If BCS bowl wins and great athletic programs were prerequisites, EXPLAIN COLORADO! Hello!?
The simple truth is that both of these schools are research universities that fit the PAC 12 academic model better than does BYU. Both have academic freedom for faculty and student research that BYU can't offer. Both play games any day of the week.
There, I said it. How long will it take for this message to be accepted by the BYU fanbase?