has been trending up for years (this isn't the first time it's been better), while the MWC has been trending down. The better TV and money in the WCC has a lot to do with it, as does having the two best non Pac-12 brands in the West (BYU and GU).
The league can improve, and should.
Big difference in that and being one of the biggest negative commentators on our current league. Try extolling some of the positives for a few days. You might like it.