The Pac 10 didn't make BYU an option because of a couple of member universities objections towards their religious background. Due to their faith they limit themselves from playing sports on Sundays. This wasn't going to set well with some of the liberal minded Pac 10 schools. BYU doesn't allow and is allowed not to schedule games or sporting events like basketball and baseball on Sundays.
Yeah, and Iowa's football team lost to Western Michigan recently, does that mean Western Michigan is a nice fit in the Big Ten?
Wouldn't a "liberal mind" be more cool with a school that doesn't want to do something like play on Sunday? It would be the "conservatives" that wouldn't be cool with a team that doesn't play baseball on Sunday, for example.
Why, hello John. Did you just wake up and read last month's news? The Utah for Boise swap, perhaps a wash. Both have been semi strong lately. Was hoping more action in the Big 12, err 11, err 10, err how many now?
Pac-10 Expansion: Why not BYU? - Vanquish The Foe Based on this report the conservative nature of BYU is one of the several reasons, including it's reluctance to play sports on Sundays, that BYU wasn't or isn't compatible with the Pac-10.
