU fan, and I love Kalani. There were some coaching carrousels where I wanted ASU to hire him. Great game.

[@lisaw.1601]

I LOVE Coach Sitake. He is first rate! The ASU kids deserve better with their coach.

[@myhuntingwish]

This is what a good coach sounds like

[@daveyshmavey]

Why can’t BYU play quick plays and with vigor throughout the entire game?

[@johnlott518]

Roderick can't coach.

[@daveyshmavey]

@ man, it just doesn’t make sense. The second half of the Kansas game was such a Drag! Imagine if they could get 2-3x more plays in because they aren’t taking the entire play clock per play! We all know they can bring it under pressure.

[@brettallen1440]

ARod. Period.

[@bengeorgia7701]

Thanks Coach! 😊

[@DavidM442]

BYU needs an offensive coordinator that understands that every bigXII team scouts and prepares for what they’ve seen. Adjusting every game is required and no longer optional.

[@MikeSmith-yl5md]

BYU's offense coordinator needs to move on. You can't keep coming from behind and expect to be on top all the time

[@MikeSmith-yl5md]

Also BYU sucks at calling timeouts you might've had a chance to win the game if you hadn't wasted the time out

[@MrLocke-bk3om]

Get a new offensive coordinator, coach.

[@davidwelker6499]

No, Kalani. The last two games did not come down to the last plays. They were lost in the first half...Valiant come back try, but scout the opponent the week leading into the game plan for them rather than relying on halftime adjustments.

[@brettallen1440]

Agreed. The team wasn't prepared going into the two biggest weeks of the entire season. Need to find an upgrade for ARod and Retzlaff, those two have lost the last two weeks for the team.

[@nicholasdunn6158]

Perhaps the QB that throws right to kansas then overthrows one that was so bad the Arizona state defender misses it and then completely misses on JoJo 6 yards beyond the cb then throws to Arizon State is exactly as bad as he's proved

[@brettallen1440]

@@nicholasdunn6158 Yes to that. Retzlaff is limited. Period.

[@mjulkunen]

BYU was fortunate to get wins against Oklahoma State and Utah. I didn't see a team that belongs in the CFP when watching the Cougars today. When you're an average team, you'll probably be about .500 in close games. BYU was underestimated at the beginning of the season but overrated going into the last one third of the season. It's frustrating as a BYU fan. But, then again, for most Cougar fans, getting to a bowl game was the main goal of this season. We're there... but short of "what could have been."

[@brettallen1440]

@mjulkunen No argument their. But it doesn't change the fact that if they had a more consistent offense this season could have been special.

[@hoax331]

This is class. Wish they’d receive that in return from their opponents more often

[@jackdaddyslim3895]

Coach Kalani seems like such a good Guy. If I had any College eligibility left I would Love to play for him.

[@Aquestion1690]

If I were Kalani I'd just ooze positivity for $3 million a year.

[@davenichols4352]

Love the coach but the team was not ready to play first half and we lost turn-over margin again with 2 picks

[@sldaniels10]

Great coach. All class!

[@jacksonwatkins1667]

Fans put so much mental stake in this team. It almost feels like Kalani diminishes the significance of a loss after each loss and it makes the fans take it even harder. Sometimes I wish he handled losses different

[@Aquestion1690]

Not just mental it's temporal aka money.

[@Entwidumela]

We love you Kalani!

[@tylermarble1561]

This was quite the game to watch

[@ronfrazier55]

Truly a classy coach!

[@WhiteVipor]

Why do I get the vibe that he doesn’t really care if they win or lose. I mean that’s awesome, for little league…. Wish this coach had more desire in him

[@Jessica-b7q2w]

I have to agree he needs to be pissed off he lost not I’m proud I’m happy to be play them come on show some disappointment in the way you lost again or the qb throwing an interception or even throwing the ball four yards short of the end zone come on just some emotion. Be mad.

[@nawnaw1749]

He cares, he’s just a positive dude. He’s just a good PR person.

[@tylermarble1561]

While a good coach knows the plays and knows how to win, an amazing coach can admit when he loses and shows others kindness

[@nicholasdunn6158]

Maybe if your QB throws a nearly pick followed by missing a wide open receiver then a pick he's not the guy.

[@Aquestion1690]

Kalani sounds like Greg Focker's dad in "Meet the Fockers"... Jake threw an interception oh schucks bud try not to do that again tiger.

[@spencerbaird4542]

Anyone else done with A-Rod?

[@knack4knowing]

This is a classy coach

[@imnotmadjoemadd9124]

All my entries before the game were spot on....!...send OC ..to Cedar City....

[@bruhmixx3098]

Need new QB ! Special teams scores more points then 3rd down conversions

[@techsunbreakrooms5920]

I'm getting pretty tired of good . . . but not great.

[@jeremytpaul]

How bout you stop taking games down to the last drive!! How about you play with the urgency you had in the second half, for the entire game! Go out and win the game in the first 3 QTR’s. This is absurd that you’ve thrown your season away because you can/wont execute in the early parts of the games!

[@1888jeremy]

For a team that is supposed to be at the bottom of the league, I will take 9-2. Any season that goes hopefully 10-2 or 11-2 or better is not thrown away.

[@nawnaw1749]

BYU is far exceeding expectations, they could easily be 6-5 right now, if lucky bounces their way didn’t happen.

[@elimenet2566]

BYU fan who attended the game. Most of the ASU fans were awesome and classy, student section was pretty vile, they didn’t just storm the field but were disgusting to the players.

[@bengeorgia7701]

😢

[@nan1OZ]

Can tell this is a genuine good guy. Of course, a da... darn 😅 good coach. RESPECT 🫡🙏🏽... Go Sun Devils !

[@davenichols4352]

Free fail again by offense qb again. Defense played very well 2nd half.

[@djl8996]

asu fan here...prior to hiring Dillingham we can say we wanted this coach badly

[@WeknowhoUR]

Sitake may be a nice, sweet guy, but he is NOT a “CHAMPION!” One example is his reputation of hiring friends and not being able to fire them when they need to be. His lack of detail and precision is another problem (one simple evidenced of this issue is his continual problem with “wasted” time outs). Thoughtful question: when did BYU last have an exceptional QB? if you say Z Wilson (we would disagree with exceptional), but didn’t he opt first for Boise St, then saw the writing on the wall & then came to BYU??? ETC., ETC!

[@waimeaguyz9074]

No worries, you can only do so much and also admit ASU and Kansas are very good. Get up and do it again.

[@imnotmadjoemadd9124]

Sitake needs to go coach Provo High...!!

[@brettallen1440]

You blew it Kalani. Another chance at the BIG12 title probably come around in what another 5-10 Yeats. I like Kalani, I'm jot calling for his job but this was a botched opportunity of epic proportions. I will however point out that ARod continues to be a problem for this program and until he is removed the program is going to elevate to the next level.

[@princenikoli]

This loss is on player execution yet again. This is is an individual player issue not doing what they are going they are assigned to do. We were only supposed to win 4 games this year… we’ve won 9 so far and possibly will have 10 or 11 wins. That’s an INSANE turn around after a 5 win season last year.

[@nawnaw1749]

BYU may never sniff another championship chance. There is no way of knowing.

[@brettallen1440]

@princenikoli Well I've got a former player in my ward that I speak to regularly. He disagrees with you. He seems to think that the coaches are responsible for the flat play the past two weeks. I would have to agree from what I watched on the field too.

[@leilanichristensen6767]

I didn't think it would be an unsportsmanlike penalty. I thought it should have been a delay of game.

[@imnotmadjoemadd9124]

See if Provo School District has an opening for Provo High football coach.....!!... they havent had a good team since Gifford Nielson qb"d Bulldogs and a Sophomre LB..named Kyle Whittingham... ...was being an animal on the field....and cruising Center St..!... Send Sitake there..!

[@presteezy]

Stop it with the freaking positivity “proud of our guys” bro you just soiled a perfect season. Lost two winnable games. Made horrific play calling and horrible special teams errors. Be realistic and make freaking changes. Looking though rose colored glasses will do nothing 🤬

[@cpt.walker6273]

11:37 If you have great running backs coach, why didn't you use them on the final drive when Arizona State was backing off the line?

[@utahyouthfootball]

Or run the ball from the 5 against Kansas instead of letting retzlaff throw another egregious pick

[@weiszu3572]

You're a total class act Kalani!!! I hope to God there isn't a rematch in the Big 12 Championship, because it will go differently for ASU.

[@marthalong3355]

I’m not saying it might have made a difference or not we don’t know, but when he threw that ball, he was still in the pocket and he intentionally grounded it, but referee never called it and he should have it might have made the difference for the last pass of the game We’ll never know because the referees never called that penalty. 😢

[@alext3102]

Unprepared

[@Jessica-b7q2w]

Show some freaking emotion here dude you’ve lost the second week in a row.

[@MichaelTritapoe]

Coach you played 1.5 quarters. Try starting the game with a complete game plan rather than waiting until mid 3rd quarter.

[@TommyThunderbird]

BYU head coach isn't an offensive minded general that we need. ASU ran Cougs outta Tempe AZ today. BYU was fortunate against Utah. Against Kansas the BYU QB was visibly frustrated & not throwing the football over the receiver's shoulder. Bad underthrown ball by BYU QB today. BYU was playing catch up again.

[@mtanner5168]

The conference can tell a referee to pick up a flag and not make a call? Did I hear byus coach correctly? Will the big 12 come out with a statement about this? I mean, we did rush the field prematurely, it seems weird that a conference would tell a referee to not enforce a rule

[@jimanders9971]

A classy coach.....I hate that in an opponent.

[@mm3284]

Give me call when the cougars decide to show up. 💩y 4/5 of this game and last game.

[@WheelerRickRambles]

Feel sorry for Houston… it’ll be a BYU get back game. Win by 17+.

[@aerostatikk297]

That’s what we said a week ago

[@jessetukuafu]

Kalani, its okay to show frustration towards your players & Coaching Staff. All the positivity isnt helping your team improve man.

[@jeremytpaul]

This team does not deserve to be in the BIG XII championship or in the CFP. They blew these last two games and showed that they have been getting lucky previously in the season. BYU is always a damn let down!

[@imnotmadjoemadd9124]

When, Sitake, are going to learn thst you have a good running game and you need to run the damn ball.?

[@imnotmadjoemadd9124]

BYU has ALWAYS had backup quarterbacks that can step in and do a great job....especially when the starter is losing games with his throws......and RUN THE DAMN BALL....conttol the game metriculating down the field.. while wearing down the opponent.....Sitake i guess doesnt get that..!....what a bunch of bull he speaks..!

[@garysmith5865]

Not a good game plan to hand your opponent the game momentum in the first quarter by trying to make a first down resulting in 0-7 score with losing enthusiasm. When the whistle blows, the fight should begin. What's happened to offensive creativity???? Praising the other team shows good sportship, but lack of offensive power for three games should wonder who is accountable.

[@evenimaseuli2891]

BYU can’t win when that count

[@kendalldean9612]

This team has played poorly on offense for the last three games. If i were Kalani i would spend less time gushing about the other team and try to figure out why your team didnt show up the first half of the game.

[@cougarone9523]

I don’t understand WHY? WHY? WHY? we don’t put Bohanon IN… when Jake doesn’t do well….it’s ALL A TEAM EFFORTS… it DOES NOT have to continue to stay with Jake, when he is throwing a couple of interceptions or not doing well in the 1st half aAT ALL..??we are ALL trying everything and in any way to win football games. Just sit Jake out for a whole quarter, and let’s try out Bohanon, what so hard about it???It’s annoying and irritates Coach.

[@presteezy]

#FreeGerry

[@magn8ic]

What has to happen for them to play in the B12 championship?

[@mikemailei4491]

Iowa state lose their last game. Or Arizona st. Lose their last game. Byu wins their last game.

[@Aquestion1690]

Just be positive and you'll make it.

[@davidwarburton8890]

What 2 games do they have left for sure???? They just don't seem to ever know what situation they are in.

[@wendellwelling2896]

Houston and the bowl game makes two games.

[@douglasdegen3735]

Bowl game makes 2

[@DavidAndersen-y2b]

Third game can't stop the run, seems to be a pattern , correct it now or be 9-3

[@mjulkunen]

ASU hit BYU in the mouth from the beginning. Skattebo was too tough for BYU. Cougars can't play football for 30 minutes in a 60 minute game and expect to win. As a Cougar fan, I'm getting used to the "November Slide." I'm not sure why the offensive coordinator at BYU cannot see that Retzlaff does not throw the ball well to the outside. He misses open receivers when they run routes to the outside. He throws interceptions to the outside. He is very good at throwing intermediate passes to the middle of the field. Also, BYU needs to stop throwing passes behind the line of scrimmage... the Cougars are poor at executing those plays on a consistent basis. At this point, a loss to Houston to finish out the regular season wouldn't be surprising at all. The Cougars have hit the wall.

[@DGZGSGEGIGKG]

He threw a TD to the outside. I believe it was Phillips on the left side.

[@mjulkunen]

@@DGZGSGEGIGKG OK. And he also missed a wide open receiver that had beat his defender by 3 steps for a TD. Just because a QB completes a few passes to the outside doesn't mean that he's consistent at it. If you look at the successful drives, the majority of the completed passes are over the middle for BYU.

[@imnotmadjoemadd9124]

Wht a bunch of bs......why not change quarterbacks..?....see if you have someone that doesn't throw crucial int's.....every game

[@ScriptureMonkey]

It was over at the half, your team played like $%^# and the fact you can't admit that is pathetic.

[@Aquestion1690]

Hey Kalani how about for every loss your team has during the regular season you pay me $37.50. Your bill comes to $75 after today's loss. Drop me a message and I will give you my venmo after the Houston game.

[@johnfaris5376]

The cougars need to learn that trying to score a bunch in the first half is much better than Being forced to score a bunch in the second half.

[@haroldmikesell2101]

Need more hard hits and safe sticks not arm tackles

[@markbaird2657]

Worst tackling I’ve seen in a long time. Embarrassing

[@user-tz6rk4dy5s]

And BYU does it again! Kalani Sitake needs to be replaced! He’s a horrible coach!

[@donnwilliams9996]

Bull crap enough of learning from our mistakes arod needs to be gone. Your getting worse not better

[@brettallen1440]

👀 on the Utes...

[@TheIronweed-vx5lg]

Boo!

[@patchestuff598]

Refs tried to help byu again when is this going to stop, looks like fools gold is half price in prove tomorrow, this should bounce the loser's into the 20's in the top 25 ,told you Jake sucks as a quarterback, and Martin wasn't healthy, defense mediocre , all an all it was a great day in utah jazz and utah hockey Wins and byu lose

[@jeremytpaul]

This team does not deserve to be in the BIG XII championship or in the CFP. They blew these last two games and showed that they have been getting lucky previously in the season. BYU is always a damn let down!