Crockett

It's a shaggy/surly welcome 😑

I'm curious about, and hoping very much, that the move to a P5 conference and a path to the playoffs will really take BYU to the next level. We've collected quite a few P5 scalps in the last decade (USC, Texas, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Virginia, Arizona, Cal, Washington, Utah, Georgia Tech, Washington State, Oregon State) but we've also gotten waxed by LSU and Michigan in embarrassing fashion. We have lacked depth and certain skill positions, especially CB, have not been elite. Kalani seems to really be coming into his own and figuring this head coach thing out. He's the kind of coach you want your kids to play for. He's already been getting better at recruiting, but we lose out on a lot of elite Mormon talent that want the P5 experience. We will get more of those now and I think we will get more looks from non-Mormon talent that are cool with a faith-based institution. We have a rich QB tradition, including the #2 pick in the NFL draft last year, and that pipeline will only get better. BYU could be trouble in the years ahead. I hope so anyway.

does look good

We will be playing them with our stormtrooper unis with royal trim, one of my favorite looks.

Show some respect, man.

As a BYU fan, this gives me more security about joining the Big 12. It took us many years as an independent to build up some good schedules with around 5-6 P5 games each year. We're in a decent spot now. If we join the Big 12 and then a few years from now the Big 12 blows up that will majorly suck for us trying to rebuild what we lost.

If you don't take all of BYU sports, at least take hoops with football.

You got over the travel issue for WVU and you seem to be okay now with travel to Cinci and Orlando, which are similar to Provo in distance from Texas, so it seems like travel is maybe not that big of an issue.

Yup, that's horrible. No one at BYU supports/defends this. BYU's initial response:

Was on board until you said football only. BYU regularly finishes highly ranked in the Director's Cup standings and you want to leave out the other sports? Last season, BYU ranked #17 in the standings. In the 25 years of the Directors’ Cup, we have an average final ranking of 29 and have posted 14 top-30 finishes. I'd like to think the quality of our other programs besides football are worth the no Sunday inconvenience.

It's taken us years as an independent to build quality football schedules with half a dozen (give or take) P5 games each season, but we are there now. However, if the I8 stabilize and stay together, and add these 4 schools, then I would be happy about joining the B12. For basketball, too.

What's in it for the Big Ten to take ISU?

lol I'm not smitty. I was on Shaggy long before smitty, just don't post much.

Yeah maybe you are right. We're no fun at beer parties.

You're right. Pac won't add BYU because of their intolerance and snobbery (even though many of BYU's grad schools outrank most of the Pac's and BYU incoming GPA and test scores are equal to or higher than most of the Pac). But most of the Pac schools are happy to schedule us because we load their stadiums up with fans and they happy to cash those checks. We play 4 of the Pac teams this year.

Don't be lumping us with Baylor.

BYU should be invited to a power conference, just for the Boney Fuller memes / vids: https://www.instagram.com/p/BocZlh3gx8K/

Thanks for bringing back happy memories. Watched this from my hotel room on day two of the honeymoon.

Been waiting almost 20 years for this. Ucla apparel with UA and adidas has been trash. Finally will be able to get some decent gear.

Those are amazing