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Show SECTION TORTS TUESDAY, JULY 24, Darnell Dickson SPORTS EDITOR yg 2007 MWC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS 2007 ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 fflggy ffrjgfMB MWI ' rrra fTl inompson continues l A to ask for HMi H y ON THEIR BACKS TV deal f Darnell Dickson I DAILY HERALD - No. HENDERSON, Nev. Comcast, the Mountain West Conference and the Mtn. television network say they aren't asking fans to do their job. They just want some help. A panel of representatives of those organizations, as well as from CSTV and Versus, t ' . jl . '"' "" II f ' ! -J answered questions from the media on Monday afternoon at the MWC preseason meetings. What came out of the discussion was a variation of what MWC fans have been hearing since the beginning of the league's deal with CSTV: Be patient. These things take time. We're negotiating but it helps to put pressure on the satellite companies by fans calling and requesting the all-conferen- DAILY HENDERSON, Nev. - f . - r. f i See t ', , C5 BYU, f I " S v. Tv - - -- y ' ' ..:."' ! " : C5 "We're in daily communications with the satellite companies and other providers. We know we're not where we want to be or where it's acceptable." j f Craig Thompson i OREM OWLS Great FaUs outlasts Owlz in 11 innings v-'-.- , r, You don't have to been a mind reader or study tarot cards to know what Orem Owlz pitcher Jordan Walden is thinking: What do I have to do to get my first professional 3-- 2 OWLZ, C2 FILE PHOTOSDaily Herald had four players named to the team on Monday: center Sete Aulai, left, linebacker Bryan Kehl, top, safety Quinn Gooch, center, and offensive lineman Dallas Reynolds, BYU A i I A-' J NFL Former thunderbird defensive lineman Soi also headed to Miami cr The Dolphins did not release the terms of the deal and a MIAMI Former BYU phone message left with Beck's quarterback John Beck signed agent was not returned. The a four-yea- r South Florida contract with the Miami Dolphins on Monday, reported that, according to a while former Timpview defensource, the deal includes $2.25 million in guaranteed money. sive tackle Brian Soi signed a free-ageBeck and other Dolphin contract with the rookies are scheduled to oegin Dolphins. Beck, a second-roun- d pick, practice today and team trainthrew for 79 touchdowns and ing camp starts Saturday. He will compete with Qeo Lemon 11,021 yards at BYU. He was the first quarterback selected to back up Trent Green at by Miami in the first two rounds quarterback this season. Beck is also viewed as the long4erm since Dan Marino in 1983. option nt quarterback for the According to the Miami F1U Associated Press Herald, the deal was completed Dolphins, after Green's tenure. The Dolphins open their 2007 Former BYU QB John Beck signed around 8:30 p.m. MDT Sunday, then announced Monday a four-yea- r contract with the See BECK, C2 Miami Dolphins. HERALD NEWS SERVICES f five-plu- See J DAILY HERALD inning. jfl Beck signs with Dolphins Neil K. Warner win? Monday night when Orem hosted the Great Falls White Sox, Walden turned in the best start of his career, and not only didn't he get the win, Orem was stuck with loss in 11 innings. a Walden gave up just two hits through s innings. He left with the lead, but watched the promise of his first win disappear over the right field fence in the sixth L. kmy i. MWC Commissioner DAILY Bronco Mendenhall last-seco- speak for the satellite companies or negotiate publicly, so the TV DEAL, HERALD knows the white "Y" on his team's helmet is more than just a symbol to represent the school. It's a bullseye. Even though BYU was picked to finish second in the Mountain West Conference preseasdh poll by the league's media, he said he clearly feels the crosshairs lining up on the Cougars. "We think we'll be a marked team," Mendenhall said Monday during the MWC media meetings at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Casino. "Last year we adopted a fairly simple strategy: What we can control is our performance, our will, our execution and our competitive spirit. We won't acknowledge our opponent except in preparing for scheme and strategy. We simply won't acknowledge perimeter influences." "Others might target us, but our focus is only about what we can do each and every week to move the team forward." BYU rolled through the MWC last season undefeated and capped off the year with a victory over Utah and a total domination ally distributed. "We're five weeks out from the start of the season," Thompson said. "At the end of the day, only the cable providers make the decision to carry programming." That includes satellite giants Direct TV and the Dish Network, as well as others like Time Warner, Charter and Cox Cable around the country. Tim Fitzpatrick, a Comcast representative, said he wouldn't See ce Darnell Dickson V;v ; Mtn. "We're in daily communications with the satellite companies and other providers," MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson said. "We know we're not where we want to be or where it's acceptable. "We're still the first and only conference in the country with it's own network. There's no blueprint for doing this. It's difficult but we're encouraged with our negotiations." Thompson and the panel members all pointed out there has been growth. He said the league had 10 national telecasts two years ago; this season, there are 23 scheduled on CSTV and Versus, with an additional 30 telecasts on the Mtn. region- J hi ' V' f "t BYU picked second in MWC media poll; team four Cougars named to JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald Orem'i Jordan Walden pitches against Great FaUs on Monday night. The Owlz fell to Great in 11 innings. Falls, 3-- vriv ""57" 1 m |