ND has leverage. BYU needs ND game more than ND needs BYU game.

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Jun 22, 2022
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Holmoe basically confirms that he gave ND whatever they wanted to play them in

pistol12

6/22/22 9:31am

Maybe he got more money than the buyout

Huge Manatee

6/22/22 9:32am

I hope it was enough to cover the travel costs and a surplus.

Y05

6/22/22 5:08pm

Notre Dame was either going to pay the buyout or do this. BYU took the better option. They were not coming to Provo.

Turnpike Lane

6/22/22 9:32am

I would have preferred the buyout.

kimdaddy35

6/22/22 9:33am

Not me. I'd rather play the game. It's on NBC. Viewership will be very high. We

gwalker

6/22/22 9:38am

This is likely to be our most watched game ever

krindorr

6/22/22 10:07am

Why? It's not like we haven't played ND on NBC before.

Y05

6/22/22 5:11pm

Just because of population growth and generally increased interest in football viewership

krindorr

6/22/22 5:31pm

It's a gamble ... we'd better win

akbarishiwatsu

6/22/22 10:26am

It's really not that much of a gamble.

Eddie

6/22/22 10:46am

Taking the buy out would be an emotional decision.

Eddie

6/22/22 10:41am

What’s the priority?

cajuncoug

6/22/22 12:12pm

I don't think it's just about being on good terms.

Eddie

6/22/22 12:21pm

Well yeah…

cajuncoug

6/22/22 12:58pm

Holmoe was thoroughly out-negotiated.

Forzaitalia

6/22/22 3:47pm

Holmoe had absolutely no leverage.

Eddie

6/22/22 4:07pm

Any future football game against ND needs to either be in Vegas or Provo. BYU football should never again travel to

Spiff

6/22/22 4:42pm

Not me. We get the game and more money than a buyout would have brought.

kccougar

6/22/22 9:39am

But we would have had the buyout money plus another game (which we would have made money off of) had we gone the other

kimdaddy35

6/22/22 9:45am

You can't buy the prestige of beating Notre Dame on the road. So, I hope we win.

BleedCougarBlue2

6/22/22 11:12am

Please tell me your kidding

Baseball77

6/22/22 11:04am

Why? It's literally the most exciting game on our schedule next year.

HarlemCoug

6/22/22 12:24pm

ND=Chicken

pegushin

6/22/22 9:35am

ND=Power!

coolblue

6/22/22 10:53am

That's a myopic assessment. The mistake was made negotiating a 2-1 with the 1st

Forzaitalia

6/22/22 6:14pm

RE: Holmoe basically confirms that he gave ND whatever they wanted to play them

HiLife

6/22/22 9:32am

I'm not shocked at all by it. Just sharing what he reaffirmed.

pistol12

6/22/22 9:33am

Luckily the remnants of tough scheduling in independence will be gone soon

JackStack

6/22/22 9:35am

I still think BYU should have taken the ASU route with

The Pope

6/22/22 9:38am

Not sure that following ASU's example in most instances will lead

Marvelous

6/22/22 9:54am

As an ASU grad, I completely agree. This case though is the exception

The Pope

6/22/22 11:41am

ND has leverage. BYU needs ND game more than ND needs BYU game.

flyzag

6/22/22 9:38am

Not anymore. Those days ended before this game got scheduled.

Indy Coug

6/22/22 9:42am

You are not being honest with yourself if you believe BYU doesn't need this game

flyzag

6/22/22 9:44am

BYU didn't "need" Notre Dame for 2022. They could have just as easily found someone else and the rest of the schedule

Indy Coug

6/22/22 9:48am

ND's schedule is filled with 8 P5 teams. For NY bowl BYU needs more P5 games

flyzag

6/22/22 9:51am

BYU could have got another P5 team.

byusage

6/22/22 9:59am

Not likely. The BYU-Notre Dame game was announced last fall, about 3 weeks after

Doogal McCougar

6/22/22 10:16am

It was announced then, but how long had they been working to get the game with

byusage

6/22/22 10:34am

how many p5 teams of ND quality have a game left to fill in schedule?

flyzag

6/22/22 11:00am

Doesn't need. But still very beneficial

krindorr

6/22/22 2:46pm

This is a true statement but BYU doesn't need a ND game so badly to get abused

Countcougula

6/22/22 2:05pm

We don't need that game. Why do we need it?

SaintGeorgeYFan

6/22/22 3:21pm

BYU needs marque P5 wins to earn a NY Bowl. BYU without ND only has

flyzag

6/22/22 3:29pm

I agree with your perspective, but we still play at Stanford in '22

Doogal McCougar

6/22/22 3:37pm

Of course. It's ridiculous what we did to get that extra game. Should have just forced them to pay us.

Indy Coug

6/22/22 9:41am

BYU will earn more than the contracted buyout. Plus, we get ND in Vegas.

Doogal McCougar

6/22/22 9:47am

No, ND gets BYU in Vegas. Based on ticket allocation, most of us won't be there.

TailgateU

6/22/22 2:11pm

*Then, we get ND on NBC.

Doogal McCougar

6/22/22 2:52pm

There is/was no need to force ND to pay the buyout. ND has been offering and

NYC and Japan

6/22/22 10:11am

Why? We end up with more money than we would have had otherwise and we get the best game of our season.

HarlemCoug

6/22/22 12:27pm

Just win baby

70'sCougar

6/22/22 10:14am

If we win all will be well.

Heath Squashwell

6/22/22 10:20am

If not, it’s a potential NY6 wrecker

pegushin

6/22/22 10:35am

Transcript of the phone call between Swarbrick and Holmoe:

rocker

6/22/22 11:08am

Just think of how satisfying it's gonna be when we win.

Roko's Basilisk

6/22/22 11:20am

What did he say? Anyone got a link?

HarlemCoug

6/22/22 12:26pm

I honestly can't stand ND. I wouldn't miss not playing them in the future.

SaintGeorgeYFan

6/22/22 3:18pm

Holmoe did the right thing and got us a high-profile game

AdamChase

6/22/22 4:23pm

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