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  • LA Ute
    Receiver of Memory
    • Nov 2008
    • 19512

    #61
    I think the TV truck will be housed in here:

    “There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
    ― W.H. Auden


    "God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
    -- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons


    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
    --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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    • Color Me Badd Fan
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2009
      • 12519

      #62
      Originally posted by Tim View Post
      I know you've said it a number of times now, and I'm not sure if you were the person who originally coined it, but I have to tell you that I laugh whenever I see a reference to the mtn. as something Zapruder-related. That's genuinely funny.
      Somebody else referenced the Zapruder film after the Utah v. BYU basketball game earlier this year (whoever it was, please take credit). It looked like a BYUtv replay of the Danny Ainge-Notre Dame game. I think the mtn. employed a couple Marty McFly-filming-Doc Brown-JVCs for that game. In other words, Wayne's World's Sports Programming Network (WWSPN) couldn't even spring for some betacams, they went VHS.
      Last edited by Color Me Badd Fan; 09-08-2010, 10:03 AM.
      Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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      • I.J. Reilly
        Nobody's Fool
        • Apr 2009
        • 2949

        #63
        Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
        Somebody else referenced the Zapruder film after the Utah v. BYU basketball game earlier this year (whoever it was, please take credit).
        It appears that PAC was the first to make the reference in regards to the Utah-BYU game: http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...&postcount=306

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        • Color Me Badd Fan
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2009
          • 12519

          #64
          Originally posted by I.J. Reilly View Post
          It appears that PAC was the first to make the reference in regards to the Utah-BYU game: http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...&postcount=306
          I think it was someone else or a different post from PAC, everyone was commenting on how horrible the picture was for that game and I think it was the game that took place at the Huntsman Center. I remember I couldn't tell the difference between a 6 and 8 on my LCD.
          Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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          • Color Me Badd Fan
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2009
            • 12519

            #65
            CardiacCoug was the guy and it was after the BYU v. New Mexico game.

            Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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            • KillerDog
              a.k.a. K-dog
              • Feb 2009
              • 4196

              #66
              Couple of things, $20mm was legitimately the first offer. There were many options BYU was considering at the time and the option ESPN viewed as option B would have effectively locked ESPN out of the western timezones unless they were willing to pay huge dollars to the Pac-12. I don't know what the number ended up being but what was conveyed to me was that it was in the upper reaches of what BYU thought was possible. It was also within a range that made ESPN very happy. I also had it specifically conveyed to me that ESPN was very happy to be back in the marketing of the "BYU Brand." I know Utah fans don't like us to go back into the past beyond 2004 but BYU was a brand that helped lift up ESPN and ESPN is glad to have it back. Even if you don't like BYU, you have to admit that they have created an exciting brand of football for the last 40 years or so.

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              • Mormon Red Death
                BYU Delenda Est
                • Nov 2008
                • 8077

                #67
                Originally posted by KillerDog View Post
                Couple of things, $20mm was legitimately the first offer. There were many options BYU was considering at the time and the option ESPN viewed as option B would have effectively locked ESPN out of the western timezones unless they were willing to pay huge dollars to the Pac-12. I don't know what the number ended up being but what was conveyed to me was that it was in the upper reaches of what BYU thought was possible. It was also within a range that made ESPN very happy. I also had it specifically conveyed to me that ESPN was very happy to be back in the marketing of the "BYU Brand." I know Utah fans don't like us to go back into the past beyond 2004 but BYU was a brand that helped lift up ESPN and ESPN is glad to have it back. Even if you don't like BYU, you have to admit that they have created an exciting brand of football for the last 40 years or so.
                I agree all of ESPN's success can be attributed to byu.
                "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

                "And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla

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                • LiveCoug
                  LA Ute loves me
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 18489

                  #68
                  Originally posted by KillerDog View Post
                  Couple of things, $20mm was legitimately the first offer. There were many options BYU was considering at the time and the option ESPN viewed as option B would have effectively locked ESPN out of the western timezones unless they were willing to pay huge dollars to the Pac-12. I don't know what the number ended up being but what was conveyed to me was that it was in the upper reaches of what BYU thought was possible. It was also within a range that made ESPN very happy. I also had it specifically conveyed to me that ESPN was very happy to be back in the marketing of the "BYU Brand." I know Utah fans don't like us to go back into the past beyond 2004 but BYU was a brand that helped lift up ESPN and ESPN is glad to have it back. Even if you don't like BYU, you have to admit that they have created an exciting brand of football for the last 40 years or so.
                  Dave Brown, is that you?

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                  • falafel
                    loves to talk on things
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 38010

                    #69
                    Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
                    I agree all of ESPN's success can be attributed to byu.
                    We INVENTED college football on ESPN!!!!
                    Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                    Dig your own grave, and save!

                    "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                    "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                    GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                    • Sizzle
                      #ThisIsY
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 9004

                      #70
                      Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
                      I agree all of ESPN's success can be attributed to byu.
                      Since that is clearly what he said I can see how you arrived at that conclusion.

                      Seriously, don't be a douche.

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                      • Art Vandelay
                        Striving for mediocrity
                        • Jul 2009
                        • 10516

                        #71
                        Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
                        I agree all of ESPN's success can be attributed to byu.
                        actually it can be attributed to me. I got one of their cheesy stylish sweatshirts with my magazine subscription several years ago. When I advertise something people mock me behind my back listen.

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                        • Mormon Red Death
                          BYU Delenda Est
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 8077

                          #72
                          Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
                          Since that is clearly what he said I can see how you arrived at that conclusion.

                          Seriously, don't be a douche.
                          A little bit of sarcasm never hurt anyone. Art V and falafel got it.
                          "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

                          "And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla

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                          • Mormon Red Death
                            BYU Delenda Est
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 8077

                            #73
                            Originally posted by Art Vandelay View Post
                            actually it can be attributed to me. I got one of their cheesy stylish sweatshirts with my magazine subscription several years ago. When I advertise something people mock me behind my back listen.
                            Booo Yahhh
                            "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

                            "And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla

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                            • Sizzle
                              #ThisIsY
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 9004

                              #74
                              Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
                              A little bit of sarcasm never hurt anyone. Art V and falafel got it.
                              My bad. Sorry for calling you a douche. It just didn't seem out of line from the type of jump you would actually make.

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                              • Mormon Red Death
                                BYU Delenda Est
                                • Nov 2008
                                • 8077

                                #75
                                Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
                                My bad. Sorry for calling you a douche. It just didn't seem out of line from the type of jump you would actually make.
                                See a little sarcasm ain't so bad.
                                "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

                                "And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla

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