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Did Independence work?
loopycoug
8/28/16 8:35pm
yes
PickleButton
8/28/16 8:36pm
Yes, no question
Heinz57
8/28/16 8:36pm
Yes, it did wonders for fans outside Utah, help build BYUtvSports & bought time
Y4LYFE
8/28/16 8:37pm
Absolutely! 😃
Fervent Cougar
8/28/16 8:38pm
Kept BYU available, showcased the strength of the program, provided much larger
kccougar
8/28/16 8:39pm
No. We ultimately ended up with Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump
AndyDwyer
8/28/16 8:39pm
Should have stayed with England. Lol
Y2k
8/28/16 8:42pm
I'm ready for Amerexit. Leave Trump'n'Clinton, nothing else changes.
jamalccc
8/28/16 8:55pm
Yes, but not sure how long it can/could go on.
blackandblue
8/28/16 8:40pm
Without question
Backcountry
8/28/16 8:40pm
Plenty schools have been "called up" from crappy leagues to show it doesn't
Zach Morris
8/28/16 8:41pm
You think that if byu had been second in the mwc for the past few years that
bluebloodedcoug
8/28/16 8:49pm
Winning definitely doesn't hurt but I don't believe winning is nearly the
Zach Morris
8/28/16 8:52pm
Who are these plenty of schools called up from crappy leagues? Utah and TCU? That's about it.
LiveCoug
8/28/16 8:53pm
Rutgers, West Virginia, Louisville is also debatable. Even if it's just TCU
Zach Morris
8/28/16 8:55pm
Big East was BCS when they got the call up.
LiveCoug
8/28/16 8:59pm
RE: Big East was BCS when they got the call up.
Zach Morris
8/28/16 9:02pm
The question posed by the OP wasn't did BYU need to be Indpendent in order
Kerbouchard
8/28/16 9:15pm
RE: The question posed by the OP wasn't did BYU need to be Indpendent in order
Zach Morris
8/28/16 9:17pm
Arguably, yes. BYU proved their value by landing their own ESPN deal, and made
Kerbouchard
8/28/16 9:20pm
That's not so much where I was going with it. His question about "did it make
Zach Morris
8/28/16 9:26pm
I didn't say it was a big part. If you don't think BYU was a more attractive
Kerbouchard
8/28/16 9:38pm
The fact we are about to witness at least one AAC school is another example.
Zach Morris
8/28/16 8:58pm
That wasn't the question though. It was: Was BYU MORE attractive as an Indy than
Kerbouchard
8/28/16 9:29pm
Signed, welcome to the Big 12 soon AAC schools.
Zach Morris
8/28/16 9:32pm
Now THERE'S a hot take! Original too. Never mind it has nothing to do with
Kerbouchard
8/28/16 9:43pm
RE: Now THERE'S a hot take! Original too. Never mind it has nothing to do with
Zach Morris
8/28/16 9:46pm
I hope BYU gets called up. I'll be full of rapture.
RebelScum
8/28/16 9:10pm
Huh? So scheduling means it didn't work? LOL Never mind the fact that the ESPN
Kerbouchard
8/28/16 9:13pm
Most definitely
Bob Vance
8/28/16 8:50pm
If we get into the B12, yes.
Celeritas
8/28/16 8:51pm
👍
OldCosmo
8/28/16 8:52pm
It works as a steppingstone, but not as a final destination.
BluesBrother
8/28/16 8:53pm
Absolutely!
Cougarpride
8/28/16 9:05pm
Completely worked. It allowed us to play a P5 schedule and to be seen on TV
rcl17
8/28/16 9:19pm
Yes
Lifi
8/28/16 9:28pm
BYU made 4x what the MWC teams made from TV revenue...it worked
coot20
8/28/16 9:57pm
Yes, it got us out of the MWC at the right time.
lightmann
8/28/16 10:00pm
100%
Chicago Cougar fan
8/28/16 10:07pm
Rather than say Indepence worked it's probably better to say that
jomo
8/28/16 11:05pm
Absolutely better than MWC
Harrison0Yfan
8/29/16 12:15am
Yes
ZooBlue
8/29/16 8:07am
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