"than" you do.

They're not Mormon.

abcd

5/16/11 7:16pm

Could be but as much as I hate to admit it

wookface

5/16/11 7:21pm

If that's the only reason that you can find, then

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 7:22pm

It was a factor

blooboi

5/16/11 7:23pm

What is the main reason then?

chago04

5/16/11 7:23pm

It wasn't $$ How much do you think ESPN pays

nephicoug

5/16/11 7:24pm

3 peanuts?

chago04

5/16/11 7:24pm

I always find this reason laughable

wookface

5/16/11 7:27pm

Who's to say what the main reason was?

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 7:29pm

I still just can't buy the research theory

wookface

5/16/11 7:33pm

That's just it, though. Conference affiliation is

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 7:39pm

Utah is now tied with MIT

Finngirl

5/16/11 10:12pm

believe what you may, but it was the #1 reason

I'mBatman

5/16/11 7:53pm

Haha I love your #6. Did you even read any of my

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 7:59pm

ya, you're right, It was all the research bucks

I'mBatman

5/16/11 8:05pm

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Abe Froman

5/16/11 8:40pm

You're right, those teams, like Utah, all have

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 9:27pm

Dude, you are out there

Delux247 425

5/16/11 9:56pm

Whatever. I don't know why it's so hard for you

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 6:17am

I guess I can see your point

wookface

5/17/11 9:01am

I agree with you that undergraduate research is

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 9:31am

Look

Delux247 425

5/17/11 10:02am

There are too many things I could respond to about

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 11:18am

Okay

Delux247 425

5/17/11 2:39pm

Yes, CA educational system is aggressively at odds

glycophane

5/18/11 12:14am

RE: I guess I can see your point

stonewallperry

5/17/11 9:40am

Sorry, I thought that was the point I was trying

wookface

5/17/11 10:35am

Very well said. You're spot on.

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 10:59am

Why not? Easy,take your pick, Mormon, Joseph Smith

icecougar

5/17/11 7:57pm

BullYewt! it's a pure smokescreen...

icecougar

5/17/11 7:51pm

Which schools aren't research schools?

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 7:57pm

Those 2 aren't AAU schools, also ASU isn't

icecougar

5/18/11 2:58pm

you mean they're liberal and not Mormon...

icecougar

5/17/11 7:48pm

LOL. Go spend some time up at UW, Cal, or Oregon

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 7:56pm

Lol! Liberal by Utah standards ;-)

icecougar

5/18/11 12:05pm

Now that I can agree with!

VirginiaUte

5/18/11 12:57pm

Yeah, just go on with your Mormon persecution

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 9:26pm

Says the guys that lives in Utah

Delux247 425

5/16/11 10:01pm

Nope.

VirginiaUte

5/17/11 6:17am

it's a fact of reality...

icecougar

5/18/11 6:47pm

Here's the problem with your logic

ocblake13

5/16/11 11:33pm

lol. You think that because more people watched

BigHouse Coug

5/17/11 10:07am

They're not part of the fan base

ocblake13

5/17/11 11:51am

You're making our arguments for us...

icecougar

5/19/11 12:37pm

Not really

ocblake13

5/19/11 6:24pm

What choice did the Pac 10 have at that point?

icecougar

5/20/11 7:41pm

I followed the link and theres a faulty conclusion

icecougar

5/20/11 8:08pm

In other words

ocblake13

5/21/11 10:10pm

The Big East did ask BYU and BYU said no thanks

icecougar

5/23/11 1:18pm

Yes, Fiesta Bowl and SUgar Bowl are natural draws.

icecougar

5/19/11 10:07am

Right, but what about the other bowls?

ocblake13

5/19/11 5:03pm

Seriously? The PAC10 was screwed when the BIGXII

ShakeNBake

5/18/11 3:22pm

But in all honesty, Utah did BYU a favor...

icecougar

5/19/11 12:55pm

and lets break your logic down...

icecougar

5/18/11 7:50pm

Understandable

ocblake13

5/20/11 12:22am

I see BYU as a good football program...

icecougar

5/23/11 2:20pm

take the blue-tinted goggles off

truecougster

5/17/11 9:17am

Football has little to do with academic principles

icecougar

5/19/11 1:06pm

its about money and utah DOESN'T give them

jonnnylingo

5/17/11 11:45am

BYU doesn't give them any more money than

ocblake13

5/17/11 2:34pm

EYEBALLS = MONEY

ShakeNBake

5/18/11 3:22pm

Sorry Charlie....its not even close...

icecougar

5/19/11 2:46pm

I think it's great that BYU has that appeal

ocblake13

5/20/11 12:02am

Also, they're not Boise State

icecougar

5/17/11 7:47pm

not at all

The Shazad

5/16/11 7:17pm

#1 Reason They Got Invite. UofU > Byu

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:21pm

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

chago04

5/16/11 7:22pm

I highly doubt there was one overarching reason

wookface

5/16/11 7:23pm

Obviously not since we weren't invited.

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:24pm

We? Cut the poop, yewt.

chago04

5/16/11 7:24pm

that makes no sense

The Shazad

5/16/11 7:24pm

You can't say that Byu has things that are

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:26pm

But attractive enough for the worldwide leader in

chago04

5/16/11 7:27pm

Pac 12> WCC, Indy

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:28pm

I highly disagree

chago04

5/16/11 7:29pm

WCC, Indy & on National TV all the time >>>>>>>>>>

icecougar

5/19/11 2:58pm

Pac-12 includes ESPN

The Shazad

5/16/11 7:31pm

and FSN and FX and lets not pretend...

icecougar

5/19/11 3:01pm

if I'm trying to hire someone

The Shazad

5/16/11 7:27pm

and so if you're a Southern Baptist or a

icecougar

5/19/11 3:02pm

Haha, seriously? Why would ESPN

wookface

5/16/11 7:28pm

I am saying attractive to the pac 12

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:30pm

Ahh, gotcha. Could be. I disagree, but could be.

wookface

5/16/11 7:31pm

I am just saying

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:32pm

It's true. I actually could believe that

wookface

5/16/11 7:35pm

If they both were state schools, which does the

icecougar

5/19/11 3:05pm

#1. Mormonism isn't attractive to Calif liberals..

icecougar

5/19/11 2:52pm

"we" weren't eh?

blooboi

5/16/11 7:24pm

You're really bad at playing the double agent

darkcoug

5/16/11 7:25pm

double agent?? I'm not twelve.

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:27pm

Nah, I'd guess 14

chago04

5/16/11 7:28pm

Yeah i am 14 cause i have a different opinion then

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:31pm

"than" you do.

blooboi

5/16/11 7:32pm

BlooBoi?

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:35pm

Dude, NOBODY believes you are a Y fan.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:36pm

And?

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:38pm

You're pathetic for pretending to be something you

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:40pm

So i can't be a byu fan if i dont agree with you?

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:41pm

Like I said, it's obvious your not a BYU fan.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:42pm

mtn. perspective you sound just like the yewting

MVHS_Dynasty

5/16/11 7:42pm

A terrible attempt at deflection.

blooboi

5/16/11 7:42pm

Yewt n00b you've been outsed and now look like a

MVHS_Dynasty

5/16/11 7:34pm

17-16, 2 Bcs Bowls.

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:37pm

You need therapy.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:40pm

I agree...pretty embarrassing.

VirginiaUte

5/16/11 7:43pm

I would feel the same way at a Y fan acting like

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:47pm

Spare me. You can't stop me from having an opinion

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:44pm

Dude, even Ute fans here don't believe you are a Y

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:46pm

What are you gonna do about it? I can have an

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:48pm

Flag pole. After recess. It's on.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:49pm

Haha alright cool.

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:51pm

How does it feel to luck out 2 wins in your final

MVHS_Dynasty

5/16/11 7:49pm

No dude, he's a BYU fan. Just has a different

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:50pm

Throw him on the ignore list. No way he's a BYU

MVHS_Dynasty

5/16/11 7:51pm

2 BCS bowls. 17-16. I'm a BYU fan.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:53pm

7-6 But i think we deserve a National Championship

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:55pm

why does Utah deserve a NC?

blooboi

5/16/11 7:57pm

Did i say that?

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:58pm

Depends which "you" he was talking about.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:59pm

yes

blooboi

5/16/11 8:08pm

Holy crap. Time for more thorazine.

ShakeNBake

5/18/11 3:26pm

Dude, just be yourself. You are so confused.

flyusaf

5/16/11 7:58pm

I know right. You get it though

mtnperspective

5/16/11 8:00pm

Exactly

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:51pm

It is called crap and you are full of it.

MVHS_Dynasty

5/16/11 7:54pm

No

mtnperspective

5/16/11 7:57pm

You are already on my list yewt buh-bye (link)

MVHS_Dynasty

5/16/11 8:00pm

no its because you try and pretend you're a BYUfan

icecougar

5/19/11 3:06pm

lol

dmatthews

5/16/11 7:26pm

don't you mean "They" weren't invited?

icecougar

5/19/11 2:48pm

There is one overarching difference....

icecougar

5/19/11 6:29pm

Nope. Needed a 12th team for a

KoogFan

5/16/11 7:27pm

BYU delivers more cash from the SL market

nephicoug

5/16/11 7:33pm

True, but it's about TV sets

Conan O'Fresno

5/16/11 8:06pm

This is correct, Utah was a fall-back school when

k2coug

5/16/11 10:01pm

and preferably one that's not Mormon

icecougar

5/19/11 3:07pm

There are a multitude of reasons

Harrison0Yfan

5/16/11 8:23pm

Why does this keep coming up?

prcannon82

5/16/11 8:26pm

My intention wasn't to keep bringing up a subject

wookface

5/16/11 8:31pm

Athletic accomplishment had very.....

Rocketman

5/16/11 9:19pm

Utah was a fall-back school when the Texas/Okla sc

k2coug

5/16/11 10:07pm

hey k2coug...

cosmo8486

5/16/11 10:09pm

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a Winnah!!!!

icecougar

5/18/11 12:05pm

face it. utah was the pimply face sophomore

cosmo8486

5/16/11 10:09pm

No. its cuz Colorado said yes andTexas said no...

icecougar

5/17/11 7:46pm

I've wondered that for a while.

hxmCougar2000

5/17/11 10:38pm

You got one thing right.

WhyaskY?

5/17/11 11:28pm

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