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SLC: Independent status isn't BYU's long term answer (Link)
Interesting column by Brad Rock of Desert News in Salt Lake City.
CJ
From the column:
"Here's guessing that before the summer is over, BYU will have negotiated a deal with the Big 12, or at worst the Big East."
"A newspaper report last month claimed Georgia Tech is planning to cancel two games of a four-game series with the Cougars. With the ACC moving to a nine-game schedule, the Yellow Jackets apparently won't commit to four such contests. Similarly, since conferences are starting to limit or eliminate non-league games in the late season, the odds of BYU regularly scheduling top teams in November are shaky.
In 2017 the Pac-12 and Big Ten will start having each of their teams play an opponent from the other conference annually, which further narrows scheduling options for BYU.
The fact BYU is talking with automatic qualifier conferences is no secret. Cougar athletic director Tom Holmoe has admitted so in recent months, saying discussions were "ongoing" with the Big 12. He also confessed to talking with the Big East last year. Whether BYU is going to "discuss" itself out of a seat at the table is always a possibility."
BYU not independent for long.
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