given the recruiting realities we have. If we play a full P5 equivalent schedule, but do not enjoy the recruiting status of a P5, that means a lot of losses. A 500 win-loss record is something we could stomach and understand given the status and fruits of an actual P5 membership, but less so otherwise. And maybe our recruiting paradigm receives an expected P5 boost - however modest given BYU's unique limiting institutional factors - and we can occassionally finish in the top half of the P5 conference.

No, no, no, we should never be conference mates with the likes of SDSU, Memphis, Houston etc.