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jensen46
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It would.
Without that side of the story everything I've heard makes BYU look bad, and doesn't make a lot of sense.
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BYU approves absurd swimming pool plans.
immacougar
1/24/17 11:38am
I've heard people are upset with this. Why?
Jezza
1/24/17 11:41am
because the changes are actually a downgrade. They are being done in order to
GeauxCougs
1/24/17 11:43am
They are also displacing the team for 80% of their season...
1984coug
1/24/17 11:43am
Hmm. I'll take the swimmers at their word but after reading the FB posts (which were the same) it seems like
Jezza
1/24/17 11:45am
facility was built 52 years ago for a Student Body of 13,000
1984coug
1/24/17 11:47am
They were the same because one of the swimmers shared the first post with her own comments.
byukirty
1/24/17 12:30pm
What kind of inspection?
jensen46
1/24/17 12:04pm
How would you like it if the football team practiced on an 80 yard field?
PharmD
1/24/17 11:45am
I'd love the bball team to practice their half court offense
billyrust
1/24/17 11:57am
So is that why our team chokes in the Blue Zone?
tisdaplace
1/24/17 12:11pm
Interestingly, UCLA football practiced on an 80 yard field until 2015.
cougfromcali
1/24/17 2:40pm
If the football team practiced on a smaller field? They already do...
Dissenter
1/24/17 5:49pm
a 25 million $$ facility was promised, and 1 million $$ were spent getting
1984coug
1/24/17 11:46am
The numbers you have brought are a lot clearer & worse for BYU than that convoluted and angry FB thread. Thank you all!
Jezza
1/24/17 11:48am
Most on the FB thread don't know the hard numbers... or the logistics behind it
1984coug
1/24/17 11:55am
Track team was promised a new track as part of the indoor practice facility
TrackCoug
1/24/17 12:11pm
Yep. Came home from my mission surprised to see we were still in the Fieldhouse
RUNBYU1
1/24/17 5:15pm
Something tells me the approved plans and promises weren't as final or clear
palangi
1/24/17 12:54pm
they had the money....and have donor's and philanthropists chomping at the bit
1984coug
1/24/17 12:59pm
Not true. They have never "had" the money. There have been a lot of
rockhound
1/24/17 1:20pm
$25M included a demo and rebuild of a significant portion of the RB to fit the
Skipshot
1/24/17 1:12pm
The single biggest issue with the old plans was the retrofit of the whole RB for
rockhound
1/24/17 1:25pm
As they should, football pays the bills
BYUSwoop
1/24/17 4:54pm
My understanding though is that all scholarship athletes are receiving the
BYUFam1
1/25/17 7:10am
That is true. But the money for the extra
rockhound
1/25/17 7:27am
Right, I realize it would cost that much, don't know if it's necessary to sink
palangi
1/24/17 1:53pm
It's a downgrade, and I've heard that for years the swim team has been
jensen46
1/24/17 12:05pm
It's a very marginal upgrade.
Shore10
1/24/17 2:59pm
this is a great facility--
1984coug
1/24/17 3:02pm
Yes that's a great point.
Shore10
1/24/17 3:50pm
Because now my kids won't go to BYU if they swim in college.
ditch
1/24/17 4:12pm
It'd be nice to get Tom Holmoe's side to this story
Indy Coug
1/24/17 11:44am
It would.
jensen46
1/24/17 12:08pm
This ^^ Generally when facebook hits the "i'm upset and am going to post"
OGSuperfan
1/24/17 12:14pm
They are not planning to do anything at Provo...
1984coug
1/24/17 12:26pm
Fake news here. There were never any promises or lies.
rockhound
1/24/17 1:27pm
It certainly sounds like those swimmers were promised something more.
Pimpin4Paradise
1/24/17 7:49pm
The admin promised to do what they could.
rockhound
1/25/17 11:06am
Should've kept wrestling and dropped swimming.
Be Y's
1/24/17 11:46am
I wrestled a BYU my daughter's swam there
Blue Heart
1/24/17 1:05pm
What they SHOULD have done is combine the two sports into one.
ditch
1/24/17 6:24pm
Already have that one... It is called Water Polo
CariocaCoug
1/25/17 6:23am
It'd be really hard to get a pin. Darn guy keeps floating back up!
Be Y's
1/25/17 9:37am
Competitive drowning
buffgato
1/25/17 4:16pm
And now women's wrestling is a fast growing sport in college
BYUFam1
1/25/17 7:17am
Interesting. I didn't know there were that many girls in wrestling.
Be Y's
1/25/17 9:33am
Well maybe some well backed swimming fan donors should step up?
Grit for Brains
1/24/17 11:46am
THey have tried and BYU says no
1984coug
1/24/17 11:47am
Interesting. Doesn't add up if that is the case.
Grit for Brains
1/24/17 11:49am
it doesn't... BYU is showing their hand of what they think of Olympic Sports
1984coug
1/24/17 11:53am
This is the thing I understand the least.
jensen46
1/24/17 12:11pm
This is true.
Skipshot
1/24/17 12:55pm
Sister Carri Jenkins doing spin-control again, I see . . .
ElCapo
1/24/17 11:47am
Well, that is her job, so ....
BYUtka
1/25/17 6:35am
How about simply cut the swim teams?
blucoug18
1/24/17 11:49am
Based on this, that sounds like the path they are taking.
BlueCoug
1/24/17 11:52am
sad that a program that produces Olympians time and time again would do this
1984coug
1/24/17 11:53am
When was the last Olympian? I wasn't aware of that. Good for BYU.
Baron
1/24/17 12:02pm
2012- Andrew Rutherfurd, Rafa Alfara-- Bolivia, El Salvador respectively...
1984coug
1/24/17 12:11pm
I had many friends/roommates on the swim and dive teams
blucoug18
1/24/17 12:24pm
Well, I guess BYU could have taken $24M away from the football program instead.
kccougar
1/24/17 11:50am
yes, the only possible solution.
Deleted
1/24/17 11:52am
This is not P-5 thinking. A 50 meter pool really is necessary.
PJMort
1/24/17 12:12pm
It's swimming. You don't make money for the school and nobody cares about you
boorad
1/24/17 12:18pm
You are sure there are logical reasons without knowing about it?
Deleted
1/24/17 12:18pm
tell me the last time basketball won conference.. swimming has 5/6 years lately
1984coug
1/24/17 12:23pm
And the fact that I knew nothing about that shows how nobody cares
boorad
1/24/17 12:32pm
doesn't impact you- so go away... next time one of your family members wants to
1984coug
1/24/17 12:49pm
The fact that you know nothing has no reflection on or from anyone else.
Skipshot
1/24/17 12:54pm
And nobody even knew the swimming team had that history, cause it's swimming
cougarfuzz
1/24/17 12:32pm
every swimmer knows no one cares about swimming except every 4 years
1984coug
1/24/17 12:53pm
I'd be interested in seeing data showing swimming is one of the fastest growing
BYUFam1
1/25/17 7:40am
Swimming is not always a popular spectator sport, but it's a very popular
Skipshot
1/24/17 1:03pm
proof is in the pudding, BYU does not consider it that big of a deal or they'd
palangi
1/24/17 3:36pm
BYU's perspective is not infallible. Their perspective is not considered proof
Skipshot
1/24/17 10:01pm
You didnt answer is 1st question. How much $$ does it make the school?
Shteve
1/24/17 2:13pm
I'm sorry, are they filling in the pools or building new ones?
SaintGeorgeYFan
1/24/17 9:24pm
Tell me the last time swimming had 15,000 plus people show up to watch.
SaintGeorgeYFan
1/24/17 9:25pm
They constantly fill their 2,500 spectator bleachers
1984coug
1/24/17 9:42pm
That's misleading- we swim in the MPSF- it's a joke in swimming
boxydutch
1/25/17 4:01pm
the truth hurts. Swimming is drowning in the red. (Pun intended)
CObluezone
1/24/17 12:31pm
teams fix this by building facilities to house quality events.
1984coug
1/24/17 12:36pm
Need a new Volleyball Facility BEFORE swimming.
SaintGeorgeYFan
1/24/17 9:28pm
You seem to continue to say the Pres. Samuelson made promises, as did Pres.
rockhound
1/25/17 7:52am
I guarantee potential P5 conferences will care
shakarocks
1/24/17 12:35pm
this is true... BYU swimming almost joined the Big 12 a couple years back
1984coug
1/24/17 12:44pm
I wouldn't want Texas swimming at BYU - the RB pool is mortifying
reddead
1/24/17 2:28pm
No, they don't; P5 cares about football, and some basketball - the only thing
OGSuperfan
1/24/17 12:45pm
except BYU was invited to join the Big 12 in swimming... 3 years ago
1984coug
1/24/17 12:48pm
Likely because they only have 3 schools that have both men's and women's teams
ManicBlue
1/24/17 12:59pm
yes because Missouri and A&M left to SEC...
1984coug
1/24/17 1:00pm
And they have invited AF, UVU, WYO, UNC, ND St, SD St in wrestling because they
BYUFam1
1/25/17 8:36am
They care that what facilities you have are adequate
shakarocks
1/24/17 2:45pm
That's not entirely accurate. P5 helps their brand.
RedlandsCoug
1/25/17 4:18am
Are you sure about that? Checking the B12 schools ...
ManicBlue
1/24/17 12:57pm
except that my 8yo daughter swims in a better facility than BYU's team does.
Squeegee
1/24/17 12:41pm
I might've said the same thing in the 80s
Blue Heart
1/24/17 1:11pm
The facility was crap 25 years ago when I was there. It's crap now.
Skipshot
1/24/17 12:53pm
In 1978 the facility was poor
Archaea
1/24/17 1:12pm
RE: The facility was crap 25 years ago when I was there. It's crap now.
ManicBlue
1/24/17 1:13pm
And Texas is the program everybody knows about. What about Stanford, USC and Cal
Archaea
1/24/17 1:24pm
Pretty sure we're not getting into either the p12 or SEC so what's the point of
ManicBlue
1/24/17 2:03pm
Our goal should be to build our resources and performance to that level.
Archaea
1/24/17 2:46pm
Only 6 Pac12 schools even have swimming and diving teams.
ManicBlue
1/24/17 3:00pm
BYU has chosed to have one. Do it all the way or no way.
Archaea
1/24/17 3:02pm
and BYU's proposed facility matches what most schools have. I'd prefer BYU drop
ManicBlue
1/24/17 3:05pm
Academics and Non-revenue are not profit producing activities
Archaea
1/24/17 3:24pm
hahahaha ... you're comparing academics to having a swim team? That's hilarious.
ManicBlue
1/24/17 4:38pm
Most schools?
1984coug
1/24/17 3:27pm
You should see Ithaca College's natatorium. Amazing
Archaea
1/24/17 3:52pm
Most schools meaning some P5 schools that don't even have swim teams or only
ManicBlue
1/24/17 4:33pm
Ithaca College has an indoor 50 meter pool
Archaea
1/24/17 4:42pm
Actually, so does So. Utah State University.
rockhound
1/24/17 4:45pm
No such place. Unless you are meaning Southern Utah University
GeauxCougs
1/24/17 5:26pm
Suu does have a pretty nice 50 m pool
KCRoyalcoug
1/24/17 8:07pm
I was just saying there is no such place as So. Utah STATE university
GeauxCougs
1/24/17 9:30pm
Didn't realize we were aspiring to be like Ithaca college. Who knew?
ManicBlue
1/24/17 8:03pm
Why should Ithaca College have a superior facility
Archaea
1/24/17 8:32pm
hahaha seriously?
ManicBlue
1/24/17 9:34pm
huh? I doubt you know anything about Ithaca College.
Archaea
1/24/17 10:18pm
I know it's a DIII athletic program and the NCAA does not allow scholarships for
ManicBlue
1/24/17 10:47pm
I don't believe they play football. Their track and soccer fields are top notch.
Archaea
1/25/17 6:33am
Because Ithaca is gorges.
RedlandsCoug
1/25/17 9:47am
Missouri and A&M have them (B12 to SEC) TCU/WVU do not and they have no national
1984coug
1/24/17 5:03pm
George Mason University has a 50 meter pool. U of Maryland does, too.
Squeegee
1/24/17 6:06pm
PAC 12 schools are some of the best aquatics programs in the country
randomplay
1/24/17 3:18pm
Sure but they also have easily twice the athletic department revenue/budget
ManicBlue
1/24/17 4:35pm
most have a water polo team, just not Pac 12 sponsored.
1984coug
1/24/17 4:47pm
This statement misrepresents reality
randomplay
1/24/17 5:19pm
RE: Sure but they also have easily twice the athletic department revenue/budget
randomplay
1/24/17 5:23pm
My point is that BYU doesn't even need swim/diving teams to be 'on par' with
ManicBlue
1/24/17 8:07pm
If your comparison is to the Big 12, then you're right, but the Big 12 is the
randomplay
1/25/17 9:39am
Eh, not so much UCLA anymore. Don't even have a men's team.
rockhound
1/24/17 4:47pm
I said aquatics, which would include water polo, and UCLA and PAC 12 are elite
randomplay
1/24/17 5:16pm
I agree with your point. My point in the whole thread is that BYU
rockhound
1/25/17 7:56am
I agree - I just think BYU is trying to prove that it deserves to be in a big
randomplay
1/25/17 10:36am
This is consistent with Church school treatment of aquatics
randomplay
1/24/17 1:17pm
Everyone knows Satan rules the waters right now and swimming is on the way out.
idcougarfan
1/24/17 1:29pm
Ridiculous. It's a kick in the face to the swimming program and personally
Saxa
1/24/17 1:45pm
do they call fast swimmers sprinters?
riboflavin
1/24/17 2:13pm
There are sprint events.. 50 and 100 M free, relays, etc
Saxa
1/24/17 2:18pm
Reminds me of North Korea. Apparently, there isn't a 50M pool in the country
reddead
1/24/17 2:31pm
exactly like north Korea. I've never seen a more apt anaolgy
rotorhead
1/24/17 2:46pm
The state of Utah and Utah culture does not value swimming very highly
Shore10
1/24/17 3:04pm
Sad for those who care about swimming. Skiing culture sucks in Arizona.
JAGA97
1/24/17 3:43pm
This For Big Time D1 School?
nitroboy
1/24/17 3:46pm
Every School that finished in front of BYU at NCAA's has a 50 meter facility
1984coug
1/24/17 3:51pm
At a minimum most schools in Texas have a nice natatorium shared by the district
gmj81
1/24/17 3:54pm
a lot of big time d1 schools don't even have a swim program so there is that
palangi
1/24/17 4:56pm
I admit not knowing which, but do you care to name a few?
Archaea
1/24/17 6:58pm
Here is a list of P5 programs that don't have both men's/women's swim/dive teams
ManicBlue
1/24/17 8:45pm
you keeping beating this women-only swim thing....
gmj81
1/24/17 8:59pm
Obviously there is a reason so many don't have a men's program especially at a
ManicBlue
1/24/17 9:10pm
so if the difference between fixing the pool while canceling the s&d program
gmj81
1/24/17 9:18pm
RE: so if the difference between fixing the pool while canceling the s&d
ManicBlue
1/24/17 9:48pm
Since BYU underfunds all its programs, we should just cut them all.
Archaea
1/24/17 10:21pm
Please don't say that out loud. There are some on the BOT who
rockhound
1/25/17 8:15am
Our high school district just announced a 50 meter pool too
Blue Cougar
1/24/17 10:26pm
Do you people not remember...
SaintGeorgeYFan
1/24/17 9:22pm
you forget the rb and the pools serve the entire university, faculty & community
gmj81
1/24/17 9:24pm
Yeah, LES and the Marriott Center are never
SaintGeorgeYFan
1/24/17 9:36pm
SAB weight room? football practice fields? Marriott center annex?
gmj81
1/24/17 9:52pm
You don't get it-- you clearly don't understand swimming and that's ok
1984coug
1/24/17 9:57pm
Do you know any GAs? You should call them and see if they will meet with you
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
1/24/17 10:22pm
RE: Do you know any GAs? You should call them and see if they will meet with you
Blue Cougar
1/24/17 10:31pm
Sounds like the Swim Team was thrown under the bus on this one
pappabear246
1/24/17 10:42pm
Which I supposed might be better than them being held under water
BYUFam1
1/25/17 8:48am
Do they still make you check out those awful swimsuits to use the pools
CariocaCoug
1/25/17 6:33am
No. Those are long gone, thank heaven.
rockhound
1/25/17 8:16am
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