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Just say no to BYU
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ragtimejoe1
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BJC said:
In a nutshell:
byu was going indy (not yet announced) and bsu had just joined. byu needed a landing spot for their olympic sports and the wac was the target. In order to boost the wac, byu was working with usu and Benson to poach MWC teams in something called "the project". The move would have decimated the MWC and perhaps killed it due to the instability at the time.
Thompson got wind and immediately killed the wac by extending invites to our now conference brethren. This blew up the wac and sent byu to the west coast with Gonzaga et al.
usu president at one point was gleefully stating how BSU's president's (Kustra) world was crumbling around him. usu (maybe not fans) but administration is very much a byu bedfellow.
ragtimejoe1
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http://www.mwcconnection.com/2010/8/27/1653432/byu-to-the-wac-was-code-named-the" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/50175456-77/wac-byu-albrecht-benson.html.csp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
a more detailed one: http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/20100830_Fleeing_members_foiled_conferences_big_plans.html?id=101746833" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
for more info.
It is tough to tell if it is all Benson or if others were involved in the poaching idea, but I very much doubt that byu had no involvement. byu also knew what the MWC would have to do to stabilize itself so byu tried to thwart the MWC by introducing the buyout.
I'm very disappointed we invited usu after the shenanigans, and we should definitely never consider allowing byu in the conference. It really isn't an issue, however, because I doubt they would ever want to come back either.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/50175456-77/wac-byu-albrecht-benson.html.csp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
a more detailed one: http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/20100830_Fleeing_members_foiled_conferences_big_plans.html?id=101746833" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
for more info.
It is tough to tell if it is all Benson or if others were involved in the poaching idea, but I very much doubt that byu had no involvement. byu also knew what the MWC would have to do to stabilize itself so byu tried to thwart the MWC by introducing the buyout.
I'm very disappointed we invited usu after the shenanigans, and we should definitely never consider allowing byu in the conference. It really isn't an issue, however, because I doubt they would ever want to come back either.
BJC
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ooooohhhhhh now I remember.....was having some medical issues at the time so the memory was a little foggy.
Always hated those guys....and their players were normally the dirtiest of the conference. Although they generally had better teams, it was always nice to get a win against those pricks.
Always hated those guys....and their players were normally the dirtiest of the conference. Although they generally had better teams, it was always nice to get a win against those pricks.
joshvanklomp
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So are you saying that any coach who wins doesn't have integrity? If so, I strongly disagree.BeaverPoke said:
