schedule. Is Utah lucky to have this schedule? Absolutely. Did they earn some of this luck by winning BCS games and going undefeated twice this century? Absolutely. Did it help Utah when they approached the PAC with a low maintenance offer (4 years until full revenue, zero demands, willing to play on Sunday, etc)? Of course. Was BYU invited to more prestigious neutral site games in the past? Yes.

Is Utah football in a stronger and more stable position than BYU at this moment? Yes. Utah gets PACMAS all the time and BYU may cancel sports altogether within 5-10 years if they don't get a seat at the big boys table. Bronco obviously believes independence is unsustainable; it surprised me that he was willing to say that in public on a regular basis. I also like Utah's 5 game winning streak.