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Dec 16, 2017
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NewYorkCougar

Bio page: NewYorkCougar
Joined: Jun 29, 2002
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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!

12/16/17 10:35am

My wife and I usually have dinner with President Bateman once a year

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

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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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

12/16/17 5:31pm

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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

12/16/17 4:08pm

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