when Utah got into the PAC12 it wouldn't affect BYU's recruiting. He said quite a few things along the lines that coaching and sound execution (it was called something else) is the key not the backing or type of support from above.
After a few years he changed his mind. I sincerely hope your hopes for the program are realized and the numerous credible claims of program support being a big problem are looked back on as a myth.
Predicting and watching the decline of BYU football over the last couple of decades has not been gratifying.