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Sources say BYU going Independent (done deal), could affect BE


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http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/18/colorado-st-announces-byus-move-to-football-independence/

supposedly they're looking into a Notre Dame type set-up for their sports  :P

could this be the end of the MWC?

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They want out of the WAC since Utah bolted and might be looking in to the MWC...now the Boise St is there

I don't think they have the backing that ND does

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They want out of the WAC since Utah bolted and might be looking in to the MWC...now the Boise St is there

I don't think they have the backing that ND does

BYU is already in the MWC, which is what Utah just bolted from  ???

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Sources: BYU closer to independence

By Andy Katz

ESPN.com

Brigham Young is moving closer to leaving the Mountain West Conference, becoming a football independent and re-joining the Western Athletic Conference in all other sports by a Sept. 1 deadline to withdraw from the MWC for the 2011 season, multiple sources said Wednesday.

"I'm not sure how it could stop now unless BYU gets nervous," one source with knowledge of the situation said.

The Cougars have been exploring the possibility since in-state rival Utah left the Mountain West for the Pac-10 earlier this summer.

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BYU never received an invitation from the Big 12 to replace Colorado, as the Big 12 decided to stay at 10 members after losing the Buffaloes to the Pac-10 and Nebraska to the Big Ten.

According to sources, BYU still would need approval from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which owns the school, to make the change.

In an effort to keep BYU in the Mountain West -- a necessity to keep alive its pursuit of an automatic qualifying spot in the BCS -- the conference is considering all avenues, one source told ESPN's Joe Schad Wednesday.

This includes possible concessions to BYU on television rights, much the same way the Big 12 made concessions to Texas, and exploring all of its own television partner options.

BYU's possible move to independent status, sources said Wednesday, is not contingent upon the school getting a seat at the BCS table like football independent Notre Dame. Furthermore, BYU is aware that it might not be afforded the same status as Notre Dame in the BCS.

BCS spokesperson Bill Hancock said in an e-mail to ESPN.com that the commissioners and presidents of the BCS-member schools would "thoughtfully consider any request that comes in. Every school is eligible to be considered by a bowl for at-large selection if it is ranked in the top 14."

The payout for any team selected at-large this year will be $6 million, Hancock said.

Hancock told Schad on Wednesday that he has spoken with BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe. Hancock said that "it's too soon to speculate" as to what decision the BCS presidents and chancellors would make.

Notre Dame automatically qualifies for a BCS spot if it finishes in the top eight in the final BCS rankings and has nine wins. But fellow independents Navy and Army do not have similar provisions, as each school would have to finish in the top two to reach automatic qualifying status.

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BYU is closing in on a decision to leave the Mountain West and become a football independent.

Notre Dame automatically qualified for the BCS in 2006 and was an at-large selection in 2001 and 2007.

Among the factors BCS presidents and chancellors might consider regarding BYU are the tradition and value of Notre Dame to the BCS relative to any other independent that might leave its conference. Specific rules have not been written in BCS materials regarding a process by which a school that claims independence could earn special concessions.

As an independent, BYU would have a chance to make its own national schedule and qualify for a BCS bowl. If that occurred, the school would keep its share of bowl money, rather than split bowl revenue with the rest of its conference. That's an enticing proposition for the school.

The WAC, according to sources, has assured BYU that it will have a soft landing for all of its other sports, similar to the arrangement Notre Dame enjoys with the Big East, where it competes in all sports except football.

BYU would play four to six WAC programs in football every season, according to sources. The Cougars already play in-state rival and WAC member Utah State every season.

BYU's football team went undefeated (13-0) and was ranked No. 1 by The Associated Press in 1984 as a member of the WAC.

Landing BYU for men's basketball would be a major coup for the WAC, considering the Cougars have been to the NCAA tournament 25 times. BYU won 12 WAC titles during its run in the conference and plays in the 22,700-seat Marriott Center.

While BYU considers leaving the Mountain West, WAC members Fresno State and Nevada were approached by a Mountain West representative Tuesday about an invitation to the league, according to a source.

A source told Schad that Houston and UTEP also have been studied as possible additions to the MWC.

However, if a WAC school decides to go to the MWC, it will come at the expense of a costly buyout.

Once Boise State left, the remaining WAC members -- Fresno State, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Hawaii, Idahos, Nevada and Utah State -- signed a $5 million buyout agreement that would be assessed to any member that left the conference within the next five years. The schools took that move to keep other members from following the Broncos to the Mountain West.

BYU, which would like to become the Notre Dame of the West, is seeking a separate television agreement for its football program. Notre Dame currently has a football deal with NBC.

According to independent multiple sources, BYU is in discussion with ESPN for its football rights. ESPN already has an agreement with the WAC to televise football and basketball.

BYU has its own national television network, BYU-TV, which is available on major satellite networks. BYU-TV is going to HD, and with the wide reach of the Mormon church, the Cougars could build national appeal, as Catholic-based Notre Dame has.

WAC commissioner Karl Benson said earlier this summer that the league "would give consideration to" taking back BYU in all other sports, were the Cougars to go independent for football. Benson declined to comment on this story.

BYU previously has considered going independent. But at that time, the option of being a football independent came with being independent in all other sports, making scheduling much more difficult. In this case, BYU's other sports would be protected by membership in the WAC.

Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com. ESPN college football reporter Joe Schad contributed to this report.

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This should make TCU available to BE, if they wanted to pick them up.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50131959-88/byu-football-television-conference.html.csp

Done deal: BYU to go independent in football

By Jay drew and tony jones

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated 8 minutes ago Updated Aug 18, 2010 12:06PM

Brigham Young University will leave the Mountain West Conference, go independent in football and rejoin the Western Athletic Conference in all non-football sports beginning in the fall of 2011, The Salt Lake Tribune confirmed Wednesday morning.

According to a source in the WAC office, BYU will seek final approval for the moves from its owner, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, either today or Thursday. Pending approval, a press conference is planned for early next week. But because of media reports that broke late Tuesday night, that timetable may change.

“In light of the media leaks, it may be expedited a bit,†the source told The Tribune.

BYU’s move to leave the MWC, become a football independent and rejoin the WAC — which it belonged to for nearly four decades before departing with Utah and six other schools to joint the Mountain West — has been in the works for the past month, according to the source.

BYU declined to confirm reports of the pending move. School officials are aware of “the ton of rumors flying around out there,†BYU associate athletic director Duff Tittle said Wednesday morning, but that doesn’t mean the reports have validity regarding the school’s future in the Mountain West Conference.

However, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe, in a July meeting with reporters, acknowledged that BYU going independent was “an option†the school had been looking at the past six months, along with several other possibilities.

Why?

BYU has repeatedly expressed unhappiness with its paltry television revenue from the Mountain West Conference. Member schools netted less than $2 million per school in football television money last year from the MWC’s television network.

The pressure on BYU increased when Utah accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 last month, beginning next year. The Utes could make more than $15 million annually in football television revenue when it achieves full member status.

Not only were the Cougars not invited to join the Pac-10; the Big 12 announced soon after that it no plans to expand again after losing Nebraska to the Big 10 and Colorado to the Pac-10.

BYU already has its own television network in place and now has a broadcast center to go with it.

According to an espn.com report Tuesday night, the Cougars will play four WAC teams per year in football. The school will also now be free to cut its own television deals with networks like ESPN, and perhaps agreements with bowl games

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I would like to see TCU added to the BE but I suspect we would also have to offer to at least one or two other Texas schools (Houston or SMU) for such a deal to be done.

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Must resist to speculate....

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