BYU's Future

[Colly Wolly]

I am the first to admit I am in melt down mode. But hear me out here.

BYU is a program that is being left behind. The independence thing is an act of desperation. We don't really have anything to play for anymore except for exposure for the Church. And if that is the only thing we can play for, well then I say Amen to the potential of this team and this school's athletic department.

Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me that, long-term, things can get demonstrably better for this team and school. The athletic department should be scuttled a la Ricks. It's not really doing anything now, and it is only gonna get worse.

We will continue to field athletes that can beat Idaho State, but not much else. We might eek out a win against an SEC cellar dweller every now and then. For me, the suffering is not worth it.

Good bye to the university I onced loved and have since lost. Thanks for a good B-school education.

[Moliere]

You're wrong.

Edit: you're right

[Colly Wolly]

I'm here to help. That much should be clear.

[landpoke]

I'll miss you people's meltdowns most of all.

[wuapinmon]

I'll miss you people's meltdowns most of all.

Are you leaving for Valinor?

[Colly Wolly]

I'll miss you people's meltdowns most of all.

At least I'm getting it out of the way earlier than most people. I'm gonna watch this game to the bitter end. It will be my last game. I figure it is the least I can do for the university that has put me through so much good and so much hell.

[landpoke]

Are you leaving for Valinor?

You folks left, not me.

[Colly Wolly]

Come with me.

[landpoke]

Come with me.

With the Pokes @ 3-0 and the Cornhuskers coming to Laramie next week? I think I'll hang out for a bit.

[Commando]

Come with me.

I'm with you! Just a sec.. my toe doesn't quiite reach this trigger....

[Colly Wolly]

I'm with you! Just a sec.. my toe doesn't quiite reach this trigger....

Wait. Stop. You are not killing your whole self. Just the part of you that is a BYU fan.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I can tune out the football team. I tuned out by the end of 03 and became interested again at the end of 2006. I fully realize this makes me a fair weather fan but I have a limited amount of time, emotion and attention.

[Colly Wolly]

I can tune out the football team. I tuned out by the end of 03 and became interested again at the end of 2006. I fully realize this makes me a fair weather fan but I have a limited amount of time, emotion and attention.

You'll get no flak from me for being fair weather. How much sense does it make to keep throwing emotional capital at something that results in misery and pain? I would probably be able to shake this off if it were last year, but the independence and the reliance on ESPN make it really difficult to think we are trending any where other than precipitously downward.

[shoganai]

Hard to believe that a program with such a proud tradition, successful history, and large, loyal fan base could become nothing but a dinosaur.

But, with the rising sun promising to bring nothing but super conference armageddon, and our beloved team having one of its worst performances in its 89-year history, it's a lot easier to believe we're on that road than it was just a few weeks ago...

You really have to wonder what the future holds, as the traditional world of college football seems ready to crumble around us - never mind what happened to our team tonight.

[USUC]

Hard to believe that a program with such a proud tradition, successful history, and large, loyal fan base could become nothing but a dinosaur.

But, with the rising sun promising to bring nothing but super conference armageddon, and our beloved team having one of its worst performances in its 89-year history, it's a lot easier to believe we're on that road than it was just a few weeks ago...

You really have to wonder what the future holds, as the traditional world of college football seems ready to crumble around us - never mind what happened to our team tonight.

I know I just slammed Colly Wolly in another thread about jumping to conclusions but in the last 5 minutes I've finally let the meltdown happen. I'm scared shitless about the repercussions of conference realignment and the recruiting consequences as a result of this game. If the Big-12 implodes, I don't see how BYU can compete. I wish I could just sit back and say "we are young and we'll get better" or "get in some knew coaches and a couple of good years of recruiting and we'll be able to rise up again." But BYU is on the outside looking in and the time for success is now.