Three Big 12 teams, two PAC-12 teams, 4 ACC teams. No elite teams. There is no cache in the Big 12. No guarantee of anything. This conference isn’t anything special and it is why they were so desperate for BYU to win.
If BYU loses, they drop in the standings and the Big 12 has ZERO playoff teams.
The Big 12 sucks.
If Utah had an out to the ACC, I’d take it immediately. If they could get the same money from the PAC-12, I’d take it immediately.
If the PAC-12 would get them close to the same money, I’d take it immediately.
Coming back to the West Coast would be much more enjoyable than the Big 12 and would have the EXACT SAME CHANCE OF THE PLAYOFFS as the Big 12.