Great points. Disagree that the big 12 would not be P5 caliber, though.

Jul 23, 2021
1:23:17pm

cougargollum Redshirt Freshman

Adding BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, and Boise or UCF would put football on par with the P12, and it would be a top basketball conference.

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I talked with a Big 12 talk show host last week about BYU

Punk Philosopher

7/23/21 11:53am

BYU did not dig themselves in a hole.

WJCougar

7/23/21 11:57am

Let's play hard to get some more? No thanks. Schmooze until we get there.

RenoCoug

7/23/21 12:08pm

I know there are Pro-Indy and Pro-do anything and I mean anything to get to a P5

Punk Philosopher

7/23/21 12:17pm

Smart analysis of what should have been BYU's negotiation strategy. Too late to

Forzaitalia

7/23/21 1:07pm

Great points. Disagree that the big 12 would not be P5 caliber, though.

cougargollum

7/23/21 1:23pm

I think he was assuming that other top tier programs would bolt

Punk Philosopher

7/23/21 1:29pm

RE: I think he was assuming that other top tier programs would bolt

jimmything

7/23/21 4:15pm

Your friend is naive

Junior Deputy

7/23/21 1:28pm

Of course he is, to a degree. He’s not a BYU fan. Which is why I also think

Punk Philosopher

7/23/21 1:30pm

Fair enough

Junior Deputy

7/23/21 4:07pm

I could thumb this to because Notre Dame and BYU are unique, and Liberty is...

LEDSFW

7/23/21 2:42pm

I suspect there are some decision makers at BYU/church who do love independence

deljdc

7/23/21 3:09pm

Agree. I'd say there's decent odds the BOT passes on a B12 invite.

Orem58thBall

7/23/21 4:21pm

Other than missing out on the top 6 conference champions getting into the

Blue chunks

7/23/21 4:58pm

RE: I talked with a Big 12 talk show host last week about BYU

jimmything

7/23/21 5:33pm

To be clear at what is and is not being said…

Punk Philosopher

7/23/21 8:28pm

We’ve needed to win, and we haven’t. That’s our problem. Not

bald man

7/24/21 4:12pm

I’m going to have to go ahead and sort of

Punk Philosopher

7/27/21 3:11am

Too late to change the narrative to “we love our autonomy.”

GeorgeAlbertsgoatie

7/23/21 6:36pm

He isn't wrong about the positives about independence for BYU....it is the reason I don't think they join a conference

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