The hallmark of my BYU fandom is not living in Utah

Oct 22, 2014
8:46:52am

Linescratcher

I can be the kind of BYU fan I am because I don't live there. Not saying that's a good or bad thing; just that I have no idea what kind of fan I'd be--or if I'd even be a fan at all--if I lived in Utah.

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Those of you who laughed or disagreed with this must not live in Utah...

Zach Morris

10/22/14 8:44am

The hallmark of my BYU fandom is not living in Utah

Linescratcher

10/22/14 8:46am

Your not even sure you would be a BYU fan

LDTemplar

10/22/14 9:45am

I wasn't until I moved to Utah and married into a BYU family.

RaggaeCoug

10/22/14 11:11am

YAIDR

srey

10/22/14 8:47am

yeah if you don't and haven't lived in utah in the last 10 years its hard

johnnycarson

10/22/14 8:48am

BYU's fanbase growth in Utah slowed down way before 2004.

shoganai

10/22/14 8:51am

Weird. Most people can't get into USC nor ucla either. Mich and ND are both

Flyingdolphin

10/22/14 8:54am

The presence of a viable alternative plays a role. I'm not disputing that.

shoganai

10/22/14 9:00am

You do not live in Utah, therefore you are assuming and in this case you are

Zach Morris

10/22/14 9:03am

I moved away from Utah all of two years ago.

shoganai

10/22/14 9:10am

Majority of native Utahns will disagree. Most of us native Utah BYU

Zach Morris

10/22/14 8:56am

There have been market studies and surveys done on this.

shoganai

10/22/14 8:58am

Yeah. I hear Stanford is easier to get in these days.

Flyingdolphin

10/22/14 9:00am

What do you mean?

shoganai

10/22/14 9:01am

It plays a role but nowhere near the level of what I mentioned...

Zach Morris

10/22/14 9:01am

Market size and competition definitely play a role.

shoganai

10/22/14 9:09am

I don't disagree with this at all...

Zach Morris

10/22/14 9:13am

All I'm saying is that Utah's growth would've eventually happened anyway.

shoganai

10/22/14 9:18am

You've neglected demographic changes which are not approaching equilibrium.

jrj84105

10/22/14 4:15pm

That's probably true.

shoganai

10/22/14 4:23pm

62% LDS now, projected LDS minority anywhere between 2030 and 2060

jrj84105

10/22/14 4:57pm

lol...1/3 of the state is not "Ex-LDS".

mulletino

10/22/14 4:59pm

I lumped ex and inactive. <50% of Utahans who identif as LDS identify as active.

jrj84105

10/22/14 5:07pm

Ok. Now we're just talking nonsense.

shoganai

10/22/14 5:00pm

I went to grad school at UofU and I remember an article in the student paper

BYUflynn

10/22/14 11:40am

That's probably to be expected, and maybe not the worst thing in the world

hansel

10/22/14 8:52am

Hansel is so hot right now...

mulletino

10/22/14 9:02am

The Facebook map while flawed showed one disturbing trend!

CallingDingo

10/22/14 9:22am

Sad, I pull for the schools I went to and no others.

DoseOfReality

10/22/14 9:26am

Nope. It's interesting that I see tons of LDS kids in BYU gear around here

BYUCoug11

10/22/14 9:37am

I live and work in SLC. Maybe paranoid, but wearing BYU gear feels rebellious.

CosmoK

10/22/14 10:44am

Based solely on my time at BYU, it seemed like BYU wasn't popular with Utahns

BYUCoug11

10/22/14 10:53am

I remember the time that BYU owned Utah... that ended with Meyer

Zach Morris

10/22/14 11:09am

You nailed it.

wilsdad

10/22/14 11:16am

If Tayson Hill wasn't that guy then who is?

Scratch

10/22/14 4:14pm

RE: If Tayson Hill wasn't that guy then who is?

wilsdad

10/23/14 6:42am

Meyer increased the Ute fanbase for sure

morningcalmcougar

10/22/14 8:16pm

Your statement "BYU isn't cool in Utah." is so true, when

So it goes...

10/22/14 3:33pm

Fact!

wilsdad

10/23/14 6:40am

Choose you this day whom you wil serve, but as for me and my house...

SouthernCoug

10/22/14 9:39am

Oh brother.

Zaphod

10/22/14 3:33pm

Does that mean BYU Football is the one true religion,

So it goes...

10/22/14 6:38pm

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Abe Froman

10/23/14 6:14am

I live in Utah, and laughed that he would buy U tickets.

Blue for Life

10/22/14 11:21am

If you are not committed to next year then your slipping from blue to red may

1redman

10/22/14 12:05pm

Sorry would never be a U fan, don't matter what happens.

Blue for Life

10/22/14 12:21pm

I grew up in Davis County,

Ebom

10/22/14 12:35pm

Waning Church activity/identity probably contributes quite a bit to this too.

Mantis Mutu

10/22/14 12:54pm

I have not seen this in the slightest, and I live in Utah

jsjohnson1278

10/22/14 1:04pm

RE: I have not seen this in the slightest, and I live in Utah

wilsdad

10/22/14 1:16pm

I think this is right. Utah plays more intriguing competition. Utah

ALUF 1990

10/22/14 2:51pm

I went to the U in the late 70"s when Wayne Howard was the coach.

Sux2bU

10/22/14 1:28pm

That's because Utahans like to follow the crowd or be "trendy". That's why I

CObluezone

10/22/14 2:04pm

That's why you can't trust a brand new Utes fan

FILIKU

10/22/14 6:10pm

In grade school kids often switched based on who was winning or which team had .

MatthiasG

10/22/14 7:20pm

Only in utah could these stories happen. I love the state and all, but there

macaroni

10/22/14 7:24pm

I know a few who switched from BYU to UTah fans, surprisingly

LV Coug

10/22/14 8:47pm

Definitely true of any friends I have that

PolarisPrime

10/22/14 9:41pm

These truths sadden me. Yet, I have hope that BYU will one day be great!

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

10/22/14 9:17pm

It's a sad state of affairs in Utah right now as far as the fan distribution.

eddog

10/22/14 9:27pm

BYU fans still dominate the state

PolarisPrime

10/22/14 9:42pm

RE: BYU fans still dominate the state

wilsdad

10/23/14 6:47am

I live in Utah and my fandom is not based on

PolarisPrime

10/22/14 9:46pm

I cannot imagine any circumstances where I would be cheering for Utah

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