it was so much fun...

Feb 12, 2013
11:42:29am

Smoke Monster

That the game recorded the lowest TV ratings in the bowls history and one of the lowest in the bowl season. That equals so much fun.

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Smoke Monster

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My BYU & collegiate sports "fandom" has taken a mighty blow

Borg

2/12/13 10:26am

"decent schedules now and again"?

Ragnar Danneskjold

2/12/13 10:30am

What good is a schedule...

Smoke Monster

2/12/13 10:31am

For me, I don't see bowl games as the end-game.

Ragnar Danneskjold

2/12/13 10:35am

+1 ... Just give me a bowl game in a nice warm location with

ManicBlue

2/12/13 10:40am

Were you excited about San Jose St?

Borg

2/12/13 10:47am

We played San Jose St in the bowl game?

chodakus

2/12/13 10:52am

No...my bad! San Diego St.

Borg

2/12/13 10:56am

Yeah ... it was fun to beat San Diego St IMO

ManicBlue

2/12/13 11:17am

Please. Don't act like playing SDSU in a bowl game is

Duce

2/12/13 11:31am

it was so much fun...

Smoke Monster

2/12/13 11:42am

I guess we'll disagree on that.

ManicBlue

2/12/13 12:26pm

BYU has zero shot at a national championship... none!

Smoke Monster

2/12/13 10:42am

Disagree wholeheartedly

ManicBlue

2/12/13 11:18am

Good point. A Pre-Christmas bowl

JCBYU

2/12/13 6:03pm

Even if the BCS hurt BYU in a way, BYU should be able to recruit and....

WJCougar

2/12/13 10:32am

Gonzaga has been a better program for longer. Give them their due.

lawboy

2/12/13 10:34am

No knocking Gonzaga....just perplexed why they have so much success and.....

WJCougar

2/12/13 10:37am

It's a you problem

lawboy

2/12/13 10:33am

He has a point....after 30+ years of hoping.....you start to lose hope.

WJCougar

2/12/13 10:40am

Seriously...good advice and perspective

Borg

2/12/13 10:44am

Pac 12 is not looking to destroy BYU.

WJCougar

2/12/13 10:48am

I think they will have a strategy to squash BYU so their product becomes THE

Borg

2/12/13 10:55am

Your fears of PAC 12 intentions are so far off base it is actually funny.

QBfactoryclosed

2/12/13 4:42pm

Agree with Lawboy. Also, BYU has lots of control over its destiny.

doubleduce

2/12/13 10:51am

"Look everyone.. Its Tony Robbins"

Ode to Hoy

2/12/13 12:18pm

great post

Blue2thebone

2/12/13 1:28pm

POTD!

CougarPilot

2/12/13 10:24pm

Backyard tackle football with helmets and equipment?

BluebloodOR

2/12/13 11:21am

We totally cracked our heads growing up thinking our Sears NFL helmets

Borg

2/12/13 12:29pm

We played tackle but no one had equipment

Tricky

2/12/13 3:17pm

same here....

knight

2/12/13 5:00pm

You are absolutely correct.

OptimisTIC

2/12/13 1:00pm

I feel the same way... My interest has faded significantly in recent years. I

OhYePoorFools

2/12/13 1:07pm

ah ... so you're the definition of a 'fair weather fan' ... gotcha

ManicBlue

2/12/13 1:14pm

Yeah, I guess so...if losing interest in a program that never wins a game agains

OhYePoorFools

2/12/13 3:07pm

Ok ... but by all means jump right back on the bandwagon when they do win

ManicBlue

2/12/13 3:27pm

Fairweather or not, the sentiment is shared among many fans...

swingcat

2/12/13 7:17pm

Not as many as you'd like to think

ManicBlue

2/13/13 12:04am

This post sums up exactly how I feel.

messi

2/12/13 6:30pm

There is a natural erosion of enthusiasm............

Bonoman

2/12/13 1:29pm

Signed Boise State, Utah, TCU, Hawaii, Nothern Ill.

QBfactoryclosed

2/12/13 3:15pm

RE: My BYU and collegiate sports "fandom" has taken a mighty blow

Shadowcat

2/12/13 3:36pm

excellent post

ManicBlue

2/12/13 3:43pm

very true! Awesome!

freshcoug

2/12/13 3:47pm

Just enjoy the games

Freddie Cougar

2/12/13 4:54pm

The sky is falling.

knight

2/12/13 4:57pm

Bronco, our record and all the of the field crap have taken their toll

byutx

2/12/13 5:48pm

The truth has been spoken..

JCBYU

2/12/13 6:01pm

He expressed how alot of older diehard fans of byu are feeling now.

ohiocougar

2/12/13 7:48pm

So where are your season tix? I may want to buy them

BYU Grounds

2/12/13 6:37pm

It's not like there's any waiting list-Just call the ticket office.

byutx

2/12/13 7:09pm

Your post is depressing, but I pretty much feel the same.

swingcat

2/12/13 7:15pm

I've gone from Season ticket holder to watching on DVR

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