"Everything can be taken from BYU but one thing: the last of human freedoms

Jan 28, 2020
1:22:08pm

Cougarclaw All-American

to choose one's Conference Independence from any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."

-Victor Frankl probably.

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BYU's move to Independence and the differing reactions from fans about

byusage

1/28/20 12:49pm

Not sure how the book makes any relevant point about independence in 2020, but ok.

SJS

1/28/20 12:51pm

Near as TNT can tell it's about cheese. Maybe government cheese?

TNT

1/28/20 12:52pm

RE: Near as TNT can tell it's about cheese. Maybe government cheese?

SJS

1/28/20 12:55pm

RE: Near as TNT can tell it's about cheese. Maybe government cheese?

LyleLanley

1/28/20 12:58pm

"Team Cheese"! Big 12 smoke?

Doogal McCougar

1/28/20 3:25pm

I don't believe the AAC can't happen. You can have a west division in their

Baseball77

1/28/20 1:05pm

The landscape of college football would have to change for that to happen.

byusage

1/28/20 1:09pm

It definitely could have happened in 2011. Back when BSU and SDSU had already

Josef K

1/28/20 1:10pm

BYU would have never chosen that. Not then, not now, and probably won't ever

byusage

1/28/20 1:17pm

His point is still valid in that the AAC will never be a P5 conference. So, what

ManicBlue

1/28/20 1:31pm

I want the AAC to grab Boise, Air Force, and SDSU...then reach out to BYU & Zags

Doogal McCougar

1/28/20 3:28pm

I read Man's Search for Meaning and realized that BYU football has no meaning

Josef K

1/28/20 1:09pm

and you act like those conditions are set in stone for eternity

ManicBlue

1/28/20 1:54pm

I like BYU Football because it is BYU's football team

Reedme

1/28/20 2:21pm

RE: I like BYU Football because it is BYU's football team

bluenowandforever

1/28/20 5:51pm

“Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.” - Theodore Roosevelt

MaxxPower

1/28/20 2:23pm

Play for a top 25 finish, beat your rival, win your bowl game. There's plenty

mikecito

1/28/20 4:59pm

Like Zip Codes

Tsisquan

1/28/20 6:41pm

One could argue BYU made the wrong choice when they lost their cheese.

TrueBlue67

1/28/20 1:21pm

They chose TCU over BYU for reasons. Geography, easier to deal with than Sunday

byusage

1/28/20 2:30pm

We will never know the "truth" because BYU will never be open about what went

TrueBlue67

1/28/20 3:00pm

"Everything can be taken from BYU but one thing: the last of human freedoms

Cougarclaw

1/28/20 1:22pm

Strange take: BYU did something different. At the time the vast majority were

kimdaddy35

1/28/20 1:26pm

The point of the book is that things change and you can keep doing things the

byusage

1/28/20 2:37pm

I don't think many wanted to stay in the MWC. Independence is now the cheese.

mandalorian

1/28/20 1:34pm

Utah took most of the cheese with them, when they left.

Everyman

1/28/20 1:41pm

not finishing ranked in 10 years, losing your successful coach to a P5, not

franklyvulgar

1/28/20 1:40pm

“... beating G5 teams that BYU should beat.” Why the word “should?”

CallingDingo

1/28/20 1:41pm

BYU receives a much larger budget and has a much better history than teams

kimdaddy35

1/28/20 1:49pm

Budget and history are negated by other factors

CallingDingo

1/28/20 2:12pm

RE: BYU receives a much larger budget and has a much better history than teams

bluenowandforever

1/28/20 5:57pm

I think it comes down to this -

Doogal McCougar

1/28/20 3:32pm

I think going "back" to a G5 conf would ensure G5 forever. BYU has to keep

ImuaKahuku

1/28/20 2:06pm

The people who want us in a conference think we'd be playing for a championship

teancum

1/28/20 2:26pm

I found in interesting that BYU went fully Indy when ND was trying to back out

BrobaFett

1/28/20 2:59pm

It is interesting, and it shows that BYU and ND measure success differently

argus

1/28/20 3:26pm

Good point.

BrobaFett

1/28/20 7:15pm

This is why we should *affiliate* with the AAC.

Doogal McCougar

1/28/20 4:02pm

No way BYU Olympic sports are traveling to the east like that.

byusage

1/28/20 5:56pm

I'm not joking. BYU would have a single Eastern road trip, if that, per sport

Doogal McCougar

1/29/20 7:56am

Not really a conference if you never or rarely play some teams now is it?

ManicBlue

1/29/20 9:47am

Bball would still play each of the Eastern teams twice in 3 years.

Doogal McCougar

1/29/20 1:11pm

Yeah ... no thanks

ManicBlue

1/29/20 4:43pm

RE: This is why we should *affiliate* with the AAC.

bluenowandforever

1/28/20 6:00pm

That is nonsensical

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