Everything you ever wanted to read about BYU’s (rumored) move to independence and the WAC0
Mormon Life says: I'll be updating this page as more news/commentary rolls in.
Okay, just in case you need to get caught up on the drama that is BYU sports right now...yesterday, rumors flew that BYU is leaving the Mountain West Conference and going independent in football and re-joining the WAC for everything else. Late in the day it was confirmed that two of the top teams from the WAC are leaving for the MWC, grossly weakening what remains of the WAC and causing a lot of people to question BYU's decision. In the mean time, BYU has not confirmed anything. For the BYU or football fan in general, these are exciting times. Stay tuned.
What follows is a list of the top stories circulating about this story, all for your reading pleasure.
- ESPN: Sources: BYU mulling Notre Dame path
- USA Today: Football independence may not be the best path for Brigham Young
- CBS Sports: BYU cybergossip
- Sporting News: LaVell Edwards likes BYU as part of a league
- Deseret News: Source says BYU football independence will be a done deal
- Deseret News: Cougars keeping mum about rumors
- Salt Lake Tribune: What BYU AD Tom Holmoe said about independence last month
- Salt Lake Tribune: BYU’s independence is bold, admirable move
- The Daily Herald: BYU football as an independent? I have questions
- Mercury News: If BYU leaves the Mountain West...could Boise State return to the WAC?
- Bleacher Report: BYU Going Independent?
- Bleacher Report: What Will BYU's Football Schedule Look Like If They Go Independent?
- Salt Lake Tribune: BYU responds to independence reports, but does not deny them
- Wall Street Journal: BYU’s Independent Streak Thickens BCS Plot
- Deseret News: Cougars weigh independence; other sports in WAC
- Salt Lake Tribune: WAC Commissioner to address defections today
- Deseret News: Fresno St., Nevada leaving WAC for Mountain West Conference
- Deseret News: Last round of drama is courtesy of Cougars
- Deseret News: BYU's possible move to independence is all about increased exposure
- Bleacher Report: BYU Football: Dispelling The Myths Against Independence
- ESPN: WAC's Karl Benson comes out firing
- NCAA Fanhouse: Ten (Plus One) Thoughts on Brigham Young and Other Possible Scenarios
- Salt Lake Tribune: Opinion: Time for BYU to look west — to the WCC
- ESPN: Mountain West, Western Athletic conference rivalry turns into blood sport
- Sports Illustrated: WAC, MWC waiting on BYU
- Deseret News: BYU Athletic Director Holmoe: 'Things are playing out'
- ESPN: Utah State turned down invite to MWC
- ESPN: WAC, BYU had 2011 schedule at ready
- Salt Lake Tribune: BYU staying mum, others calling it "arrogant"
- Salt Lake Tribune: CBS' Dodds' take on BYU's national profile
- San Jose Mercury News: MWC expansion, WAC reduction: Imagining the BYU war room
- Deseret News: New broadcast facility key to Y.'s TV dreams
- Deseret News: Cougar, WAC 'prenup' gives insight
- Deseret News: BYU's broadcast issues boiling over
- Salt Lake Tribune: On going independent, luck of the Irish unlikely for BYU
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