BYU wants to feel the Power (...of a P5 Conf)
BYU doesn't want to be independent anymore.
Big XII seems logical, if they can find a XIIth too, but the article says the conference isn't interested (at the moment). More interestingly, BYU seems to think another wave of realignment is in the near future... not sure what's left to move...
But if this is in the works, can I ask ... can B1G trade Rutgers and Maryland for BYU? Pleez?
February 25th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
I like Maryland in the B1G
February 25th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
I will never be fine with Fucking Rutgers
February 25th, 2015 at 4:19 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 5:53 PM ^
Brian and others usually focus on how bad Rutgers is and how the TV revenue isn't all it's cracked up to be, but Stewart Mandel wrote a good article about how the expansion seemed necessary because of the shrinking B1G recruiting footprint.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
MD actually seems to be fitting in nicely.
EDIT: I've never liked BYU. I think its mostly about the Holiday Bowl in 84.
February 25th, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
The Terps are definitely a good addition for basketball. All the FMs (@#%&* Mormons) would add is a usually ponderous team made up of slow but strong white former missionaries. And in football? Who wants to defend the old triple option all day?
February 25th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
The good news is, it's warm in Bolivia.
February 25th, 2015 at 8:53 PM ^
Your sarcasm is missing its sarcasm. Triple option? Lol.
February 26th, 2015 at 9:48 AM ^
I'm pondering if you've seen BYU play football lately. Like Utah, they'd probably have beaten us more times than not in the last 10 years.
February 25th, 2015 at 6:08 PM ^
Yeah, I remember some intense verbal sparing with some BYU fans at that game. Let's just say that they weren't all that pious. I really wanted Michigan to win that game to shut them up.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
Another pile of puke.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
Another pile of puke.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
To "feel" anything while you are a student.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:45 PM ^
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February 25th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
If they could get some mature, responsible adults in their AD to stop the bonehead soundbytes I might be OK with them too. But Maryland has definitely worked out so far.
And if we ever add another...not BYU...
February 25th, 2015 at 6:30 PM ^
I am, too. And didn't both teams beat us last fall, one at home?
I like having new opponents to play, even if they're not known as national powers. It makes life and games more interesting.
But BYU...that would simply not be a reasonable fit for the B1G in any way. They more closely resemble the TCUs and Baylors of the world.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
Cincinnati is frequently rumored to be on the Big XII's radar if they eventually decide to expand.
February 25th, 2015 at 3:32 PM ^
Probably to appease West Viriginia.
February 25th, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
Cincinnati to the Big Ten would be great for us, and we should all be advocating for it. It's an unbelievable structural advantage for Ohio State that its the only major football program in the most talent-rich state in the conference. It's honestly a miracle that they don't win the conference every year. Their situation is almost the hypothetical equivalent to UF being the only major football program in the state of Florida. Only if the state of Florida were surrounded by Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and other states that don't produce much talent.
The higher the profile of Cincinnati, the worse for Ohio State, and the better for us.
February 25th, 2015 at 5:55 PM ^
Your comment is mostly true. It's amazing a state with as much talent as Ohio doesn't even have an MSU, but Florida has WAY more talent overall than Ohio.
February 25th, 2015 at 8:32 PM ^
academics. That may change in the future as they are moving towards AAU membership. I think they'd make an excellent target for another conference. I think the Big XII made a mistake taking West Virginia over them.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
I've never thought of this as ohio is a talent rich state Ohio State can pretty much have their pick. Michigan is lesser high school football state and both us and State have to fight over top end recruits.
February 25th, 2015 at 5:57 PM ^
Could/should they poach Utah? They're better than any of the other programs mentioned here and they don't have any longstanding affiliation with the Pac-12. Obviously BYU would be a bigger rival than anyone in the Pac-12 as well.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Trade Maryland and Rutgers for BYU? Why stop there?
Let's trade Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota for Evergreen State U, ITT Tech and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.
/s
February 25th, 2015 at 3:13 PM ^
We already have Sparty, and one clown college is enough.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Big XII got screwed by trying to be cute with declaring who won their conference. They will get back to 12 sooner then later.
February 26th, 2015 at 9:31 AM ^
Yes, this is what the BYU guy meant be "realignment coming". it's not all of CFB, it's the Big 12. he wants to be in the discussion when it happens.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
Boise state and BYU deserve an invitation to a p5.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:07 PM ^
Their strict enforcement of the "honor code" which prohibits premarital sex pretty much puts them "out of the market" for 90% of the elite recruits in any sport. Contrast this with the SEC, where so many schools use "hostesses" to "entertain" their recruits and one apparently likes to use two at a time.
BYU does a lot of things right as a program. Whether or not you agree with their religion, they do a great job of graduating their players and trying to help them grow into responsible citizens who are great representatives of their school. Unfortunately, their message doesn't always resonate with the modern player.
I can't see BYU being more than an 8-4 team in a major conference. They should rejoin a lesser conference and play against schools with personnel closer to theirs.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
There are a lot of reasons to not want BYU, but success on the field is not one of them. They have 5 10-win seasons the last 10 years, with three of those being 11-win years. They have a national championship in somewhat recent memory -- yes, by beating Bo's worst team ever, but still. If we can add a team that will consistently win 8-10 games a year and occasionally competes for conference titles, that is a plus. Not that this would ever happen though.
February 25th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
Why was a 6-6 Michigan paired up with #1 BYU in the Holiday Bowl?
February 25th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
The WAC champion (Brigham Young) was tied in to the Holiday Bowl--there was no way they could get out of it. As far as their opponent is concerned, I don't think any teams passed on the Holiday Bowl: they wanted Michigan and Michigan wasn't about to say no.
Obviously there were better teams they could have invited, but there weren't any bigger TV/attendance draws to choose from. The Holiday Bowl always seemed to like the Big Ten anyway.
February 25th, 2015 at 4:22 PM ^
The answer to that question is: HARBAUGH.
As in, Jim had been the starter that season, his first (as a sophomore). Now, true, he broke his arm against Sparty IIRC and didn't play a down the rest of the year -- hence the 6-5 result -- BUT, his mere presence on the team earlier that year COMPELLED the Holiday Bowl to invite us. THE POWER OF HARBAUGH.
Frankly, Oklahoma or Washington -- the #2 and #3 teams that year -- would have waxed BYU in a bowl game. BYU was lucky it was "just" us that year.
February 25th, 2015 at 2:23 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
Michigan is going to curb stomp BYU this year.
February 25th, 2015 at 3:01 PM ^
Not if they have Taysom Hill healthy and good to go. It will be close.
February 25th, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
IIRC, they were 6-0 or 7-0 before he got hurt and then absolutely tanked from there. No question that will be a tough game.
February 25th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 4:10 PM ^
And because I'm getting married that night.
February 25th, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 6:07 PM ^