If the Big 12 is our only shot, and the Big 12 are huge supporters of wrestling, then we better get a wrestling program soon. We'd better see if we can get our other olympic sports into the Big 12 as well.
However, I refer people back to Sun Tzu's Art of War. Strike the opponent where they are weak. Where is the weakness in the Big 12? Wrestling. That is how UVU is a member. Work that partial membership, and further membership may be in the works later, and with much less controversy. Wrestling is also why the Big 12 chose West Virginia over Louisville, when both were basically equivalent schools.
Go Cougs!!!!!!