Yes, it did wonders for fans outside Utah, help build BYUtvSports & bought time

Aug 28, 2016
8:37:51pm

Y4LYFE All-American

among other things. I think if we get picky, BYU failed many times to get W's on big stages, perhaps the biggest shortcoming was actually recruiting philosophy, but nevermind that now.

Report problem with this ad

Y4LYFE

Bio page: Y4LYFE
Joined: Mar 31, 2011
Last login: Oct 3, 2019
Total posts: 9,412 (2 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

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

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad