Reaction to BYU-UConn Schedule Announcement

[Fido]

Focusing on the money? All I said is if they don't want the return game they would buy their way out (they will have cash with the pending nBE settlement where they get a good sized share of $100 mill--see http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... ing-report). So its not like they wait for BYU to come out first and then walk away in a 1-and-done fashion as a poster suggested. Especially considering their scheduling situation with Louisville and Rutgers leaving the conference resulting in OOC holes to fill in relatively short order (http://snyuconn.com/uconn/football/ucon ... 2014-2015/). UCONN also added Stoney Brook in 2014 and is looking for 2 more OOC 2014 games and 1 more 2015 OOC game.

[Cougarbib]

Focusing on the money? All I said is if they don't want the return game they would buy their way out (they will have cash with the pending nBE settlement where they get a good sized share of $100 mill--see http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... ing-report). So its not like they wait for BYU to come out first and then walk away in a 1-and-done fashion as a poster suggested. Especially considering their scheduling situation with Louisville and Rutgers leaving the conference resulting in OOC holes to fill in relatively short order (http://snyuconn.com/uconn/football/ucon ... 2014-2015/). UCONN also added Stoney Brook in 2014 and is looking for 2 more OOC 2014 games and 1 more 2015 OOC game.

What you actually said was essentially

If UCONN cancels on us - money comes our way as a cancelation penalty - so you do not see any downside.

The downside would be that BYU got duped into selling home field advantage.

Hopefully both games will get played - fair and square.

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[Fido]

Thanks for telling me what I said and what I meant by it. Do you mind read as well?

[SpiffCoug]

Thanks for telling me what I said and what I meant by it. Do you mind read as well?

He can. He's bulimic.

[Cougarbib]

Thanks for telling me what I said and what I meant by it. Do you mind read as well?

He can. He's bulimic.

Well - why don't you show your original quote and then you tell us what hou meant about the money and not seeing any downside.

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[Cougarbib]

Well - here is your quote Fido. What did you mean?

"You could be pessimistic and say that UCONN will buy out the game and not return to Provo in 2015. If that happens some extra cash comes our way and you add another game. I'm not sure I see the downside."

There it is - right from Fido's mouth.

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[Fido]

Fixate much? My point was assuming the Provo game will be bought out is a bit silly because of their current schedule situation. And worse case scenario is BYU walks away with some cash for the buyout and is no worse for wear since they can surely get another game for 2015.

[Cougarbib]

Fixate much? My point was assuming the Provo game will be bought out is a bit silly because of their current schedule situation. And worse case scenario is BYU walks away with some cash for the buyout and is no worse for wear since they can surely get another game for 2015.

Conference realignment and emerging conference scheduling alignments, and changing confetence rules about OOC late in the season could dramatically affect their scheduling situation. So could losing seasons for the next two years bring on a desire for cupcakes.

So yes we could get another game. Probably a rosd game or a cupcake.

Hopefully - the above possibilities will not materialize. Getting UCON to Provo is important.

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[CAFB_04-12]

Can't read a single thread on this board anymore without listening to you children cry at each other.

[BroncoBot]

ha ha. I agree CAFB, there's been a lot of doom and gloom mixed with some straining at gnats around here lately.