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Dec 16, 2017
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eddog
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Did Merrill Bateman really not want us to join the Pac-10?
What on earth would he have against that? Was he really just a closet Ute fan who was trying to destroy BYU athletics?
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Did Merrill Bateman really not want us to join the Pac-10?
eddog
12/16/17 10:00am
I'm glad he is no longer at BYU...enough said.
Heinz57
12/16/17 10:07am
He may have squashed BYU's only opportunity
TNT
12/16/17 10:18am
He essentially said we won’t go unless Utah can come too.
Dangerous
12/16/17 10:21am
^^^^This. So much for loyalty.
rockhound
12/16/17 11:12am
To be fair, Utah had no ability or clout to vouch for BYU. They were Plan B
jrifkin48
12/16/17 12:04pm
True.. And I don't blame Utah for going to the PAC 12, but
Adrielle
12/16/17 1:36pm
^^^^^ This ... is fake news.
CrimsonCardinal
12/16/17 3:44pm
That’s revisionist history.
Everyman
12/16/17 10:33am
This makes a lot more sense.
JerryAtric
12/16/17 10:34am
I think he was referring to Bateman's subverting of Rondo.
mantis mutu
12/16/17 10:37am
I see. Agree
Everyman
12/16/17 11:11am
I wouldn't be surprised. Worst BYU president EVER!
Turd Ferguson
12/16/17 10:35am
My wife and I usually have dinner with President Bateman once a year
NewYorkCougar
12/16/17 10:57am
knowing someone socially can be very different from professionally.
Kerbouchard
12/16/17 11:25am
I knew him in both capacities. But thank you for that bit
NewYorkCougar
12/16/17 12:34pm
How about I don't like him because he wanted control of the athletic
YbeatsU
12/16/17 12:51pm
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NewYorkCougar
12/16/17 1:10pm
It is very fair to say the athletic department suffered under Bateman.
boogers
12/16/17 1:41pm
He was terrible for the athletic dept and olympic sports
Turd Ferguson
12/16/17 5:31pm
Board name checks out.
NewYorkCougar
12/16/17 5:49pm
You probably didn't even go there when he was there...
WJCougar
12/16/17 12:39pm
I was a student at the Y during Bateman's tenure and didn't know he was having a
wiscougarfan
12/16/17 4:08pm
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