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  • Jarid in Cedar
    CS Institutional Memory
    • Jun 2009
    • 13234

    #12181
    Originally posted by LiveCoug View Post
    It's very relevant to this thread as evidenced by Jeff Chatman's tweet. It make sense that the WCC would be proactive in replacing BYU. Think about it. The WCC was perfectly happy for 30 years they way the were. They didn't need expansion. BYU was a no brainer for them, but then to go out and get Pacific? Really? 2 added teams in 2 years? Makes no sense unless it means something about BYU and the ESPN TV deal just inked last year (i.e. need 9 teams to keep contract)

    Makes sense to me..
    :graspingatstraws:
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    • Jeff Lebowski
      Corporate lackey for Jesus
      • Nov 2008
      • 69407

      #12182
      Originally posted by The Notorious J.I.C. View Post
      :graspingatstraws:
      Go ahead and piss all over our tiny little flicker of hope, JIC.
      "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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      • LiveCoug
        LA Ute loves me
        • Nov 2008
        • 18477

        #12183
        Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
        Go ahead and piss all over our tiny little flicker of hope, JIC.
        JIE is scared. He doesn't realize I am just using simple Occam's razor logic!

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        • Jeff Lebowski
          Corporate lackey for Jesus
          • Nov 2008
          • 69407

          #12184
          Originally posted by LiveCoug View Post
          JIE is scared. He doesn't realize I am just using simple Occam's razor logic!
          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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          • Jarid in Cedar
            CS Institutional Memory
            • Jun 2009
            • 13234

            #12185
            Originally posted by LiveCoug View Post
            JIE is scared. He doesn't realize I am just using simple Occam's razor logic!
            Or.....The WCC didn't like the unbalanced travel schedule and wanted to even it up again. 9 teams is good for football scheduling, bad for basketball scheduling. Even #'s work much better. That is a much more in line with the teaching's of Occam.
            "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

            "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

            "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

            -Rick Majerus

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            • YOhio
              Hipster Mode
              • Nov 2008
              • 26165

              #12186
              According to Greg Swaim of Big Time Sports it looks like we're leaving the WCC, B12 or not. I hope Powercat fans don't get the impression that we're just afraid of them because I think other reasons are at play here.

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              • Viking
                Banned
                • Jun 2009
                • 6470

                #12187
                Originally posted by YOhio View Post
                According to Greg Swaim of Big Time Sports it looks like we're leaving the WCC, B12 or not. I hope Powercat fans don't get the impression that we're just afraid of them because I think other reasons are at play here.

                oh my. that's good fun. Swaim is a hoot.

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                • BYUMizzou
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 400

                  #12188
                  Originally posted by YOhio View Post
                  According to Greg Swaim of Big Time Sports it looks like we're leaving the WCC, B12 or not. I hope Powercat fans don't get the impression that we're just afraid of them because I think other reasons are at play here.

                  What an idiot. If we don't go to the B12, there are no other options for our Olympic sports. The BE may still be interested, but they were always after BYU as a FB only member. We're not rejoining the MWCCUSA. We're not moving to the Wac. What other options are there? Big Sky . . . Big West???

                  That one tweet proves (if you didn't already know) that Swaim is an effing idiot.

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                  • lambdacoug
                    Junior Member
                    • Oct 2011
                    • 3981

                    #12189
                    Originally posted by LiveCoug View Post
                    It's very relevant to this thread as evidenced by Jeff Chatman's tweet. It make sense that the WCC would be proactive in replacing BYU. Think about it. The WCC was perfectly happy for 30 years they way the were. They didn't need expansion. BYU was a no brainer for them, but then to go out and get Pacific? Really? 2 added teams in 2 years? Makes no sense unless it means something about BYU and the ESPN TV deal just inked last year (i.e. need 9 teams to keep contract)

                    Makes sense to me..
                    If any of the rumblings from last year's expansion headache are to be believed, I think the most believable is that the admins at BYU were concerned about pissing off the schools and associated religions of the WCC. I could believe that BYU told the WCC that they would find a replacement before they left, to ease scheduling and TV contract concerns. That seems fairly reasonable.

                    Maybe. I'm not holding my breath though.
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                    • Goatnapper'96
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 10909

                      #12190
                      Is Chatman right? Is he right? Cause I know that is the popular version of what is going on here, and a lot of people would like to believe that. I wish I could, BUT I NEVER LOST FAITH! THERE I WAS WITH KCCOUGAR, SLUGGING IT OUT WITH A BUNCH OF FUCKING NANCIES AND DEFENDING THE HONOR OF ELDER BEDNAR WHILE PUSSIES LIKE WHYOHIO AND JEFF LEBOWSKI WERE IN CUF, PUTTING ON HEADBANDS AND LISTENING TO WEEZER ALBUMS AS THEY DEFECATED UPON THE LEGACY OF MCMAHON, YOUNG AND DETMER.....AHHHHHHHHHHH!

                      It ain't ever over, beeyatches!
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                      • Flystripper
                        Degenerate Gambler
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 14087

                        #12191
                        Originally posted by The Notorious J.I.C. View Post
                        Or.....The WCC didn't like the unbalanced travel schedule and wanted to even it up again. 9 teams is good for football scheduling, bad for basketball scheduling. Even #'s work much better. That is a much more in line with the teaching's of Occam.
                        How is a 10 team conference a more even schedule for basketball? Why is an 18 conference schedule better than a 16 game schedule? No matter how many teams you have in your conference you play an even number of games if you play every conference member twice.

                        Occam fail.
                        Last edited by Flystripper; 03-29-2012, 07:32 AM.
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                        • TripletDaddy
                          sweet triple
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 58186

                          #12192
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                          • YOhio
                            Hipster Mode
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 26165

                            #12193
                            Originally posted by Goatnapper'96 View Post
                            Is Chatman right? Is he right? Cause I know that is the popular version of what is going on here, and a lot of people would like to believe that. I wish I could, BUT I NEVER LOST FAITH! THERE I WAS WITH KCCOUGAR, SLUGGING IT OUT WITH A BUNCH OF FUCKING NANCIES AND DEFENDING THE HONOR OF ELDER BEDNAR WHILE PUSSIES LIKE WHYOHIO AND JEFF LEBOWSKI WERE IN CUF, PUTTING ON HEADBANDS AND LISTENING TO WEEZER ALBUMS AS THEY DEFECATED UPON THE LEGACY OF MCMAHON, YOUNG AND DETMER.....AHHHHHHHHHHH!

                            It ain't ever over, beeyatches!
                            There is no need for foul language, Goatnapper'96. Will you read this Ensign article and reconsider the way you present yourself on this message board?

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                            • LiveCoug
                              LA Ute loves me
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 18477

                              #12194
                              Originally posted by The Notorious J.I.C. View Post
                              Or.....The WCC didn't like the unbalanced travel schedule and wanted to even it up again. 9 teams is good for football scheduling, bad for basketball scheduling. Even #'s work much better. That is a much more in line with the teaching's of Occam.
                              LOL... Get real.

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                              • byu71
                                Senior Member
                                • Nov 2008
                                • 22070

                                #12195
                                Originally posted by YOhio View Post
                                There is no need for foul language, Goatnapper'96. Will you read this Ensign article and reconsider the way you present yourself on this message board?
                                It's about time for the crackdown. Jefe would have done it long ago.

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