Utah got the PAC-12 a foothold in the SLC market. Colorado got them the Denver market.

I don't buy that BYU would cost the Big 12 money. BYU has a big TV audience not just in Utah, but in California and across the country. There are quite a few Texas BYU alums, which wouldn't help so much with TV as with ticket sales. BYU fans would flock to games in Austin, Waco and Ft. Worth.

Of any reason not to take BYU, money seems to be the least of the worries. Any team that can fund itself Indy is obviously not a drain financially, especially one that can draw an ESPN deal.