it gives them legitimacy and we always seem to lose money on these

Oct 1, 2024
11:36:54am

Archaea Intervention Needed

contests.

Why prop them up with games that are sold out when we can get other games that sell out. BYU is not Utah centric; USU is.

We need to think national, not locally.

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Time

POLL: Would you like to play USU regularly in basketball?

BYUCLA

11:34am

Yes, but only alternating between Marriott and Delta Center

Gustav

11:35am

it gives them legitimacy and we always seem to lose money on these

Archaea

11:36am

Whatever happens, they will complain. Utah owes them games far more than BYU

Gustav

11:38am

This. BYU is a national school seeking to improve and owes the state nothing.

Archaea

11:41am

lose money? If our fans will sell out the stadium and pay big prices for 8 Q4

cwilke1

11:57am

I'm good w 1:1:1. USU's been good to us in Independence. We shouldn't be petty — frankly, like we've been lately.

SinkingQuffa

11:37am

The fans there are toxic and petty. I like contests with fans where the fans

Archaea

11:38am

We're in the Big 12 now. Give it some time, USU won't be that bad, in comparison, probably.

SinkingQuffa

11:41am

I like contests against Kansas, Houston, Baylor, UCF or Arizona.

Archaea

11:42am

But it's tradition, man. USU has done pretty well for themselves over the years.

SinkingQuffa

11:44am

It's not a tradition national tvs care about. If we want to be a national

Archaea

11:45am

By dropping a historical rival who's one of he better G5 programs out there? No thanx. Let the SEC & B1G

SinkingQuffa

11:48am

We do that in how our players conduct themselves, a la Kansas State not by

Archaea

11:50am

Most USU fans don't hate BYU. That's the crowd scum. There's PLENTY of that in Big12, too. Just wait till we've

SinkingQuffa

11:54am

Unable to quantify but enough hate BYU to make the relationship toxic. It's more

Archaea

3:18pm

This

ledfoot

11:41am

Seems like from a resume standpoint we have benefited from playing @ USU.

BYUCLA

11:37am

Now that we are in the Big XII, it's not at the top of my list

Huge Manatee

11:36am

our nonconference schedule sucks. USU series is an easy way to get a more

cwilke1

11:40am

So give us Kentucky, UNC, UConn, Syracuse et al. Not USU, Weber State

Archaea

11:44am

I am fine with the big names too. But to get those bigger names to come to

cwilke1

11:51am

BYU has a big time arena, and atmosphere that tv loves.

Archaea

11:53am

All of our Q4 home nonconference games last season were on ESPN+. TV channels

cwilke1

11:58am

And we remain on ESPN+ with USU

Archaea

12:23pm

ok but USU is a much more interesting game. If you're not in-state, why do you

cwilke1

12:27pm

Definitely more interest in in-state or regional games

CameronG

12:40pm

I'm not defending the low level games because I'd rather seen high level games

Archaea

3:01pm

USU fans aren't any more toxic than Utah fans, were you advocating for canceling

CameronG

3:16pm

Yes. I also opposed bringing them into the Big XII.

Archaea

3:19pm

When we were MWC I hated big teams ducking us. I think we man up and beat them in the spectrum once every 3rd year.

The 435

11:42am

Do you want national exposure or just exposure in the state of Utah?

Archaea

11:45am

our 8 Q4 home games sure aren't giving us national exposure.

cwilke1

11:53am

We did that before we knew what sort of team we were going to have. Win big this

Archaea

11:54am

that's bogus - our nonconf schedule was announced after we already had Demin

cwilke1

11:59am

But hadn't won a game. If BYU does great this year and signs another bevy of

Archaea

3:02pm

And NOT be scared of losing to them every now & again. USU is a good program. Even w KY's recruiting

SinkingQuffa

12:16pm

Now that they are Pac 12 I believe we can only beg them for Away-Home-Away.

ProvoY

11:46am

The results of this poll show the predominance of Utah based fans. Local fans

Archaea

11:48am

No.......... unless it is a 3 to 1 or something like Home, Home, Delta, Away.

Cougar TD

11:51am

Most P5 programs don't play more than 1-2 road games OOC

BYU Fan

12:03pm

I'd favor every year with a four-game rotation of 1H, 1A, 2N in the Delta center

Mitty

12:08pm

I don't mind it, they're usually a quality team and it's a usually a Q1 or Q2

CameronG

12:30pm

There’s no reason in basketball not to schedule in-state teams.

Yukon

12:30pm

I don't mind a 2-for-1 with Weber

Mitty

12:39pm

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