I think the “showcase” bit is a line and that both teams wanted a bye week

Oct 28, 2024
1:43:06pm

tkh9 All-American

leading into the game.

Having the bye week in late November doesn’t make sense which is why they ended up with Nov 9, with two really well placed byes on Nov 2. (None has a bye after 11/16.)

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tkh9

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I do think it’s a bit weird that the Big 12 moved Utah vs BYU off of rivalry weekend to showcase it

TCuz Coastal Elite

1:34pm

Good point. I don't mind it being in the late slot because I'm in pacific time, but it's a bummer for exposure.

acadian8

1:35pm

TBH i prefer the late slot (I’m on the east coast) and don’t really care about exposure

TCuz

1:36pm

It’s not about “blaming Utah”. It’s a fact.

CPAcoug87

1:40pm

But the Big 12 moved the game off rivalry weekend when the expectation was that Utah would be good and BYU bad

TCuz

1:41pm

They moved it to a week with less competition for eyeballs

CPAcoug87

1:44pm

Right. So they got exactly the game that was projected in the offseason, just reversed.

TCuz

1:46pm

I don’t know what you’re looking for here.

CPAcoug87

1:48pm

I don’t get it. It’s the entire purpose of the thread.

TCuz

1:51pm

In the OP he says he doesn't understand the rationale.

couldge

1:52pm

Bad BYU is a bigger draw than bad Utah.

IceCreamButt

2:08pm

I’m not comfortable with the implied inverse of this statement so I will ignore it.

TCuz

2:22pm

I think the “showcase” bit is a line and that both teams wanted a bye week

tkh9

1:43pm

It’s really late, and it’s all Utah’s fault.

Heath Squashwell

2:03pm

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