The WAC-12 and Conference Realignment

So, the University of Utah absolutely choked against one of the worst teams in the nation, Colorado. Colorado had lost 26 straight road games coming into the game. What's amazing is that had the U won the game, at 8-4 (with 4 WAC-12 losses), they would be the second ranked team in the WAC-12 (we'll just rack up an L to Oregon for them to push them to 8-5). Now, soon to be 6-6 UCLA will be headed to the WAC-12 Championship game where they will certainly be pummeled by Oregon. With the loss in the conference championship game, UCLA will not even be bowl eligible. Which brings me to a point that's been harped on, again and again: why does the BCS exist?

The WAC-12 has two good teams that can play in a bowl (Oregon and Stanford with USC being banned for paying players...and will most assuredly be on probation again in the future with Kiffen at the helm). Other than that, they have 6-6 Washington, 6-5 UCLA, 6-6 Arizona State, 7-5 California, 7-5 Utah, 3-8 Oregon State, 4-7 Washington State, 3-10 Colorado and 3-8 Arizona. In other words, the rest of the conference is mediocre if not downright pathetic. 

The Big Least is living up to its name, as well. 7-5 Louisville is going to get the BCS bid, this year. Which leads me to say, why did anyone think it would be a good idea for BYU to go there? Not only would we be 1,000 miles away from all of our opponents besides Boise (who we have a contract to play against, anyway), but we'd get frequent flyer miles to play pathetic teams in a conference that will soon lose its AQ status. While there has been much anger at BYU staying independent, I think any move into a conference other than the SEC is not a good move right now. And no, the SEC is never going to come knocking, so that one is out. The Big 12's infrastructure is still unsteady. The Big 10 isn't a possibility. The PAC-12 is bad and doesn't want a religious university. So, let us continue to celebrate Independence!!!