... about college football season, BYU dropped a bombshell: they had elected to leave the Mountain West Conference, which, at summer's mid-point, had four strong teams in it, and is suddenly down to just two.

They were going to the land where angels fear to tread, but the Irish do not: Independent football status.

Many saw this as the end of what has been an excellent run of BYU football, but the Panthers' goose is far from cooked. In fact, this could be the best thing to happen to the program since Steve Young. 

Here are 10 reasons why. 

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