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BYU not considered "P5" for ACC OOC scheduling purposes

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 9:16 am
by ponyinNC
Brett McMurphy‏@McMurphyESPN·8m
ACC will require each school to play at least 1 Power 5 non-conference team starting in 2017

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN · 4m
ACC’s Swofford said it hasn’t been determined if BYU, Army, Navy count as non-conference Power 5 opponent

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 21m
ACC has decided #BYU will not count as non-league Power 5 opponent, sources told @ESPN

*I wonder if this changes anything for BYU regarding conference affiliation. I did see that Mike Aresco was on BYU TV talking about scheduling alliance between AAC teams and BYU. BYU will also be our first opponent for the AAC's inaugural Miami Bowl. Hmmmm....

Re: BYU not considered "P5" for ACC OOC scheduling purposes

PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:49 pm
by alyssa
I never want anything to do with BYU.

This was sent to me. I have not read it yet.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8656 ... tml?pg=all

Re: BYU not considered "P5" for ACC OOC scheduling purposes

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 8:37 am
by Water Pony
Given BYU geography challenges, I would welcome the Cougars as a FB only member. They would add to our credentials as best non-P5 Conference and, perhaps, help move us to P6 or close enough to ensure we compare to the other Five.