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[YOhio]

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=3118388

Good summary of the Thompson interview. I'm curious about Holmoe's comment that BYU is only attaining 30% of their potential in the MWC. What does that mean?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by YOhio

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=3118388

Good summary of the Thompson interview. I'm curious about Holmoe's comment that BYU is only attaining 30% of their potential in the MWC. What does that mean?

I think I may know. Not sure if you read my Holmoe meeting email from early Sep, but in that meeting Holmoe recognized that being in a mid-major does not allow us to compete at the level that we should be able to compete at....through better recruiting and more national exposure. Holmoe indicated that the MWC and the mtn was, in essence, holding BYU back, which is why they were/are exploring the strategy to force the hand of the Pac and Big 10 and require a conference championship.

Anyway, Holmoe did not quantify BYU's realized potential to 30% at the time, but perhaps what this means is that as long as BYU stays in the MWC, it will never reach its full potential.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by YOhio

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=3118388

Good summary of the Thompson interview. I'm curious about Holmoe's comment that BYU is only attaining 30% of their potential in the MWC. What does that mean?

We (byu and Utah) should take unlv, sdsu, Utah st., boise st., hawaii, nevada and fresno st. and start our own conference...

It puts us in all the important markets in the west that we can get in. everyone gets 4 home and 4 away games. We get 4 bowl games (vegas, poinsettia, hula and humanitarian bowl). We lose colorado but its not like AF or CSU are in denver. We lose texas but both utah and byu recruited fine there without tcu

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Anyway, Holmoe did not quantify BYU's realized potential to 30% at the time, but perhaps what this means is that as long as BYU stays in the MWC, it will never reach its full potential.

Thanks for that info. I'm sure BYU would benefit by moving to a bigger conference, but saying that we're currently performing at 30% of potential seems to overstate the case.

[MikeWaters]

No duh MWC is holding back BYU. So what are you going to do about Holmoe? "force the big10 to have a conf championship?" don't make me laugh.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

No duh MWC is holding back BYU. So what are you going to do about Holmoe? "force the big10 to have a conf championship?" don't make me laugh.

Yeah, that was kinda funny. I did recently read an article about the possibility of the Big 10 expanding, but I don't see BYU even being remotely considered. I have heard rumors that some Big12 schools may want to jump to an expanded Big10, leaving a void in the Big12. Not sure if there's any truth to that or if it's the usual baseless speculation. But if there was an opening in the Big12, I could see BYU getting an invite.

But pac10 and big10? I don't see that ever happening.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

No duh MWC is holding back BYU. So what are you going to do about Holmoe? "force the big10 to have a conf championship?" don't make me laugh.

The plan was actually quite clever. He admitted it was a longshot, however.

It really isnt Holmoe. It doesnt matter who our AD is. It is the BCS conference that has to extend the invite.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Venkman

Yeah, that was kinda funny. I did recently read an article about the possibility of the Big 10 expanding, but I don't see BYU even being remotely considered. I have heard rumors that some Big12 schools may want to jump to an expanded Big10, leaving a void in the Big12. Not sure if there's any truth to that or if it's the usual baseless speculation. But if there was an opening in the Big12, I could see BYU getting an invite.

But pac10 and big10? I don't see that ever happening.

Holmoe has never stated we would align with the Big 10 or the Big 12. BYU is interested in the Pac 10.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by YOhio

Thanks for that info. I'm sure BYU would benefit by moving to a bigger conference, but saying that we're currently performing at 30% of potential seems to overstate the case.

Like I said, he never quantified it before, so my read could be off. But he definitely did convey the thought that BYU has to get into a BCS conference and is seeking ways to do that, however longshot it may be. Truth be told, we really dont have many options.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Holmoe has never stated we would align with the Big 10 or the Big 12. BYU is interested in the Pac 10.

The Pac10 is the snootiest BCS conference around. IF they expand, it wouldn't be BYU. They'd take Utah for the SLC TV market and some other school. Maybe UNLV - decent size market and a built in gimme game for the other schools.