him into the portal and a deal between one of the two was all but done BUT...BYU, now seeing Tanuvasa officially in the portal, swoops in with a competitive offer and Tanuvasa accepts?

In this scenario, BYU did nothing that could be construed as tampering, but it will no doubt look that way to some peti Ute fans. I just think it would be awesome if it was a big brand like USC or Michigan that really got the ball rolling, thought they had him in the bag after offering him a bag, but it was BYU's patience in being ethical that pays off from not getting into the game until Tanuvasa really was officially in the portal.

At that point, Snowden sends out feelers through his channels to inquire interest level and probable numbers from BYU if he were to hop into the portal too.

And then 💥 goes the 🧨.