[Husker] Fw: BYU and Utah

[David Strong]

Really interesting post from a BYU grad.

Dave

--- On Wed, 2/10/10, Scott Stewart <scottjay.stewart at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Scott Stewart <scottjay.stewart at gmail.com>
>
> David, I am responding to you directly
> because my posts don't seem to go through to the board.
>
> I am a BYU alum and would be very surprised if
> Utah goes to the Pac 10 without BYU. The two schools are
> tied at the hip, more so than any schools in the Big 12, or
> SEC for that matter. 
> 
> It was BYU and Utah that decided to jump ship on
> the WAC and then they recruited other schools to come with
> them.
> Also Arizona and Arizona State were formerly in
> the WAC with BYU and Utah. Both schools have maintained ties
> with the PAC 10 since ASU and UA left. They have been
> scheduling lots of non-conference games in a variety of
> sports with the Pac 10 for 20 years.
> 
> Now to the "cultural" statement. That
> I think is directed right at BYU. Historically, after the
> Mormons settled Utah, they sent a contingent to settle
> Southern California. Southern California remains heavily LDS
> to this day, as is the West Coast. When I went to BYU, at
> least 25% of the students were from California. There were
> more California students than Utah students. We called it
> the University of Southern California, Provo.
> 
> Just some thoughts.
> Scott
>