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https://lawlessrepublic.com/2018/12/05/byu-football-getting-know-famous-idaho-potato-bowl/ This article says the payout is $950,000 for us. That is much better than what I had initially heard. That's 950k split between the MAC and MWC. BYU could (and should) have a separate agreement that pays them...

Holmoe most CERTAINLY got it done. BYU is playing in a bowl game in 2018. BYU did not have a viable contracted bowl game available in 2018 - the bowl they did have a contract with folded. There were MULTIPLE bowl-eligible teams that were passed over. BYU was NOT one of those bowl-eligible teams pas...

It's what was being talked about on Cougar Board last Sunday. Holmoe and BYU were in a real bad spot when the Poinsettia Bowl went belly up. That's not BYU's fault. He had basically a year and half to find a new bowl. It's not like bowls are making new contracts before every season. They lock up th...

I heard that ESPN moved swapped BYU and Boise after the selections by the bowls. BYU had contract with ESPN to play in the 2018 Poinsettia Bowl. When ESPN discontinued that bowl, they told BYU that they would find BYU a home in the 2018 bowl season should the Cougars qualify. Heard where? Last nigh...

OK. So if you're running the AFB do you take BYU @6-6 or Army @9-2? Same for the First Responder's bowl. Do you take BYU over Boise @10-3? The only reason you do is if you or ESPN has a contract to take BYU even with that record and Holmoe failed to negotiate a contract stipulating a P5 opponent in...

BYU lost $1 million dollars when ESPN switched them from the Dallas bowl to the Potato bowl. $1.3m payout to $3k payout. This simply isn't true. If a B1G team had gone the conference was guaranteed 1.3M. Boise isn't getting that money and it's unlikely Boston College is either (though that's more p...

BYU lost $1 million dollars when ESPN switched them from the Dallas bowl to the Potato bowl. $1.3m payout to $3k payout. This simply isn't true. If a B1G team had gone the conference was guaranteed 1.3M. Boise isn't getting that money and it's unlikely Boston College is either (though that's more p...

Look at how well HC's from the FCS do when going to a P5 vs a coordinator from a P5 school and you'd be surprised. Now I'd much rather find a great coach from a Sun Belt, CUSA or AAC, or even better a PAC or B12 team and hire them as HC but I don't see that happening unless Anae takes a HC position ...

Sissoko will be a star. The other two are kind of meh.

So to recap here are the bowl slots available: B1G: 9 eligible teams, 9 bowl tie-ins, at least 1-3 extra teams going to the NY6/CFP. I think PSU squeaks into a NY6 but that depends some on the BIg12 and ACC championship games. If NW wins there could be 4 teams, but most likely 3 as that will push ou...