"If they were going to be in there would be no quiet, secret negotiations."

Aug 3, 2015
11:07:46am

icecougar

Maybe not. If there were some other factors that members of the conference were having a hard time looking past that they didn't want made public I could see this being hush-hush and handled quietly.

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BYU is out and this is why.

Blueto

8/3/15 10:31am

It's possible. Events to this point do not inspire confidence

TNT

8/3/15 10:32am

There could be other reasons for the quiet nature of things from

ManicBlue

8/3/15 10:34am

Frankly, we were a better choice for the PAC12 than Utah or Colorado

Jericho

8/3/15 10:36am

I mostly agree, other than BYU being the best fit for the Pac 12. BYU is really

Polecat

8/3/15 10:36am

I'll tell you at least one reason BYU fits better.

Almaden Cougar

8/3/15 11:28am

IMO the only thing that makes BYU a good fit for the PAC 12 is the fact that

Polecat

8/3/15 11:49am

BYU does not negotiate openly about anything.

Josef K

8/3/15 10:38am

Maryland and Rutgers were pretty silent; NE too. SU and Pitt to ACC was quiet.

boscatar

8/3/15 11:23am

They are only loud about what they can't do.

Josef K

8/3/15 5:21pm

BYU's baggage has been and always will be a problem for most conference...

Smoke Monster

8/3/15 10:40am

I look at it exactly the opposite. Silence is good for us. A lot of chatter

Iman23

8/3/15 10:40am

TNT isn't sure silence indicates anything one way or the other

TNT

8/3/15 10:43am

Sunday play is an issue

AtlantaCoug

8/3/15 10:41am

He listed to morning talk show this morning, same comment was made on aire.

Pops of Big Y Fan

8/3/15 10:44am

????

TNT

8/3/15 10:46am

"If they were going to be in there would be no quiet, secret negotiations."

icecougar

8/3/15 11:07am

Good reasoning.

Walter Bellhaven

8/3/15 11:08am

if that's true, Bronco and Tom Holmoe are sure setting themselves up

run26

8/3/15 11:11am

What else are they supposed to say?

TNT

8/3/15 11:12am

they should say nothing if BYU's chances are truly less than 50%

run26

8/3/15 11:15am

Them saying they want an invite isn't the same as them saying they

Walter Bellhaven

8/3/15 11:14am

It hasn't happened yet so it won't happen. Got it, thanks.

Tare

8/3/15 11:17am

While I can certainly see it is a possibility BYU does not become a member

gww687

8/3/15 11:22am

WVU had a bunch of top-10 finishes and BCS bowls

boscatar

8/3/15 11:27am

Having been involved in many critical and large negotiations

Cougarpride

8/3/15 11:29am

Let me add this to my above post

Cougarpride

8/3/15 11:42am

Hi Mitt!

oilman

8/3/15 4:49pm

Weird reason. No one knew WVU and TCU were added until it was done.

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