It isn’t that they are getting better, G5 is dying as a competitive group.

Jan 18, 2020
11:34:36am

travelcoug All-American

They haven’t been totally starved out yet but it is coming. They have already started a G5 top 25 and when the G5 national championship happens it is over.

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If I had to choose a conference for BYU and the only rule was no P5, I would

cougarfan84

1/17/20 11:13pm

And the program would die

travelcoug

1/18/20 1:02am

What part of unsustainable is not understood?

RealityCheck

1/18/20 6:36pm

What part of G5 is unsustainable don’t you get.

travelcoug

1/18/20 8:02pm

I really don’t get why people here think that joining a G5 conference

travelcoug

1/18/20 1:13am

That natural division of which you speak, has already happened.

Everyman

1/18/20 7:37am

Correct

kiyoshige

1/18/20 7:45am

I don't get the whole narrative that the P5's are going to keep getting better

CaliforniaCougar22

1/18/20 10:40am

It isn’t that they are getting better, G5 is dying as a competitive group.

travelcoug

1/18/20 11:34am

I just don't see that happening

CaliforniaCougar22

1/18/20 11:53am

It doesn’t matter if they want to or not but money matters and G5

travelcoug

1/18/20 12:15pm

The P5 control access to CFP and the top 20 bowls.

Everyman

1/18/20 1:06pm

No, because they accept us as scheduling partners. This is why we are

travelcoug

1/18/20 1:13pm

Power5 tried to make a break a few years ago but it was a political mess

travelcoug

1/18/20 11:43am

Agreed, but did you mean Jason Buck?

Jazzyturtle

1/18/20 7:53am

I can’t believe people think Indy has helped the program.

idcougarfan

1/18/20 9:10am

It’s actually really simple.

Junior Deputy

1/18/20 9:11am

Logical and realistic viewpoint. So many delusional fans.

UMWolverine

1/18/20 9:32am

This had been discussed ad nauseum but

cougargollum

1/18/20 10:33am

BINGO!!!

CougarThug

1/18/20 10:56am

We're not dropping down to G5, we're already there

Iki_Balam

1/18/20 12:06pm

BYU is indeed comparable to middle P5 schools, except that they have access to

Junior Deputy

1/18/20 12:27pm

Who gives a crap about NY6? Such a dumb consolation prize

Colorado

1/18/20 7:43pm

This is the truth no one can accept.

Traveshamockery

1/18/20 12:36pm

One of the realest posts I've ever read on here.

777

1/18/20 1:54pm

Yahoo! Only six more years til our return to glory!

GatorCoug

1/18/20 6:56pm

Great points. My only issue is 7-6 seasons are

Traveshamockery

1/18/20 10:26am

No one in the P5s think "With independence we stay with the P5 programs"

Iki_Balam

1/18/20 12:10pm

Except they include us as a P5 level scheduling partner

travelcoug

1/18/20 12:30pm

Basically that creates an annual schedule with a bunch of unexciting teams

Emmett Fitz-Hume

1/18/20 6:20am

Anyone who has visited

kiyoshige

1/18/20 7:41am

ECU has one of the best fan bases in all of the G5

CaliWG

1/18/20 7:47am

That doesn't seem right for SDSU, they have almost no fans.

Mitty

1/18/20 10:05am

They actually get decent support but it gets dwarfed by the stadium

CaliWG

1/18/20 11:58am

Bor-ing

Dr MoBYU

1/18/20 8:44am

Sorry man, I just like playing more big name teams

Dr MoBYU

1/18/20 10:23am

Logistically the AAC doesn’t make sense. Too much cross-country travel.

DraperCoug22

1/18/20 8:50am

I like conferences where everybody plays all sports. None of this football/

mudpupper

1/18/20 9:17am

That just isn't economical; NCAA sports restructuring is going to happen

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