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May 16, 2011
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wookface
I highly doubt there was one overarching reason
why Utah received an invite and BYU didn't. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying Utah was not deserving. But I feel that BYU has many qualities that would have made them very tempting to the pac-10.
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One reason why Utah received an invite?
wookface
5/16/11 7:14pm
They're not Mormon.
abcd
5/16/11 7:16pm
Could be but as much as I hate to admit it
wookface
5/16/11 7:21pm
If that's the only reason that you can find, then
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 7:22pm
It was a factor
blooboi
5/16/11 7:23pm
What is the main reason then?
chago04
5/16/11 7:23pm
It wasn't $$ How much do you think ESPN pays
nephicoug
5/16/11 7:24pm
3 peanuts?
chago04
5/16/11 7:24pm
I always find this reason laughable
wookface
5/16/11 7:27pm
Who's to say what the main reason was?
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 7:29pm
I still just can't buy the research theory
wookface
5/16/11 7:33pm
That's just it, though. Conference affiliation is
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 7:39pm
Utah is now tied with MIT
Finngirl
5/16/11 10:12pm
believe what you may, but it was the #1 reason
I'mBatman
5/16/11 7:53pm
Haha I love your #6. Did you even read any of my
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 7:59pm
ya, you're right, It was all the research bucks
I'mBatman
5/16/11 8:05pm
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Abe Froman
5/16/11 8:40pm
You're right, those teams, like Utah, all have
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 9:27pm
Dude, you are out there
Delux247 425
5/16/11 9:56pm
Whatever. I don't know why it's so hard for you
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 6:17am
I guess I can see your point
wookface
5/17/11 9:01am
I agree with you that undergraduate research is
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 9:31am
Look
Delux247 425
5/17/11 10:02am
There are too many things I could respond to about
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 11:18am
Okay
Delux247 425
5/17/11 2:39pm
Yes, CA educational system is aggressively at odds
glycophane
5/18/11 12:14am
RE: I guess I can see your point
stonewallperry
5/17/11 9:40am
Sorry, I thought that was the point I was trying
wookface
5/17/11 10:35am
Very well said. You're spot on.
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 10:59am
Why not? Easy,take your pick, Mormon, Joseph Smith
icecougar
5/17/11 7:57pm
BullYewt! it's a pure smokescreen...
icecougar
5/17/11 7:51pm
Which schools aren't research schools?
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 7:57pm
Those 2 aren't AAU schools, also ASU isn't
icecougar
5/18/11 2:58pm
you mean they're liberal and not Mormon...
icecougar
5/17/11 7:48pm
LOL. Go spend some time up at UW, Cal, or Oregon
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 7:56pm
Lol! Liberal by Utah standards ;-)
icecougar
5/18/11 12:05pm
Now that I can agree with!
VirginiaUte
5/18/11 12:57pm
Yeah, just go on with your Mormon persecution
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 9:26pm
Says the guys that lives in Utah
Delux247 425
5/16/11 10:01pm
Nope.
VirginiaUte
5/17/11 6:17am
it's a fact of reality...
icecougar
5/18/11 6:47pm
Here's the problem with your logic
ocblake13
5/16/11 11:33pm
lol. You think that because more people watched
BigHouse Coug
5/17/11 10:07am
They're not part of the fan base
ocblake13
5/17/11 11:51am
You're making our arguments for us...
icecougar
5/19/11 12:37pm
Not really
ocblake13
5/19/11 6:24pm
What choice did the Pac 10 have at that point?
icecougar
5/20/11 7:41pm
I followed the link and theres a faulty conclusion
icecougar
5/20/11 8:08pm
In other words
ocblake13
5/21/11 10:10pm
The Big East did ask BYU and BYU said no thanks
icecougar
5/23/11 1:18pm
Yes, Fiesta Bowl and SUgar Bowl are natural draws.
icecougar
5/19/11 10:07am
Right, but what about the other bowls?
ocblake13
5/19/11 5:03pm
Seriously? The PAC10 was screwed when the BIGXII
ShakeNBake
5/18/11 3:22pm
But in all honesty, Utah did BYU a favor...
icecougar
5/19/11 12:55pm
and lets break your logic down...
icecougar
5/18/11 7:50pm
Understandable
ocblake13
5/20/11 12:22am
I see BYU as a good football program...
icecougar
5/23/11 2:20pm
take the blue-tinted goggles off
truecougster
5/17/11 9:17am
Football has little to do with academic principles
icecougar
5/19/11 1:06pm
its about money and utah DOESN'T give them
jonnnylingo
5/17/11 11:45am
BYU doesn't give them any more money than
ocblake13
5/17/11 2:34pm
EYEBALLS = MONEY
ShakeNBake
5/18/11 3:22pm
Sorry Charlie....its not even close...
icecougar
5/19/11 2:46pm
I think it's great that BYU has that appeal
ocblake13
5/20/11 12:02am
Also, they're not Boise State
icecougar
5/17/11 7:47pm
not at all
The Shazad
5/16/11 7:17pm
#1 Reason They Got Invite. UofU > Byu
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:21pm
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
chago04
5/16/11 7:22pm
I highly doubt there was one overarching reason
wookface
5/16/11 7:23pm
Obviously not since we weren't invited.
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:24pm
We? Cut the poop, yewt.
chago04
5/16/11 7:24pm
that makes no sense
The Shazad
5/16/11 7:24pm
You can't say that Byu has things that are
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:26pm
But attractive enough for the worldwide leader in
chago04
5/16/11 7:27pm
Pac 12> WCC, Indy
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:28pm
I highly disagree
chago04
5/16/11 7:29pm
WCC, Indy & on National TV all the time >>>>>>>>>>
icecougar
5/19/11 2:58pm
Pac-12 includes ESPN
The Shazad
5/16/11 7:31pm
and FSN and FX and lets not pretend...
icecougar
5/19/11 3:01pm
if I'm trying to hire someone
The Shazad
5/16/11 7:27pm
and so if you're a Southern Baptist or a
icecougar
5/19/11 3:02pm
Haha, seriously? Why would ESPN
wookface
5/16/11 7:28pm
I am saying attractive to the pac 12
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:30pm
Ahh, gotcha. Could be. I disagree, but could be.
wookface
5/16/11 7:31pm
I am just saying
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:32pm
It's true. I actually could believe that
wookface
5/16/11 7:35pm
If they both were state schools, which does the
icecougar
5/19/11 3:05pm
#1. Mormonism isn't attractive to Calif liberals..
icecougar
5/19/11 2:52pm
"we" weren't eh?
blooboi
5/16/11 7:24pm
You're really bad at playing the double agent
darkcoug
5/16/11 7:25pm
double agent?? I'm not twelve.
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:27pm
Nah, I'd guess 14
chago04
5/16/11 7:28pm
Yeah i am 14 cause i have a different opinion then
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:31pm
"than" you do.
blooboi
5/16/11 7:32pm
BlooBoi?
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:35pm
Dude, NOBODY believes you are a Y fan.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:36pm
And?
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:38pm
You're pathetic for pretending to be something you
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:40pm
So i can't be a byu fan if i dont agree with you?
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:41pm
Like I said, it's obvious your not a BYU fan.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:42pm
mtn. perspective you sound just like the yewting
MVHS_Dynasty
5/16/11 7:42pm
A terrible attempt at deflection.
blooboi
5/16/11 7:42pm
Yewt n00b you've been outsed and now look like a
MVHS_Dynasty
5/16/11 7:34pm
17-16, 2 Bcs Bowls.
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:37pm
You need therapy.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:40pm
I agree...pretty embarrassing.
VirginiaUte
5/16/11 7:43pm
I would feel the same way at a Y fan acting like
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:47pm
Spare me. You can't stop me from having an opinion
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:44pm
Dude, even Ute fans here don't believe you are a Y
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:46pm
What are you gonna do about it? I can have an
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:48pm
Flag pole. After recess. It's on.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:49pm
Haha alright cool.
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:51pm
How does it feel to luck out 2 wins in your final
MVHS_Dynasty
5/16/11 7:49pm
No dude, he's a BYU fan. Just has a different
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:50pm
Throw him on the ignore list. No way he's a BYU
MVHS_Dynasty
5/16/11 7:51pm
2 BCS bowls. 17-16. I'm a BYU fan.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:53pm
7-6 But i think we deserve a National Championship
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:55pm
why does Utah deserve a NC?
blooboi
5/16/11 7:57pm
Did i say that?
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:58pm
Depends which "you" he was talking about.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:59pm
yes
blooboi
5/16/11 8:08pm
Holy crap. Time for more thorazine.
ShakeNBake
5/18/11 3:26pm
Dude, just be yourself. You are so confused.
flyusaf
5/16/11 7:58pm
I know right. You get it though
mtnperspective
5/16/11 8:00pm
Exactly
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:51pm
It is called crap and you are full of it.
MVHS_Dynasty
5/16/11 7:54pm
No
mtnperspective
5/16/11 7:57pm
You are already on my list yewt buh-bye (link)
MVHS_Dynasty
5/16/11 8:00pm
no its because you try and pretend you're a BYUfan
icecougar
5/19/11 3:06pm
lol
dmatthews
5/16/11 7:26pm
don't you mean "They" weren't invited?
icecougar
5/19/11 2:48pm
There is one overarching difference....
icecougar
5/19/11 6:29pm
Nope. Needed a 12th team for a
KoogFan
5/16/11 7:27pm
BYU delivers more cash from the SL market
nephicoug
5/16/11 7:33pm
True, but it's about TV sets
Conan O'Fresno
5/16/11 8:06pm
This is correct, Utah was a fall-back school when
k2coug
5/16/11 10:01pm
and preferably one that's not Mormon
icecougar
5/19/11 3:07pm
There are a multitude of reasons
Harrison0Yfan
5/16/11 8:23pm
Why does this keep coming up?
prcannon82
5/16/11 8:26pm
My intention wasn't to keep bringing up a subject
wookface
5/16/11 8:31pm
Athletic accomplishment had very.....
Rocketman
5/16/11 9:19pm
Utah was a fall-back school when the Texas/Okla sc
k2coug
5/16/11 10:07pm
hey k2coug...
cosmo8486
5/16/11 10:09pm
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a Winnah!!!!
icecougar
5/18/11 12:05pm
face it. utah was the pimply face sophomore
cosmo8486
5/16/11 10:09pm
No. its cuz Colorado said yes andTexas said no...
icecougar
5/17/11 7:46pm
I've wondered that for a while.
hxmCougar2000
5/17/11 10:38pm
You got one thing right.
WhyaskY?
5/17/11 11:28pm
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