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Jan 17, 2018
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RdF3
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Would byu drop football before resigning itself to a navy/army/air force like
state where the school basically accepts it'll never compete on a national level, but fields a team and plays just for the sport of it?
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Had a FB conversation with a friend today... he suggested that BYU FB will be
Division Bell
1/17/18 12:33pm
your friend is dumb.
smokymountainrain
1/17/18 12:34pm
You say dumb, but there is a lot of probable turth in that statement.
blackshirts
1/17/18 4:49pm
Yep. If that happens, and the demand for the product drops, the TV contracts
Division Bell
1/17/18 5:30pm
There will be plenty of $$$$ for the Superleague.
blackshirts
1/17/18 5:35pm
Yep. But just like the Bowl Alliance, BCS, P6 and P5, they don't like to share.
Division Bell
1/17/18 5:41pm
Wow, revelation comes to Cougarboard. Whom is the Prophet on this?
stevebyu8
1/18/18 9:05am
Is your friend named Vai?
acougfan
1/17/18 12:34pm
Nope. He refs HS sports.
Division Bell
1/17/18 12:35pm
ah. bonified seers, those high school refs are.
indojoe
1/17/18 12:41pm
I think it's more likely that things play out as your friend suggested
jbcoug
1/17/18 12:36pm
yep. his real gaffe is predicting the 5 year time frame.
smokymountainrain
1/17/18 12:40pm
That's kind of the direction I think it's going as well. I think the push for a
Division Bell
1/17/18 12:41pm
If fan interest & revenue decline to the point where the athletic dept is not
ptcougr
1/17/18 1:30pm
#1 doesn't make sense
Martin Van Nostrand
1/17/18 12:39pm
I may agree if the next round of TV deals don't pick up BYU Football
BruceBruce
1/17/18 12:41pm
Good point. I'm interested to find out how BYU's brand is perceived as an ROI
Division Bell
1/17/18 12:49pm
Five years, no way. Twenty years, its quite possible.
Josef K
1/17/18 12:43pm
1 and 2 are silly. 3 and 4 are legit problems. Our FB teams have picked the wrong times to suck.
byuTX
1/17/18 12:44pm
what recruits?
BountifulCoug5
1/17/18 12:50pm
What is the worth of one soul? how many non mormons come to play and then get
bald man
1/17/18 12:54pm
You'd get a better return by dumping that money into some country in Africa
RC Vikings
1/17/18 2:21pm
Dumping what money? Cougar Club is not going to dump money into Africa!
GilbertAZCougar
1/17/18 2:58pm
Maybe their priorities are wrong.
RC Vikings
1/17/18 3:10pm
Maybe they already pay tithing, fast offerings and humanitarian aid.
GilbertAZCougar
1/17/18 4:30pm
I may quit the church if this happens.
Blue streak
1/17/18 1:00pm
^^^^This^^^^^
jrj84105
1/17/18 4:26pm
I would consider paying my tithes directly to BYU athletics instead of my ward.
Blue streak
1/17/18 4:32pm
I am with you on this. BYU athletics keeps me connected in some ways to the
Manutd
1/17/18 5:22pm
Same for me, athletics is a big tie for me
BYUfan92
1/17/18 5:57pm
May be the most honest post in the history of CB. My vote for POTD
SneakerPimp
1/17/18 6:37pm
Very true. And well said. This is true for way more people than
Jay Rick
1/17/18 8:26pm
Thank you for the compassionate response to my post.
Blue streak
1/18/18 8:35am
Would byu drop football before resigning itself to a navy/army/air force like
RdF3
1/17/18 1:02pm
Not sure. Probably depends on several factors, including space utilization.
Division Bell
1/17/18 1:06pm
In the mid-1990s I saw the Miracle Bowl play in Argentina on TV
2FarGone
1/17/18 1:05pm
I don't think BYU will drop football, but I think the biggest threat may
mannheimadler
1/17/18 1:07pm
I know a lot of parents who love FB, but who don't want their kids to play.
Division Bell
1/17/18 1:11pm
You friend is either a Ute or Aggie fan, isn't he?
TheHop
1/17/18 1:15pm
He's right, but for the wrong reasons: 1. Gays; 2. Concussions. 10 years.
Iman23
1/17/18 1:24pm
Oh brother
SWP
1/17/18 1:34pm
No evidence that BYU students are more likely to get married in the temple or
Iman23
1/17/18 1:36pm
Seriously. Merrill Bateman's claim, not mine
SWP
1/17/18 1:37pm
I think you misunderstood what he said. There is data on this that proves it
Iman23
1/17/18 3:13pm
Actually, I'm certain I understood what he was saying. Why? Because it really
SWP
1/17/18 6:51pm
Because the direction is to offer a less expensive
FanofBYU
1/18/18 12:01am
RE: Actually, I'm certain I understood what he was saying. Why? Because it
ManicBlue
1/18/18 1:34pm
BYU students more likely than whom? In the northeast, active LDS YM & YW who
ptcougr
1/17/18 1:52pm
Does that number include RMs? 90% sounds really high if RMs are included
ALUF 1990
1/17/18 2:24pm
I don’t know, but I have heard (2nd hand from area authority) that increasingly
BlueTooth
1/17/18 4:47pm
My ward has 71 YSAs. 2 are active, attending the singles ward, 5 are currently
ptcougr
1/17/18 7:22pm
Wow, that’s pretty close to 90%.
BlueTooth
1/18/18 11:40am
I don't know about 90%. But, when I was in a YSA in California they said 80%
califcougar
1/18/18 1:25pm
Does this strike anyone else as odd? If your numbers are correct
jbcoug
1/17/18 2:25pm
Does seem a bit high. But I know there is concern because it is high.
BlueTooth
1/17/18 4:59pm
Mormon kids can function in general society. Amish kids can't.
jrj84105
1/17/18 11:30pm
As the world becomes more corrupt
Borg
1/17/18 1:35pm
Our recent investment in athletic facilities says otherwise
JKLCoug
1/17/18 2:02pm
I hope you're right... Just think in the big scheme of things,
Borg
1/17/18 3:02pm
Your friend is probably trusting his ref eyes . . . I've been told they are
TBabyCougs
1/17/18 1:38pm
BYU Football is not going anywhere. Utah State would die before BYU.
andrewg3
1/17/18 1:45pm
Lol why do people keep bringing up utah state in this thread?
RdF3
1/17/18 2:03pm
People who don't see this being a real possibility are just kidding themselves.
TutumTeRoboreReddam
1/17/18 2:05pm
I'm literally laughing out loud; my response
kapcreations
1/17/18 2:07pm
Please name one P5 program that has as bad of an OCT/NOV home schedule.
Blue streak
1/17/18 3:54pm
you've named the same number I come up with: ZERO.
Blue streak
1/18/18 8:24am
hold on a sec
kapcreations
1/18/18 10:12am
Sounds like you agree, our HOME sched in Oct/Nov is worse than every single P5.
Blue streak
1/18/18 11:31am
I say it has minimal effect on the survival of BYU
kapcreations
1/18/18 1:57pm
Very good possibility we be in a conference within five years
shakarocks
1/17/18 2:20pm
You need to get better friends. Your friend sounds like a clown.
Yunit
1/17/18 2:21pm
Also can you imagine going to a college that doesn't have a football team?
Yunit
1/17/18 2:22pm
RE: Also can you imagine going to a college that doesn't have a football team?
UMWolverine
1/17/18 2:33pm
Agreed, but I think most of them would prefer to be at BYU Provo.
Yunit
1/17/18 3:08pm
Because they are enrolling to take online
FanofBYU
1/18/18 12:08am
How are online courses a challenge to the Athletic program? There are
Yunit
1/18/18 8:14am
A challenge in terms of long term direction.
FanofBYU
1/18/18 11:50am
If Utah State can support a FB team after all these years then BYU will be fine.
Yunit
1/18/18 1:44pm
Maybe, but for different reasons
hms_ben
1/17/18 2:51pm
Good response.
Division Bell
1/17/18 3:15pm
Does your friend live in a padded room by chance?
Thug Mormons
1/17/18 2:55pm
BYU Football is so overrated as a missionary tool and I think the BOT knows it.
dreamlvr
1/17/18 3:36pm
Define 'missionary tool'. Life long member here, I leave if BYU football goes.
Blue streak
1/17/18 4:00pm
Retention tool >>>>>>>>>>>> missionary tool.
jrj84105
1/17/18 4:32pm
It sounds like you agree with me, but are arguing over semantics.
dreamlvr
1/17/18 4:39pm
Completely agree. Many times we use the term Missionary work to mean only
Blue streak
1/18/18 8:29am
Why does the percent of church members in the us matter?
cougarfann888
1/17/18 3:41pm
Take away BYU Football, and you basically nuke the entire Athletic Department budget at BYU. No Football = no BYU sports
Turnpike Lane
1/17/18 3:41pm
Disagree completely
ManicBlue
1/17/18 4:04pm
Good post. Thanks for the reasoned reply. Definitely worth considering.
Division Bell
1/17/18 6:18pm
Francis bernard is already gone
BountifulCoug5
1/17/18 4:05pm
FB = football.
crazY
1/17/18 4:07pm
haha i was kidding
BountifulCoug5
1/17/18 9:41pm
I know.
crazY
1/17/18 10:33pm
Your friend has no clue.
Thrill
1/17/18 4:07pm
Not buying it. We wouldn't have forked out the dough for Detmer, Grimes etc
ColonelMustard
1/17/18 4:32pm
Ya I believe sports could be nixed in that time frame
Y4LYFE
1/17/18 4:43pm
BYU FB will be gone when fans/boosters lose interest/give up
jkccoug
1/17/18 4:55pm
Is your friend a Ute fan?
LaVellIfIKnow
1/17/18 6:06pm
No. He's a BYU fan.
Division Bell
1/17/18 6:07pm
Interesting. Last name Whittingham? 😉
LaVellIfIKnow
1/17/18 6:13pm
How did you guess!?! Dang, you're pretty good at this.
Division Bell
1/17/18 6:15pm
All that means
Heinz57
1/17/18 6:37pm
#1 is the only one that wasn't true 50 years ago.
CougarThug
1/17/18 8:06pm
Yes! I can look forward to American Ride Reruns on Saturdays now!
tjngirlz
1/17/18 8:20pm
And reruns of extinct and Granite Flats. Two
FanofBYU
1/18/18 12:15am
so where does this guy live? Utah? Elsewhere?
TheAirForceCoug
1/17/18 8:40pm
This has been wishful thinking by yewt fans for decades now.
Conan
1/18/18 12:02am
obviously, your friend is a numb nut
mindzeYe
1/18/18 1:30am
Your friend sure seems to have the talking points of every Yewt fan I've
Six Foot Seven
1/18/18 7:25am
BYU football is in a better position financially, competitely, and future
Lance71
1/18/18 9:36am
Junk like this shouldn't be in the top 10.
k2coug
1/18/18 7:23pm
Ummmm... cool. Conspiracy theories are cool.
Circaman12
1/18/18 7:56pm
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