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When was the last time we acted proactively instead of reactionary? Why are
Cougarfan777
3/12/18 9:16pm
Never....probably could have gotten out of the WAC / MWC for a better
Dangerous
3/12/18 9:18pm
Your AD at the time has specifically said this isn’t true.
displacedute
3/12/18 11:28pm
RE: Your AD at the time has specifically said this isn’t true.
displacedute
3/13/18 11:13am
"Let's leave the WAC together and help form the MWC" has turned into
cav73
3/13/18 7:41am
Amen and amen. But we have a plan.
indojoe
3/12/18 9:19pm
When BYU left the WAC and founded the MWC.
DapperDan
3/12/18 9:21pm
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East1999
3/12/18 9:32pm
Yep, sadly this is the last time
Kerbouchard
3/12/18 9:56pm
1999 when the MWC was created.
Everyman
3/12/18 9:22pm
Uh, when we went independent?
darkcoug
3/12/18 9:22pm
The year after Utah left? Truly proactive.
Cougarfan777
3/12/18 9:24pm
The same year.
gwalker
3/12/18 9:35pm
It was the same year and it would have been a dumb move to do it before then
darkcoug
3/12/18 9:42pm
And had been in the works for years
molodyets
3/12/18 9:54pm
That was reactionary. Did it occur before or after Utah left the MWC?
Texas Hammer
3/12/18 9:24pm
No it wasn’t, BYUtv was already built. It had already been in the works before.
BYUButters
3/13/18 12:59am
Would we have gone independent if utah and TCU stayed in the MWC?
BYUheaven
3/12/18 9:24pm
No way
thebruce
3/12/18 9:51pm
Such a proactive visionary move(tic), basically the death of byu football
kolob32
3/12/18 10:27pm
The creation of the MWC was proactive. The move to independence was proactive
Indy Coug
3/12/18 9:24pm
No. It was reactive to Utah leaving. No reason to bury our head in sand
Hoax
3/12/18 9:25pm
BYU had been planning independence for years
Indy Coug
3/12/18 9:26pm
Utah leaving may have been the catalyst, but it was planned previous to Utah lea
SUAVO
3/12/18 9:27pm
The only reason it wasn't done sooner was because of Utah. And Dr. Hill,
Q-grr
3/12/18 10:18pm
RE: BYU had been planning independence for years
Cougarfan777
3/12/18 9:28pm
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East1999
3/12/18 9:30pm
Cmon just think for a second
Indy Coug
3/12/18 9:32pm
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East1999
3/12/18 9:35pm
Out maneuvered? How about a complete lack of integrity by certain AD's & Pres?
Q-grr
3/12/18 10:21pm
There is no way they would be able to get a decent schedule w/o announcing it.
SUAVO
3/12/18 9:33pm
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East1999
3/12/18 9:37pm
The point is that you can't have a decent schedule for years down the road.
SUAVO
3/12/18 9:44pm
You can't be serious, if utah was still in mwc we would still be in mwc.
kolob32
3/12/18 10:25pm
Doesn't mean byu didn't have a plan in place
SUAVO
3/12/18 10:32pm
RE: Doesn't mean byu didn't have a plan in place
kolob32
3/12/18 10:44pm
People have been saying this was planned since independence. This isn't a new
SUAVO
3/12/18 10:51pm
"People"? This is the first time I've read this on CB. Maybe I missed the post.
kolob32
3/12/18 10:57pm
It was all over this board when,we went Indy. A lot of yewt fans saying we went
SUAVO
3/12/18 11:28pm
If they hadn’t had a plan in place, there’s no way they’d have been able to pull
gwalker
3/12/18 9:38pm
.....with the help of ESPN for football scheduling. That helped a lot.
Bonoman
3/13/18 12:22am
How do you know we aren’t right now? And how do you know we haven’t made the
gwalker
3/12/18 9:34pm
People already think the worst about BYU so they latch onto things
Indy Coug
3/12/18 9:36pm
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East1999
3/12/18 9:40pm
Some people piss and moan until the new coach goes 4-9
Indy Coug
3/12/18 9:43pm
Im sure the $18 million contract wasnt the reason BM left, it probably had more
kolob32
3/12/18 10:49pm
Regardless if CB had any iota of actual influence in his departure, the fact remains
Indy Coug
3/12/18 10:57pm
Lets agree it was the minority, just like the minority want Rose gone.
kolob32
3/12/18 11:00pm
Mendenhall was pushed out and he found another job.
Belboz
3/13/18 8:23am
Bronco was done at BYU mentally, he knew it was time to move on....
Bonoman
3/13/18 12:27am
If the people involved with the MWC are so horrible, why did BYU join with or
DapperDan
3/12/18 9:47pm
Seriously. We created it, then left them high and dry. Now we act like we are
Cougarfan777
3/12/18 9:53pm
They flat out lied to us with the creation of CSTV/the Mtn. They refused to
gwalker
3/12/18 9:58pm
BOOM goes the Dynamite!!! Many here don't know how bad HAIR Thompson shafted BYU
Q-grr
3/12/18 10:23pm
We need to let broadcast rights go, isn't that what kept us out of b12, all BYUs
kolob32
3/12/18 11:07pm
We are a million miles away from knowing what, if anything, we did to keep us
gwalker
3/12/18 11:22pm
*unless the rumors are about the MWC screwing BYU, then they're gospel
DapperDan
3/13/18 7:58am
Except in this case it's not a rumor. Dave Checketts, who created CSTV and was
SWP
3/13/18 8:52am
Link?
DapperDan
3/13/18 9:16am
Here you go:
SWP
3/13/18 9:24am
Thanks. That confirms that it wasn't the MWC that screwed over BYU, it was
DapperDan
3/13/18 9:42am
I'm not sure that distinction matters when considering a reentry to the MWC.
SWP
3/13/18 11:51am
That's a completely different discussion
DapperDan
3/13/18 12:21pm
So...you want BYU to be proactively doing what's best for BYU, but at the same
SWP
3/13/18 8:48am
We found out what they were after forming the MWC. Going back may
gwalker
3/12/18 9:54pm
We had been in the same conference with them for decades. Of course they'd be
DapperDan
3/12/18 9:56pm
Not so. They did that with the TV issue before we left.
gwalker
3/12/18 9:59pm
Knifed them in the back? We carried them like Gonzaga has carried the WCC for
Q-grr
3/12/18 10:26pm
It's BYU. Athletics are fifth. Or something like that
TNT
3/12/18 9:36pm
That's right. Why do I get so invested....
Cougarfan777
3/12/18 9:45pm
TNT's cardboard box has many fist holes in it
TNT
3/12/18 9:46pm
fist holes?
Belboz
3/12/18 9:54pm
RE: fist holes?
TNT
3/12/18 10:20pm
I decided against attaching the GIF
Belboz
3/12/18 10:22pm
Chuck Norris doesn't fear TNT, but he does respect him.
Q-grr
3/12/18 10:28pm
If you have any grand ideas, we are all ears. Maybe call Goddell on his cell
WizeGuise
3/12/18 10:02pm
BYU made a proactive pitch to get in the PAC10 in the 90’s...
NorCal_Coug
3/12/18 10:47pm
TNT has gone on record with his opinion on this
TNT
3/12/18 10:55pm
TNT may be right...
NorCal_Coug
3/12/18 11:03pm
Oooooh the 90’s. if I could go back......
indojoe
3/13/18 12:12am
You have no idea because you are not in the AD’s office.
rockyrd
3/12/18 10:52pm
What is it you want BYU to do?
StantonMac
3/12/18 11:07pm
the ol' "do something, ANYTHING" answer seems appropriate for many posters here.
StarMan
3/12/18 11:40pm
I know...let’s bring back a popular player as HCand a Heisman winner as OC....
Bonoman
3/13/18 12:30am
From day one I have been against the idea of sacrificing the basketball program
Cougarfan777
3/12/18 11:52pm
Sounds pretty reactionary to me.
StantonMac
3/13/18 12:03am
Right, the only option is to be reactionary right now. We are reacting to the
Cougarfan777
3/13/18 12:09am
When someone else was the AD
chirocoug
3/12/18 11:37pm
It’s not a dichotomy. When proactive isn’t even an option, reactive > no-active
Extra Biscuits
3/12/18 11:50pm
Take a deep breath and step away from the keyboard.
Ned Schneebly
3/13/18 12:29am
BYU is just not a proactive institution at the moment, in pretty much any regard
QuikCars
3/13/18 12:41am
Grand Canyon
EastCougar
3/13/18 5:56am
Seriously. We need to force ourselves into the SEC.
Refugee
3/13/18 6:00am
Given most of the CB suggestions for "acting", I'd can only say
panguitch
3/13/18 8:18am
Greg Wrubell told Cridell that BYU BB would be fine...let's trust Greg
Bonoman
3/13/18 12:41pm
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