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BYU Football: The reality of being invited to each P5

By Adam Gibby

Oct 23, 2019; Kansas City, KS, USA; Team logos on display at the entrance to the interview floor during the Big 12 basketball media day at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2019; Kansas City, KS, USA; Team logos on display at the entrance to the interview floor during the Big 12 basketball media day at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 14, 2019; Provo, UT, USA; Detailed view of the Brigham Young Cougars logo at midfield at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 14, 2019; Provo, UT, USA; Detailed view of the Brigham Young Cougars logo at midfield at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Conclusion

The Power Five invite doesn’t appear to be coming for BYU. In total, I’ve got about a 25% of BYU getting invited. On the flip side, I think that if BYU really pushed for the AAC, they would probably a 60% of joining, even if they demanded they could keep their ESPN deal, which I think they could keep if they agreed to play the 10:00 PM ET game for home games.

While I think that BYU needs to look for opportunities to join the P5 conferences, the AAC is not a bad choice and has a much clearer path to the Playoff. While some fans claim that the ultimate goal should be following money and playing around the country, isn’t the goal to win? Isn’t the goal to be a national champion? As it stands, Independence isn’t going to allow for that.

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