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Mar 22, 2023
8:50:56pm

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Did BYU even get multiple offers?

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I'm not going to be resentful to ESPN about this, since that's unhealthy, but

Y05

3/22/23 8:21pm

Nobody else was offering any more.

Ragnar Danneskjold

3/22/23 8:27pm

That's not necessarily true. BYU wanted ESPN, even if it was for less.

Schultz is back

3/22/23 8:28pm

Who was offering more?

Ragnar Danneskjold

3/22/23 8:29pm

ION

BamaCoug

3/22/23 8:36pm

Did BYU even get multiple offers?

Schultz is back

3/22/23 8:50pm

Yes. About 3-4 IIRC

2FarGone

3/22/23 10:56pm

NBC offered a lot more

2FarGone

3/22/23 10:56pm

Do tell us about these other offers.

3/23/23 12:41am

yep

3/23/23 12:35am

Link?

3/23/23 12:34am

They gave us more than double than we would have got in the MWC..win/win

Avery

3/22/23 8:27pm

I realize I'm oversimplifying some things to illustrate the bigger points

Y05

3/22/23 8:42pm

Okay, we’ve established that it was good to go independent.

3/23/23 12:43am

Finally, BYU is getting its due

Zip

3/22/23 8:29pm

ESPN did more than give a paycheck to BYU. They help w/ the schedule & bowls. We complained about them but who

Soupie

3/22/23 8:30pm

They had no other bidders that I’m aware of.

Future_Tacos

3/22/23 8:30pm

BYU didn't seak multiple bidders.

Schultz is back

3/22/23 8:52pm

The way market value works is it's what the market will pay

ryebrye

3/22/23 8:34pm

Can you imagine being Indy with Fox sports backing? No way

BlueRhino

3/22/23 8:38pm

BYU and all teams are worth less not in a conference. Even Notre dame doesn't

johnnybyu

3/22/23 8:39pm

How do they look at BYU and say, "Yeah, you don't deserve a seat at the table.”

DiamondMo

3/22/23 8:49pm

Generally speaking, it seems teams are worth far more in a P5 than on their own.

Stalwart Man

3/22/23 10:07pm

Seems like this is the principle here

Cougsnstuffs

3/23/23 6:05am

BYU playing a p5 schedule>BYU playing an Indy schedule.

3/22/23 10:30pm

Some said ESPN exerted pressure to keep BYU Indy so we would be more useful to

Ripliancum

3/23/23 7:38am

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