the Pac 12 now that they weren't invited to the party, but any reasonable BYU fan admits that they would jump at the opportunity to join if an offer were extended, even over an invite to the Big 12.

Your "selective" memory makes you think that the Big 10 and Big 12 are superior. In reality, both have been horrible in BCS bowls, while the Pac 12 has done very well. Granted that most of those victories were by USC, at least the Pac 12 has one team who always shows up to play in BCS bowls, while neither the big 12 nor Big 10 have any teams. OSU, Michigan, Texas and Oklahoma have been pretty horrible in big games in the last 10 years, with the exception of Texas one victory with Vince Young running the show.

Of course the SEC is number one, but with USC back and Oregon and Stanford strong the Pac 12 is the second strongest conference, sour grapes aside.