We screwed them alright. They all knew when we left they would lose the TV

Dec 5, 2016
4:58:31pm

Lance71 All-American

network that was showing their games. The TV money contracts would diminish. And the best selling game for each team would go away.

I'm still not quite sure how any of that is actually BYU's fault though.

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So whats the truth behind the MWC fan's claims that BYU screwed them over?

cheezedawg

12/5/16 4:52pm

Allegations that BYU tried to persuade SDSU and UNLV to jump to the WAC to make a great BB conference.

Kajdin

12/5/16 4:53pm

And Nevada and Fresno to stay in the WAC. But Hair scooped them.

Turnpike Lane

12/5/16 5:00pm

it was much more than a "scoop". Those two teams broke their word.

Cougarclaw

12/5/16 10:24pm

Sounds about right. It doesn't really matter though.

Wingnut

12/5/16 4:54pm

We created their conference, threw them millions of dollars over the years and the cried like little babies when we

SuperTank

12/5/16 4:54pm

Just remind them that every successful relationship depends on mutual sharing of

Division Bell

12/5/16 4:57pm

Like a successful man dumping his lowly housewife, right?

ALUF 1990

12/5/16 5:04pm

Nice, coming from a PAC12er.

Division Bell

12/5/16 5:05pm

At least we abandoned the wife for an upgrade. You just drove away. We have a

ALUF 1990

12/5/16 5:08pm

We're the new swinging single guy.

Division Bell

12/5/16 5:09pm

Very nice

ALUF 1990

12/5/16 5:12pm

For starters, BYU left a $1.5M a year deal for about 6x that. Comprende math?

Rocketman

12/5/16 5:10pm

BYU gets paid way more, and is on National TV way more and plays better teams

ayfan

12/5/16 5:10pm

What a stupid comparison.

SuperTank

12/5/16 5:14pm

Classless logical fallacy. We owe nothing to anyone. Screw that.

Harrison0Yfan

12/5/16 5:23pm

We're way better off than we were in the MWC. You saying that moving to a new conference is the only acceptable change?

Stalwart Man

12/5/16 5:54pm

Absurd.

Cougar Insider

12/5/16 7:09pm

BYU brought Utah with it everywhere we went. Then when it was time to

Cougarclaw

12/5/16 10:25pm

Our family is right here. On our board.

PGVikingDad

12/6/16 12:25am

You got your trophy wife, while

Archaea

12/6/16 12:46am

And that trophy wife is hanging with the SoCal pool boy.

TheHop

12/6/16 10:46am

RE: At least we abandoned the wife for an upgrade. You just drove away. We

RandomDude

12/6/16 7:49am

So its ok if it is an upgrade huh? I'm sure your wife feels very secure.

TheLoneCougar

12/6/16 8:29am

We abandoned the wife only after she chucked our only baby in the dumpster.

Megamind

12/6/16 8:56am

You're not going to win any arguments with that logic.

byujdmba

12/6/16 12:14pm

Curious metaphor for a school whose fanbase still can't seem to get over its ex

ogdencoug

12/6/16 1:04pm

You Utes are oddly obsessed with this subject

mobius

12/5/16 5:55pm

We screwed them alright. They all knew when we left they would lose the TV

Lance71

12/5/16 4:58pm

It's their duty to be good enough to command good TV contracts.

Division Bell

12/5/16 5:00pm

Though BYU had a much better option available (like Utah did), they didn't want us to take it because it would hurt them

Stalwart Man

12/5/16 5:55pm

This is how I remember it

IceBlue

12/5/16 5:00pm

So, BYU was promised third tier broadcasting rights but was then denied them.

PJMort

12/5/16 5:18pm

Yep, we called their bluff and won.

BYUSwoop

12/5/16 5:25pm

At least the MWC learned from that experience. They bent over backwards giving special treatment to Boise.

Stalwart Man

12/5/16 5:57pm

You forgot the part where Hair convinced Lying nevada and

Cougarclaw

12/5/16 10:28pm

Even before that, the MWC didn't invite Boise St., Fresno, and Houston,

boscatar

12/5/16 5:08pm

IIRC, the MWC was **almost** a BCS conference.

Archaeovagrant

12/5/16 11:12pm

None. They're ungrateful whiners.

YIsForBrigham

12/5/16 5:12pm

isn't the MTN network alive and well?

claw

12/5/16 5:24pm

InlandEmpYre

12/5/16 5:56pm

Don't forget the part that they were all complicit in not standing by BYU when

ol' Blue Eyes

12/5/16 5:31pm

RE: So whats the truth behind the MWC fan's claims that BYU screwed them over?

WestWyoCowboy

12/5/16 5:53pm

Wait.. So how was it that BYU "sought to dismantle the MWC". They just wanted to take their football team independent.

Stalwart Man

12/5/16 6:04pm

RE: Wait.. So how was it that BYU "sought to dismantle the MWC". They just

WestWyoCowboy

12/5/16 6:13pm

Uhhhh....

CoachSpeak

12/5/16 6:42pm

BYU is the villain in all of their scenarios.

mobius

12/5/16 6:45pm

whhaaaat? reality doesn't jive with your perception? no reply?

Cougarclaw

12/5/16 10:31pm

Lol yeah that never happened.

BengalCougar

12/6/16 12:26pm

Maximize exposure of all teams....LOL. Yeah that's a good one.

mobius

12/5/16 6:23pm

Well we're better at negotiativving than y'all are!

Harrison0Yfan

12/5/16 6:47pm

A polished turd is still a turd. The only thing keeping BYU in the turd that...

Cougar Insider

12/5/16 8:02pm

That's 5,000 more than 2 weeks earlier when they hosted a ranked SDSU team = 19K

farsurfer

12/6/16 1:12am

"Wanting" to maximize exposure and ability to do so are 2 different issues

fattycoug

12/5/16 8:39pm

The hatred predates independence by decades. And don't say all the teams wanted

Archaeovagrant

12/5/16 11:17pm

Wyoming grad Dick Cheney taught us all that wanting things to be true doesn't

JoeMamaBesser

12/5/16 11:33pm

RE: So whats the truth behind the MWC fan's claims that BYU screwed them over?

BengalCougar

12/6/16 12:36pm

The truth: BYU was their source of food stamps and BYU left them without stamps

Y4LYFE

12/5/16 6:56pm

Loose lips sink ships

ABCoug

12/5/16 8:32pm

BYU would still be in the MWC

RobDog

12/5/16 9:51pm

and rather than help us get the games on BYUtv. Hair took their side.

Cougarclaw

12/5/16 10:32pm

BYU would still be in for all but football if Hair and Co hadn't gone the trick

Cougarpolis

12/5/16 10:00pm

Considering BYU and Utah were literally the founding members and conerstones

Wedgetail

12/6/16 7:21am

You can believe either the school w/an honor code or those that hate us 4 it.

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