with the expanded AAC, as part of its western arm for Olympic sports. Gonzaga gets the AAC Olympic sports invite too.
THIS would be BYU's best alternative. Major upgrade to a national Olympic sports conference with rivals like Gonzaga, San Diego State, and Boise State...(and a couple other old MWC foes), plus the likes of Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, Memphis, UConn, etc.
Via the ND-like affiliation with AAC football, keep independence and the Boise State rivalry series, plus grab some better late-season opponents (Houston, Memphis, UCF, Cincinnati, Temple, San Diego State, etc.) and grab some nice bowl affiliations.
Boom.