It's obvious that BYU-Idaho is a red-headed step child, and isn't taken seriously (I'm not bashing the school, I'm talking about Church leadership not giving BYU-I equal treatment).

BYU Idaho has much more room to expand, and could be a great school.  But it needs to be a real University.

(1) Give it a sports program.  If not a football program, at least a Basketball program.  It can even be UVU level, and compete in the WAC with UVU.  Sports is a way to make students and alums proud of their school, and alums engaged and interested.   There is none of that at BYU-I right now.   It's treated like EFY or something with intramurals.  

(2) Make their honor code the same as BYU.  We need to treat BYU-I students like adults.   These rules that 23 year olds can't wear shorts or flip flops, and have curfews is a complete joke.   Time ti update the rules for the 21st century.

Make a few changes, and BYU-I won't be so looked down upon by kids applying to college.  Make it a better option.