Baylor totally sucks at football and rode political pressure into a spot in the Big XII. Larry Scott invited Colorado first to prevent a replay of Baylor’s antics in the 90s. Baylor really belongs in Conference USA or something.
I totally agree with you, and it was a smart move to go after Colorado. Baylor is only in the Big 12 cuz good ol Richards wanted to make sure they got the football money.
But I also dont believe that the administrations at Stanford, Cal, Oregon, USC, or Arizona wanted a religios school. I think that went against BYU as well.
Remember, BYU has a national title, Utah doesnt (all though maybe they should).