Seems to me that too many people here tie their feelings of self worth to

May 5, 2015
9:32:11am

ManicBlue

how the football team is doing. If we don't win every game, and by a large margin (not just win but win pretty), they don't feel good about themselves.

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I had kind of a depressing conversation with my dad today.

eddog

5/4/15 10:14pm

wow, that is sad

PickleButton

5/4/15 10:17pm

Let's remember....it's been over 30 years since byu was undefeated....

WJCougar

5/4/15 10:23pm

And that's happened once...ever, so maybe it shouldn't be the expectation we ba

akmewg

5/5/15 8:00am

You could have stopped at "it isn't happening anytime soon."

jkccoug

5/5/15 1:41pm

I'm not a Bronco fan either, however I'm not yet ready to renounce my fandom

eddog

5/4/15 10:23pm

I'm an Anti-Broncite - First time not ordering season tickets in 31 years!

farsurfer

5/5/15 11:21am

I think Bronco's big letdowns and public demeanor have caused a chunk of fans to

wabluecoug

5/4/15 10:32pm

It's Bronco, it's his coaches like Howell...

Smoke Monster

5/4/15 10:56pm

The very fact that you said that there is nothing

2FarGone

5/5/15 8:49am

There is no conference championship to play for...

Smoke Monster

5/5/15 9:04am

If you "literally have no interest any more," what are you doing on CB?

BYUMizzou

5/5/15 9:06am

I like the discussions... the topics... TNT... you...

Smoke Monster

5/5/15 9:13am

This has very little to do with Bronco

2FarGone

5/5/15 8:06am

If Bronco were beating Utah, that might be true.

Real Men Wear Blue

5/5/15 8:52am

A lot of average to crappy coaches could use one of those.

Walter Bellhaven

5/5/15 12:21am

I'm almost there myself. I don't watch a lot of TV other than BYU games, a few

CoogsWin

5/4/15 10:23pm

RE: I'm almost there myself. I don't watch a lot of TV other than BYU games, a

kahuna

5/4/15 11:57pm

Has more to do with where he is in life than BYU

blucoug18

5/4/15 10:25pm

Well, my dad is 56 years old, so that might be a factor.

eddog

5/4/15 10:36pm

sports is escapism to me but the NFL-Do not care-NBA --The Jazz I like- Byu I

steve3125

5/5/15 12:26am

Die hard?

BlueSioux

5/4/15 10:26pm

^^^^This^^^^^

airwolf

5/4/15 10:32pm

Perhaps they did not live in Utah?

DapperDan

5/4/15 10:34pm

Well, he was never as die hard as apparently you are. But he was passionate.

eddog

5/4/15 10:34pm

thousands of us feel the pain and aggravation

traveller 1860

5/4/15 11:16pm

My dad is the same, he won't pay anything to BYU athletics until Bronco is gone

dchandle15

5/5/15 7:04pm

Sorry. To be considered die hard you need to start taking your kids to games at

garyfan

5/4/15 10:49pm

You tell me your definition

BlueSioux

5/4/15 11:03pm

That's just it ... I'm not going to define it.

garyfan

5/4/15 11:07pm

Fail

BlueSioux

5/4/15 11:15pm

You can keep asking me to define it, and I'll keep saying I won't.

garyfan

5/4/15 11:25pm

Sorry finances is just a cop out IMO

ManicBlue

5/5/15 1:08am

And you know that because you saw it, I would guess that many who think they...

wiscougarfan

5/5/15 11:38am

Try taking them at age 2. I have had season tickets since 1982, and each of

cougrfan70

5/5/15 8:22am

Everybody loves the fan police

fredgarvin

5/5/15 12:16am

Glad you are keeping your eye on them

kimdaddy35

5/5/15 1:47am

You better pull his fan card. Perhaps he didn't have money to buy several season

Real Men Wear Blue

5/5/15 8:34am

Relax "I'm a better fan than you" guy. Every single program relies heavily

goose

5/5/15 8:54am

We'll have to agree to disagree I

BlueSioux

5/5/15 6:30pm

I have an uncle who said similar things in 1991.

Jeffacka

5/4/15 10:29pm

A lot of season tickets were available when they went on sale

BIG XII Coug

5/4/15 10:33pm

That's dumb IMO

ManicBlue

5/5/15 1:10am

When I renewed my 13 seats in early spring, there weren't large blocks of seats

cougrfan70

5/5/15 8:19am

RE: A lot of season tickets were available when they went on sale

TucsonCatMan

5/5/15 1:22pm

Is this a reverse from the other day?

ayfan

5/4/15 11:08pm

That's too bad. We need the marginal fans to care to be able to not fall

Shimmy

5/4/15 11:17pm

Well said Shimmy. We want to be in a P5 conference but aren't willing to

kimdaddy35

5/5/15 1:37am

Tell your dad to hang on one more year.. Taysom's Sr. season is going to be like

Anae4Anae

5/4/15 11:40pm

Not sure we will have the same success but it will be exciting. I can't wait.

boorad

5/5/15 12:28am

"Steadily declining" "current trajectory"

Klib_knows_best

5/4/15 11:49pm

Goodness gracious. People act like we have nothing to be proud of in the last

boorad

5/5/15 12:27am

Nevada, Central Florida, USU, Memphis.....

RupertPupkin

5/5/15 7:30am

Son!?!

Blue Cougar

5/5/15 1:11am

I don't understand your statement "Once there is a reason to watch"

kimdaddy35

5/5/15 2:09am

Not calling two timeouts to ice a PAT when we needed the timeouts would be a

notsofast

5/5/15 9:24am

So a game is worthy to watch as long as we don't call two timeouts to ice the

kimdaddy35

5/5/15 11:54am

Seems to me that too many people here tie their feelings of self worth to

ManicBlue

5/5/15 9:32am

And you have hit the nail on the head. Not necessarily in this scenario

kimdaddy35

5/5/15 11:57am

I don't judge your dad or anyone else for their decision to spend time

kimdaddy35

5/5/15 2:01am

I guarantee that if the Cougars were to start this season 4-0, he'd get his

nephicoug

5/5/15 4:25am

Exactly.

RupertPupkin

5/5/15 7:45am

You're probably right. He has been a bit of a fair weather fan in recent years.

eddog

5/5/15 9:28pm

The stories people come up with to complain about Bronco. How lame?

stonecougar

5/5/15 6:03am

Hit for the cycle!

Random Walk

5/5/15 8:01am

I think many of us enjoy Indy for the trips...more than the games

Y4LYFE

5/5/15 7:05am

Metaphor for the church? With LGBT, messy history, and times, fans are wavering?

Florwood

5/5/15 7:10am

I bought football season tickets for my dad....he's been dead for four years.

ByuMba90

5/5/15 8:31am

Just tell him to get Sling tv. Problem solved

WHO DEY

5/5/15 8:45am

This is what I'm doing. I cut the cable after football season and will

LBCougar

5/5/15 9:18am

LOL, enjoy sports in real time (no dvr) and during March madness really laggy.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/5/15 9:35am

Sad story. Now would be the time to waste two time outs and ice your

notsofast

5/5/15 9:19am

We may not be in the best possible position right now, but when have we

cocktosten

5/5/15 9:36am

I sort of feel the same way and can't understand how people can maintain such

mikeynolikey

5/5/15 9:54am

Maybe it's depression and doesn't have anything to do with BYU.

libertycoug

5/5/15 10:17am

Ditto

HangookCoug

5/5/15 11:37am

The saddest part of this story is that neither you nor your Dad

db59840

5/5/15 11:45am

Maybe it is the example like this that bronco is talking about when he says 3

ohiocougar

5/5/15 1:09pm

Maybe it is the example like this that bronco is talking about when he says 3

ohiocougar

5/5/15 1:16pm

Sorry about the repeat post I left the page and when I came back it was still on

ohiocougar

5/5/15 1:19pm

If BYU has a good season, these types of guys will come roaring back.

jkccoug

5/5/15 1:29pm

Not with Taysom Hill coming back. Not the season to quit on. Of course I could

Wear Blue

5/5/15 2:52pm

I'm about where your dad is.

BearsandBulls

5/5/15 3:51pm

I'm a long-time fan and I'm sticking with it

Cougrrrs Roll

5/5/15 5:32pm

Hope doesn't spring eternal for everyone year after year......

Bonoman

5/5/15 7:39pm

RE: I had kind of a depressing conversation with my dad today.

primarilyred

5/5/15 8:31pm

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