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[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

No, not at all. BYU lost the game, not Thompson. I have already posted in length about why I think BYU lost the game. All I have said here is that the short week was a factor that worked against BYU and that Thompson ought to be working to highlight this game on Saturday night regardless because you can almost guarantee before the season begins that it will be a crucial game for the conference and both teams.

My guess that the TCU/BYU game and Utah/TCU games are scheduled on Thursday so the game can be televised on VS. so there is more national exposure. The mtn. is not available across the country as VS. is.

More people will tune into ESPN on a Thurs. night, but far more can see a MWC game with VS. as an option for a game to watch.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

My guess that the TCU/BYU game and Utah/TCU games are scheduled on Thursday so the game can be televised on VS. so there is more national exposure. The mtn. is not available across the country as VS. is.

More people will tune into ESPN on a Thurs. night, but far more can see a MWC game with VS. as an option for a game to watch.

The game doesn't have to be on Versus, but even if it is, they could put the game on Versus on a Saturday. They could also put it on CBS (like the BYU-AFA game will be). It is one of the 3 biggest games of the conference year (TCU-BYU, Utah-TCU, BYU-Utah).

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

The game doesn't have to be on Versus, but even if it is, they could put the game on Versus on a Saturday. They could also put it on CBS (like the BYU-AFA game will be). It is one of the 3 biggest games of the conference year (TCU-BYU, Utah-TCU, BYU-Utah).

Vs. shows a game from a bigger conference on Saturdays. They don't want the MWC on that day. When you are a red headed step child of a conf you take the time slot the TV network gives you, or you start your own channel and don't have any national coverage for 2 years.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest

Vs. shows a game from a bigger conference on Saturdays. They don't want the MWC on that day. When you are a red headed step child of a conf you take the time slot the TV network gives you, or you start your own channel and don't have any national coverage for 2 years.

This Saturday on Versus, they are showing Dartmouth at Columbia, followed by a half hour of "Sports Soup," followed by bull riding.