Because they want those games to be as meaningful as possible.

Jul 26, 2021
2:36:26pm

CougarCanuck76 All-American

That will drive demand. If BYU ends up being the equivalent to a directional school on a P5's schedule then it won't be worth nearly as much to them.

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Time

ESPN Behind the Curtain

Kolobrdm

7/26/21 9:39am

They will put us wherever NOI is greatest

kapcreations

7/26/21 9:41am

ESPN is hardly invested in BYU.

mudpupper

7/26/21 9:41am

ESPN is invested for BYU to maintain the 8pm local, 10pm eastern time slot

BYUheaven

7/26/21 9:44am

At a very bargain price for them. BYU isn't crossing their minds much in all of

mudpupper

7/26/21 9:45am

If members would do better missionary work and we had more robust membership and baptism numbers

Indy Coug

7/26/21 9:41am

Thanks covid!

TNT

7/26/21 9:42am

ESPN loves BYU

JOPE

7/26/21 9:42am

ESPN loves……..to use BYU as their flex date. Other than that BYU isn’t driving

Pepe

7/26/21 9:49am

RE: ESPN Behind the Curtain

TNT

7/26/21 9:43am

We will continue the same relationship as "allies/partners" where they continue

Iman23

7/26/21 9:44am

Or keep BYU Independent as a scheduling princess...

LEDSFW

7/26/21 9:45am

So ESPN is trying to get best price/school or price/game? Schools want opposite.

CosmoK

7/26/21 9:45am

RE: So ESPN is trying to get best price/school or price/game? Schools want

Kolobrdm

7/26/21 9:49am

ESPN doesn't care about BYU, they like paying us bottom barrel price, for >TV

happyhiker

7/26/21 9:50am

TNT stated this years ago

TNT

7/26/21 9:52am

Thanks TNT. If I knew, I would have given you the credit.

happyhiker

7/26/21 9:54am

They feel nothing. It's like the Mad Men scene when the guy gets on the elevator

macdizzle

7/26/21 9:59am

We have some personal relationships that got them a discounted BYU rate

CougarCanuck76

7/26/21 10:05am

My worry is that ESPN will actively try to keep us out

Hill4Heisman

7/26/21 11:37am

Because they want those games to be as meaningful as possible.

CougarCanuck76

7/26/21 2:36pm

Been said, but ESPN views BYU as a convenient tool; nothing more

krindorr

7/26/21 12:18pm

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