Someone once told me to only believe half of what you read, even it is in the Salt Lake Tribune. I have a hard time believing that Utah State wants to Block Utah Valley's admittance to the WAC. It is not a state secret that the WAC is floundering right now. It is also not a state secret that the Mountain West Conference will likely not come to the Aggies rescue should the WAC fold. You would think that Utah State would be all for Utah Valley.
The Tribune Article does not mention that a couple of very good Utah State Basketball Aggies have come from the Utah Valley. But this area is not really Aggie country, it's BYU's backyard. The Cougars have done well enough recruiting in their own back yard and likely do not see UVU as a threat to their basketball prowess. Besides, BYU is private and can not block the move with the regents and after spurning the floundering WAC for the WCC, would not hold sway with any WAC presidents at all. Utah is losing the battle for local recruits, but they are in the PAC-12 and shouldn't need to block anything and would also have little influence with the WAC as well, although they do have a lot of sway with board of regents.
My readers know that I have been following WAC expansion very closely. It is my opinion, and only MHO, that the WAC does not want The Valley unless they are willing to add football in the next few years. Something which is not likely to happen in the current economy.
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