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BYU To Play UI, But Not In Kibbie Dome

The Western Athletic Conference and Brigham Young University have entered into a scheduling agreement as announced today by WAC Commissioner Karl Benson. With BYU declaring that it will be an independent in the sport of football effective with the 2011 season, five WAC teams --  Hawai‘i, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State and San Jose State -- will provide the Cougars with five games in the 2011 season and four games in the 2012 season. For the 2011 season, WAC schools will host two games against BYU, while three teams will travel to Provo. In 2012, BYU will play two games in WAC stadiums and host two WAC teams in Provo. Specific opponents and dates will be announced in the future/Spokesman-Review. More here.

Question: Individuals I'm following via Twitter are hosed that BYU won't play Idaho in the Kibbie Dome under this arrangement. Seems the 16,000-seat Kibbie Dome is too small to attract the newly minted independent BYU. Do you think Idaho got the shaft?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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