It's actually more about $$$ and less about relationships.

Apr 20, 2015
3:51:29pm

newey-west

The hope is that:

Winning = ratings = money
Winning = fans come crawling back = money

You can buy anything in this world with money.

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newey-west

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I disagree with the notion that we have to play our way into the P5

travelcoug

4/20/15 3:45pm

You gotta sell yourself. Being hot makes that easier.

Left Shark Coug

4/20/15 3:49pm

Signed Colorado.

mudpupper

4/20/15 3:50pm

When you're already in the club...

Left Shark Coug

4/20/15 3:51pm

Not defending Colorado but they were already in a P5 conference before being

Upanddown

4/20/15 3:59pm

RE: You gotta sell yourself. Being hot makes that easier.

Heinz57

4/20/15 3:50pm

At this point it is all about $$$$ and politics.

mudpupper

4/20/15 3:50pm

It's actually more about $$$ and less about relationships.

newey-west

4/20/15 3:51pm

You forgot the single largest ingredient: $$$

gwalker

4/20/15 3:51pm

Too bad BYU couldn't be in Kirtland, Independence, or Nauvoo: we'd already be in

JackStack

4/20/15 3:56pm

Yet another grievance to add the file!

gwalker

4/20/15 3:58pm

Yet Utah and TCU DID have that.

southernfriedcougar

4/20/15 3:53pm

See: TCU, Utah

AxelDC

4/20/15 3:54pm

I agree about TCU, Utah I am less sure about.

Mikey

4/20/15 3:58pm

they did not play their way in. They do not bring money and they have VERY

travelcoug

4/20/15 4:19pm

P12 is more about academics and research than BCS appearances. BSU? No way.

Ymer Dunker

4/20/15 4:54pm

Correct. It wasn't about on the field play. That's his point.

Blue Cat

4/20/15 4:56pm

Would BSU also be twice the program BYU is?

Cornelius

4/20/15 6:39pm

See also: Boise State

cougarmeister

4/20/15 4:41pm

I didn't say it was all it takes

AxelDC

4/20/15 7:38pm

Our performance compared favorably when the expansion talk went down in 2010.

Blue Cat

4/20/15 5:10pm

exactly. Tcu 1, byu 2, Utah 3. By virtually any measure

Cougar76

8/23/15 10:55pm

It isn't like relegation where you can "play" your way in, but do you really

rcbyufan

4/20/15 3:56pm

TCU's interesting because its invitation was unique; the B12's primary

Scratch

4/20/15 4:19pm

If you could play your way in, Boise State would have been the first invited

crack

4/20/15 4:02pm

Yeah BYU sucks at relationships.. TOO Bad BYU had to settle for ESPN as a

PhilPete

4/20/15 4:16pm

<< Deleted >>

cougarmeister

4/20/15 4:40pm

wrong. the only non-P5's invited to jump "up" to P5 were utah and TCU

nashty

4/20/15 4:58pm

And neither had the sucses of Boise state

travelcoug

4/20/15 6:01pm

Very true. BSU is still in the Mountain West...

BabyOx

4/20/15 6:16pm

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