I know venting is great. I wasnt being ornery about or anything like that. I thought this post had some great points which Tom needs to here about. He probably already realizes what we think, but it would make ME feel better.

MagicMax wrote:

Seriously, I think things need to happen and will happen this off-season.

First item is the TV situation.

Second is either leaving the MWC or improving it.

Third is getting a great new commissioner that can address these first two issues plus negotiate better bowls

Nothing will change this off-season. Nobody is willing to compromise. We are no closer to a good mtn deal than we were when this all started.

BYU will not reach its potential in the MWC as long as Hair Thompson is around. Period.

We play UCLA next season, we need to show up this bowl game, tear their hearts out and give Bryan Kehl the best possible sending out party we can, given the game.

And last time I checked UCLA was one of the teams that kept us out of the BCS, we owe them...

Ideal no, a game that BYU fans can celebrate...absolutely

I'm convinced that even if the mtn gets national distribution, no one will watch it but us.

It will not improve our exposure nationally that much. I hate to say it, but being in ESPN's camp is a big deal. Hopefully going undefeated next year will force exposure.

dmudave wrote:

I'm convinced that even if the mtn gets national distribution, no one will watch it but us.

It will not improve our exposure nationally that much. I hate to say it, but being in ESPN's camp is a big deal. Hopefully going undefeated next year will force exposure.

Personally, I think being in BOTH camps is ideal. I live in Ohio. I love College Football. There are some nights where I will watch whatever is on. If there are two options, I'll pick one. Being on the national market will allow people like me to occassionally come across an MWC game. It's small exposure, but it helps. More importantly, a writer out here can actually watch an MWC game, and subsequently vote according to that performance.

But being in ESPN's pocket helps as well. I know the administration does not prefer Thursday night games, but in reality, that's a PERFECT opportunity to showcase your team. NO ONE ELSE IS THERE TO DISTRACT!

McGregor wrote:

dmudave wrote:

I'm convinced that even if the mtn gets national distribution, no one will watch it but us.

It will not improve our exposure nationally that much. I hate to say it, but being in ESPN's camp is a big deal. Hopefully going undefeated next year will force exposure.

Personally, I think being in BOTH camps is ideal. I live in Ohio. I love College Football. There are some nights where I will watch whatever is on. If there are two options, I'll pick one. Being on the national market will allow people like me to occassionally come across an MWC game. It's small exposure, but it helps. More importantly, a writer out here can actually watch an MWC game, and subsequently vote according to that performance.

But being in ESPN's pocket helps as well. I know the administration does not prefer Thursday night games, but in reality, that's a PERFECT opportunity to showcase your team. NO ONE ELSE IS THERE TO DISTRACT!

I'm not convinced that there would be no distractions. When we had a Thursday-night matchup with TCU this year (granted, it was on VS, but at least it wasn't on the Mtn), there was not a PEEP from the national media.

If we had been on ESPN, I still don't think we would get much exposure. Thursday nights are now highlighted by Big East matchups...