Last year rumors were rampant that BYU was in talks with several big name schools for future home-and-home and two-for-one games. Only one of those rumors has panned out so far, resulting in a single game at Nebraska in 2015.
Wisconsin was another name that was tossed around. Apparently there is some meat behind this one as Mendenhall mentions them as a possibility to Jay Drew of The Salt Lake Tribune. Here is the text of his discussion (video below; skip to 0:54):
Drew: The playing conditions out here, the ground’s kind of frozen, is that a worry at all?
Mendenhall: Well, let’s see, if we schedule…I’m not trying…who else would we schedule that would have ground like that? I’m not sure, so…
Drew: Wisconsin?
Mendenhall: Yeah, Wisconsin maybe. That would be good. And that, there’s a good chance that could happen. So yeah, let’s just plan on we came out here today cause we might play Wisconsin. We’ll use that as our theme.
Drew: What year is that happening?
Mendenhall: I’m not sure (laughter). Don’t try to get me like that. You tried to subtlety just get that outta me.
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meh, as long as it isn't another one and done or a 2-1......
Sounds great...would be shocked if they came to Provo. Why would they?
BYU: only gets home & home games against the WAC. Independence = epic failure.
we got some with big east teams...... that used to be c-usa teams
Maybe if you took your head outta of your ass Pa,you would have notice the WAC teams like Utah State and San Jose State gave BYU all they could handle which resulted in good games.
Speaking as a WAC/SJSU fan,I'm pretty happy BYU gave us a home and home.
And I think a BYU-Wisconsin series would be a real treat but the fan below is right,Wisconsin has a bad habit of playing a SEC type of OOC schedules and I doubt Bucky would want to battle BYU in a home and away.
Independence = a boat load of $$$, which to many programs = success especially for the future.
The bigamist perverts, can only get 2 for 1 with the big boys
classy pa, classy
Careful, pa. Your ignorance is showing.
BYU is too big of a threat for Bucky to schedule. Wisconsin continues, year-after-year, to have one of the weakness non-conference schedule in all of the Big Ten and when they do get a test on their schedule they will make an accuse any cancel it. Coach B is a joke and the program is completely over rated.
Hey Jeff B, obviously you are a loser, sour-grapes Minnesota fan, stingingly sad because your pathetic team hasn't won any meaningful bowl games since 1967, your last Rose Bowl, eh?
Wisconsin has owned Minnesota for the past 20 years, 18/20, and their fan base is chock full of bitter, jaundiced vermin like this guy, who really is most likely a guy we know as Ruppert Fly$hyt.
Can't wait to have UW vs BYU, smash-mouth football game begin, while the drug addicts, felons, criminals, scofflaws, cheats and welchers from Minnesota watch their team go 4-8 again. HAHAHA. Even Mitt Romney would have to laugh at the Golden Rodents.
Wisconsin plays a game in the west pretty much every year, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Hawaii, Fresno State, UNLV the last 10 or so years. They would go to BYU most likely.
The problem with scheduling bylose is that if you beat them you were supposed to beat them and if you lose then it is how did you lose?
The home games are refereed by the church elders and they make sure to call it for mormons. so much for any integrity!
Wow, even more ignorant babble from pa. Grow up!
the truth hurts don't it?
We'll let you know if you mumble anything that resembles truth. ;)
What a lame reporter trick. Notice the reporter is the one who said Wisconsin. So if they are scheduling them it won't be for this year. So why would the team be preparing for conditions in Wisconsin now? Silly. Sounds like Bronco is messing with the reporter.
That's possible. But Bronco sounds as if they have talked to Wisconsin.
I would come to Provo to see the game, but beware if YOU all come to Madison to see our home games, the students show up late for games, drink too much, curse like there is no tomorrow and the visiting fans seldom like the chants. But Madison is a blast..
p.s The game would be in September, the weather ranges from 50-90 in September.
Being from Wisconsin it pains me to agree with Danny McGarrett and agree with him that our Badgers fans are rude and not the smartest of fans. Danny is correct in saying the student section will show up late and as drunk as a skunk and I guess that's someone we're to be proud of.
As well, our scheduling has been embarassing to say the least. We have had many of scheduled games we have pulled out of due to "it's not the right time" and rescheduled with the likes of; Temple, Buffalo, The Citadel, Cal Poly, Wofford, and Austin Peay to name a few from the each of the last few years.
The True Facts are The Wisconsin Badger Football Program is over-rated, but we are sooooo drunk on booze and the hype of our Badgers we're too stupid to know. Go Bucky!!!
Jeff b you r too nice I think this Danny's a typical Sconny idiot and your badgers r overrated year end n out.