True, but it never hurts to have a zealous advocate. Cecil was anything but.

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Nov 4, 2024
3:39:13pm

tacallaway All-American

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It is not lost on me that both of our major sports started taking off a year

Warner

3:25pm

Basketball took off their first year.

ochobeeguy

3:26pm

Bball balled out and overperformed year one in B12.

Forzaitalia

8:56pm

And once BYU started to pay market rates for coaches and players.

Archaea

3:28pm

All connected. B12 money makes a difference.

LifeLongLakerFan

3:33pm

Big XII money makes a difference for paying coaches and for facilities, but

Archaea

3:36pm

Donors are definitely more excited as members of the B12 and when BYU is doing

mudpupper

3:37pm

Actually donors were already spending a lot before the Big 12 on facilities that

puntersarepeople

3:45pm

We need a lot of money to upgrade the football facilities.

Archaea

3:48pm

All part of getting out of our own way

cajuncoug

7:00pm

I almost wondered if it was the president change from Kevin to Shane as well.

squints

3:29pm

I don't think it's coincidence that we got better as we went Cecil->Kevin->Shane

tacallaway

3:33pm

Cecil never seemed committed to BYU; Utah was his first love.

Archaea

3:36pm

The Board of Trustees must support it and it's apparent that they want BYU in a

Plantagenet

3:37pm

True, but it never hurts to have a zealous advocate. Cecil was anything but.

tacallaway

3:39pm

I don't think the president change had any impact in that regard. Worthen was

westsidecoug

3:37pm

There is no doubt this has had an effect.

Trappist1F

4:25pm

Expect BYU to be a leader in any conference.

Plantagenet

3:36pm

You apparently missed recent WCC performance

NYC and Japan

7:43pm

Our own fan experience and building relationships with Big12 admins and fanbases have been strategically well managed

CLCougar

3:37pm

They love being "elite" over BYU.

Plantagenet

3:39pm

Someone needs to tell Toto they're not in the PAC12 anymore

CLCougar

3:44pm

The BIG-12 was huge but I'd argue that NIL was even bigger.

Trappist1F

4:24pm

The level of NIL and Big12 entry are related

NYC and Japan

7:44pm

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