If they were pieces of work with the BE, I doubt they were much diff w/ the B12.

Jul 28, 2014
10:18:10pm

rainorsnow

And apparently it wasn't much different:

"So when one Big 12 source called BYU’s Counsel, 'a piece of work,' it is believable."
http://hoyosrevenge.com/2012/07/02/byu-and-the-big-12-how-close-was-it/

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I've now heard from a BYU coach (not football)

Walter Bellhaven

7/28/14 7:12pm

the more I hear about it the more clear it is that BYU blew it.

swingcat

7/28/14 7:16pm

I've been saying this for a while. Way too obvious.

rainorsnow

7/28/14 7:18pm

The dynamic of college football and the Big 12 at the time were a little.....

Bonoman

7/28/14 7:28pm

Don't your first three sentences tell you in large part what they were probably

RealComfortableJeans

7/29/14 12:00pm

Honestly, that makes me want to vomit and/or punch a kitten

Mathlete

7/28/14 7:24pm

When BYU is in the P14 we will all look back and laugh at that

CougarCanuck76

7/28/14 7:34pm

That will be when you-know-what freezes over

k2coug

7/28/14 8:38pm

Ask that coach how he knows this.

NewMexiCoug

7/28/14 7:36pm

Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows

utedog

7/28/14 7:40pm

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lawboy

7/28/14 7:45pm

I prefer this version

Mathlete

7/28/14 7:47pm

Rebroadcast rights with Fox

lawboy

7/28/14 7:47pm

Ding, Ding, Ding....BYU's shiny new broadcast building and station was ......

Bonoman

7/28/14 7:54pm

Same day broadcast rights= Many BYU fans don't get a Fox sports subscribtion

deliciousmocha

7/28/14 8:01pm

Teams left the B12 because of Texas and its new Longhorn Network. It didn't sit

rainorsnow

7/28/14 7:55pm

The LHN is a 300 million dollar boost for Texas. BYUtv is not really

Polecat

7/28/14 10:09pm

That is unfortunately not true

slatecoug

7/28/14 9:52pm

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Zach Morris

7/28/14 7:56pm

Honestly, stop. I don't want to get upset

Mathlete

7/28/14 8:01pm

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Zach Morris

7/28/14 8:03pm

I'm not sure why you think any of of the coaches, especially non-football,..

kccougar

7/28/14 8:00pm

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Zach Morris

7/28/14 8:02pm

It's a ridiculous assertion. You don't have to have much inside knowledge

kccougar

7/28/14 8:34pm

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Zach Morris

7/28/14 8:47pm

I've seen this act before

LV Mike

7/28/14 9:35pm

What would be a BYU coach's motive in saying something like this if he felt it

rainorsnow

7/28/14 8:28pm

kccougar strikes again. "You're wrong because I said so. Boom."

southernfriedcougar

7/28/14 10:54pm

Nope. Just another unsourced/anonymous statement on the issue.

RebelScum

7/29/14 12:31am

Full membership?

8man

7/28/14 8:11pm

Most likely.

rainorsnow

7/28/14 8:14pm

He didn't say.

Walter Bellhaven

7/28/14 8:17pm

Well... That sucks.

RunningQB

7/28/14 8:21pm

Somebody needs

RunningQB

7/28/14 8:33pm

opinions of what happened don't count as what really happened

coug10278

7/28/14 8:27pm

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Zach Morris

7/28/14 8:33pm

just because it's a BYU coach means they know what happened in conversations

coug10278

7/28/14 8:44pm

Multiple reports from those who had connections with the B12 admin and B12

rainorsnow

7/28/14 8:49pm

none of which were ever proven false or inaccurate..EVER

coug10278

7/28/14 9:09pm

You are seriously confused and mistaken on your facts.

rocker

7/28/14 9:32pm

RE: You are seriously confused and mistaken on your facts.

rainorsnow

7/28/14 9:54pm

Yes, there are media stories claiming that the hangup was no-Sunday play (which

rocker

7/28/14 10:19pm

Huh, looks like not only the BE thought that, but also the Big 12:

rainorsnow

7/28/14 10:24pm

Lol. You found a dumb Utah fan who cites to my article

rocker

7/28/14 10:56pm

RE: Lol. You found a dumb Utah fan who cites to my article

rainorsnow

7/28/14 11:29pm

Citing to the same articles

rocker

7/29/14 12:01am

You think BleacherReport and BigEastCoastBias.com have more credibility than

rainorsnow

7/29/14 6:25am

It was people from the Big East that referred to BYU's legal team as

Polecat

7/28/14 10:12pm

If they were pieces of work with the BE, I doubt they were much diff w/ the B12.

rainorsnow

7/28/14 10:18pm

This logic is just silly. How do you know that it wasn't the BE lawyers that

RebelScum

7/29/14 12:47am

Brett McMurphy has some of the best sources in CFB:

rainorsnow

7/29/14 6:28am

And it's impossible that his one source was exaggerating even slightly. Correct?

Marking Time

7/29/14 6:47am

Do you know who was in charge of the negotiation and acted as general counsel?

Mathlete

7/29/14 10:13am

Not surprising that they were upset with our legal counsel.

Josef K

7/29/14 10:31am

Note to BYU coaches: CB will turn your opinion into fact at the speed of light.

Marking Time

7/28/14 8:52pm

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Zach Morris

7/28/14 8:58pm

And it's completely and totally impossible that he was mistaken?

Marking Time

7/28/14 9:18pm

no sane thinking person would say those making the decisions at BYU have

coug10278

7/28/14 10:52pm

other than geography, byu had much more to offer than tcu, yet was not chosen

I'mBatman

7/28/14 8:55pm

Why is BYUtv such a big sticking point for the administration?

eddog

7/28/14 9:02pm

Tom Holmoe has repeatedly said that B12 negotiations never got around to TV.

Marking Time

7/29/14 10:59am

I'm not sure if I believe this coach but anybody with a half a brain can add 2+2

Bluedomination

7/28/14 9:03pm

Wrong.

Josef K

7/28/14 9:58pm

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