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Aug 1, 2021
5:37:52am

slatecoug All-American

I can't believe I have to explain something so obvious

If the remaining 8 schools only add AAC schools and not BYU, it would send a 100% very loud and clear message that they have no interest in trying to field the best and strongest possible schools/competition for the Big 12 moving forward.

BYU already has better facilities than most of the remaining 8 schools not to mention the AAC schools. BYU has the largest football stadium of the group. BYU Athletic Department already competes on the level of a P5 school. BYU brings more cachet than any other possible expansion target.

BYU with a P5 moniker attached to athletics, and BYU would quickly turn into a powerhouse.

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slatecoug

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Who else has noticed more and more articles are coming to the conclusions...

LEDSFW

7/31/21 1:54pm

The AAC, perhaps encouraged by ESPN,

Everyman

7/31/21 2:22pm

AAC always had to shoot its shot.

7/31/21 3:44pm

Yup. You never make a full court shot you didn’t take.

Big Daddy D

7/31/21 7:38pm

You underestimate how terrible a draw San Diego St is

krindorr

7/31/21 2:59pm

there is only one Western team worth looking at BYU, the rest are East and they

Nat Gas Man

7/31/21 3:56pm

This was also true before they added Utah and Colorado

baldcoug74

8/1/21 3:55pm

You underestimate the value of P5 membership to any program, and location...

LEDSFW

7/31/21 7:15pm

Oklahoma with 3.9M residents can support two P5s with some leftovers for Tulsa

krindorr

7/31/21 11:04pm

Again, would be true if it were a real metric. But...

LEDSFW

8/1/21 5:44pm

Ya gotta stop comparing BYU to ND.

Backcountry

8/1/21 5:48pm

But then why doesn't BYU's national fanbase actually watch the games?

krindorr

8/1/21 6:29pm

RE: But then why doesn't BYU's national fanbase actually watch the games?

Backcountry

8/1/21 6:45pm

The reason to take SDSU is to get CA recruiting. I don’t think it’s enough.

jvquarterback

7/31/21 7:44pm

Many who keep bringing up BSU are probably considering actual performance

Blue Cat

7/31/21 3:03pm

Y'all are forgetting the most critical criteria

ColoSpgs

7/31/21 3:30pm

It would be hilarious if the blue field became a negative tie breaker that

Megamind

7/31/21 5:50pm

LOL. UH...NOT TRUE!

LEDSFW

7/31/21 7:17pm

It’s 2021 - following matters, not media footprint. The age of regional carriage fees for CFB is over

molodyets

7/31/21 3:20pm

Add the best football programs - BSU is better than SDSU

HawkeyeCoug

7/31/21 3:23pm

It’s about the money.

Rocketman

7/31/21 3:46pm

Obviously a lot of people here think Spudaho State and 1 million people...

LEDSFW

7/31/21 7:23pm

25 million people in southern California don’t care about SDSU. Attendance

Pick-Six Coug

7/31/21 7:28pm

Uh!

LEDSFW

8/1/21 5:36pm

More insults! You're making Lip Gallagher seem like a humble guy.

Backcountry

8/1/21 5:42pm

Gotcha, so SDSU, SJSU, UNLV, CSU, New Mexico all are better options than BYU?

krindorr

7/31/21 11:08pm

Youve got to stop looking at this through a decade old lens

Backcountry

8/1/21 4:13am

I think cincy is ahead of either Boise or central florida.

travelcoug

7/31/21 3:26pm

Or San Diego

travelcoug

7/31/21 3:55pm

Footprint matters less with cord cutting and more people streaming

icecougar

7/31/21 3:35pm

Wrong! Footprint matters because streaming requires interest. TV is just...

LEDSFW

7/31/21 7:09pm

I didn’t say it doesn’t matter, you just made that up…

icecougar

7/31/21 8:50pm

If it's all about media markets, BYU doesn't make the cut

krindorr

7/31/21 11:28pm

I look at just about every one of those schools and wonder if any are all that

Don Carlton

7/31/21 3:42pm

ESPN and BYU's relationship is irrelelvant to BYU's conference decisions

7/31/21 3:43pm

I get it,you want to dust your feet off at ESPN! Pretty short sighted

travelcoug

7/31/21 3:58pm

Where did you get that from my post? I said it is a business relationship with

7/31/21 4:00pm

Boise St's football complex is pretty new/nice & stadium has a little more done

Undefeated

7/31/21 4:06pm

The issue BYU will have is that they are the only Western school I think the B12

7/31/21 4:08pm

Just adding AAC schools would be admitting they are now a G5 conference

slatecoug

7/31/21 6:25pm

You’re right, they should petition for membership in the B10, see how that goes.

7/31/21 7:21pm

LOL, no it doesn't. Do ANY of you guys ever actually try and write...

LEDSFW

7/31/21 7:24pm

I can't believe I have to explain something so obvious

slatecoug

8/1/21 5:37am

Did I advocate for that? No! I have no idea why you posted this.

LEDSFW

8/1/21 5:23pm

Maybe you should read your post right above mine.

slatecoug

8/2/21 4:19pm

RE: Who else has noticed more and more articles are coming to the conclusions...

UteZ

7/31/21 4:15pm

At least BYU is used to paying its own way. Mid tier P5 schools are going to be

7/31/21 4:22pm

IMO, the media is normalizing BYU to make it more palatable when they are added.

panacablue

7/31/21 4:35pm

I hope so. HC is gonna be a "huge" obstacle.

BleedCougarBlue2

8/2/21 10:32am

I don't think any of the 8 leftovers are wanted by power conferences

uk cougar

7/31/21 5:01pm

They will stick together for financial reasons first and foremost

slatecoug

7/31/21 6:26pm

I can’t find any links saying Boise doesn’t add value.

Dr MoBYU

7/31/21 5:34pm

It adds value, just not enough to make up what they would be paid

Nat Gas Man

7/31/21 6:14pm

But posting links is lazy

Cougar TD

7/31/21 5:58pm

No, not typing Big 12 Expansion News in Google is lazy.

LEDSFW

7/31/21 7:26pm

I actually find it more funny that you don't want to post what you found.

Cougar TD

7/31/21 7:55pm

football fans are high on Boise St., not university presidents

Hill4Heisman

7/31/21 6:59pm

You really need to chill about your Boise hate. Boise is better than BYU

Hotlanta

7/31/21 10:47pm

A trick win over Oklahoma a decade ago? Boise has been utterly dominant against

BlooCoog

7/31/21 10:52pm

Like another poster said, BSU plays one P5 a year, wins every 2 or three years.

LEDSFW

8/1/21 5:57pm

Except the facts say different; BYU goes 2/5 and Boise 1/2 yearly against P5

krindorr

8/1/21 6:38pm

It might help if you were actually aware of on field results

Blue Cat

8/1/21 8:24pm

RE: It might help if you were actually aware of on field results

Backcountry

8/1/21 8:34pm

How have they done since Chris Peterson has left Boise?

slatecoug

8/2/21 5:14pm

4/7 Top 25, 5/7 10+ wins, NY6 victory

krindorr

8/2/21 5:18pm

Pretty great. They were very good before CP too.

Blue Cat

8/2/21 6:41pm

For real though, why is it so personal?

Backcountry

8/1/21 8:35pm

You seem to forget they won THREE Fiesta bowls, 06, 14 and 17

8/1/21 8:52pm

In fairness that's as much for to BYU's independence as it is on-field results

krindorr

8/1/21 9:54pm

Most of the great things used here happened under Chris Peterson

slatecoug

8/2/21 5:16pm

4 top 25, 5 10+ wins, NY6 win in the 7 seasons since Peterson left

krindorr

8/2/21 6:23pm

By your stats they're world beaters. How have they done against winning P5 teams

slatecoug

8/2/21 8:25pm

I wasn't arguing them over BYU; I was arguing them over SDSU

krindorr

8/2/21 9:01pm

“ESPN is to BYU what NBC is to Notre Dame” Lolol….right

NacoCoug

7/31/21 11:50pm

I appreciated the laugh.

DoseOfReality

8/1/21 7:56am

I think the BIG10 is going to snatch up some BIG12 teams forcing some

delete_king

8/1/21 6:13am

Adding two is possible, but adding ISU and Kansas is unlikely...

LEDSFW

8/1/21 1:16pm

I like gummy worms

krindorr

8/1/21 1:20pm

Why would the Big 10 want any of the leftovers?

slatecoug

8/2/21 5:17pm

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