PROVO, Utah -- The Strap Tank Brewery looks like a postcard from a scenic ski resort, the type of place where you can eat half-pound bison burgers while surrounded by vintage planes and motorcycles, all with the snow-covered Rocky Mountains as the backdrop.
At a table near the back of the brewpub, Paul Liljenquist -- one of BYU's most active boosters -- took a sip of water and made a declaration days after he and colleagues had committed almost eight figures to secure A.J. Dybantsa, ESPN's No. 1 recruit of the 2025 class, in an attempt to reshape the college basketball landscape.