It's simply a ranking based on the sports that most people care about.

Jul 7, 2015
5:32:30pm

swingcat

I know many CBers are desperately looking for ways to poke holes in the methodology, but BYU's football and basketball were clearly below Utah's in 2014.

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Interesting article from CBS sports that ranks the overall athletics programs

Virginia Ute

7/7/15 5:07pm

Overall athletics that pulls 5 total programs? Ok.

lspin01l

7/7/15 5:09pm

A ten or five year trend would be much more indicative

BYU '80

7/7/15 5:11pm

True.

Virginia Ute

7/7/15 5:14pm

Exactly. I know you're being facetious but BYU has had a great program spanning

Niiineteeen84

7/7/15 5:58pm

Directors Cup, where winning a women's

mpfunk

7/7/15 6:12pm

You know you got points in CBS for women's gymnastics right?

Flyingdolphin

7/7/15 6:15pm

Yes, but at least basketball and football are given greater weight.

mpfunk

7/7/15 6:25pm

But where would those gymnastics profits go?

Flyingdolphin

7/7/15 6:33pm

Good to see we agree on the traditionally stronger program

BYU '80

7/8/15 4:58am

I said the 80s would help.

Virginia Ute

7/8/15 10:37am

Your mom helps.

Flyingdolphin

7/8/15 10:42am

Already posted and vociferously refuted. What good's a ranking without rugby?

swingcat

7/7/15 5:13pm

this is like when utes used to laugh at us every year because we hung

riboflavin

7/7/15 5:15pm

Those were the days...

Virginia Ute

7/7/15 5:17pm

Women's gymnastics, as the wild card, helped a ton.

Fatalplacebo

7/7/15 5:17pm

So did BYU's women's or men's volleyball.

swingcat

7/7/15 5:18pm

I actually think BYU got credit in the WC category for their

Virginia Ute

7/7/15 5:19pm

You know what they say about BYU's ballroom program...

swingcat

7/7/15 5:26pm

Plus

Fatalplacebo

7/7/15 5:30pm

Yep, forgot the women volleyball went 2nd also

Fatalplacebo

7/7/15 5:19pm

As a department ranking, this is a joke.

wapiti

7/7/15 5:23pm

It's simply a ranking based on the sports that most people care about.

swingcat

7/7/15 5:32pm

Oh, Virginia Ute. Have you checked the final Director's Cup standings?

swingcat

7/7/15 5:35pm

Tough times for your big "rival" coming in at #98. I'm sure you went on their

giftedfish

7/7/15 5:39pm

FYI: smack against Colorado doesn't get to me.

Virginia Ute

7/7/15 5:45pm

USU football this year > BYU football. No surprise there

Flyingdolphin

7/7/15 5:42pm

Virginia is #1 right now in either Director's Cup or Capitol One deal

run26

7/7/15 6:59pm

CBS thinks that.

Virginia Ute

7/7/15 7:08pm

Their ranking system suggests that

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