they did not play their way in. They do not bring money and they have VERY

Apr 20, 2015
4:19:00pm

travelcoug

Little historical success. If people played their way in BSU would be there but there is no playing yourself in. Relationships win. BSU is twice the program of Utah TCU or Colorado.

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I disagree with the notion that we have to play our way into the P5

travelcoug

4/20/15 3:45pm

You gotta sell yourself. Being hot makes that easier.

Left Shark Coug

4/20/15 3:49pm

Signed Colorado.

mudpupper

4/20/15 3:50pm

When you're already in the club...

Left Shark Coug

4/20/15 3:51pm

Not defending Colorado but they were already in a P5 conference before being

Upanddown

4/20/15 3:59pm

RE: You gotta sell yourself. Being hot makes that easier.

Heinz57

4/20/15 3:50pm

At this point it is all about $$$$ and politics.

mudpupper

4/20/15 3:50pm

It's actually more about $$$ and less about relationships.

newey-west

4/20/15 3:51pm

You forgot the single largest ingredient: $$$

gwalker

4/20/15 3:51pm

Too bad BYU couldn't be in Kirtland, Independence, or Nauvoo: we'd already be in

JackStack

4/20/15 3:56pm

Yet another grievance to add the file!

gwalker

4/20/15 3:58pm

Yet Utah and TCU DID have that.

southernfriedcougar

4/20/15 3:53pm

See: TCU, Utah

AxelDC

4/20/15 3:54pm

I agree about TCU, Utah I am less sure about.

Mikey

4/20/15 3:58pm

they did not play their way in. They do not bring money and they have VERY

travelcoug

4/20/15 4:19pm

P12 is more about academics and research than BCS appearances. BSU? No way.

Ymer Dunker

4/20/15 4:54pm

Correct. It wasn't about on the field play. That's his point.

Blue Cat

4/20/15 4:56pm

See also: Boise State

cougarmeister

4/20/15 4:41pm

I didn't say it was all it takes

AxelDC

4/20/15 7:38pm

Our performance compared favorably when the expansion talk went down in 2010.

Blue Cat

4/20/15 5:10pm

exactly. Tcu 1, byu 2, Utah 3. By virtually any measure

Cougar76

8/23/15 10:55pm

It isn't like relegation where you can "play" your way in, but do you really

rcbyufan

4/20/15 3:56pm

TCU's interesting because its invitation was unique; the B12's primary

Scratch

4/20/15 4:19pm

If you could play your way in, Boise State would have been the first invited

crack

4/20/15 4:02pm

Yeah BYU sucks at relationships.. TOO Bad BYU had to settle for ESPN as a

PhilPete

4/20/15 4:16pm

<< Deleted >>

cougarmeister

4/20/15 4:40pm

wrong. the only non-P5's invited to jump "up" to P5 were utah and TCU

nashty

4/20/15 4:58pm

And neither had the sucses of Boise state

travelcoug

4/20/15 6:01pm

Very true. BSU is still in the Mountain West...

BabyOx

4/20/15 6:16pm

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