U to the Pac-10. . . Sucks (for me)

I don't know how any BYU fan alive can positively spin Utah going to the Pac-10 while we stay back and find ourselves stuck in the Mountain West. From all the smack I've heard from U-fans in the past few days, all I have been able to do is hang my head and say, "Congratulations". What can we do? BYU got owned and I feel like there is nothing we can do about it. I'm not wallowing in the depths of despair like the football is cut from the school or something, but I do know in every discussion about BYU v. Utah we will now forever come up on the short end (unless some type of miracle occurs that takes us into the Big-12 at some point).

Why will we always come up short? It has been nationally announced that we are not "big-time" caliber. Yes, it has nothing to do with the quality of our football team, fan base, and "other sports" (seriously, we all know football is king). It has to do with political/religious factors that nobody can control. It still sucks. I think the rivalry takes a big step down due to this move. We could win the rivalry game every year and U fans can always play the Pac-10 card. "We are big-time, you are not", and there really isn't a comeback. It makes me not care about the rivalry as much as I always have when something more than "bragging rights" is usually on the line. I'm sure I'll still get pumped up every year when the game comes around, but even a win won't be as sweet. I'm even more happy looking back to know that I was at the final rivaly game in Provo where the U was still a part of the same conference as us.

While I'm certainly down and know the inevitable comments will come to switch allegiances, that is not going to happen! But I'm not an blue-goggled idiot, either. The switch is obviously huge for Utah and for the state, and if BYU was in that position we wouldn't think twice to make the move as well (I would also be just as bad throwing smack around if it was my team heading out).

I've taken the high-road so far and I know all I can say is congratulations to Utes who rub this in my face, but I do know this: for every person I see around town still wearing the "Max Hall Hates Me" t-shirts I will still be sure to let them know "I do too!".