June 10, 2010: Colorado accepts invitation to join PAC, leaving Big12, effective July 1, 2011
June 12, 2010: Nebraska accepts invitation to join Big 10, effective July 1, 2011
June 16, 2010: PAC fails to lure UT, A&M, OU, OSU, and TTech:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5293164
June 17, 2010: Utah accepts invitation to PAC, effective July 1, 2011
Utah is clearly cast as Plan B for PAC expansion after Colorado.
So the only myth is the Ute narrative that you were getting in to the PAC regardless.