The big hurdle or perceived hurdle about BYU joining the Pac-10 or even the Big XII is that they do not play games on Sunday due to their religious faith, but they do travel on those days. Time to compare Sunday games that the Pac-10 and the Big XII participates in against the BYU sports to see if this is as big a deal breaker for the Cougars to join either league. The reason the Big XII is considered is because that is a possibility if Colorado leaves to join the Pac-10.
BYU participates in nine men's varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football, tennis, swimming, volleyball, cross country, golf, and track and field. Football can be eliminated as neither leagues play games on Sunday as is volleyball where BYU would still be in the MPSF no matter what and they do not play on Sunday. Swimming is not effected either since the championships for the NCAA, Pac-10, and Big XII end on Saturday.
Check out the chart after the jump for a full comparison of what sports participate on Sundays, and to see if it is really that big of a deal.
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