The Independent Expansion Groundswell

[falafel]

I am finding it hard to see anything virtuous, lovely or of good report or praiseworthy in your recent posts in this thread. Sorry, just being honest.

Now that DDD is back, I don't think you have the right to use this phrase anymore.

[YOhio]

I am finding it hard to see anything virtuous, lovely or of good report or praiseworthy in your recent posts in this thread. Sorry, just being honest.

It was a quote from Princess and the Frog. A very lovely movie.

[LA Ute]

It was a quote from Princess and the Frog. A very lovely movie.

So I am quoting The Princess Bride and you are quoting The Princess and the Frog. Speaks volumes.

[Uncle Ted]

A nice article about BYU's new broadcast center...

Everything from the sports venues is connected back via fiber to the broadcast center:

With four television stations originating on campus, Brigham Young University produces enough content to require both home and away production trucks. However, rather than purchase a second HD expando, the university’s broadcast center decided to take a different route. With help from Beck Associates, BYU broadcasting is turning a production-control room into a multipurpose production facility, featuring a single control room that will produce sporting events from venues across the campus as well as studio programming.

“The production-control room is built to satisfy two different services,” says John Fitzrandolph, VP of engineering for Beck Associates. “One is your normal studio production facilities, and the other is to act like a truck. Basically, we’re building a fixed production truck — a production truck without wheels.”

Fiber at the Heart of the Matter

The key to the project, he explains, is to extend SMPTE fiber cables across dark fiber to each of the sports venues. “That way, you can plug in a camera head at the venue, and it will connect to the CCU [camera-control unit] in the studios, so that the shading, tallies, and intercom would be studio-driven across that fiber. It would appear as though the camera were connected to a regular SMPTE cable going into a truck.”

To implement that solution, Beck first reached out to Telecast to provide SMPTE fiber extensions on both ends of the pipe. That allows the operators to patch the CCUs to any venue on campus and be able to connect directly.

No truck required. It is no wonder ESPN wants to do BYU home games.

[scottie]

Tweet from everybody's favorite Mark May:

If BYU sticks with the plan to go independent in football they will not win a national championship in 100 years

[ERCougar]

If BYU sticks with the plan to go independent MWC in football they will not win a national championship in 100 years

or really,

If BYU sticks with the plan to go independent in football they will not win a national championship in 100 years

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Tweet from everybody's favorite Mark May:

The goal would be sooner than 100 years, Mark May. None of the current players would even be alive still then.

[SeattleUte]

Mods, please change the title of this thread to The Independent Expansion Clusterfuck. I think that's more accurate. Thanks in advance.

[falafel]

Tweet from everybody's favorite Mark May:

If BYU sticks with the plan to go independent in football they will not win a national championship in 100 years

Is there anybody here (and by here, I mean on this board) who thinks that BYU's goal by going Indy is to create an easier path to a National Championship? Anybody?

Someone pointed out recently that the 12 would have to sign off on all this. If anyone thinks the 12's reasoning for approving this would be "We need to win a NC NOW!" then they'd be a fool. I honestly think the 12 couldn't care less about whether BYU could win a NC. Its all about exposing the BYU "brand" to as many people as possible, a goal that is just not being met in the MWC and on the Mtn.

I think the Church believes that BYU has enough football tradition that it could go independent and still compete at a fairly high level each year, which, coupled with greater TV exposure, will help BYU and the Church maintain a presence in the public eye. I honestly think that's the end game here.

[ERCougar]

Is there anybody here (and by here, I mean on this board) who thinks that BYU's goal by going Indy is to create an easier path to a National Championship? Anybody?

It's not even my goal. I'd be shocked if BYU wins a NC in the next 100 years.

[scottie]

Mods, please change the title of this thread to The Independent Expansion Clusterfuck. I think that's more accurate. Thanks in advance.

[cowboy]

It's not even my goal. I'd be shocked if BYU wins a NC in the next 100 years.

Come on. They'll be the team to beat in the Millennium.

[cougjunkie]

MWC vs Conference USA championship game with a BCS autoberth on the line.

This is the latest rumor from teh Fort Worth Star Telegram.

[falafel]

MWC vs Conference USA championship game with a BCS autoberth on the line.

This is the latest rumor from teh Fort Worth Star Telegram.

Which sounds retarded, IMO. So now we're relegated to the playin game of the NCAA hoops tourney? Lame. This is just another way to make sure there is only ONE AQ team at the table. They'd prefer it be none, but last year it was two, so they might as well cap it.

[wally]

MWC vs Conference USA championship game with a BCS autoberth on the line.

This is the latest rumor from teh Fort Worth Star Telegram.

The kids table pre-bowl.