You know what...I'm not buying it. It seems...

Sep 22, 2011
7:34:44pm

Melkor

highly unlikely that Samuelsen would be makng statements like that right now.

If what you say is true, however, this bodes very poorly for the long term viability of BYU athletics. That comment would make me very angry if I were a big-time booster like my FIL.

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Author

Time

From Samuelson's own mouth 20 minutes ago

AustinCougar

9/22/11 6:49pm

lol....what obligations exist?

Xamius

9/22/11 6:50pm

Sunday play?

Criminalist

9/22/11 6:52pm

RE: lol....what obligations exist?

thebdawg

9/22/11 6:57pm

What do we have to spend more on?

Xamius

9/22/11 7:00pm

Players' parents?

byumac

9/22/11 8:26pm

Good one

yapacoug

9/22/11 8:29pm

I am more convinced than ever that Samuelson is a plant.....

Douger

9/22/11 7:30pm

<< Deleted >>

IJustMussedMyPants

9/23/11 11:26am

Travel, increased recruiting, facilities enhancements,

Matthute

9/23/11 1:44pm

I don't think that would be the case.

Douger

9/23/11 1:46pm

That's a possibility, budgets are skyrocketing for 2011 and

icecougar

9/23/11 8:35pm

That makes no sense. The money comes in, not out. Sheesh.

Zaphod

9/22/11 6:51pm

+ 1

KCFan85

9/22/11 6:52pm

Fire Everyone

BYUBreakingSportsNew

9/22/11 7:00pm

Agreed - Samsuelson is foolish if he thinks turning down

Cougtastic1

9/22/11 9:35pm

Jkampana

9/22/11 6:52pm

For sure. I'd stop cheering for BYU if the administration...

Melkor

9/22/11 7:01pm

I think I have just the team for you, buddy!

VirginiaUte

9/22/11 8:44pm

No you don't...

Cyclogist

9/22/11 9:27pm

I wasn't talking to you.

VirginiaUte

9/23/11 10:46am

He said "top tier" not "pop a beer".

GuitarGuy

9/22/11 10:49pm

What we didn't realize..

TrueCougJoe

9/22/11 9:57pm

Holy Yewt. If true, that sucks.

CosmoK

9/22/11 6:52pm

The fallout is going to be unreal. It will affect more than

QuinneyCoug

9/22/11 6:53pm

Measurable defections from the faith?

GrizzledVeteran

9/22/11 6:55pm

No kidding.

smalan83

9/22/11 6:56pm

People leave over less.

QuinneyCoug

9/22/11 6:59pm

How unfirm a foundation.

smalan83

9/22/11 7:09pm

If they leave over football

UteonBainbridge

9/22/11 7:08pm

Right. The Church is much bigger than BYU football.

Sapporo Coug

9/22/11 8:07pm

I hope you are joking...defections from the faith

Mikeyvp

9/22/11 7:14pm

Sounds like the BYU game plan last weekend

AxelDC

9/22/11 8:06pm

Agreed. I feel the same way. IF true, Samuelson i GREATLY

AntiSNOT

9/22/11 8:48pm

One of three things,

KoogFan

9/22/11 6:53pm

It's not number 3

Downtown

9/22/11 6:55pm

And you know that how?

DapperDan

9/22/11 6:57pm

Granted, but you have to admit

2FarGone

9/22/11 6:58pm

Exactly. Especially when this is going to be our only shot

whoneedscorners?

9/22/11 6:59pm

LOL name a good reason to turn it down

Xamius

9/22/11 6:58pm

I'm a huge fan, you know that

Downtown

9/22/11 7:04pm

Um... BYU did partner with UNLV, not the most shining

LittleTex

9/22/11 7:06pm

true.

Downtown

9/22/11 7:10pm

Fair enough.

LittleTex

9/22/11 7:11pm

If what you're saying is that the Church wants to kill

CougarMandias

9/22/11 7:46pm

Well that is not good enough.

KoogFan

9/22/11 7:02pm

BYU and the church doesn't owe you squat. just sayin'

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 8:33pm

Please BYU sports is a symbiotic relationship between it and

DapperDan

9/22/11 8:38pm

oh, my bad. I didn't notice the fine print on the ticket

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 8:58pm

Not sure how you could miss it

DapperDan

9/22/11 9:06pm

Absolutely. I would think....

babybroker

9/22/11 9:11pm

Sorry... That $ sign entitles one single patron

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 9:36pm

No, but if they want more of our $$ and don't give us a

cougarim

9/22/11 9:38pm

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!

DapperDan

9/22/11 9:41pm

How about this scenario

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 9:45pm

That scenario only exists in your mind

DapperDan

9/22/11 9:51pm

You've obviously never worked for the church

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 9:56pm

Actually...While I have never worked for the church, I have

cougarim

9/22/11 10:31pm

how about you have your opinion and others have theirs

SaintGeorgeYFan

9/22/11 10:47pm

RE: how about you have your opinion and others have theirs

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 10:59pm

What a business they run. Pay me cash and in return we owe

KoogFan

9/22/11 9:44pm

You're a little confused my friend....

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 10:01pm

That isn't what he said.

Douger

9/22/11 10:05pm

They ask for a lot more than a ticket to the game.

KoogFan

9/22/11 11:00pm

fair enough.

MoeJoeRyzen

9/22/11 11:15pm

I disagree...BYU owes its fans and donors...

Melkor

9/23/11 12:18pm

+1 These guys are smarter than we give credit, and most of u

Mikeyvp

9/22/11 7:21pm

This is a business decision, and the mtn debacle among other

QuinneyCoug

9/22/11 7:37pm

Perception problems

Mikeyvp

9/22/11 8:52pm

Sorry...If by inspired, you are referring to revelation, I'm

cougarim

9/22/11 9:40pm

To be clear...I agree with Downtown. BYU will have good reas

Mikeyvp

9/22/11 9:00pm

I don't FREAKING care what their reason is. I have been

jkccoug

9/22/11 9:13pm

This is BYU, the administrators there not mistake proof

Cougtastic1

9/22/11 9:36pm

NOBODY ON THIS BOARD BELIEVES ME

USCpoly84

9/22/11 6:53pm

STOP YELLING. and by the way, i don't believe you.

COACHdrn

9/23/11 10:48am

Where was this meeting held?

WhiteMud

9/22/11 6:53pm

Makes sense, nobody could hold their breath until tomorrow

Devbo

9/22/11 6:54pm

lol.

Bro

9/22/11 6:56pm

Shouldn't he be at Jimmer's All Stars?

tyscat

9/22/11 6:55pm

I couldn't hold my breath until tomorrow. Could you?

IAmSpartyCoug

9/22/11 6:56pm

Facebook page for the Big XII

cougarblue

9/22/11 6:56pm

Maybe they should follow BKP advice and drop football

CougarBond

9/22/11 6:56pm

Except Football funds all the other sports

snowcoug

9/22/11 6:58pm

until we pass on B-12 & we continue to embarrass ourselves

CougarBond

9/22/11 7:00pm

Sorry....I don't believe you.

sfurules

9/22/11 6:58pm

If this is true what would it take for us to get Samuelson

factcheck

9/22/11 6:58pm

Welcome to the front page.

Squirt

9/22/11 6:59pm

Financial requirements????

UNLVcougar

9/22/11 6:59pm

Wouldn't know what to do with 16 million more dollars?

TrueCougJoe

9/22/11 9:59pm

This makes no sense to me.

TexasCoug

9/22/11 7:01pm

Not buying it

Cougrrrs Roll

9/22/11 7:01pm

So winning NC is not important to our Pres. not good

ibleedbyublue

9/22/11 7:03pm

Samuelson has been known to be a liar

JohnnyB

9/22/11 7:03pm

If information like this is known to be false and still

QuinneyCoug

9/22/11 7:03pm

if it were true, others more reliable would have tweeted

84 Grad

9/22/11 7:04pm

Post and run = troll

eyebleedblu

9/22/11 7:05pm

If this is bullyewt, that's ban-worthy.

flyusaf

9/22/11 7:10pm

someone permaban this troll

Italics

9/22/11 7:11pm

Oh good grief..why is it when someone shares info that they

UNLVcougar

9/22/11 7:14pm

Because he didn't stick around to defend

eyebleedblu

9/22/11 7:55pm

Ummm..he was on mobile. Not everyone sits on Cougarboard

UNLVcougar

9/22/11 8:09pm

Sadly, he's not a troll. Far from it...

whoneedscorners?

9/22/11 7:35pm

Let the riots ensue . . .

TrueTrue

9/22/11 7:13pm

If true, I am done with BYU athletics.

Alister Mackenzie

9/22/11 7:14pm

Sadly, I feel the same. I would have to say goodbye

HiredGun

9/22/11 7:19pm

I would probably stick around on cougarboard...

Alister Mackenzie

9/22/11 7:21pm

Is Cece playing hardball with the Big 12?

CougarMandias

9/22/11 7:45pm

Yep, I'd be done too

TrueCougJoe

9/22/11 10:01pm

Flies in the face of recent aggressive moves like going indy

vegas cougar

9/22/11 7:15pm

That is basically saying that you want a 2nd tier

yapacoug

9/22/11 7:16pm

Post it in the right category so we don't have to see this

Kelbob

9/22/11 7:18pm

and where was this comment made??

llightmann

9/22/11 7:19pm

right in the middle of gag orders from TH? Right.

jwf

9/22/11 7:23pm

Wow.

Regal Ute

9/22/11 7:25pm

No reason to suspect AustinCoug and Mobile Comment

TrueTrue

9/22/11 7:29pm

If you look at his history, he's not a troll and not one to

darkcoug

9/22/11 7:36pm

It's unfortunate that he left so soon. There are a lot of

QuinneyCoug

9/22/11 7:39pm

I am AustinCoug. But I personally know AustinCougar.

AustinCoug

9/22/11 8:15pm

Sorry, my post was supposed to be a comment on the original

1STIDCOUG

9/23/11 12:29pm

LOL -nice! Way to get 90% of CB ready to

BYUMizzou

9/22/11 7:33pm

You know what...I'm not buying it. It seems...

Melkor

9/22/11 7:34pm

Quite frankly if these were real concerns BYU wouldn't talk

DapperDan

9/22/11 7:40pm

I threw up a little bit in my mouth when I read this thread.

Sapporo Coug

9/22/11 7:43pm

I just spoke with someone who was at the same meeting

dex13

9/22/11 7:45pm

Thanks for the update. Still bad, but not as bad.

QuinneyCoug

9/22/11 7:47pm

Completely shows a lack of commitment...

Alister Mackenzie

9/22/11 7:49pm

Huh?

CougarMandias

9/22/11 7:51pm

We don't need more money cause our doners already give us...

Mississippi

9/22/11 7:55pm

Could it also mean

fattycoug

9/22/11 8:28pm

Good info. POTD'd so it gets seen.

CougarMandias

9/22/11 7:50pm

That absolutely shows a lack of commitment.

Melkor

9/22/11 7:53pm

so Notre Dame is uncommited?

dex13

9/22/11 7:55pm

Notre Dame IS A PART OF THE BCS!!!!!

Alister Mackenzie

9/22/11 7:58pm

I think its top 8

dex13

9/22/11 8:04pm

For the eleventy billionth time, BYU is NOT ND.

LiveCoug

9/22/11 8:15pm

did you even read my post?

dex13

9/22/11 8:21pm

Yes, I read your post. You are comparing BYU's situation

LiveCoug

9/22/11 8:39pm

no I'm saying the world is complicated

dex13

9/22/11 8:54pm

We are NOT Notre Dame. We aren't in the same situation...

Melkor

9/22/11 8:27pm

yeah, I've already covered this twice

dex13

9/22/11 8:35pm

Hope you're right. The quote made it sound like a

yapacoug

9/22/11 7:55pm

Sounds like "everything is just fine!" spin

DapperDan

9/22/11 7:57pm

RE: I just spoke with someone who was at the same meeting

CalGTR

9/22/11 8:02pm

He better be ready for some big time backlash! Donors may

cougar_chick1

9/22/11 8:24pm

I do not really see this being exactly accurate

canadiancougar

9/22/11 8:50pm

Unfortunately no recruits or fans will view it as committed

BYU '80

9/23/11 12:07am

That's extremely stupid and shortsighted, if it's true

therock

9/22/11 7:49pm

Agree

ABCoug

9/22/11 7:55pm

(Eyes rolling)

LV Mike

9/22/11 7:59pm

So wait a second... TIME OUT!!!

Smoke Monster

9/22/11 8:12pm

It's so moronic it must not be true. If it is true

Swiadomy

9/22/11 8:39pm

What AC reported is 100% true. What it means

argus

9/22/11 8:48pm

Troll

PickleButton

9/22/11 8:22pm

Austin Cougar isn't a Troll

yapacoug

9/22/11 8:29pm

My take one way or the other

BYUBreakingSportsNew

9/22/11 8:42pm

Not a troll at all. Someone else at the same meeting

argus

9/22/11 8:36pm

I REALLY hope you are making that up, but, it would go along

AntiSNOT

9/22/11 8:43pm

If this is true then BYU may as well just give up sports

VirginiaUte

9/22/11 8:45pm

Says the ute

byumac

9/22/11 8:53pm

It is a test

cu-coug

9/22/11 9:18pm

the BOT are all lurking on CB as we speak (errr type)

dex13

9/22/11 9:22pm

please say your joking...

bashonda

9/22/11 9:26pm

Not a fan of Samuelson

Bleeding Blue

9/22/11 9:27pm

He said this prior to the OK news conference...

bashonda

9/22/11 9:28pm

Whoa there CB... this isn't about lack of commitment...

Urbanite

9/22/11 11:01pm

An attempted response to all questions in this thread

AustinCougar

9/22/11 11:40pm

What a clown!

JHcougar

9/23/11 12:24am

I HATE when

IJustMussedMyPants

9/23/11 11:28am

full of it.

1STIDCOUG

9/23/11 12:06pm

Uh, several posters here have corroborated this.

Douger

9/23/11 12:17pm

and with that BYU slips slowly behind Utah State

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