games while UW (and the rest of the PAC) was hiding in the basement. In fact, we had to replace 3 PAC teams. We've played 9 games to their 2. Why should BYU spend the money to be a placeholder? We offered UW a chance to play, but we said that it had to be guaranteed. They could not guarantee a game — over a holiday weekend.
But, the reality is that it doesn't change anything. Twitter has 80 characters to work with. You can't tell a true or accurate story in that number of characters. The best thing is for BYU to 'lose' a battle and but keep a relationship with western teams.