I guess we define "net positive" differently.

Mar 7, 2023
11:11:23am

The Y's Insider All-American

Our program has no doubt declined since joining the WCC. I'm having a hard time spinning that into any sort of net positive. Is it better than closing down the program? Sure.

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JimmyZ

3/7/23 8:00am

How can you look at our program trajectory and say that?

The Y's Insider

3/7/23 8:03am

What situation would have been better? Answer me honestly. The WAC? Staying in

fbguru

3/7/23 8:07am

It was our only viable landing spot. And yet our program declined.

The Y's Insider

3/7/23 8:15am

If it was the only viable landing spot it was by definition a net positive.

fbguru

3/7/23 8:27am

I guess we define "net positive" differently.

The Y's Insider

3/7/23 11:11am

Disagree. We got much worse in the WCC. We went 13-12 in the WCC tourney which

Chefcurry

3/7/23 8:05am

It's the WCC's fault we stink? Lol

Huge Manatee

3/7/23 8:06am

One of our struggles in the WCC

Goatnapper'96

3/7/23 8:12am

as far as those 2 in particular, I think NIL (and not just a better conference)

cwilke1

3/7/23 8:26am

So no other WCC teams lost players early? Not SCU, SMC, GU, Pepp?

flyzag

3/7/23 8:35am

Exactly

JimmyZ

3/7/23 8:15am

Recruiting was not good in the WCC. Probably because it was hard to sell the WCC

BYUMizzou

3/7/23 8:21am

Funny how the other WCC teams were able to recruit to such a crappy conference.

flyzag

3/7/23 8:36am

BYU's recruiting rankings probably averaged around #90 over the 12 years in the

BYUMizzou

3/7/23 9:00am

outside of the minds, but not the geographical footprint. WCC schools have a

cwilke1

3/7/23 9:10am

Sounds to me like that's a BYU problem. Not a conference problem.

flyzag

3/7/23 9:24am

if WCC is so awesome, why is Gonzaga constantly negotiating and inquiring about

cwilke1

3/7/23 9:29am

WOW what kind of wonder woman wrist band deflection was that. lol Did I touch

flyzag

3/7/23 9:34am

keep your misognyist insults to another board please

cwilke1

3/7/23 9:44am

I thought Wonder woman was an empowering symbol of women. One of the feminine

flyzag

3/7/23 9:59am

we are jealous of Zaga and SMC success - we don't have any jealousy towards any

cwilke1

3/7/23 9:33am

I'm simply defending the premise that BYU struggled BECAUSE of the conference.

flyzag

3/7/23 9:37am

My point simply is that BYU's recruiting took a nose dive when we joined the WCC

BYUMizzou

3/7/23 9:49am

I'm not sure about those facts, as I recall the lone peak 3 all being top

flyzag

3/7/23 10:04am

No honor code helps

puntersarepeople

3/7/23 9:51am

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