Independence, from a competition standpoint, sucks. IT. JUST. SUCKS. Add in that the new CFP will reward the six best conference champions, it will be far better for BYU to be in a conference than be independent.
So, which do you take the risk on? A Big12 with Baylor/TCU/TTU/ISU/KU/KSU/WVU/OSU? OR an AAC saddled with ECU/SMU/USF/Temple/Tulane/Tulsa?
We all know the answers. The problem is ... does it really matter to the BYU BoT?