their BYU game with some FCS patsy team. this is an attempt to isolate BYU and separate themselves from the lowly independent school. best way to do this...join a Big time conference (check)...schedule bigger schools around the country (check...Michigan) and then never talk to BYU again (semi-check).
their hope is that BYU dwindles into irrelevance. treating us like USU is their way of helping others (recruits, etc) see how they view us, even if it's not a legitimized position.