Former BYU athletic director Rondo Fehlberg was asked Monday on my radio show why the school and its athletic programs are not currently in a P5 conference. It is the single greatest hardship those programs face, the one that limits BYU’s competitive and economic opportunities as they pertain to sports, presently and looking ahead.
His answer, while suspected by some and whispered in certain corners, when spoken straight out loud for everyone to hear is a swinging tire iron to the forehead.
“There are lots of possible reasons, but … I don’t think it’s very complicated,” he said.