I will be honest I grew up a BYU fan and went to every home game with my grandpa who played for BYU. Granted when they sucked and wore leather helmets.

Growing up I also went to a lot of tennis matches to watch my cousin David Harkness who is in BYU'S hall of fame play.
I have my 1st degree from BYU business management. After I feel 42 feet repelling breaking my back and hitting my head against the rocks below shattering my helmet. I was placed on permanent disability. My doctor suggested I go back to school to keep my self active. I got accepted again to BYU and Utah but choose Utah because my surgeon who put in the rod and 9 screws holding it in place on both sides. Went from intermountain and is now at the U. Plus I already went to BYU so I wanted a change and like my beard and longer hair.
I am comfortable with him as my doctor and going to the U was closer and easy to get there since I see him still once a month so he can do x-rays.
I was in a medical induced coma for 2 months the 2nd day in the hospital they told my now ex that I was not going to make it and prepare for my funeral. When I showed signs of life they told her I could be a vegetable and she would have to take care of me. Two days after I woke up from a coma and 25 years of marriage she gave me divorce papers.
S I went back to school and to tell you the truth the Utah games remind of the BYU games I went to with my grandpa and father.
My kids don't care about BYU and my kids have heard the horror stories from their uncle's about the honor code. My daughter and great soccer player wants to go to Stanford and thinks BYU and Utah are weak teams.
So I can't get them to go to games with me so I am not looking to renew after this year. As a student at the U I get free tickets. They play better teams and are in a conference.
Tom's experiment has failed and they need a conference to be more competitive. Plus being in a conference you know the tendencies of the other teams and can prepare better against them.