Dear BYU...

by dmbase on Oct 2, 2010 7:44 PM PDT

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While your decision has put us in a bit of a bind, I would also like to say thank you for leaving this season so that your out of conference debacle doesn't further hurt our conference's attempt at becoming a BCS conference. At this time I would also like to say best of luck on the future, and please, enjoy your new found Independence.

Sincerely,

Craig Thompson, Mountain West Conference Commissioner

Dictated but not read.

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It really was grown up of them to fall on the sword like that

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by plainview88 on Oct 2, 2010 4:03 AM PDT reply actions

See, and you all say that the MWC has nothing to thank BYU for...tisk tisk

by NC Ute on Oct 2, 2010 7:02 AM PDT reply actions

i'm honored to have craig thompson send byu his best regards. lol.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 2, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions

WE are honored to have Craig Thompson..............

by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 2, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

I wouldnt go that far on the hair!

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by Jeremy Mauss on Oct 2, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Rec'd!!

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by JRig on Oct 2, 2010 8:26 PM PDT reply actions

lol, nice

by pack_fan on Oct 3, 2010 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

You guys should improve the league and invite Utah State to replace BYU.

by utahute72 on Oct 3, 2010 5:33 PM PDT reply actions

Ok, Hold up

I know their win over BYU was impressive, but isn’t BYU bad this year? If USU proves to be a bowl team for this year and the following two years, then I think they would be a fine addition to the conference.

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by rebelfan1 on Oct 3, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Until you figure out how to stop the pistol..

..teams like Newvada & Utah State will continue to roll …UNLV has a lot to figure out on defense, so don’t object to them just because they would roll UNLV

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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 3, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

I think utahute72 is a BYU troll.

He is trying to make Utah look like they are classless.

Notice how this is a brand new account and this is the only post.

by daedalus17 on Oct 4, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Probably true...

but he did get under reb’s skin…,

..thus allowing reb to give us the chance to mess with him…

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by Ravenous Ute on Oct 4, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

well....actually he joined back in 2008

just hasn’t commented much. I still think he was being sarcastic, but if he wasn’t, well….I’m with most here in thinking that Utah St improving the conference is bat-shit insane.

by pack_fan on Oct 4, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I saw he joined MWCconnection Oct 03,2010

Plus only one post in displayed his history. I read it too quickly. Looking from prior posts he likes the sarcasm. That would imply he is a Ute because I don’t think many Cougars have a sense of humor.

I failed on the sarcasm detector. I officially turn in my badge for a suspension.

by daedalus17 on Oct 4, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions