I'm gaming best-case here on the assumption (obviously unproven and temporarily unprovable) that if BYU goes indy it's in part because the rumored thing with ESPN was real - and the rumor (which I have from some of the most credible rumor mongers in the business) was that ESPN was talking more money for a 3-5 game annual deal with BYU for more money than BYU gets from the MTN for the entire conference schedule.
So let's just say that ESPN partners with BYU for four games a year, and they're likely to be all or nearly all BCS opponents.
Then let's say BYU adds the service academies - entirely feasible. People who think AFA would refuse to do that are being ridiculous. No way they'd say no to the only team that sells out their stadium every time.
Then you add USU and Utah.
At this point you're up to 9 games annually and with a little Hawaii here, a bit of CSU or New Mexico there or whatever - you've got a manageable annual sched.
Obviously - BYU walks out with no deal with ESPN, it's junk swinging in the wind and nothing set for 2011 and announces independence then some of us just might shoot ourselves.
We'll see how it unfolds.
So let's just say that ESPN partners with BYU for four games a year, and they're likely to be all or nearly all BCS opponents.
Then let's say BYU adds the service academies - entirely feasible. People who think AFA would refuse to do that are being ridiculous. No way they'd say no to the only team that sells out their stadium every time.
Then you add USU and Utah.
At this point you're up to 9 games annually and with a little Hawaii here, a bit of CSU or New Mexico there or whatever - you've got a manageable annual sched.
Obviously - BYU walks out with no deal with ESPN, it's junk swinging in the wind and nothing set for 2011 and announces independence then some of us just might shoot ourselves.
We'll see how it unfolds.
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