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Feb 24, 2020
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macdizzle
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YES. And to add to your list: there are A LOT more elite basketball
players who are LDS and/or will come to BYU than there are football players. This is and should be the primary reason.
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It's time for BYU to become a basketball school
mjmill
2/24/20 12:35pm
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
CObluezone
2/24/20 12:36pm
State your case....make it convincing
CLCougar
2/24/20 12:40pm
Because Football is infinitely more exciting to watch and more people care about
CObluezone
2/24/20 12:48pm
Oh yes, all those excited people watching BYU lose to Toledo. Exciting!
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:53pm
You are fixated on one game??? How about the win vs USC and Boise? Plus, I am
CObluezone
2/24/20 1:03pm
Is football more viewed? Yes. But no one gives a flying hoot about *BYU* in FB.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 1:13pm
Are you saying people give a hoot about BYU Basketball? Really?
CObluezone
2/24/20 1:23pm
Well, they are #17 right now, so....some people have noticed us.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 1:29pm
And when we are ranked in football, people will pay attention to us too. Like
CObluezone
2/24/20 1:37pm
Ouch, man. That hurt. I took my 3 oldest on a fan recruiting trip, complete with
TailgateU
2/24/20 1:33pm
“Infinitely?” Not even close.
Brisco
2/24/20 1:38pm
I just don't see the "7-6, with L to USF and Toledo" model being sustainable.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:40pm
YES. And to add to your list: there are A LOT more elite basketball
macdizzle
2/24/20 12:37pm
Sad but tru
Jimmertime
2/24/20 12:37pm
I don't think there are more, but in bball it only takes 2 or 3 elite LDS kids
cougarmeister
2/24/20 4:39pm
I think both are true. You make a good point.
macdizzle
2/24/20 5:05pm
BYU has a long football tradition. But how far can KS carry that?
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:38pm
How far has he carried it so far?
Ash
2/24/20 5:09pm
Back to a pre LaVell crappiness in 2016.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 7:49pm
has been for a decade.
ag4cougs
2/24/20 12:38pm
You all know it’s ok to try to be good at multiple sports, right?
raines31
2/24/20 12:38pm
That’s kind of the point. It is pretty much impossible if not in a p5 conference
BYUheaven
2/24/20 12:41pm
Something VERY few school do. The list is short Michigan, UF, Ohio State,...
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:42pm
This 2015 list demonstrates such.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:48pm
Just 5 schools to do it. Impressive on them.
TailgateU
2/24/20 1:49pm
Thank you
ColonelMustard
2/24/20 5:11pm
What's with all the false dichotomy posts today? Let's be both.....as well as v-ball, x-country, track, etc.
SingleStrapBackpack
2/24/20 12:39pm
I'm a passionate BYU football fan. I'm not saying we give up on football.
mjmill
2/24/20 12:41pm
In a resource limited environment it's a tug of war. Both might not be feasible
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:44pm
Maybe, but recruiting trips to Africa etc suggest he is being given the support
raines31
2/24/20 12:49pm
Picture if we weren't sinking $1M+ into a floundering FB coach.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 12:58pm
RE: It's time for BYU to become a basketball school
IndepYndent
2/24/20 12:41pm
RE: It's time for BYU to become a basketball school
LiveCoug
2/24/20 12:41pm
RE: It's time for BYU to become a basketball school
groy
2/24/20 12:41pm
Hack! 🙂
LiveCoug
2/24/20 12:42pm
RE: Hack! 🙂
groy
2/24/20 12:44pm
I think college basketball certainly provides the illusion that it's not as "rigged" as college football
TCuz
2/24/20 12:57pm
When was the last time a small school was close to winning the BCS or CFP?
Doogal McCougar
2/24/20 1:02pm
Virginia is not and is the exception I noted.
TCuz
2/24/20 1:09pm
This is a valid thought. The NC still is pretty much a blue blood thing.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 1:19pm
The big thing for me is the ability to get to the Sweet 16, Elite 8 level.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 1:07pm
at least the reason you're not in the final in CBB is because you lost a game
lukeskywalker
2/24/20 3:16pm
. . . AND a football school!!
squidmark
2/24/20 1:00pm
Before Lavell, Brigham WAS a basketball school
Sacto Cougar
2/24/20 1:04pm
This is correct. BYU won the NIT when it was the more prestigious tournament vs the NCAA.
Tarbo
2/24/20 1:43pm
That’s debatable. It was a transitioning time between the two tournaments
ColonelMustard
2/24/20 5:14pm
If we want to continue to operate in the black (and not red)
stoils
2/24/20 1:09pm
Serious question: How does Villanova, Dayton, Xavier, etc do it?
TheWanderer
2/24/20 1:16pm
There are only ~25 universities that make money
stoils
2/24/20 1:22pm
These are private schools without state support. Do donors cover the losses?
TheWanderer
2/24/20 1:27pm
I just would like to thank Kalani for all these types of posts coming up now. Didn't have to be this way
Bob Vance
2/24/20 1:11pm
It's time for us to become both
kahuna
2/24/20 1:26pm
RE: It's time for us to become both
blue13
2/24/20 4:03pm
All valid points except for the overarching premise that football be 2nd.
pegushin
2/24/20 1:32pm
Never said we should give up on football or that football isn't king
mjmill
2/24/20 2:30pm
The problem we have is a limited pool of donors that overlap & would believe tha
pegushin
2/24/20 5:04pm
We have a built-in facilities advantage with sattelite gyms behind every chapel.
TailgateU
2/24/20 1:47pm
as exciting as being a basketball powerhouse would be
HeismanTy
2/24/20 2:30pm
We are
YIsForBrigham
2/24/20 2:33pm
It was a basketball school until LaVell. Averaged 3 wins per season.
oldrugger
2/24/20 3:43pm
I don't think funding our bball program will necessarily get us better recruits.
Hill4Heisman
2/24/20 3:48pm
We can be both
Traveling Coug
2/24/20 4:16pm
🤣🤣 Never said ignore or give up on football
mjmill
2/24/20 4:23pm
Agreed. While still rebuilding back to a football school.
Santos L. Halper
2/24/20 4:34pm
Ive been saying this for sometime now, and I am a huge BYU football fan.
idacoug
2/24/20 4:41pm
3-4 years ago I would have disagreed vehemently. Our football suckitude has
doups3
2/24/20 5:04pm
This is very true. Sadly.
Von Cougarschnauzer
2/24/20 6:23pm
The day you can fill LaVell Edwards Stadium to watch a BYU basketball game...
Kuga
2/24/20 10:24pm
A school can still have football, but be a basketball school.
TheWanderer
2/24/20 10:41pm
Basketball success and football success are not mutually exclusive
Doogal McCougar
2/25/20 8:30am
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