This will probably work out very well for both. Whittingham is a good coach and his style will fit right in there. Utah and BYU are worried about which assistants (and maybe players) he will poach.
We had a 6 game contract during independence with ND. It was a 2-for-1 home/away balance. We needed good games as an independent and so we were grateful at the time to get such a big series with so many games with ND. We had agreed to play 2 games in Bend first and did that, as you noted. We were trying to get the return game in Provo scheduled and then they made the deal with the ACC in 2012 that complicated the series and delayed the third game. It ended up that they wouldn't fulfill their agreement to come to Provo, but we ended up negotiating and playing a neutral in Vegas to close out the shortened deal, playing only 3 of the 6 game deal.
Cal just dropped the BYU series for 2026 and 2027. They chose to keep UCLA (makes sense), UNLV, and Wagner. ABC I guess. BYU has to now find new games to fill the holes on short notice.
Not much respect for Tech out there regarding their chances in the playoffs. I think y'all will do some damage. As Kalani likes to say, "They don't know, but they bout to find out!" Would love to see you win it and it would make me feel better about our two losses this year. Go wreck em.