a lawyer that practices sports law at a law firm that has one of the strongest sports law practice groups in the country. He said he had worked on a lot of college football TV deals, and his firm participated in the legal work that came about before, during, and after the last conference realignment.

I jokingly asked him what he could do to get BYU into a conference, and he responded that he'd "seen BYU on a few things," and that he thought BYU would get into a conference in the next few years.

Take it for what it's worth, but it can't be a bad sign.