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Jan 17, 2018
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SweetBabyG
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I've had the same thought many times.
Emory University has the same problem as Washington University in St. Louis.
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From an employee of an elite University, eliminating football would be a
yapacoug
1/17/18 5:25pm
The question is, do the BYU powers that be care about brand recognition?
TheWanderer
1/17/18 5:28pm
Almost without question. BYUTV is a big example of this.
Indy Coug
1/17/18 5:45pm
This is why the church should pump money into the programs
idcougarfan
1/17/18 5:37pm
I agree, but then again...
Gentleman Stan
1/17/18 5:39pm
All fair points. I’d point out that some of the schools you mention
yapacoug
1/17/18 5:52pm
RE: All fair points. I’d point out that some of the schools you mention
swaggy1090
1/17/18 8:56pm
All the schools you mention have tiny enrollments compared to BYU and so the
BamaCoug
1/17/18 11:23pm
Let's look at Oklahoma, Alabama, or LSU. Great football, mediocre to poor academics.
Gentleman Stan
1/17/18 11:30pm
I had no idea Tulane was a good school, I just in the last couple years found
4mack
1/17/18 11:34pm
That's probably a product of your location and interests. Rice and Tulane are extremely well
Gentleman Stan
1/18/18 12:05am
Keep in mind that I am NOT saying that sports enhance your US News ranking or
yapacoug
1/18/18 6:47am
I'm willing to bet BYU gets a lot more donations to the university for non-athletic purposes
Indy Coug
1/17/18 5:44pm
Absolutely. Athletics is the #1 way alumni stay connected to their alma mater.
Game Changer
1/17/18 6:17pm
Bingo
BYUButters
1/17/18 7:09pm
I got a BA in '83 and an MBA in '86 from BYU. Up until the mid-90's
CoogsWin
1/17/18 5:51pm
Completely agree. I’ve had similar experiences.
yapacoug
1/17/18 5:54pm
Scaling back sports would be horrible. If the game of basketball didn't exist
DoseOfReality
1/18/18 10:58am
All True, but the BOT didn't see the impact of sports as enough to salvage them
Coogar2
1/18/18 12:08pm
But BYU-I is very different, they never beat Michigan to win the NC. Sports has
DoseOfReality
1/18/18 12:24pm
The other BYUs benefit from BYU's prestige in some degree which has been
BYUButters
1/18/18 12:36pm
great points. I hadn't heard of Washington University until a few years ago when
4mack
1/17/18 6:00pm
100% agree, and Wash U is a great example. When I was applying to med schools
Game Changer
1/17/18 6:07pm
'THE juggernaut of LAX?' Eh.. it's a blue blood, but JH isn't top dog
Dissenter
1/17/18 7:57pm
I honestly don't follow college lacrosse at all. But either way, not a sport
Game Changer
1/17/18 8:28pm
LAX is bigger than football in the northeast
Dissenter
1/18/18 8:05am
Yep, that's why you see 100,000 people at Beaver Stadium to watch Penn State LAX
jtm0001
1/18/18 9:50am
Certainly lacrosse is more popular in the NE than other parts of the U.S. but
Game Changer
1/18/18 4:43pm
Football is not popular in Vermont, whatsoever
Dissenter
1/19/18 7:58am
Johns Hopkins is known for the government research money they receive
CougarThug
1/17/18 10:04pm
Washington University’s problem is its name
byujag
1/17/18 6:08pm
I've had the same thought many times.
SweetBabyG
1/17/18 6:14pm
My wife was looking for a dermatologist for our daughter.
Brigham
1/17/18 7:06pm
Athletic conferences can also do wonders for academic prestige too
vagabonder
1/17/18 6:27pm
?? There's the Top 5 Pac-12 schools and then the bottom 7.
Gentleman Stan
1/17/18 11:23pm
Scott Barnes former USU AD once said that athletics is like the front porch to a
Mark320
1/17/18 6:55pm
You're completely correct, I thought Wash U STL was a very bad school
Dissenter
1/17/18 7:08pm
This is one of the main reasons I want BYU in a P5 conference so desperately.
Bostonblue
1/17/18 7:24pm
The only reason anybody knows BYU exists is because of the past football
Bluedomination
1/17/18 7:39pm
Without football, how would we be any different than Bob Jones University?
immacougar
1/17/18 8:14pm
That's why we need NCAA sports at BYU-I
tjngirlz
1/17/18 8:46pm
Don’t need them cause most people think it’s the same school
jkccoug
1/17/18 9:25pm
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trjohnson007
1/17/18 10:38pm
Not necessarily disagreeing but where would you put them?
Colorado
1/18/18 6:29am
Hey my coworker/best friend played football at ur school!
Gerald-DeGroot
1/18/18 12:39am
I have a friend who worked in development at Illinois. He said that donations
Colorado
1/18/18 6:27am
I just keep thinking this applies
Borg
1/18/18 6:32am
I'm sure you are genuine and not antagonistic - yet such a presumptive statement
jtm0001
1/18/18 9:44am
Just an FYI....I was brought into activity through Church sports
Borg
1/18/18 10:21am
Trump isn't capitalized unless you mean Donny, fyi... lol
Dissenter
1/18/18 10:25am
Successful basketball did wonders for Gonzaga
LLCougar
1/18/18 2:42pm
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