Hypothetical BYU scheduling as an independent

[cougjunkie]

Link? I seriously had no idea HD cost that much.

I believe it was in this article from Dick:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...tion.html?pg=1

[Jeff Lebowski]

Harmon says 'The Truck' costs at least $50 million...

LOL.

Looks like we won't be in the black for 10 years.

[Jeff Lebowski]

For those that are wondering:

Army football 2010
Sat, Sep 04 at Eastern Michigan at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Rynearson Stadium)
Sat, Sep 11 HAWAI'I West Point, N.Y. (Michie Stadium)
Sat, Sep 18 NORTH TEXAS West Point, N.Y. (Michie Stadium)
Sat, Sep 25 at Duke at Durham, N.C. (Wallace Wade Stadium)
Sat, Oct 02 TEMPLE West Point, N.Y. (Michie Stadium)
Sat, Oct 09 at Tulane at New Orleans, La. (Louisiana Superdome)
Sat, Oct 16 at Rutgers at East Rutherford, N.J. (New Meadowlands Stadium)
Sat, Oct 30 VMI West Point, N.Y. (Michie Stadium)
Sat, Nov 06 AIR FORCE West Point, N.Y. (Michie Stadium)
Sat, Nov 13 at Kent State at Kent, Ohio (Dix Stadium)
Sat, Nov 20 vs. Notre Dame at Bronx, N.Y. (Yankee Stadium)
Sat, Dec 11 vs. Navy at Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial Field)

Navy football 2010
09/06/10 vs. Maryland M&T Bank Stadium 4:00 p.m.
09/11/10 vs. Georgia Southern Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m.
09/18/10 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 7:00 p.m.
10/02/10 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 2:30 p.m.
10/09/10 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA
10/16/10 vs. SMU Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m.
10/23/10 vs. Notre Dame East Rutherford, N.J. 12:00 p.m.
10/30/10 vs. Duke Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m.
11/06/10 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. 3:30 p.m.
11/13/10 vs. Central Michigan Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m.
11/20/10 vs. Arkansas State Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m.
12/11/10 vs. Army Philadelphia, Pa. 2:30 p.m.

It's Notre Dame, Duke, another average BCS team, and a whole lot of nothing.

Hey ERCougar, this is part of the risk I was talking about.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

LOL.

Looks like we won't be in the black for 10 years.

ESPN is going to give us a gazillion per game, even if we go back to being the average BYU team they decided they didn't want in the early 2000s, don't worry it'll all work out.

[Indy Coug]

Harmon says 'The Truck' costs at least $50 million...

So what are the insurance premiums on a thing like that? All you need is a manure-spreader jack knifing on the highway....

[ERCougar]

Hey ERCougar, this is part of the risk I was talking about.

I'll refer you again to:
http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...8&postcount=26

[creekster]

LOL.

Looks like we won't be in the black for 10 years.

I am not following this closely, as I have said before, but I thought the truck was already purchased or at least going to be purchased for the media programs at the school? OTOH, I really find it hard to believe that a truck, regardless of how much it costs, would put ESPN hot on the cougar's trail. Come on, a truck?!? One truck?

but I really have no idea.

[YOhio]

I am not following this closely, as I have said before, but I thought the truck was already purchased or at least going to be purchased for the media programs at the school? OTOH, I really find it hard to believe that a truck, regardless of how much it costs, would put ESPN hot on the cougar's trail. Come on, a truck?!? One truck?

but I really have no idea.

lol. That's a good summary of my feelings about the TV truck discussion.

[cougjunkie]

LOL.

Looks like we won't be in the black for 10 years.

If the truck was strictly used for Football you would be correct. But that fact that KBYU and BYUtv are seen in 60 million households worldwide will help off set those costs. Not to mention I am sure when it was purchased they had the idea of leasing it out in mind. If ESPN is leasing it that will also help.

[Jeff Lebowski]

So take Navy's sched for next year and replace those teams with three WAC teams and you'd get:

Maryland / Wake / Notre Dame / AFA / SMU / Fresno State / Duke/ Army / Hawaii / La Tech / Utah / Utah State

that's not a bad schedule AT ALL.

Meh. Not an upgrade either.

[Moliere]

LOL.

Looks like we won't be in the black for 10 years.

Umm...I don't think BYU bought the truck for the sole purpose of broadcasting BYU and ESPN football games. Maybe there was a little bit of foresight into this possibility, but the truck is most likely part of the BYU Broadcasting network that includes KSL, BYUTV, KBYU, etc. Getting ESPN or someone else to lease the truck's capabilities was probably factored into the cost/benefit analysis.

Who knows, maybe some day we'll be able to watch "The Pump" in stunning HD on the Mormon Channel.

[Indy Coug]

I am not following this closely, as I have said before, but I thought the truck was already purchased or at least going to be purchased for the media programs at the school? OTOH, I really find it hard to believe that a truck, regardless of how much it costs, would put ESPN hot on the cougar's trail. Come on, a truck?!? One truck?

but I really have no idea.

People are

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I sure hope that if ESPN employees are allowed in the HD truck that they don't swear, drink coffee or chew tobacco. That better be in the contract.

[scottie]

Meh. Not an upgrade either.

And I don't think getting ND scheduled, especially into a normal rotation, is a small task.

[YOhio]

People are

But you don't understand the power of this truck! It will take Texas years and years to buy a truck like this!