I'm sure plenty of admin at every university are uncomfortable with how much

Jun 18, 2024
5:47:09pm

russkiejedi All-American

money goes to athletics. Often because they imagine some alternate fantasy universe where that money could/would come to their favored departments instead.

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I wonder if there are any BoT members or Admin who are uncomfortable with hoops

Bandersnatch

Jun 18, 1:56pm

That’s a lot of unnecessary wondering.

Six Foot Seven

Jun 18, 1:58pm

RE: That’s a lot of unnecessary wondering.

Bandersnatch

Jun 18, 2:59pm

RE: That’s a lot of unnecessary wondering.

Six Foot Seven

Jun 18, 3:04pm

RE: I wonder if there are any BoT members or Admin who are uncomfortable with hoops

foofcoug

Jun 18, 1:59pm

Probably

TNT

Jun 18, 1:59pm

Whenever there is a group of 50 or larger it seems like you’ll always find at

Crowd Factor

Jun 18, 1:59pm

In general, the group that makes up the BoT have been on record in recent years

DirtyWater

Jun 18, 2:00pm

Agree, especially with the last part

cajuncoug

Jun 18, 4:28pm

Considering how many BoT members are Utes, I don't care what they think about it

ochobeeguy

Jun 18, 2:01pm

If the church wants to get out of sports altogether then they could abandon this

Don Carlton

Jun 18, 2:02pm

I'm sure there are. There are people on this very board who will root for Utes just because they're church members, so

shimmy

Jun 18, 2:02pm

Baseball is next.

Soupie

Jun 18, 2:03pm

Thumbs down because it had better be football (I assume you are kidding)

SoBlueitHurts

Jun 18, 5:09pm

Yes. Only pictures I could find of BOT doing sports things recently.

Soupie

Jun 18, 5:17pm

Just had the vision of a 70 year old man taking the first snap at QB in an NFL

SoBlueitHurts

Jun 18, 5:20pm

I mean we are spending over a billion dollars to re do the SLC temple. Paying

kotacoug

Jun 18, 2:03pm

Except no tithing dollars are spent on BYU athletics.

Soupie

Jun 18, 2:04pm

Correct - no tithing dollars, these are donations

VinnyBYU

Jun 18, 2:20pm

I think they see BYU as the Church's flagship university and want them to do

Plantagenet

Jun 18, 2:04pm

I think they are very comfortable with President Reese. And that's good for BYU sports.

kccougar

Jun 18, 2:04pm

Reese has to be the most underappreciated figure this offseason

Jesse Pinkman

Jun 18, 2:14pm

Also the first one with a Big 12 checkbook.

Submariner

Jun 18, 2:27pm

There have been times in the past where money has been pledged but they

Jesse Pinkman

Jun 18, 2:36pm

Can you imagine how much of a set back Pope leaving would have become under

Q-grr

Jun 18, 3:33pm

I'm sure plenty of admin at every university are uncomfortable with how much

russkiejedi

Jun 18, 5:47pm

I’m sure some have voiced concern in their families—and maybe to each other. But we’ve had a long time now to…

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