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Turnpike Lane
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ESPN front page article featuring BYU
P-Widdy
11/16/19 7:12am
It's a fair write up on BYU. Independence will continue to keep fans away.
ToasterChive
11/16/19 7:18am
As opposed to the sweet affiliation of the MWC?
BlackBart
11/16/19 7:24am
Where everyone still "has something to play for"
Jesse Pinkman
11/16/19 7:31am
The only game where Aggies show up is home games vs BYU
BlackBart
11/16/19 7:35am
And look at all the unsold tickets for tonight's Boise State game
Jesse Pinkman
11/16/19 7:37am
Hey, if we beat SDSU this year we're defacto MWC Champs
CougarTailDevourer
11/16/19 2:39pm
I still struggle to believe so many people think the current MWC would be better
gwalker
11/16/19 7:29am
Because BYU could go undefeated in the MWC this year.
ToasterChive
11/16/19 7:41am
And if we did, it wouldn’t mean anything in the college football world.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 8:01am
You’re right- whereas now we are at the center of CFB talk nationally.
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 8:06am
We have a much better chance of being respected playing the schedules we are building in Indy than
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 8:10am
No we don’t. We have a great chance of winning some good games and losing some
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 8:20am
I’d much rather play P5 schools than MWC schools. If people really want to go 12-0, why don’t we
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 8:32am
And if playing big time schools is all that matters, why don’t we schedule 2-1’s
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 10:03am
Tell that to Boise St.
ToasterChive
11/16/19 8:23am
B-b-but Wrubell said we are Top 10 nationally in tv viewership!
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 8:26am
Boise is a great example. They’ve been to three NY6 games and no one cares about them. Everyone acts like
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 8:27am
I dont know that people don't care about them. They get respect in polls all the
ToasterChive
11/16/19 8:30am
And yet they are treated like the little kid who wins a blue ribbon at the fair. Nice job, son.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 8:38am
You are wrong about that. BSU is a well respected program and folks don't
Ozymandias
11/16/19 8:58am
When they beat a P5 team, it’s always treated like an upset. That’s all we need to know
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 9:03am
You're wrong again.
Ozymandias
11/16/19 9:29am
Hmm. Okay.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 9:32am
Well I dont live in Utah or any where close to Utah or Idaho and talk a ton
Ozymandias
11/16/19 9:41am
So you have a perfect understanding of everything? Boise State is "respected"
Yiowa
11/17/19 5:42am
So you have a perfect understanding of everything?
Ozymandias
11/17/19 7:09am
No, they get ranked because they have a good record with a soft schedule. But even
unctoothman
11/16/19 8:58am
And wouldn’t have been discussed. At least until they were 11-0 and someone would say
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 9:10am
If by “respect” you mean regular Top 25 rankings, Boise gets a lot of it.
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 10:05am
They get more respect than BYU right now
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 5:41pm
I’m not convinced they do. Everyone knows they are a solid program but they are
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 5:45pm
what's bigger? Playoffs? NOT happening
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 5:44pm
Yes. Playoffs would be bigger and should be the goal. If you’re going to compete in
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 5:54pm
IND has no path to the playoffs
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 6:00pm
Same with the MWC. Meaningless bowl games. I'd much rather play
LiveCoug
11/16/19 6:03pm
I don’t agree. With the schedules we are building, if we go undefeated, we will be in a MUCH better
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 6:08pm
In the MWC, we'd be going to a similar bowl.
LiveCoug
11/16/19 5:55pm
I think you're considerably deluded re; what people think of BYU, esp if you
MatthiasPhunkHausen
11/16/19 8:40pm
Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself
LAtoProvotoSLC
11/16/19 9:38am
So you're saying that you want the Hyundai coupethat reliably starts and will
DJROSS
11/16/19 11:36am
See UCF
CougarTailDevourer
11/16/19 2:39pm
Exactly. Great example.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 5:55pm
better than the derpy meaningless HW bowl
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 5:40pm
I struggle to believe that when we couldnt even defeat Toledo and USF
pappabear246
11/16/19 9:09am
You can't see why people don't want to watch this November schedule?
Plato
11/16/19 8:01am
I wouldn’t be anymore excited if it were Fresno State and San Jose State.
gwalker
11/16/19 8:02am
But you also wouldn't be any less excited.
Plato
11/16/19 12:36pm
True. That being the case, the next logical question is which of the two
gwalker
11/17/19 11:05am
you would if the end game wasn't a meaningless crap bowl in HW
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 5:46pm
What amazing bowl game does the MWC champ play in?
Ozymandias
11/16/19 5:51pm
I'd take the Las Vegas bowl over the HW but
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 6:03pm
No. I can't. It's an absolutely stupid and false narrative to say all the Nov
Goliath
11/16/19 8:11am
Sorry, but lots of us aren't interest in 3 consecutive games
Plato
11/16/19 12:35pm
There appear to be a few categories of people when it comes to independence.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 12:41pm
I'm not in any of your categories now and I'll have to wait and see how I feel
Plato
11/16/19 1:48pm
I’d say you fit squarely into #3.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 2:43pm
It's because you've deluded yourself into thinking that we're SO much better
Goliath
11/16/19 1:21pm
No, that's not it.
Plato
11/16/19 1:49pm
You don't believe this--today was gwawful--last week was worse
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 5:48pm
Expectations. Most folks would expect a return to 10-win seasons in the MWC.
DoseOfReality
11/16/19 8:05am
They are either Ute trolls or have been brainwashed by Ute trolls
Pobs
11/16/19 8:06am
It’s truly ridiculous. Promoted by folks dismissive
shammy
11/16/19 9:04am
The TV coverage alone should make any somewhat smart fan not want the MWC
mwcoug
11/16/19 9:22am
If you are still struggling to think this would be good, think about this
Coug Dude
11/16/19 11:01pm
Product on field brings fans and drives them away, by and large.
Y05
11/16/19 7:34am
Yeah, less TV coverage and reduced financial resources are going to bring back
kmcougar
11/16/19 7:37am
Sorry but this year BYU could be 12-0 and going to a NY6 bowl in the MWC.
ToasterChive
11/16/19 7:44am
We would have still played and lost to Utah if we are in the MWC.
Ozymandias
11/16/19 7:58am
And the Toledo and USF losses would have been losses to bad
gwalker
11/16/19 8:05am
Can’t tell if serious...
chilango
11/16/19 8:59am
If serious, we lost to Toledo and USF, Barely scraped by liberty, beat handily
akmewg
11/16/19 11:17am
Choosing to measure success in sports by TV viewership and revenue is bizarre.
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 8:13am
Yeah because a reduced recruiting budget and less exposure is a surefire way to
kmcougar
11/16/19 9:39am
It clearly hasn’t helped football for the last decade. The extra revenue has
Junior Deputy
11/16/19 10:26am
Independence doesn’t keep fans away. Exactly the opposite in fact.
All-American
11/16/19 7:37am
The schedules are too hard, in the MWC this year BYU could very well be 12-0
ToasterChive
11/16/19 7:43am
Lol I love when people say the schedules are too hard.
The Dude Abides
11/16/19 8:07am
Just stop. Are you a ute troll?
chilango
11/16/19 9:00am
Compared to what?
Turnpike Lane
11/16/19 7:41am
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Abe Froman
11/16/19 7:55am
How is it keeping people away?, lol
Pobs
11/16/19 8:05am
BYU still has some of the best football attendance in the nation.
che flaco
11/16/19 8:23am
Wow, Virginia hasn't beaten VA Tech since 2003.
eddog
11/16/19 7:34am
"existential crisis" — great phrase to describe BYU over the last few years.
BringBackRoyalBlue
11/16/19 7:35am
Not of their own making though
Turnpike Lane
11/16/19 7:41am
BYU doesn't have power over their own schedule?
ToasterChive
11/16/19 7:45am
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Abe Froman
11/16/19 7:55am
No but they have control of their own schedule,.. making this existensial crisis
ToasterChive
11/16/19 7:57am
RE: BYU can schedule whomever they want, whenever they want?
DCfan
11/16/19 8:24am
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Abe Froman
11/16/19 8:28am
And next week the vaunted Alabama Crimson Tide plays the 3-7 WCU Catamounts
Greg Kite's 'stache
11/16/19 8:53am
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Abe Froman
11/16/19 8:57am
You can’t be serious, sure getting into a P5 is not in our control (debatable if
akmewg
11/16/19 11:22am
Pretty good write up tbh
HONOMO
11/16/19 8:09am
Mentions gandy-golden as player to watch, I knew he looked legit
doubled1981
11/16/19 9:59am
BYU is in a far more stable and strong position than any G5 program. Our revenue and fan support (in terms of
CalGTR
11/16/19 10:19am
There's no doubt we are in no man's land and lack identity
HONOMO
11/16/19 10:32am
I doubt that.
All-American
11/16/19 10:59am
Dude, we definitely lack an identity. Do we run? Do we throw? Do we crush semi-
BleedCougarBlue2
11/16/19 12:23pm
Which part?
HONOMO
11/16/19 11:26am
BYU existence is meaningless right now--we're playing for nothing vs nobody's
SC-Zoobie
11/16/19 5:51pm
I would say existential crisis is a fair characterization
Heath Squashwell
11/16/19 10:40am
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