The Rise and Fall: An inside look at the decline of BYU's sports programs.

This is an article from a few weeks ago that gives good insight to what it's like being independent in football, and not being in a P5.

One interesting quote from a former AD:
“We don’t have a home,” said Glen Tuckett, BYU’s athletic director during the golden ’80s. “That’s a real problem, and it’s not getting any better. We had the two (recruits) de-commit from BYU and now they’re going to Utah. There is the draw of a conference and a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow with a championship. It’s made things difficult. We have to go undefeated to make the national playoff. And we have to play a tough schedule.”

BYU may actually be better off going back into the Mountain West rather than sit there as an independent.

Posted: 12/18/2017 at 6:30PM

The Rise and Fall: An inside look at the decline of BYU's sports programs. -- HOO86 12/18/2017 6:30PM

BYU is also geographically isolated from the Big 12 -- Tailgate Guru 12/21/2017 09:18AM

But with a better airport ** -- Hamburger 12/22/2017 06:06AM

Eh, not by much -- Tailgate Guru 12/22/2017 10:13AM

40 minute drive isn't that bad** -- Hamburger 12/22/2017 6:23PM

Something I found interesting about BYU-Idaho -- VTHokie2000 12/19/2017 5:06PM

The cost of moving 3 programs to Div 1 is daunting, 35K stadiums, etc ** -- anotherdamnyankeehokie 12/20/2017 06:58AM

BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawaii don't need to have 35k stadiums though. -- VTHokie2000 12/20/2017 09:01AM

Cheaper to move BYU down ** -- EDGEMAN 12/20/2017 07:46AM

I don't think Sunday is the issue. -- Wolfman 12/19/2017 12:52PM

Re: I don't think Sunday is the issue. -- Vippie1 12/20/2017 11:21AM

The Big XII's process for expansion caused all of that. -- HOO86 12/19/2017 6:20PM

IMO, Wake and Duke are religious schools in name only. -- Atlee Hokie 12/19/2017 8:48PM

ND is run by the Congregation of Holy Cross -- TerryD 12/20/2017 07:26AM

Understand. My point was this though. -- Atlee Hokie 12/21/2017 10:48PM

Agreed, similar to how Marist College is run by the Society of Mary... -- Freddyburg Hokie 12/20/2017 1:31PM

I would agree with this. -- HOO86 12/19/2017 8:56PM

Certainly doesn't surprise me about the Pac12. -- Atlee Hokie 12/19/2017 9:08PM

I think it is part of the issue, but could be overcome. The -- RJHokie 12/19/2017 12:55PM

I suspect the MWC would take BYU back in a heartbeat ** -- VTHokie2000 12/19/2017 4:40PM

Probably, but BYU may not be able to swallow it's pride to rejoin. ** -- Atlee Hokie 12/20/2017 12:56AM

It might if the alternative is to switch football to DI-FCS -- VTHokie2000 12/20/2017 09:08AM

But will BYU's pride and belief in their self worth prevent that? ** -- Atlee Hokie 12/19/2017 02:57AM

Absolutely ** -- DarylS 12/19/2017 5:18PM

This is a good read on BYU. I think they are stuck because -- RJHokie 12/18/2017 10:24PM

The Rise and Fall: An inside look at the decline of BYU's sports programs.

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