That TCU and Baylor are only religious in name. Neither of those schools observe the Sabbath Day in a traditional way and both were in a power conference long before religious bigotry elevated to what it is today.
So yeah, if you think Utah, as a Mormon school, would've been invited to the PAC, you're high on something.
Notre Lame has been treated like a darling for decades...not a true comparison.
Yewts gonna Yewt.