stuckinbig10country wrote:
I really think these two were coming regardless, but BYU will start to lose some in state kids due to Utah entering the Pac 12, and not all of them to Utah.
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Depends. If Utah stays in the bottom half or the Pac 12 like it's projected to and can't get to the NCAA tourney than I don't see us losing any recruits. If I'm one of the best players in Utah and I'm willing to live the HC and Utah isn't going dancing while BYU is every year why wouldn't I chose BYU, especially now that games will be aired on ESPN.
If BYU put together a few more Sweet 16 runs in the next few years than I think we'll start to see more kids "willing" to live the HC and our recruiting pool won't be so Utah dependent. In a few years we may not mind losing the top Utah players because we'll be grabbing more guys like Demarcus Harrison.
Joining the WCC gives BYU the opportunity to go into different regions, like the Bay Area, and tell parents they'll be able to see their son play every year 3 times. Keep in mind there are more LDS kids in California than there are in Utah.