In light of recent expansion talk, I’ve come across several articles highlighting the Pac 10’s near misses of the past. One of the most interesting was the consideration of BYU in the 90s, which obviously never grew to be anything but talk. By now you’ve heard the flurry of suggestions declaring the Cougars the best fit for the conference.  And with them, you’ve also viewed the so-called roadblock, which echoes with the words—“if only they played on Sundays”.

Despite staying true to their religious rest period, some sources say BYU was a near addition to the league in the mid 1990s, with a schedule tweak here and there making for easy transition. But fear never allowed it to transcend to anything beyond discussion, because a couple of Pac 10 schools were afraid they wouldn’t be welcoming new members, as much as they felt they were being replaced.

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