The Independent Expansion Groundswell

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

The members are grasping at straws. Their TV contract is in big trouble. Their only hope is to get to 12 teams and have a Championship game to sweeten the pot for Comcast. Otherwise, they might have to pay Comcast to put the games on TV...

They aren't the only ones grasping at straws. Watching you work the last day or two in these threads I can't figure out who you are trying to convince that Independence isn't an awful option all of us, or yourself.

[ERCougar]

One of the weirdest and most credible rumors I've heard today -

ESPN has been working on creating its own conference that would invite the best of the MWC and the WAC to play in one place.

I was just thinking as i was going through my dream scenario that I bet espn is talking to some of these schools. This wouldn't surprise me at all.

[landpoke]

One of the weirdest and most credible rumors I've heard today -

ESPN has been working on creating its own conference that would invite the best of the MWC and the WAC to play in one place.

I guarantee you Wyoming's in. Scott Van Pelt loves us.

[Uncle Ted]

ND every year would be nice... From the South Bend Tribune:

The BYU move could indirectly benefit Notre Dame, giving the Irish a potential upper-tier football opponent that has scheduling flexibility in November.

[SteelBlue]

Can anyone tell me what happens to a sport that nobody gives a damn about like Men's swimming? As far as I can tell neither the WAC nor the WCC have men's swimming. I can't imagine BYU would drop the program, so what kind of options would they have?

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Yeah, it'll be tough. Maybe we can get in on that sweet ESPN conference. I bet players will get to choose their own crazy names, like "He Hate Me" and "Urine Bomb."

Plus home games in November against Ohio State and Florida!

[statman]

Yes, I'm sure the MWC will never be on TV ever again. Ever.

The MTN is losing money with the paltry pay-outs they now have, and that's with BYU and Utah still on board. Wait to see what TV negotiations are like when you replace BYU & Utah with Fresno and Nevada. The MWC will be taking pork bellies, chickens and lightly used Amway products as in-kind payment for televising games.

I don't care how good Fresno and Nevada might be at football. When it comes to TV, there's no there there. Who's going to produce those games?

At least the WAC has the remnants of a contract with ESPN. Pul BSU back into the fold, attract some decent teams for bball, and TCU for football, and the WAC has the building blocks of SOME kind of TV contract.

The MWC gets to start all over with negotiations between Commissioner Thompson and Comcast. That's going to go well..

I feel sorry for TCU & Air Force. They deserve better...

[SteelBlue]

ND every year would be nice... From the South Bend Tribune:

I was just dreaming about this today but figured they wouldn't be interested.

[statman]

Can anyone tell me what happens to a sport that nobody gives a damn about like Men's swimming? As far as I can tell neither the WAC nor the WCC have men's swimming. I can't imagine BYU would drop the program, so what kind of options would they have?

Swim meets would consist of BYU swimmers swimming against their personal best times, in hopes of getting stuff signed off for their Duty to God awards...

[statman]

I guarantee you Wyoming's in. Scott Van Pelt loves us.

Dick van Pelt does too...

[landpoke]

The MTN is losing money with the paltry pay-outs they now have, and that's with BYU and Utah still on board. Wait to see what TV negotiations are like when you replace BYU & Utah with Fresno and Nevada. The MWC will be taking pork bellies, chickens and lightly used Amway products as in-kind payment for televising games.

I don't care how good Fresno and Nevada might be at football. When it comes to TV, there's no there there. Who's going to produce those games?

At least the WAC has the remnants of a contract with ESPN. Pul BSU back into the fold, attract some decent teams for bball, and TCU for football, and the WAC has the building blocks of SOME kind of TV contract.

The MWC gets to start all over with negotiations between Commissioner Thompson and Comcast. That's going to go well..

I feel sorry for TCU & Air Force. They deserve better...

Hmmm, losing money WITH the twin cash cows Utah and BYU. Interesting.

[CardiacCoug]

I guarantee you Wyoming's in. Scott Van Pelt loves us.

Dude, everyone knows that SVP's favorite team is Idaho:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/28/1282800/idaho-has-friends-in-high-places.html

[statman]

I was just dreaming about this today but figured they wouldn't be interested.

I don't care if they're interested in BYU. At this point I'd be happy with BYU-curious...

[SteelBlue]

Swim meets would consist of BYU swimmers swimming against their personal best times, in hopes of getting stuff signed off for their Duty to God awards...

My kid has dreamed of swimming for the Y since he was 10. He's swimming very well and may just have a shot. Really sucks to think that the program may be in the crapper by then if it exists at all.

[landpoke]

Dude, everyone knows that SVP's favorite team is Idaho:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/0...gh-places.html

He was on Wyoming's jock WAY before the Vandals.