I kinda get it. BYU isn't a research school but more of a degree factory to meet a spouse. A lot of Utah fans like myself care about the future of the U of U, its funding levels, its academic quality, and who it links up with.
It's better to affiliate with Stanford than Baylor.
But Big 12 and BYU fans have been returning fire nicely ...
Ah yes, Stanford, Cal, Uw, and… Utah? QS rankings of 3, 27, 80, and 392. One of those schools doesn’t belong in that list. Even Kansas is ahead of Utah academically.