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If BYU were to become another Utah State, that couldn't help but benefit Utah.
The college football/sports fan part of me is far more sensible, and realizes BYU has a lot to offer to any conference. One cannot deny the baggage it carries, but I don't believe it's insurmountable baggage.
I would make BYU no worse than a 2-1 underdog to eventually become a member of the Big 12. I would make the Big 12 a bigger favorite than even money to eventually expand and get back to 12 teams. Five years from now, however, if nothing's changed, those odds become longer, IMO, and BYU has less to offer than it currently does. We'll have to see how Utah exploits the gap in status that will exist when it starts playing in the Pac-10 to know what damages BYU could incur.
I think a strong BYU is a great motivator for Utah. You thought 2002-04 was bad, that pales in comparison to how the shoe was on the other foot in the mid-70s and stretches of the 1980s. That alone was motivation to for Utah to really work toward strengthening its football program.
I would never say I want BYU in the Big 12, but I would never say that if such a bid comes, that it is undeserving of such status. Keep doing what you're doing, and at the very worst, you'll be heavily mentioned and considered in any expansion talk -- a clear step up from this go-round of expansion.
The college football/sports fan part of me is far more sensible, and realizes BYU has a lot to offer to any conference. One cannot deny the baggage it carries, but I don't believe it's insurmountable baggage.
I would make BYU no worse than a 2-1 underdog to eventually become a member of the Big 12. I would make the Big 12 a bigger favorite than even money to eventually expand and get back to 12 teams. Five years from now, however, if nothing's changed, those odds become longer, IMO, and BYU has less to offer than it currently does. We'll have to see how Utah exploits the gap in status that will exist when it starts playing in the Pac-10 to know what damages BYU could incur.
I think a strong BYU is a great motivator for Utah. You thought 2002-04 was bad, that pales in comparison to how the shoe was on the other foot in the mid-70s and stretches of the 1980s. That alone was motivation to for Utah to really work toward strengthening its football program.
I would never say I want BYU in the Big 12, but I would never say that if such a bid comes, that it is undeserving of such status. Keep doing what you're doing, and at the very worst, you'll be heavily mentioned and considered in any expansion talk -- a clear step up from this go-round of expansion.
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