The Independent Expansion Groundswell

[bag]

Wow. It looks like someone was calling for this on CB years ago. Crazy.

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=5878600

But I particularly love this quote from mpfunk

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=2664721

Classic!

I can't believe someone found all that.

[falafel]

Here's a head scratcher for you, Thompson.

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson, below, isn't so much angry at Brigham Young for leaving the conference as he is scratching his head about it.

BYU announced this week it would become an independent in football. It said it has multiyear agreements to play Texas, Boise State and Utah; BYU also will play five Western Athletic Conference teams in 2011, and four in 2012.

"It all comes down to BYU's schedule," Thompson said. "What are the other eight going to be? Utah State? New Mexico State? Idaho? Louisiana Tech? San Jose State? What's their strength of schedule going to be?
"That's what hurt the WAC compared to the Mountain West. The Mountain West champion trumped theirs because of strength of schedule."

Thompson also questions reports that BYU's agreement with ESPN will pay the school $4 million a year. Mountain West participants in a BCS bowl will make about $4.5 million.

"Why pay if you don't have to?" Thompson said of ESPN. "What else is BYU going to do?"

http://www.denverpost.com/henderson/....cougarfan.com

This dude's a nut job. Yeah, we're going to schedule 8 WAC teams. Hell, we've decided to just join the WAC again.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Here's a head scratcher for you, Thompson.



http://www.denverpost.com/henderson/....cougarfan.com

This dude's a nut job. Yeah, we're going to schedule 8 WAC teams. Hell, we've decided to just join the WAC again.

What a knucklehead.

[Moliere]

Here's a head scratcher for you, Thompson.

Thompson also questions reports that BYU's agreement with ESPN will pay the school $4 million a year. Mountain West participants in a BCS bowl will make about $4.5 million.

http://www.denverpost.com/henderson/....cougarfan.com

This dude's a nut job. Yeah, we're going to schedule 8 WAC teams. Hell, we've decided to just join the WAC again.

Yep, and if we get into a BCS bowl game as an independent then we get all $17 million on top of the guaranteed ESPN and other TV money. It's not a stretch to think that a top 10 BYU team would get an invite to a BCS bowl, now we just have to get that high in the rankings and stay there.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

This dude's a nut job. Yeah, we're going to schedule 8 WAC teams. Hell, we've decided to just join the WAC again.

Language!

[falafel]

Language!

Sorry. Dude's a testicle job.

[CJF]

Yep, and if we get into a BCS bowl game as an independent then we get all $17 million on top of the guaranteed ESPN and other TV money. It's not a stretch to think that a top 10 BYU team would get an invite to a BCS bowl, now we just have to get that high in the rankings and stay there.

No we won't. I think ND only gets 25% of the BCS cash when they play a BCS game. BYU will be the same if not worse.

[beelzebabette]

No we won't. I think ND only gets 25% of the BCS cash when they play a BCS game. BYU will be the same if not worse.

Don't they also have a guaranteed payout if they don't make it?

EDIT: $1.3M if they aren't selected, $4.5m if they are

2005

Army and Navy were each allocated a participation fee of $100,000 for making themselves available to participate in a BCS bowl game if selected effective for the 2006 regular season, in recognition of the investment the academies continue to make in their football programs, the programs' historical significance and the unique contribution the institutions make to higher education.

It was also agreed that Notre Dame would receive an annual fee of $1.3 million from the BCS in the years when its team does not participate in one of the games, and $4.5 million when its team does participate.

http://www.bcsfootball.org/news/story?id=4819366

[beefytee]

Eight Year contract, Mr. Harris!

[Donuthole]

I think I had more trouble with Macho Man than Mike Tyson.

King Hippo was the only guy with his body type. Every other boxer on the game shared a body with another boxer:

Glass Joe and Don Flamenco
Von Kaiser and Great Tiger
Piston Honda and Mike Tyson
Bald Bull and Mr. Sandman
Soda Popinski and Macho Man

I recited all of this off the top of my head.

Also, Piston Honda looks like Derek Rose:

[Moliere]

No we won't. I think ND only gets 25% of the BCS cash when they play a BCS game. BYU will be the same if not worse.

dang! makes sense

[LiveCoug]

dang! makes sense

ND has their own special deal that they cut. They only get 4.5 if they play in a BCS bowl game, but they get 1.5 mill if they don't make a bowl.

BYU won't get that deal, so if they ever make a BCS game, they should keep all their money.

[Coach McGuirk]

WAC files suit against Nevada, Fresno State, and the MWC.

http://www.rgj.com/section/blogs16?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&U=cf54a7c3-6850-4148-9710-effa04ad5005&plckPostId=Blog%3acf54a7c3-6850-4148-9710-effa04ad5005Post%3a90f6030b-a03d-4961-ad19-58d276bf4bec&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

[Jarid in Cedar]

WAC files suit against Nevada, Fresno State, and the MWC.

http://www.rgj.com/section/blogs16?p...entId=blogDest

I understand fsu and unr in the suit but not the mwc


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[All-American]

I understand fsu and unr in the suit but not the mwc


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It looks like they're seeking an injunction to prevent them from leaving and joining the MWC.

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