If your choice is Utah Tech or BYU-I and you're a Mormon, I can see the argument for BYU-I.

My real issue is the "just as good as" or "almost as good as" or "ACKSHULY, in x, y, and z ways, it's better than" crowd.

It's a high-concentration Mormon environment; it's probably a place where people do an even better job following the rules than at BYU; it does give people a degree and that has value from a "check-the-box" standpoint.

But acting like all universities are created equal is silly; almost as silly is the contention that BYU-I is in the same conversation with any of the good ones.

Don't give me a box of Great Value "Twist-n-Shouts" and tell me they're as good as Oreo Double Stuff...