it is offensive to me that any "journalist" at a reputable paper can conclude that the reason why Big 12 hasn't invited BYU to their party is because (in part) that they are bigoted. Taken this twisted logic to the extreme and flipping it - one could conclude that BYU left the mountain west because it didn't want to associate itself with secular and non-lds institutions. What's the difference?
I'll just go forward concluding that the Big 12 acts in its best business interests.