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Oct 30, 2014
9:12:44am

Josef K

That was one situation where Cougarboard had it right.

Most posters on this board saw the direction CFB was heading and correctly believed that the Big 12 was the best path.

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Josef K

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More Bowlsby comments on TCU, LHN etc.

10/29/14 10:25pm

Short of disbanding BYU football, I think we are in about as bad of a place as

UNLVcougar

10/29/14 10:36pm

TNT fears the future. Like Sarah Connor

TNT

10/29/14 10:46pm

That makes it sound like we will never get in.

dodgersjazzcougs

10/30/14 12:40am

He said the moves available right now would be teams from "secondary"

10/30/14 1:31am

That's how I read it, too.

squidmark

10/30/14 9:07am

BYU saw inordinate risk in possibility of joining B12 that appeared it might be

MatthiasG

10/30/14 3:20am

Nice Post. Fair Commentary

cajuncoug

10/30/14 7:49am

RE: Nice Post. Fair Commentary

Ragid1

10/30/14 8:20am

Our issues now are Sunday play and geography - not wins

johnnybyu

10/30/14 9:35am

exactly if it weren't for whose we would be in

Ragid1

10/30/14 11:55am

I disagree. What other conference were we hoping for?

Jacksonian76

10/30/14 9:37am

Another Fair Point

cajuncoug

10/30/14 12:59pm

You might be right. But "sparing" you all the facts makes argument tough.

CosmoK

10/30/14 8:43am

Do you have a link to where the Big 12 said there were never discussions?

Josef K

10/30/14 9:32am

I was clear why that statement doesn't mean anything, if you

MatthiasG

10/30/14 9:48pm

That was one situation where Cougarboard had it right.

Josef K

10/30/14 9:12am

Agreed the trend in college football was not to play difficult ooc road games.

johnnybyu

10/30/14 9:40am

Terrible decision. Go to Big 12, and if it blows up, go Indy or back to MWC.

10/30/14 9:17am

looking backward is much easier--back then, concerns about losing ESPN contract,

Scooter

10/30/14 10:04am

It was obvious at the time that taking a chance on an unstable B12 was worth it

pgbyufan

10/30/14 10:47am

Absolutely agree

10/30/14 12:27pm

You are simply speculating on how things could have gone.Not really that obvious

Scooter

10/30/14 3:12pm

That's bologna IMO. I said it at the time and I continue to say it...

swingcat

10/31/14 1:49am

yes. Indy or MWC was worst case back up.

10/31/14 4:39am

Sorry but how many times does it need to be said that the Big 12 never / never

Cougarpride

10/30/14 3:46pm

I was merely commenting on the the premise of the previous post.

10/30/14 11:23pm

How many times does it need to be said that an invite is not the point

Josef K

10/31/14 8:47am

Sunday Play

Cougarpride

10/31/14 9:17am

Spot on BYU should have seen the opportunity with an unstable big 12 instead of

johnnybyu

10/30/14 9:29am

Your commentis made with the benefit of hindsight. When surveying the landscape

PhilPete

10/30/14 12:43pm

BYU to B12 was never an option unless it was willing to abandon "no Sunday rule"

zia cougar

10/30/14 4:03pm

Don't have links handy, but wasn't there several comments from various sources

MatthiasG

10/31/14 12:10am

According to folks in the OSU AD's office, it was a major sticking point not

zia cougar

10/31/14 4:10pm

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