Non-Conference Scheduling rumors

[kccougar]

Go Fighting PAC12s!



Out of curiosity, would you rather have me not post tidbits like this when they apply to what is being discussed? I don't spend much time on this board, but I saw the comment and thought the poster would be interested in a little more in-depth insight.

Go right ahead, but I'm still going to laugh at you.

[TripletDaddy]

Go Fighting PAC12s!

The public records requests (technically not FOIA, because that's federal) are something that I do fairly regularly in connection with work, so I know how to do them and they are extremely easy to do. FYI, my "hounding" of athletic departments is not the only time I do this. Because it's so simple, I do it quite a bit whenever some interesting bit of news dealing with a public entity pops up. It's amazing the insights that can be learned that you would never get from the formal, traditional news sources. In other words, it's not just BYU, although I will admit that I am intrigued by BYU's Independence experiment and where it will lead.

Out of curiosity, would you rather have me not post tidbits like this when they apply to what is being discussed? I don't spend much time on this board, but I saw the comment and thought the poster would be interested in a little more in-depth insight.

You make public records requests for your job? You are either a real estate agent or an admin assistant at a tort lawyer's office, but I can't tell which just yet.

[San Juan Sun]

You are either a real estate agent or an admin assistant at a tort lawyer's office, but I can't tell which just yet.

Ask him if he went to law school. If yes, it's about a 90% chance that he's a realtor.

[Tone Loc]

Go Fighting PAC12s!

The public records requests (technically not FOIA, because that's federal) are something that I do fairly regularly in connection with work, so I know how to do them and they are extremely easy to do. FYI, my "hounding" of athletic departments is not the only time I do this. Because it's so simple, I do it quite a bit whenever some interesting bit of news dealing with a public entity pops up. It's amazing the insights that can be learned that you would never get from the formal, traditional news sources. In other words, it's not just BYU, although I will admit that I am intrigued by BYU's Independence experiment and where it will lead.

Out of curiosity, would you rather have me not post tidbits like this when they apply to what is being discussed? I don't spend much time on this board, but I saw the comment and thought the poster would be interested in a little more in-depth insight.

You care more about BYU scheduling that I do. Lol at you being "intrigued"/ (obsessed) with BYU's independence. Thanks for caring!

[The_Douger]

Nebraska AD: do you want a 2 for 1 or a one time money game?

Tom: I'm out of town, and we're independent and are seriously screwed when it comes to scheduling and when Nebraska calls, we ought to jump through hoops to get it done, but I'm just not feeling like working, so I'll get back to you when i get back to you.

5 days later

Nebraska AD: so what do you think?

Tom: hold on, I am working today, so let me ask Bronco

Tom: looks like Bronco said no to the 2 for 1, but he'll do the one time money game.

Nebraska AD: OK done (wondering why he didn't just call Bronco's secretary instead of the AD)

So, uh, no ongoing relationship and future games with a neutral in Invesco and a trip to Provo and a second game in Lincoln like was speculated on Cougarboard?

SAY IT AIN'T SO!?!?!?!?!?!!

I hear that we're big time, and that the phone is ringing off the hook. I thought this would come to fruition right now.

But, BYU is in a great spot (according to many I've heard on the internets)

[Coach McGuirk]

So, uh, no ongoing relationship and future games with a neutral in Invesco and a trip to Provo and a second game in Lincoln like was speculated on Cougarboard?

SAY IT AIN'T SO!?!?!?!?!?!!

I hear that we're big time, and that the phone is ringing off the hook. I thought this would come to fruition right now.

But, BYU is in a great spot (according to many I've heard on the internets)

what's your alternative?

[DU Ute]

Wow. Scratch has really touched a nerve with some of you. I usually prefer to just sit back and watch the slow, steady independence meltdown occur naturally, just needling you guys from time to time, but it is fun to watch someone catalyze the process.

[San Juan Sun]

Wow. Scratch has really touched a nerve with some of you. I usually prefer to just sit back and watch the slow, steady independence meltdown occur naturally, just needling you guys from time to time, but it is fun to watch someone catalyze the process.

LOL. So says the guy that spends more time on CB than Indy.

[Pheidippides]

Ask him if he went to law school. If yes, it's about a 90% chance that he's a realtor.

We don't claim them. Even lawyers have standards.

[Green Monstah]

Go Fighting PAC12s!

The public records requests (technically not FOIA, because that's federal) are something that I do fairly regularly in connection with work, so I know how to do them and they are extremely easy to do. FYI, my "hounding" of athletic departments is not the only time I do this. Because it's so simple, I do it quite a bit whenever some interesting bit of news dealing with a public entity pops up. It's amazing the insights that can be learned that you would never get from the formal, traditional news sources. In other words, it's not just BYU, although I will admit that I am intrigued by BYU's Independence experiment and where it will lead.

Out of curiosity, would you rather have me not post tidbits like this when they apply to what is being discussed? I don't spend much time on this board, but I saw the comment and thought the poster would be interested in a little more in-depth insight.

I like it, quite frankly.

[DU Ute]

I like it, quite frankly.

Good for you. Some here seem so conditioned by their BYU education to be frightened of anything that threatens their worldview that they lash out and make personal attacks on the messenger. More time on cougarboard than Indy? That hurts.

[Indy Coug]

More time on cougarboard than Indy? That hurts.

My time on CB is very sporadic these days. More of my time is here these days. I would take that as more of a diss on CB than a compliment to CUF.

[The_Douger]

what's your alternative?

It really depends on our access to the 7th bowl game. If we don't have access then I think we need to join the Big East, start playing nice with others, and use our facilities to help our conference situation.

We're not going to get an undefeated season playing a bunch of one and done's at top 20 program's stadiums. Plus, it's disappointing to the season ticket holders to see all of the good games we get be on the road. I get next season is a nice schedule, but is that a watershed for indy or something consistent? We haven't shown any ability to get good teams to come to our place without a 2/1, and multiple teams are wanting to cancel games with the changing landscape.

If we had a bunch of teams lining up to play 1/1 matchups with the occasional one and done or neutral game, it would be one thing, but the only team with any name that wanted a 1/1 is GaTech, and they opted out. Utah wants less games, ND has an uneven agreement with us, and there's rumors of those games being cancelled as well. Boise's a good long term get, but their coach didn't sound like he wanted to play all the games that have been agreed to as well.

Swallow the pride and join the Big East. Win that league and you'll be the highest rated team and will get access to a BCS type of game against the P12 or B12 #2, and that's a decent prize. There's plenty of opportunities for "exposure" by playing the teams in the BE. There's games on the East Coast, San Diego, and Texas in that league. I get it's not ideal, and if we can swing a B12 invite, great, but I think we bungled that up as well.

[Scratch]

Sweet, academic and employment smack. And FWIW (admittedly very little), I am neither a tort lawyer nor a realtor (nor do I pump Lenny Gomes's gas). Then again, I don't really see how pumping gas or being a realtor is such a horrible thing warranting derision. (See what I did there?)

[San Juan Sun]

Sweet, academic and employment smack. And FWIW (admittedly very little), I am neither a tort lawyer nor a realtor (nor do I pump Lenny Gomes's gas). Then again, I don't really see how pumping gas or being a realtor is such a horrible thing warranting derision. (See what I did there?)

Two things:

1. We already have a guy who overuses parentheses (me).

2. Nothing wrong at all with being an attorney or a realtor. It's just that this board has a lot of threads about the dearth of job prospects for law students. It's a neat little board (community even) and obsessive "smack" doesn't play here like it might elsewhere. (I did find your emails interesting though.)