competitive with the best of the P5 might actually make BYU a stronger candidate for P5 inclusion.

I know that some Big 12 schools favored less competitive new members. A new member that brings a large fan base that can help sell some road game tickets and won't hurt TV ratings WHILE also mostly contending with the middle pack of the conference might be more attractive to the middle pack and lower tier conference members. Could help us get Kansas, Iowa St., Kansas St., TCU, WVU, and Texas Tech on our side.