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

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

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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

IF

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

icecougar

9/23/11 8:00pm

Posting on CougarBoard