BYU, and all the other so-called candidate schools, got played.
Got played bad.
If you've ever been a scorned lover, been a part of a relationship for six months, all the while being used and lied to and, then, suddenly sent away and told the whole experience did nothing for the one doing the rejecting except reinforce his or her own singular eminence, you know how BYU felt on Monday.
Although the Cougars were not mentioned by name in the statements made at the Big 12's evening press conference, they were told to hit the road.