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Apr 24, 2015
6:51:53pm

Zach Morris

You may be too young but there was a time that Colorado was a national player.

and it wasn't all that long ago.

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Zach Morris

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Gunther was arguing this afternoon that Colorado got into the PAC-12 because it

SandYFan

4/24/15 6:44pm

Colorado got in because their TV market size, university's prestige and

Zach Morris

4/24/15 6:48pm

Market size is great, but if you suck, who's watching? And if the other factors

SandYFan

4/24/15 6:49pm

These are long-term decisions. CU is near Denver and CU won't be the worst

rainorsnow

4/24/15 6:51pm

You may be too young but there was a time that Colorado was a national player.

Zach Morris

4/24/15 6:51pm

Exactly .. they do have a NC in football

ManicBlue

4/24/15 10:18pm

It matters little who's watching. Market size trumps all.

4/24/15 6:54pm

In the current paradigm high ratings are not king

concolor couguar

4/24/15 7:26pm

So they do that?

SandYFan

4/24/15 7:37pm

PAC Network is on Comcasts Digital Starter Package

concolor couguar

4/24/15 8:03pm

Prestige? Colorado? And I say that as someone who grew up

Monomachos

4/24/15 9:00pm

Look who ESPN ranked as 22nd most prestigious Football program, LINK

Zach Morris

4/24/15 11:33pm

Yeah, Colorado living off their great period, 20 years ago; but I

Monomachos

4/25/15 3:52pm

That's only a small part of it. TV market was the driving factor in the P12

rainorsnow

4/24/15 6:50pm

Yeah ask the Big East about that...

titlecoug

4/24/15 6:53pm

Meh, they were only in the Big East for a few years.

LiveCoug

4/24/15 6:55pm

Colorado got in because BYU is a faith based school. Plain and simple.

Big Daddy D

4/24/15 6:55pm

You don't think TV market played a major role?

Regal Ute

4/24/15 7:01pm

If that was the main factor, it would have been BYU and Colorado

Big Daddy D

4/24/15 7:03pm

I thought BYU's TV ratings haven't been that strong.

Stringer Bell

4/24/15 7:16pm

Utah brought enough of the Utah market to get the conference channel

concolor couguar

4/24/15 7:30pm

I live in Denver and nobody and I mean nobody

Dangerous

4/24/15 7:07pm

Now if they changed their name to Mary Jane.

WJCougar

4/24/15 7:11pm

Colorado was picked before Utah.

Hinta

4/24/15 7:01pm

You mean Utah.

AndyDwyer

4/24/15 7:21pm

No, that's why utah got in.

Japan Coug

4/24/15 9:13pm

how many schools have lost their P5 status?

I'mBatman

4/24/15 8:23pm

BM the AAC

Japan Coug

4/24/15 9:13pm

how many schools were in what are now P5 or were BCS conferences?

jrj84105

4/25/15 12:21am

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