the U could build on the conference. Ranked in football 3 of 4 years, NCAA tournament 2 of 3 years. Tons of NFL draft picks and 3 NBA first round picks. #2 in hoops in the conference a couple of times. If you’re point is that Utah isn’t USC or UCLA or UW obviously that’s true. The problem is that you said that that means Utah would be better off being the best team in a conference with New Mexico, SDSU, etc., and that is just an absurd proposition in every level.