G5 is a quicker drowning. Indy is definitely slower, but it does buy more time.

Sep 13, 2017
9:44:55am

Turnpike Lane Monday Morning Quarterback

2023 will be the next seismic shift. Gonna have to be because the cable pay model will not support hte amount of money the P5s now get from it, so that gap may close and be very different.

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Officially being designated in a G5 conference is suredeath

Acorn

9/13/17 9:35am

Death by a thousand cuts or death by slow drowning. Seems like a Sophie's choice.

scall

9/13/17 9:36am

G5 is a quicker drowning. Indy is definitely slower, but it does buy more time.

Turnpike Lane

9/13/17 9:44am

Anything not P5 is death.

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:37am

What is the best strategy now to put BYU in a position to become P5 when the

SoCalCoug

9/13/17 9:43am

We are at the mercy of those who have their own reasons. If it was just about

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:45am

There are no opportunities if you're a religious institution desiring P5

franklyvulgar

9/13/17 9:46am

Ultimately, it will become about $$$$. If BYU can help with that, they get in.

Turnpike Lane

9/13/17 9:47am

Politics>Money and the BYU detractors will cite loss of $if BYU is invited

franklyvulgar

9/13/17 9:49am

No, it's not. BYU's fanbase is big enough to justify P5 inclusion. There are

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:50am

Really, really, really, really, really big bribes. But try to be better about it than the SLOC folks.

foofcoug

9/13/17 9:47am

We are on it. If BYU was winning these high profile games for several years now

Borg

9/13/17 9:50am

Bzzzzzzzt no. We have as many high-profile wins as Utah or TCU did when they

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:53am

Minus those pesky BC$ bowl appearances and wins.

foofcoug

9/13/17 9:59am

True.

SandYFan

9/13/17 10:05am

This is the result of winning and having a special season..that BYU doesn't have

Borg

9/13/17 10:29am

I believe we could be ranked top 5 every year for 10 years and the B12 would

franklyvulgar

9/13/17 10:04am

Possibly. You may be right.

Borg

9/13/17 10:29am

Yep! See this tweet big jump from BSU and CSU and BYU. Smaller jump to UU and CU

Mizzou-Blue

9/13/17 9:43am

The jump has more to do with the inherent differences between the schools than

Junior Deputy

9/13/17 10:03am

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East1999

9/13/17 9:43am

I think you overstate BYU's viewership ratings

boscatar

9/13/17 9:55am

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East1999

9/13/17 10:42am

It's far from a complete study, but take a look at week 1's ratings. There were

Scratch

9/13/17 11:01am

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East1999

9/13/17 11:30am

Oh I agree completely, which is why I kind of gave the disclaimer. It's also

Scratch

9/13/17 11:44am

More relevant analysis is the time and channel. Compare BYU-LSU to other games

boscatar

9/13/17 12:34pm

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East1999

9/13/17 12:59pm

Which is why BYU athletics, especially football will be gone by the time my

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