Utah to the PAC 10... all good things. Up and down and around.

OK so UTAH has left the Mountain West Conference to join the PAC 12. Jawsome. (street sharks catch phrase) This coming from a HUGE BYU fan. I think it is a purely positive thing for the state of Utah's sports, University of Utah, BYU, and even Utah St.!
Now that's not to say I'm not jealous, because I am. For crying in the morning I am! But as long as the rivalry stays in tact and BYU doesn't give up the football program I'll be fine. And so will everyone else. Here's why.
Utah Utes- This should be obvious. They are in. They are at the party that everyone wants to be at. Everyone. If any BYU fan says they wouldn't want BYU in, slap em. And tell them it's a sin to lie.
BYU- Once everyone gets over the jealousy thing (It may take a while... then we'll have to get over it again in a few years when the Utes are actually PLAYING in the PAC 10) we will realize this is a better situation than we are in right now. You see not only has the Conference added a legitimate powerhouse in Boise State, but now we have a built in PAC 10 foe in the Utes! That is huge. In a situation like BYU is in it is always great to have a guarantee PAC 10 game. It also opens the door a little bit for us to play other PAC 10 teams. The recruiting advantage is real. UTAH WILL GET ATHLETES THAT ARE CONSIDERED BETTER THAN WHAT THEY ARE GETTING NOW. But the uniqueness of BYU's recruiting style allows us to wiggle around other teams interests and just target those "chosen few"(pun intended). Just trust me Y fans, this stings now but it's a good thing even for us.
Utah St.- Boise is gone! With a coach finally that can create a winning feeling in Logan, Utah St. has everything but an invitation to become a cream of the crop in the WAC. Do it coach A. ! Consider me a Utah St. fan (I have been since he got there).
The state of Utah's sports- Are you kidding! This is a permanent and drastic improvement to what the state of Utah can do with it's sports teams. It creates an atmosphere of elitism and belongings that Utah/SLC has always wanted and never could achieve. It puts us on a level just outside of Denver, Nashville, Kansas City, and Portland.
It's still a LONG shot, but this gets us one step closer to a NFL or MLB team... I know I know, we have a LOT more steps to go but a step is a step.

So feel the flow. It's all good things. Harness the good BYU fans. Harness the good.

MULTIPLE SOURCES: A PAC 16 has been invited!

Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado have been invited to join the PAC 10, errr the PAC 16!!!!!
All the links here. Not on ESPN! HA! ha! (I'm just kidding about the ESPN thing...relax.)

1.Texas Article


2. Washington Examiner


3. Seattle Times


4. Washington Huskies Blog


5. LJWorld