BYU will play BOTH quarterbacks in their first game against Washington. My guess is, barring injury, both will see time throughout the season as well. I do not believe the split will start at 50-50, I don't think it will ever be 50-50, and I don't think the season will end with the same split that it starts with. If Heaps plays well, his time will go up and Nelson will become a situational QB. If Heaps doesn't play well, or if Nelson throws well, Heaps' time will go down...
On another note, Greg Wrubell had the following to say about BYU's independence:
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=498&sid=12167861
I agree with his sentiments. BYU may begrudgingly be in the MWC in 2011, but it won't last any longer than that. 2012 brings something new. The MWC doesn't have enough to offer BYU, even if it were willing to offer it.
The insight about the TV deal is spot on. The MWC has no TV deal if the Utah market is gone (Utah State doesn't remedy that situation either). That is why BYU will leave: Comcast will not voluntarily give up BYU's rights to broadcast (that's their only revenue from the MWC), so there can be no saving the situation. What BYU ultimately wants is the one thing it can never get.
Since it is just plain stupid to go with two qb's there must be an ulterior motive; I just don't know what it is. It does give a team pause in preparing for us though.
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