Conference Expansion: Big East Moving On From BYU, Says Hello To San Diego State

but can’t say I don’t agree with you about BYU. Boise State was looking forward to being in the same conference with those guys and that was all the talk up here even before we joined the MWC. But as much as I hate to say it, all this demanding by BYU and listening to what is coming out of the meetings now that the BE talks have failed, I think the BE will be better off without BYU whether the BE survives or not. What BYU was asking is not fair to the rest of the teams, and would increase their revenue at the expense of the TV contracts going forward, and in turn take money out of the pockets of their conference team mates. The resentment would fester and the bitterness would end up like Texas and the Big 12.
  
I feel sorry about the MWC because now they might lose SDSU who have made no secret they wanted out last year. But that opens up a slot for USU which I feel might deserve another chance. I would have to think that both Boise State and SDSU could both be putting their other sports in the BIg West as teams 11 and 12, then going to the BE as a package deal with Houston, SMU, and UCF.

Sounds like BYU overplayed it’s hand based on the belief that they were so far above SDSU in brand worth that the Big East would agree to terms to ensure they were the team that joined Boise. I’m very pleased for the Aztecs who have quickly become my second favorite MWC team (and will be #1 after my Frogs head off). Go get ’em Aztecs!

I was in a conversation with some BYU fan who said I was jealous of BYU just because I was talking about them.

On the contrary, I think BYU is full of themselves for thinking they could get what no other team has.

Also, others were saying because the BCS might change to not included AQ leagues that being independent will help them that way. That will not help because BYU will never get a bowl tie-in that is a great bowl, heck even Notre Dame need help with bowl alliance and those even are not great.

The last was the best that said BYU is not “any other team” because they are one of two teams to have their own tv contract.

I laughed at the last one quite a bit.

The Big East is “not dumb” (it’s hard to say the BE is “smart” about anything) for not allowing BYU to join the Big East under conditions that no other conference would ever agree to (a team excluding its home game broadcast rights from the conference’s TV contract).

I guess BYU was taking a chance that the Big East is so desperate that they’d give them a ridiculous deal regarding those TV rights.

It’s almost like ugly two drunks in a bar that are desperate to get it on with someone – anyone – and on the way to the motel, they both sober up enough that they realize it’s a bad idea.

BYU is not “full of themselves” nor did they ever agree at any point to give up their rites. Where your writing along with the dbag at CBS is incredibly retarded is that the Big East was courting BYU. In no report have you heard that BYU went for them. BYU has a great gig being independent. They currently are making more $$$ off of their partnership with ESPN and their own channel than any (yes ANY) Big East school.

Clearly you got your education from the U given you don’t understand a lick about business or contract negotiating. BYU is playing hard ball NO DOUBT! Suddenly that’s arrogant or stupid??? BYU has the upper hand, they are the ones being sought after. Did the Big East honestly think that BYU would turn down the Big 12 to keep their rites just to give them up for the Big East? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!

Talk all you want about BYU being dumb, your lack of business intellect and diarrhea at the mouth hatred for BYU speaks volumes about your mental handicap.