Nobody in the know ever referred to the addition of Utah to a power conference as the "Homerun Shot"

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Mar 24, 2024
1:49:02pm

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slatecoug

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Worse case scenario is the ACC reforms with just the strongest members.

SouthernBlueBlood

Mar 24, 10:48am

BYU brings money. More than any current or future Big12 members.

Longseason

Mar 24, 10:49am

Ute fans, you can roll your eyes all you want but it’s already proven.

Longseason

Mar 24, 10:52am

But Ute fans need curtains!

WJCougar

Mar 24, 11:12am

Sad when all you have is curtain smack.

Utefaninenemyland

Mar 24, 11:30am

26–17

ParentingNotForSissy

Mar 24, 1:43pm

I notice you didn’t mention the basketball score.

Utefaninenemyland

Mar 24, 2:26pm

How about job smack? Do you deliver pizza or pump gas?

Honor Code

Mar 24, 2:27pm

Retired with my house paid off and lots of travel. Keep trying. Always a good

Utefaninenemyland

Mar 24, 4:05pm

Congrats to you for bucking the trend and beating the odds!

slatecoug

Mar 24, 4:14pm

Hold on...you are an older retired person...

WJCougar

Mar 24, 4:18pm

Nobody in the know ever referred to the addition of Utah to a power conference as the "Homerun Shot"

slatecoug

Mar 24, 1:49pm

Your team is in the NIT....and still nobody shows up...

WJCougar

Mar 24, 2:08pm

I still think political correctness would be a player. I wouldn’t feel confident

SouthernBlueBlood

Mar 24, 10:53am

Despite that our worth was iirc ~$60 million. Just imagine if we were good

Longseason

Mar 24, 10:56am

It's hard to predict what future Big12 viewership will look like without UT/OU.

thewaterboy

Mar 24, 10:56am

It was on the border of being ok. It was not good. I was really surprised.

davidmj10

Mar 24, 1:00pm

As much as I believe this is true as far as money and eyeballs and value. I do not believe in any scenario in which

JohnnyComeLately

Mar 24, 10:56am

The only way we move to a better situation is if the decision makers need BYU

thewaterboy

Mar 24, 11:01am

I’m not afraid of that, given that BYU would be one of those top value Big12

NOCAL_YFAN

Mar 24, 11:00am

Or use a metric like tv viewers or on field success.

Utefaninenemyland

Mar 24, 11:39am

Bring it on. TV networks (particularly ESPN) know.

NOCAL_YFAN

Mar 24, 12:07pm

Look at last years tv football numbers. BYU isn’t the draw you think they are.

Utefaninenemyland

Mar 24, 12:20pm

This hurts and I truly thought BYU would take our existing numbers and then it

SouthernBlueBlood

Mar 24, 12:41pm

Drive by analysis might be good for fans, but TV networks know which brands

NOCAL_YFAN

Mar 24, 12:45pm

The numbers are the numbers. Make all the excuses you want.

Utefaninenemyland

Mar 24, 2:27pm

So the ACC reforms with only about 8 teams?

slatecoug

Mar 24, 1:53pm

That’s the idea

SouthernBlueBlood

Mar 24, 1:57pm

To what end? An 8 team conference will not be taken that seriously because they don't have 8 high end football programs

slatecoug

Mar 24, 4:03pm

From what they are reporting- it would take the best 7-8 programs with

SouthernBlueBlood

Mar 24, 4:17pm

Again, that’s simply not how it works nor is it reality

runningryan

Mar 24, 10:37pm

The money is not there

runningryan

Mar 24, 10:31pm

No way the ACC w/o Clemson and FSU poach the Big12, maybe the other way around

Hill4Heisman

Mar 24, 2:01pm

Reread my post

SouthernBlueBlood

Mar 24, 2:02pm

The ACC in NOT poaching the Big 12

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