Hawaii, UCONN, Northern Illinois all had special seasons, the likes of which BYU has never had.

Jun 24, 2019
10:05:36pm

JohnnyComeLately So hot right now

How much did it help their programs in the years after?

Indy is not the same as a Power 5, but it’s much better than the G5 alternative.

Edit: outside of winning the natty in 1984, I mean playing in a BCS or New Years 6 bowl game special season.

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The solution to all of our program’s problems:

che flaco

6/24/19 7:10pm

Why is everyone suggesting go back to the MWC?

TNT

6/24/19 7:11pm

MWC = AAC = CUSA

yorksama

6/24/19 7:16pm

AAC>>MWC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CUSA

byuluvr

6/24/19 7:19pm

Lipstick on a pig

yorksama

6/24/19 7:20pm

No. There's a huge difference between 7mm/yr and 400k/yr.

molodyets

6/24/19 7:43pm

I think his point may be that a pig is still a pig, no matter the size.

here's to hoping

6/24/19 11:34pm

From what I see of East Coast bias, AAC might not be a bad thing.

(Private)

6/25/19 9:19am

MWC, AAC. Same crap. I know you like to think the AAC is different

LiveCoug

6/24/19 7:17pm

It is different. If you can't see how the AAC gets more national recognition

TNT

6/24/19 7:17pm

Sure, it's better than the MWC. You don't need to convince me of that

LiveCoug

6/24/19 7:24pm

Because wins are better than losses and a loss to Michigan is equal to a loss to

cdr88

6/24/19 7:47pm

Snark snark snark.

SandYFan

6/24/19 7:18pm

Yeah, the last 8+ years of independence have really done a lot for the program..

cougarnerd

6/24/19 7:20pm

What will help is a worse alternative.

Belboz

6/24/19 7:23pm

We've had zero special seasons since going Indy. Zero. We at least got

SandYFan

6/24/19 7:30pm

I think we all miss that. I just don’t think going to the MWC or having been

che flaco

6/24/19 7:36pm

Well then we're done. Sad times.

SandYFan

6/24/19 8:12pm

Such a quitter, we're not done

Pretorian

6/25/19 6:37am

So many factors in that.

Bossk82

6/24/19 7:39pm

Hawaii, UCONN, Northern Illinois all had special seasons, the likes of which BYU has never had.

JohnnyComeLately

6/24/19 10:05pm

Well at least they had a special season unlike BYU has ever had. 🙂

SandYFan

6/24/19 10:26pm

They were all exposed in their bowl games. Soft schedules did them no good.

Bossk82

6/25/19 10:29am

you Think we had a “special season” in the MW? Which one was that?

Pretorian

6/25/19 6:36am

Going back to the MWC does not mean we will start having special seasons,

Zoobieman

6/25/19 7:53am

Smart guys... UCF is way worse than BYU, because INDY is so prestigious and

blackshirts

6/24/19 10:22pm

84 was better than UCF

puntersarepeople

6/25/19 6:48am

This is incorrect, big time...

Pretorian

6/25/19 6:50am

You say that as if there was another better option... there isn’t

Pretorian

6/25/19 6:34am

Better the season to be over after 1-2 losses and limp to lame bowls.

Mr. Scoobs

6/24/19 7:33pm

This. ^^^^^

cdr88

6/24/19 7:48pm

Let’s say that we get one special season in 15 years of going Indy where we

Extra Biscuits

6/24/19 11:26pm

You do realize we finished ranked 4-5 times in the MW right?

Mr. Scoobs

6/25/19 7:08am

Yes I do, thanks. And what else has changed since those days besides BYU?

Extra Biscuits

6/25/19 11:34am

You realize that BYU regularly finished in the top 25 in the MWC, right?

reddead

6/25/19 8:15am

Yes, and plenty of others have already detailed how the college landscape has

Extra Biscuits

6/25/19 11:27am

G5 teams still regularly finish the season ranked

reddead

6/26/19 9:16am

You make a great point and that's good data. But there are still other issues:

Extra Biscuits

6/26/19 11:12am

strawman

run26

6/24/19 8:01pm

Indy hasn’t made BYU any more relevant. Just win baby.

Mr. Scoobs

6/24/19 8:02pm

The issue is "Just Win" isn't really sustainable as an Indy. And that comes

777

6/24/19 8:08pm

I don’t necessarily disagree, Independence is very imperfect.

che flaco

6/24/19 8:21pm

We can take a MW schedule and label it “Indy” and people think it’s miles

Mr. Scoobs

6/24/19 8:40pm

I agree. I'm pushing back against the idea that BYU can play a mostly P5

777

6/24/19 9:25pm

Just the thought has me ready to run through a wall.

squidmark

6/24/19 8:06pm

I think it's funny how you make this statement mockingly that BYU

777

6/24/19 8:16pm

I’m not arguing that those numbers aren’t atrocious, I just can’t fathom how

che flaco

6/24/19 8:25pm

Do you think a NY6 would do anything to bolster some fun and excitement?

777

6/24/19 8:30pm

Maybe, but is it worth it? How often would that even happen?

che flaco

6/24/19 8:50pm

The truth is somewhere in between. Indy isn't all that, and the MWC isn't all

777

6/24/19 9:27pm

Wait so you're saying there's no genie in the MWC trophy that bestows the winner untold wealth

mik3

6/24/19 8:25pm

Couple problems with you post.....

kolob32

6/24/19 8:27pm

BSU has a TV agreement with ESPN separate from the MW cube conference

puntersarepeople

6/24/19 9:57pm

Im sure we could work something like that out as well.

kolob32

6/24/19 10:25pm

Holy exaggerated hyperbole Batman....

Coug

6/24/19 11:10pm

He didn’t say anything about the AAC. He said the MWC

jes2332

6/25/19 12:41am

You could ask your same questions about Independence

Medute

6/25/19 7:38am

This post was a specific response to another thread from last night that seemed

che flaco

6/25/19 7:59am

That makes sense

Medute

6/25/19 8:49am

Utah has one runner up in 8 years and that’s the status quo?

bluecougar1985

6/25/19 8:01am

The funniest part is where you say we’ll dominate Nevada and San Jose.

Alsippi89

6/25/19 8:04am

How come everyone gets it when YOU write TIC?!

Betruewhiteandblue

6/25/19 1:08pm

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