If this is true, and our AD acquiesced in any way, both he and Hair-boy should apply for jobs at byu*. Their agenda is definitely different from the mainstream....Wyokie wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:00 pmYeah so apparently there was some wheeling and dealing going on. Appeasing BYU to get them back into the MW? Excuse me....
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Yeah, it's looking more and more as if, for some reason, Thompson released the Potato Bowl from its MWC obligation...
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There's also the possibility that we were looking at a possibility of returning to the Potato Bowl and Bohl and Burman decided not to.
But any "appeasement" of byu* is inexcusable and unforgivable. If that's the true case, and we never had the first right of refusal, Burman should cancel the games scheduled against byu* and unreservedly complain to the presidents about Thompson.
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Looking forward to comments from Tommy B. and the irrepressible Craig Thompson concerning the Potato Bowl.Wyovanian wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:57 pmThere's also the possibility that we were looking at a possibility of returning to the Potato Bowl and Bohl and Burman decided not to.
But any "appeasement" of byu* is inexcusable and unforgivable. If that's the true case, and we never had the first right of refusal, Burman should cancel the games scheduled against byu* and unreservedly complain to the presidents about Thompson.
Radioactive BYU (6-6) over the Pokes in Boise? I'm seething.
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Unbelievable. Fire Thompson
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This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...
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So it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowlWestWYOPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:46 pm This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...
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No. I don't believe so. If Memphis won, I believe the Potato Bowl takes SDSU, the Frisco Bowl or the First Responders Bowl takes BYU and the remaining opening spot in the Frisco/First Responder goes to someone else. The Potato Bowl did not want Wyoming for a 2nd year in a row and was only willing to forego a MWC selection to get BYU. Wyoming needed both Memphis and Marshall to win for the requisite cascade of events.LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:01 pmSo it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowlWestWYOPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:46 pm This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...
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OK, thanks for the clarificationOrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:47 pmNo. I don't believe so. If Memphis won, I believe the Potato Bowl takes SDSU, the Frisco Bowl or the First Responders Bowl takes BYU and the remaining opening spot in the Frisco/First Responder goes to someone else. The Potato Bowl did not want Wyoming for a 2nd year in a row and was only willing to forego a MWC selection to get BYU. Wyoming needed both Memphis and Marshall to win for the requisite cascade of events.LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:01 pmSo it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowlWestWYOPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:46 pm This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...
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Yep. Actually pretty sure that the Frisco Bowl would have been obligated to take an AAC team and BYU probably goes to the First Responder (or Gasparilla) with a Memphis win. So, in hindsight, I'm not upset that Memphis won because I want to see BYU get pounded on the Blue field after leaving the MWC (in part) because the bowl opportunities weren't good enough.LanderPoke wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:54 pmOK, thanks for the clarificationOrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:47 pmNo. I don't believe so. If Memphis won, I believe the Potato Bowl takes SDSU, the Frisco Bowl or the First Responders Bowl takes BYU and the remaining opening spot in the Frisco/First Responder goes to someone else. The Potato Bowl did not want Wyoming for a 2nd year in a row and was only willing to forego a MWC selection to get BYU. Wyoming needed both Memphis and Marshall to win for the requisite cascade of events.LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:01 pmSo it basically came down to that. If Memphis won we got a bowlWestWYOPoke wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:46 pm This is kinda what I figured... once UCF won, there was zero chance Wyo was going to a bowl. Who falls where is just semantics...