Scott Barnes former USU AD once said that athletics is like the front porch to a

Jan 17, 2018
6:55:55pm

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house. It's not the most important room in the house, but it's the most visible. Without it people just drive on by without noticing the house much or it's value. True statement.

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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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