01-29-2020, 02:47 PM
(01-29-2020, 12:09 PM)Papa John Wrote: I have no bad feelings towards BYU, but I'm not sure how scheduling them benefits Stanford? If we are looking at having one top-tier, one middle-tier and one lower-tier non-conference opponent, how does BYU fit in? I guess as a middle-tier opponent?
Is it that middle-tier Power 5 schools don't want to have to travel all the way to California? That's hard for me to believe, given that all of college football recruits--or wants to recruit--in California. But so far, all I see is TCU in 2024, Vanderbilt in 2027 and Boston College in 2029 coming to Stanford this decade. Or maybe it's just getting butts in the seats. I'm sure that there are plenty of BYU alums/fans in the Bay Area who will populate Stanford Stadium when their team is in town.
1. Agree that butts in seats may have been a consideration;
2. The only thing I have against BYU is that in competing against them you're giving up two years worth of strength, maturity, and wisdom. (That's also why I favored recruiting more LDS players in various sports)! There is a big difference (physical and mental) between most 19 year olds versus 23 year olds . . .