The best Group of 5 jobs

[nickdutson]

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The storied football tradition BYU enjoys speaks for itself, and the tie to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gives the Cougars a global appeal.

One of the down sides to the job, at least for now, is that BYU is an independent, although athletic director Tom Holmoe said recently he expects BYU to be playing in a Power 5 conference in the "near future." The Big 12 looked like it might be an option when it expanded a few years ago, but it stopped at 10 after adding TCU and West Virginia. Nonetheless, BYU still has the national clout to land marquee games and has a television contract with ESPN for home games. To open the 2017 season, BYU and LSU will play in Houston in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff, and the Cougars routinely travel all over the country. Next season, they play at Nebraska, at UCLA, at Michigan and face Missouri in Kansas City. That's on top of facing Boise State at home.

Since its expansion in 1982, LaVell Edwards Stadium has consistently ranked among the top 25 nationally in attendance. The 65,000-seat stadium also has a spectacular view of the Wasatch Mountains and is a great setting for football. The Cougars' indoor practice facility is one of the largest in the country.

BYU does have to share the state's football allegiances with Utah and, more recently, Utah State. But BYU's brand has endured, going back to the 1984 national championship. The Cougars have recorded 17 Top 25 finishes since 1974, including four top-10 finishes.

They've also gone to 10 consecutive bowl games under Bronco Mendenhall, who took over for the legendary Edwards. Mendenhall is starting to hear it from the fans after winning just eight games each of the past three seasons, which tells you a little bit about the expectations at BYU. A winning football program is an integral part of the BYU culture, and that's not going to change anytime soon.

[Fido]

Its hard to argue against Boise State at the top of that list. But its nice to see BYU mentioned second--in spite of the challenges.

[scott715]

It was listed alphabetically however, BYU is not a member of a G5 conference.