(02-13-2021 05:14 PM)solohawks Wrote:  

(02-13-2021 05:09 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Why do so many people on this forum think independence is the answer for everyone? It basically works great for one team, ok for another.... after that... ehh..

I think Independence would work for east coast teams like Charlotte and ODU where there are multiple realistic options for annual games.

Out west its just NMSU and BYU and BYU isn't looking to just skimp by

I think Independence will work just fine if two more in the west do it. The big issue is you need 8-10 independents to really make it work (not really counting ND here). That gives you enough teams in geographic areas to fill the last month of the schedule. BYU's biggest issue is there is no one near them but NMST to play in November and it's only close by western US standards.

UTEP and BYU have some history, they could easily make Independence work using NMST and New Mexico along with BYU as there base schedule. Now it may not be the best option for them, as a fan pointed out their issue seems internal at this time, but really any two teams going indy in the west makes the old school viable Independence a reality, if not as good as the mid eighties.