If BYU-I had sports, I think more graduates might settle in the area.

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Feb 18, 2019
7:47:38pm

Richbyu Walk-on

If BYU-I had sports, I think more graduates might settle in the area.

Think how many businesses in Provo / Utah County originated from BYU. Most of Utah County's ultra rich business guys are heavily involved with BYU athletics. If BYU didn't have sports, would those business have stayed in Provo? or would Provo look more like Rexburg?

Make BYU-I a real University.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, there needs to be another BYU in a

BertoChavez

2/18/19 6:44pm

They need to make Southern Virginia University into BYU-Virginia

Hawk Talons

2/18/19 6:45pm

SVU is not a convenient location

Busiturtle

2/18/19 6:47pm

And Provo is?!?

Squeegee

2/18/19 6:47pm

We went down for their open house last month. My son will prob go there

JONBOY

2/18/19 7:09pm

SVU offered to sale out to Church. Pres Hinckley said no and said

BR549

2/18/19 7:14pm

Again, SVU is no go when coming to BYU expansion

mudpupper

2/18/19 8:11pm

Grew up in FL...always wanted one in the East...but now think BYU-Europe next

SwisshQiumi

2/18/19 9:30pm

You mean like Hawaii?

Lieutenant America

2/18/19 6:47pm

Yes, in addition to Hawaii. It's small, far away, and doesn't get the demand

BertoChavez

2/18/19 6:49pm

Phoenix area is a no brainer. Strong church presence, cheapish land, close to CA

2/18/19 6:52pm

How about Las Vegas?

JmThms

2/18/19 8:32pm

Perfect location geographically, but nothing else about it makes any sense.

2/18/19 8:50pm

To me, it isn’t the location, it’s the forced absence of school spirit.

conetah

2/18/19 6:52pm

Yup. They need to make it more of a college experience.

StalwartBraveTrue

2/18/19 9:26pm

How about the huge tracts of land the church owns in Florida. SEC country.

Tare

2/18/19 6:52pm

Downside: Florida Man syndrome

Squeegee

2/18/19 6:53pm

RE: How about the huge tracts of land the church owns in Florida. SEC country.

Cougar-Duck

2/18/19 7:25pm

I should add, I would expect tuition to be significantly higher in a California

BertoChavez

2/18/19 6:53pm

Or maybe BYU grads should just stop demeaning those who end up at UVU, BYU-I,

777

2/18/19 6:54pm

My perception of BYU-I when I was a high school senior had exactly zero input

BertoChavez

2/18/19 6:56pm

Your OP just said...

777

2/18/19 7:00pm

RE: Your OP just said...

BertoChavez

2/19/19 11:26am

Your loss.

Dread Pirate Westley

2/18/19 7:01pm

I was going to say I haven't seen much BYU-I hate, and then CB replied

Resurgens

2/18/19 8:20pm

Ah, perpetuating the "holier than thou" myth I see.

ArchbishopMitty

2/19/19 1:44am

It is not a myth at all. It is very real, I was more of BYU fan before

Helm Hammerhand

2/19/19 6:56am

Just like Sasquatch

ArchbishopMitty

2/19/19 11:09pm

I disagree with the supposed "holier than thou" cause of ANTI-BYU behaviour.

JmThms

2/20/19 2:34pm

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777

2/18/19 6:59pm

Is there anyone who thinks that is likely? I give that a .01 chance.

rocker

2/18/19 6:59pm

How about BYU-Patagonia?

man-at-arms

2/18/19 7:09pm

That would be sweet for our South American brethren and sisters.

specsauce

2/18/19 7:12pm

I'd prefer East coast or Midwest to encourage more growth and dispersion of members but

Baron

2/18/19 7:10pm

They should buy the old Yearning For Zion Ranch and make in BYU-West Texas.

2/18/19 7:14pm

I'm all for the church purchasing LMU. Beautiful location.

dadofkhec

2/18/19 7:16pm

The Church and Orlando - Deseret University. No brainer.

2/18/19 7:16pm

BYU - Disney

dadofkhec

2/18/19 7:18pm

BYU-Idaho is fixable for a lot less money.

Richbyu

2/18/19 7:34pm

And they are expanding like crazy. Over 20,000 students fall 2018.

rocker

2/18/19 7:40pm

If BYU-I had sports, I think more graduates might settle in the area.

Richbyu

2/18/19 7:47pm

Would be nice for them to add some Oly sports but I don’t see it. But a

rocker

2/18/19 7:56pm

President Hinckley disagreed with you about sports at BYU-I.

RexIdaCoug

2/18/19 9:05pm

At the very least you'd see plenty of alumni coming back to visit campus to go

CheeseburgerEddie

2/18/19 9:11pm

Fair enough

RexIdaCoug

2/18/19 9:13pm

Dixie State University just did a study on this. Costs only $12M per year.

Richbyu

2/19/19 3:00pm

That would make me talk about my Alma Mater so much more...

CheeseburgerEddie

2/18/19 7:45pm

BYU I does little to help expand the footprint of the church. That would be a penny wise, pound foolish type move.

Baron

2/18/19 7:46pm

It's the only plausible way the Church will ever "expand" a BYU.

Richbyu

2/18/19 7:53pm

If you build it they will come. BYU Idaho should stay as the BYU safety school.

Baron

2/18/19 8:00pm

I disagree in one context. Nobody stays after graduation. We aren't having

mudpupper

2/18/19 8:24pm

"Does little to expand the footprint of the church"

RexIdaCoug

2/18/19 8:58pm

It does do little to expand it. Because it doesn’t change it. You put s new school in an area with few members the

Baron

2/19/19 10:16am

BYU-Texas?

2/18/19 7:46pm

As I think about it, maybe BYU-Houston

2/19/19 8:21am

The fact that there was a proposed law like the one below in California

haisai

2/18/19 7:50pm

Running schools has to be a very expensive endeavor.

idcougarfan

2/18/19 8:01pm

It isn't mandatory that a school be subsidized by an organization.

BertoChavez

2/18/19 8:43pm

Is the church willing to do that?

idcougarfan

2/18/19 8:58pm

Horrible location for a university. It was a mistake to double down on it.

Josef K

2/18/19 8:15pm

For such a mistake it is overflowing with people wanting to be there.

mudpupper

2/18/19 8:25pm

You could put a BYU in on an iceberg in the arctic circle and it would be

Josef K

2/18/19 8:32pm

cost was the major data point in picking R-burg. very hard to provide affordable college for 30,000 students if

HarlemCoug

2/18/19 8:46pm

It didn't have to be as remote as Rexburg. Plenty of land near cities in Midwest

2/18/19 8:53pm

lol, you'd rather a BYU Iowa?

Dissenter

2/19/19 10:07am

I'd rather it was within 200 miles of an airport with more than 10 flights a day

2/19/19 10:20am

It's hard to find enough qualified active LDS faculty for BYU, which makes it

Monomachos

2/18/19 8:18pm

The church should concentrate on creating a legitimate online university.

Josef K

2/18/19 8:35pm

You mean spirit prison itself?

chazen

2/18/19 11:01pm

The Brethren have a global view of the church. The cost of another school

runnincoug

2/19/19 12:48am

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