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Bob Vance All-American

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Bob Vance

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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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