Non-Conference Scheduling rumors

[jay santos]

BYU, though I wish Jay was our beat writer.

That's great about Boise then.

[LiveCoug]

BYU, though I wish Jay was our beat writer.

According to most CBers, he is a Ute through and through, so he basically is your beat writer.

[DrumNFeather]

According to most CBers, he is a Ute through and through, so he basically is your beat writer.

Anything is better than getting "Countdown to Kickoff" updates about 3 quarters into a game.

[Indy Coug]

According to most CBers, he is a Ute through and through, so he basically is your beat writer.

Drew is just fine. He is umpteen million times better than Kinahan and Monson.

[BoylenOver]

According to most CBers, he is a Ute through and through, so he basically is your beat writer.

Which is great, because zoots say Drew has devolved into a zoob sympathizer.

[Indy Coug]

Which is great, because zoots say Drew has devolved into a zoob sympathizer.

Which proves he is neither, which is a good thing.

[Coastal Ute]

New article from Trib, saying 2011 BYU schedule "basically done": http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/b...tball.html.csp

[PolyCougar]

And some dude on CB is claiming that BYU is doing a home and home with UNC (hi Pellegrino!) in 2011 and 2012. 2011 game will be in Chapel Hill.

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=5907281

UNC has had me wondering for a while. I don't know the connection, but I've run into recruiters from North Carolina the last couple years out here in Utah. My little brother was offered a scholarship from UNC after a High School All-Star game, and it caught us all off guard because we hadn't even talked to anybody from there, but they said they'd been watching... which means they've been in Provo (my bro was a T-Bird).
So, for some odd reason, they have a presence out here in recruiting, and I bet they'd love to play out here if that's the case.

[USUC]

According to Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com, 4 game deal with Boise and BYU still on.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/ta...3-point-stance

BYU and Boise State signed a four-year deal beginning in 2012. Then Boise State agreed to join the Mountain West Conference. Commissioner Craig Thompson informed the schools that they would need to cancel the contract because the league would control the schedule. Then BYU announced it would become an independent. BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe told me Monday that a couple of weeks later, he got a message from his counterpart at Boise State, Gene Bleymaier. “Still want to play?” The series lives.

[jay santos]

According to Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com, 4 game deal with Boise and BYU still on.

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/ta...3-point-stance

That's more than weird if that's how it happened. BYU's got a perfect game with top 25 program in its backyard that's willing to do home and home and two weeks later the other AD approaches us? I wish I knew what was going on with our scheduling. It would be fascinating to know the details. I doubt Holmoe is this bad, so I'm going to assume it didn't go down like this.

[Indy Coug]

That's more than weird if that's how it happened. BYU's got a perfect game with top 25 program in its backyard that's willing to do home and home and two weeks later the other AD approaches us? I wish I knew what was going on with our scheduling. It would be fascinating to know the details. I doubt Holmoe is this bad, so I'm going to assume it didn't go down like this.

What's so weird? The series was already put in place months ago.

[jay santos]

What's so weird? The series was already put in place months ago.

The report makes it seem like BYU assumed the deal was dead and made no effort to contact Boise, with Boise initiating things two weeks after BYU declared indy status.

[Indy Coug]

The report makes it seem like BYU assumed the deal was dead and made no effort to contact Boise, with Boise initiating things two weeks after BYU declared indy status.

Maybe BYU assumed the deal was still in full effect since the papers had been signed, replete with the standard contractual clauses governing cancellations.

[jay santos]

Maybe BYU assumed the deal was still in full effect since the papers had been signed, replete with the standard contractual clauses governing cancellations.

That would be understandable. Holmoe's comment makes it seem like he was pleasantly surprised that Boise called. I'm just very curious how all the scheduling is going right now.

[Indy Coug]

That would be understandable. Holmoe's comment makes it seem like he was pleasantly surprised that Boise called. I'm just very curious how all the scheduling is going right now.

I'm sure it's as smooth sailing as everyone assumed it would be in the orgasmic afterglow of having ESPN's VP of programming showing up at LES and saying all the nice things he did.