Do you remember how we went to the Vegas Bowl year-after-year when BYU was in the MWC? Had BYU stayed in the MWC there is every reason to think we would get at least the Vegas Bowl bid most years. With a MUCH better chance of making it to a NYD Bowl. Other MWC teams did it, no reason to think BYU would not also have made it.
We know for sure that BYU has not even come close to a NYD Bowl since going Independent. How can you possibly keep arguing that Independence is better than the MWC for bowl access? It's just wrong.