The jump has more to do with the inherent differences between the schools than

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Sep 13, 2017
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The jump has more to do with the inherent differences between the schools than

conference affiliation.

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Officially being designated in a G5 conference is suredeath

Acorn

9/13/17 9:35am

Death by a thousand cuts or death by slow drowning. Seems like a Sophie's choice.

scall

9/13/17 9:36am

G5 is a quicker drowning. Indy is definitely slower, but it does buy more time.

9/13/17 9:44am

Anything not P5 is death.

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:37am

What is the best strategy now to put BYU in a position to become P5 when the

SoCalCoug

9/13/17 9:43am

We are at the mercy of those who have their own reasons. If it was just about

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:45am

There are no opportunities if you're a religious institution desiring P5

franklyvulgar

9/13/17 9:46am

Ultimately, it will become about $$$$. If BYU can help with that, they get in.

9/13/17 9:47am

Politics>Money and the BYU detractors will cite loss of $if BYU is invited

franklyvulgar

9/13/17 9:49am

No, it's not. BYU's fanbase is big enough to justify P5 inclusion. There are

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:50am

Really, really, really, really, really big bribes. But try to be better about it than the SLOC folks.

foofcoug

9/13/17 9:47am

We are on it. If BYU was winning these high profile games for several years now

Borg

9/13/17 9:50am

Bzzzzzzzt no. We have as many high-profile wins as Utah or TCU did when they

SandYFan

9/13/17 9:53am

Minus those pesky BC$ bowl appearances and wins.

foofcoug

9/13/17 9:59am

True.

SandYFan

9/13/17 10:05am

This is the result of winning and having a special season..that BYU doesn't have

Borg

9/13/17 10:29am

I believe we could be ranked top 5 every year for 10 years and the B12 would

franklyvulgar

9/13/17 10:04am

Possibly. You may be right.

Borg

9/13/17 10:29am

Yep! See this tweet big jump from BSU and CSU and BYU. Smaller jump to UU and CU

Mizzou-Blue

9/13/17 9:43am

The jump has more to do with the inherent differences between the schools than

9/13/17 10:03am

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East1999

9/13/17 9:43am

I think you overstate BYU's viewership ratings

boscatar

9/13/17 9:55am

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East1999

9/13/17 10:42am

It's far from a complete study, but take a look at week 1's ratings. There were

Scratch

9/13/17 11:01am

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East1999

9/13/17 11:30am

Oh I agree completely, which is why I kind of gave the disclaimer. It's also

Scratch

9/13/17 11:44am

More relevant analysis is the time and channel. Compare BYU-LSU to other games

boscatar

9/13/17 12:34pm

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East1999

9/13/17 12:59pm

Which is why BYU athletics, especially football will be gone by the time my

rerunc

9/13/17 9:53am

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