"Move the needle" in his comments means "moved it enough to initiate action"

Dec 5, 2018
1:24:54pm

yakkamole Contributor

At least one school definitely moves the needle... just not enough to create consensus. And one team being very compelling still doesn't "move the needle" if there is no second team.

At least that's how my ego chooses to interpret the quote. 🙂

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Maybe the rumor that big 12 didn’t expand because lack of a solid second school

26769coug

12/5/18 7:40am

Look. He can't say only one team moved the needle to a reporter. See if you're

rcbyufan

12/5/18 7:42am

I get that—that’s why I said maybe. Not sure what warranted the snarky comment.

26769coug

12/5/18 8:31am

Fair enough. I agree with the maybe.

rcbyufan

12/5/18 8:42am

Because then the question is, which school?

Scott_Tenorman

12/5/18 9:46am

The post said "not" one school. meaning no school moved the needle

pappabear246

12/5/18 10:05am

That’s not true.

idacoug

12/5/18 7:50am

BYU has sure been proving them wrong. The Big 12 must be so embarrassed. Look what they missed out on.

DapperDan

12/5/18 7:52am

Half the current B12 schools wouldn't move the needle if they

Left Shark Coug

12/5/18 7:54am

So do you think the P12 now regrets inviting Utah & Colorado?

lbmango

12/5/18 8:35am

Probably. Especially considering the network has been a flop which was the reason they were willing

YIsForBrigham

12/5/18 8:37am

I think the P12 regrets a lot of things right now

MwangoleCoug9

12/5/18 8:38am

Nope. Utah and Colorado were brought for markets and easy wins

reddead

12/5/18 9:24am

Ehhh... are those markets really worth 20% less revenue per each team?

Iki_Balam

12/5/18 10:00am

It's not 20% less (that's lazy math); additionally, UT and CO added value

reddead

12/5/18 12:43pm

The CCG added value. That was the main driver, and the PAC did beg for a waiver

Left Shark Coug

12/5/18 12:56pm

RE: The CCG added value. That was the main driver, and the PAC did beg for a

displacedute

12/5/18 2:23pm

Incorrect on so many levels

reddead

12/5/18 2:36pm

RE: Incorrect on so many levels

Iki_Balam

12/5/18 3:16pm

Hang out with and act like a yewt troll, get labeled a yewt.

Left Shark Coug

12/5/18 4:52pm

So now we shift to personal attacks. Nice

reddead

12/5/18 8:28pm

Probably.

Left Shark Coug

12/5/18 10:02am

sadly, allowing a championship game with 10 teams hurt BYU quite a bit

pappabear246

12/5/18 10:13am

Moving the needle? As in championships? All those teams you listed provide a

puntersarepeople

12/5/18 2:58pm

I think getting 8 Big 12 schools to agree on anything is actually pretty hard.

Art Director

12/5/18 7:57am

Submit your applications! On second thought, just kidding.

Left Shark Coug

12/5/18 7:59am

"Move the needle" in his comments means "moved it enough to initiate action"

yakkamole

12/5/18 1:24pm

As BYU fans we think BYU moved the needle. I’m certain Houston fans feel the

Crowd Factor

12/5/18 8:09am

Houston and ucf were flashes in the pan— many think that quick football success

1984coug

12/5/18 8:23am

I think it’s possible that at lest three schools don’t want to expand west

Josef K

12/5/18 8:25am

There's always stability...until there isnt.

EEcougar

12/5/18 8:36am

Maybe Utah is becoming a "solid second school" with their stadium expansion

cougarnw

12/5/18 9:14am

You didn't see the pac10.2 championship game

BYURider

12/5/18 9:24am

But BYU wouldn't have been in that game

reddead

12/5/18 9:25am

If BYU was invited 8 years ago, they'd be there

BYURider

12/5/18 9:31am

Only if we had a better coach than we do now.

coolblue

12/5/18 11:51am

Really don't want to be a downer, but I don't think so

reddead

12/5/18 1:04pm

His point is that Utah’s attendance is poor

puntersarepeople

12/5/18 2:59pm

He's wrong.

displacedute

12/5/18 4:44pm

The 2012 game had fewer attendees.

displacedute

12/5/18 2:25pm

The 1-loss Big 12 champ just landed a spot in the CFP, ahead of 1-loss Ohio St.

boscatar

12/5/18 9:57am

What any one school lacked was enough money

Iki_Balam

12/5/18 10:03am

RE: Maybe the rumor that big 12 didn’t expand because lack of a solid

Sandstone Cougar

12/5/18 10:04am

Given that's true (it's not), then many of their current schools wouldn't move

BamaCoug

12/5/18 11:40am

That sounds like what a negotiator would say in ongoing/future negotiations

stealth

12/5/18 12:54pm

Need to add wrestling and get Women's Gymnastics in Big 12

HawkeyeCoug

12/5/18 2:31pm

Big 12 already has wrestling. OSU and ISU have excellent programs

TechTexan

12/9/18 5:09pm

BYU might have moved the needle, but not in a big way

Hill4Heisman

12/5/18 6:59pm

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