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Versus takes Goldie over Utah-BYU game

Amen.
That's all

Thank you. This story says it all. The mtn. will go down as the demise of the conference and one of the biggest disasters in collegiate athletic media history. This television contract is costing the Mountain West Conference national exposure, was awfully designed and is still horrendously managed to this day.

KSL, KUTV and KBYU did better than the mountain.

ESPN for select games and local TV for the rest is still much better than the sorry camera work and meager broadcast reach of the mountain

Craig Thompson should be fired, what a joke. Also the AD's threw out the MWC should also be fired for basically killing the conference. MWC and the Sunbelt Conf. what's the difference? Nothing!! I also now could care less about any Mtn. West team.

It wasn't a USU game, so who cares? Go Aggies!

It wasn't like it was a USU game, so who cares? Everyone knows there are only two basketball teams in the state of Utah, the Aggies and the Jazz. Go Aggies!

ah, the aggies. when was the last time any of their teams garnered any national attention? i guess their tailspin in the WAC is generating some publicity. How many teams with losing records have they lost to in a row now? And for more kicks and giggles shall we mention football?

Back on track, I agree. Craig Thompson should be fired.

Yeah they sure are great. It's just a shame they got beat by Utah... oh what was the score? Oh yeah 72-48. So close too, they must have just had a bad day.

But really though, the mtn.? When will the nightmare end?

The Mtn West Conf is a media disaster. There is no positive leadership of any kind that I can see! So the mental giants chose a 1986 film over a top rivalry sports game! Will this TV exposure issue get any worse?

FIRE THOMPSON!

The fact of the matter is BYU basketball is irrelevent on a national or even regional level--don't blame VS., they probably had more viewers watching 'Wildcats' than would have watched this game.

Yep==even here in Colorado CSTV did not show it. How pathetic is that?

This contract is just killing the Mountain West. I used to be a BIG Utah fan and would often watch BYU and New Mexico. But I rarely get the chance to watch a game any more. I'm only 2 hours away from Salt Lake and I know more about Boise State's football and basketball teams than I do Utah's. And I'm a Utah alumnus.

Utah and BYU need to bolt the Mountain West and find greener pastures. It's pretty hard to recruit players when you tell them their family and friends are only going to be able to watch them once or twice a year.

Whoever negotiated this contract should be fired. Any chance we can sue to get out it? I'd rather see BYU and Utah play all their games on Tuesdays and Thursdays (on ESPN2) than to continue with the current situation.

Dick,

Why do you keep taunting us with these articles?

Obviously nothing is going to change. The MWC athletic departments get there money and clearly they are happy with it since their behavior has not changed.

Since I have been following the Y sports program for 48+ years I am glad that I don't have to sit in my dads car as I did years ago in the dead of winter listening to Paul James do the game. Now at least I can listen to KSL radio on my computer in the comforts of my home. Too bad we that can't get MTN because we either have Direct or Dish. Its amazing in this day and time that I still can't see a Y-Utah game on TV. Lots of progress has been made over the years hasn't it. I am sooo sick of this contract-do something-breach the contract, pay the penalty, get a new contract and lets get on with enjoying the great sports the Mountain West. I am 2 1/2 hours away so travel on a Wednesday night in winter after the game is not always an option.

Two words for any Ute or Cougar fans living outside of the (narrow) mtn footprint: Sling. Box.

(And a cooperating friend or family member with the mtn. A sorry substitute for real TV but better than nothing!)

We should not have been surprised, but my husband and I were shocked that this game would not be televised here in St. George on Dish Network. It makes me angry. The Mtn. is the Evil Empire!

Is for little kids and women that don't know sports. ESPN is for BIG BOYS.

Lezoave, the Aggies have been on national TV (ESPN2)a couple of times this year and with ESPN Game Plan I can see up to 8-9 more plus the WAC Tourny. My zoobie friends out here don't have the same options.
There is a parable about a foolish man building his house upon the sand; you may have heard of it? The MWC was build on a foundation of greed. The "big boys" couldn't stand to share the revenue so they pillaged the WAC and created the MWC. Greed got the best of the MWC big boys again with this "great" tv deal. Now as the "rain" of no "national exposure" comes the rest of us can only hope the MWC "washes away". And for all you byu fans that think you should go independent; do us a favor and go for it, that is even a better idea than the mtn.

I agree with everything Dick said in this article. Is there any hope here? As a BYU fan who lives in an area where the mtn is not available (which is pretty much everywhere), it's almost impossible to follow BYU sports any more. The lack of exposure for last night's BYU-Utah game is clearly appalling and indefensible for the MWC and its TV "partners." Everyone can see that. But, is there any chance of change in this situation anytime in the near future? I wish there was, but I gave up hope about half way through last fall's football season. Someone...anyone...Tom Holmoe...the lawyer hired by Utah and BYU...Chris Hill...anyone...Senator Hatch...anyone out there listening...please give us some hope that this disaster of a TV deal can be fixed...please...even a tiny sliver of hope...