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It's been a while, but we're back with another installment of our BYU sports mailbag series. This week, Daily Universe Assistant Sports Editor Jackson Payne discusses your questions regarding college football's power conference insanity, various offseason storylines around BYU athletics and more.

Courtney Wayment's championship performance in the steeplechase two weeks ago was, quite literally, a runaway victory.

Last year I wrote an article detailing four pressing questions for BYU football heading into the program's annual media day. It was a natural assignment for me, as I had just returned home from my mission and had a million questions of my own after being away from the team for two years.

Last week was Midnight Madness. This week is 7 p.m. gladness, as BYU women’s basketball kicks off the season Thursday night with its Blue and White scrimmage at the Marriott Center.

It's funny how much can change in a week.

A pair of 10-year streaks could be coming to an end in the next two days: Utah's dominance over BYU in the rivalry and BYU football’s independence from a conference.

BYU coach Kalani Sitake is interviewed by ESPN after defeating Mississippi State in 2OT on Friday, Oct. 14 in Provo. (Ari Davis)

BYU football takes the field against Mississippi State. (Ari Davis)

OU President David Boren and Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby laugh during a news conference after The Big 12 Conference meeting in Texas. The Big 12 has decided against expansion after three months of analyzing, vetting and interviewing possible new members. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Tom Holmo participates in the State of the Program show during Media Day 2016. Holmoe said BYU is 'excited' about the Big 12's decision to expand. (Ari Davis)

There are some commonly held beliefs about BYU's all-sports access card, the BYU ROC Pass, but not all of them are true. Here are a few points of view on some of these myths.