And even our "sparsely" attended games draw more people. They'd

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have non-sellouts if they had 64,000 seats.

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Is that Jason Buck on Criddle right now? Respect him, but completely disagree.

PJMort

9/20/17 3:35pm

If you disagree strongly it's Buck

NachoCougar

9/20/17 3:39pm

New Mexico was a legit sellout in '06 when a MWC title was on the line

CaliWG

9/20/17 3:39pm

I don't think independence and attendance are correlated though. Attendance

RdF3

9/20/17 3:41pm

except 45 mins north of LES...

icecougar

9/20/17 3:43pm

And even our "sparsely" attended games draw more people. They'd

gwalker

9/20/17 3:44pm

Our worst attendance since 2003 would sell out their stadium.

jkccoug

9/20/17 3:45pm

Would they?

Brigham

9/20/17 3:58pm

The fact that Chris hill doesn't really want to expand tells me he doesn't

SUAVO

9/20/17 4:01pm

Their games against SUU and North Dakota aren't exactly

gwalker

9/20/17 4:06pm

Great being the operative word

jkccoug

9/20/17 3:44pm

P5 conference...bad argument

BYUSwoop

9/20/17 7:30pm

That was because we were 9-2 and fun to watch

jkccoug

9/20/17 3:43pm

BYU was also 8-2 that season, and beat a highly ranked TCU team.

Sid Vicious

9/20/17 3:43pm

BYU lost to Arizona & BC to start 2006, as Indy that season would've been over

CaliWG

9/20/17 3:53pm

I highly doubt that it was the conference title that made them play hard the rest of the year...

jaromp

9/20/17 4:03pm

They are some of the best seasons because of the momentum from winning streaks

SUAVO

9/20/17 4:05pm

Did the fans storm the field vs UNM because of the winning streak?

CaliWG

9/20/17 4:08pm

Ya, storming the field is a great indication of program excitement

SUAVO

9/20/17 4:56pm

Uh, yeah, they are. You don't see many "un excited" fans storm the field.

Ktar

9/20/17 7:10pm

Plenty of crappy programs upset a team and storm the field. It's an indication

SUAVO

9/20/17 7:27pm

Good point, I agree.

Ktar

9/20/17 8:23pm

But storming the field vs UNM wasn't about one win, it was about a conf title

CaliWG

9/21/17 1:23am

Those seasons were over regardless at that time anyway. MCW conference

BYUSwoop

9/20/17 7:32pm

You believe BYU got better because they were playing for a MWC title?

Gentleman Stan

9/21/17 12:51am

I'm saying fans remained engaged because there was a conf title to play for

CaliWG

9/21/17 1:19am

We were finally good after years of suck. Nationally relevant again.

panguitch

9/20/17 7:29pm

2006? The year we went 11-2 and were ranked? Had TCU and Utah in the conference?

PJMort

9/20/17 3:48pm

You mean 8-5 Utah? Or #25 TCU? Those weren't the same TCU & Utah teams as '08-10

CaliWG

9/20/17 4:08pm

Yes I mean UTAH and TCU. Does it really matter that Utah went 8-5?

PJMort

9/20/17 4:27pm

He's talkin out his butt, I'm convinced. Doesn't care about BYU's success 1 iota

mantis mutu

9/20/17 3:40pm

Plus I think it would hurt recruiting

fan_byu

9/20/17 3:40pm

Recruiting has been worse since we left the MWC.

Turbine

9/20/17 3:48pm

Since Utah started recruiting against us with a P5 label you mean

jkccoug

9/20/17 3:53pm

BYU doesn't go head to head with Utah near enough to make the difference.

Turbine

9/20/17 3:54pm

Do you follow recruiting...we go head to head for most Poly recruits.

BYUSwoop

9/20/17 7:34pm

It's not utah hurting you

BigT801

9/20/17 4:06pm

Maybe so. But still a function of Utah going to P12 IMO.

jkccoug

9/20/17 5:17pm

I think it is though! I don't have time

BigT801

9/20/17 6:33pm

No I agree with you. Its common for teams to recruit harder in their conference

jkccoug

9/20/17 7:16pm

Gotcha

BigT801

9/20/17 8:57pm

The whole NY6 thing might be in question anyway. If in 2025 when the P5

Nat Gas Man

9/20/17 3:44pm

I've seen the "just win" mantra on CB since Indy was announced...

Zach Morris

9/20/17 3:45pm

BYU has some of the most unbalanced schedules in CF. So hard to "just win".

Turbine

9/20/17 3:49pm

Exactly. BYU's version of independence is a recipe for

Zach Morris

9/20/17 3:52pm

I know TH is in between a rock and hard place.....

Bonoman

9/20/17 4:41pm

Also struggling to get garbage P5 wins (AZ, MSU, MSU etc)

Cougstreak

9/20/17 5:14pm

Same mantra at every team. Hopefully BYU figures it out.

PJMort

9/20/17 3:53pm

I think he's dead wrong. Living in the past. Uncle Rico to a T.

indojoe

9/20/17 3:52pm

He has turned to the Yewt side. Wore UofU gear to the Rivavly game.

BYUtka

9/20/17 4:00pm

Seriously? I don't want to believe that about anyone I have respect for.

panguitch

9/20/17 5:46pm

That is what was reported. I didn't personally see it.

BYUtka

9/20/17 5:53pm

I saw him. Just liked like a grey shirt. No byu or utah stuff

SUAVO

9/20/17 6:45pm

He stood 20 feet from our seats most of the game. No Ute gear that I could see

5150man

9/20/17 6:07pm

BYU football has made it clear that independence > G5. That position minimizes

MaxxPower

9/20/17 4:53pm

NO NO NO NO never go back to a G5 conference.....

BYU Grounds

9/20/17 5:09pm

TRUE TRUE TRUE ^^^^^

Coogar2

9/20/17 5:58pm

Bingo

BYUSwoop

9/20/17 7:32pm

Agree! G5ers are non-Cougs at heart

HowardH

9/21/17 12:06am

So playing UNM, UNLV and Wyoming is a bigger draw for fans and recruits than

Coogar2

9/20/17 5:57pm

Yes, but...

insidebyu

9/20/17 7:03pm

To play freaking awesome teams and beat them; Not sister's of the poor conferenc

BYUSwoop

9/20/17 7:33pm

He is spot on.

kosmokramer

9/20/17 9:44pm

He is a narcissist with very little between the ears

Backcountry

9/20/17 10:33pm

Simmer down

deliciousmocha

9/21/17 2:05am

I'm good

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