BYU will never be anything like Princeton

you'll be back regardless

mwcoug

7/29/15 1:06pm

Nobody is a fan of 'college football ' in general. Everyone has a team.

BYUCoug11

7/29/15 1:07pm

RE: Nobody is a fan of 'college football ' in general. Everyone has a team.

TucsonCatMan

7/29/15 2:25pm

there's no particular team you feel like you root for more than others?

BYUCoug11

7/29/15 2:31pm

So not true. I'm an EPL fan.

RSLCoug

7/29/15 2:41pm

RE: So not true. I'm an EPL fan.

BYUCoug11

7/29/15 2:51pm

Not at all. There are evil teams I root against.

RSLCoug

7/29/15 2:53pm

Nah, Nashty's a good fan, he's just frustrated.

BYUCougarsFan

7/29/15 3:18pm

Every game I watch I root for the underdog. It's similar to being a BYU

deljdc

7/29/15 3:25pm

no, i said i'd be an ASU fan...i grew up an ASU fan and changed allegiances

nashty

7/29/15 4:03pm

Feel better now that you've gotten that off your chest?

CoopDizz

7/29/15 1:08pm

I hear Ohio State is accepting fan applications.

Bostonblue

7/29/15 1:09pm

I don't fully buy into your hyperbole, but I can appreciate your inner dilemma.

QBarrister

7/29/15 1:51pm

^Meant for OP

QBarrister

7/29/15 1:52pm

Difference between BYU and Redsox is that they Sox paid and tried to win.

Blue for Life

7/29/15 2:31pm

1918-2004 was a long time. Way longer than 1984-present.

Cochise Cat

7/29/15 7:29pm

i agree, but at least they were trying, spending money to get better.

Blue for Life

7/30/15 9:23am

Besides wanting Bronco gone what other changes should BYU made

Cochise Cat

7/30/15 11:03am

Not sure, I feel that he is the root of most of our issues. Does good but also

Blue for Life

7/31/15 12:27am

as a "red sox fan"...bhwaahaahaahaaaaaa!!!!!

nashty

7/29/15 4:04pm

3 titles in the last decade. Scoreboard!

Bostonblue

7/29/15 5:14pm

You could save yourself some grief and make last year your last year

ManicBlue

7/29/15 1:10pm

"Try not to tie your own feelings....to the success of the football team"

concolor couguar

7/29/15 1:15pm

"save yourself some grief and make last year your last year"

concolor couguar

7/29/15 1:25pm

Bingo. People love to run off fans they perceive to be...

Cougar Insider

7/29/15 1:29pm

Having every game on TV and easily available is a bigger threat to

ManicBlue

7/29/15 1:42pm

TV has been a problem for a lot of schools for a while

concolor couguar

7/29/15 1:46pm

BYU and any school really ...

ManicBlue

7/29/15 2:10pm

"try not to tie your own feelings" to what nashty posts

nashty

7/29/15 2:10pm

RE: You could save yourself some grief and make last year your last year

TucsonCatMan

7/29/15 2:28pm

This rant just really reminded me of this

SUAVO

7/29/15 1:14pm

My last year will be the year I take my last breath

thaws

7/29/15 1:14pm

Bandwagoner... You can't continue to be a fan in the afterlife just because

FierceArc

7/29/15 3:02pm

donor? season ticket holder? just curious

franklyvulgar

7/29/15 1:15pm

Really? Maybe the Cosmo Club is more your style.

rmsenior

7/29/15 1:17pm

I hear you. I didn't renew my season tickets this year.

fredgarvin

7/29/15 1:19pm

That's where I am.

Cougar Insider

7/29/15 1:26pm

Agreed. It's tough to get pumped up for a mediocre home schedule

donnerstag

7/29/15 1:31pm

RE: Agreed. It's tough to get pumped up for a mediocre home schedule

TucsonCatMan

7/29/15 2:32pm

Interesting. We buy 6 season tickets in the north endzone, but typically only

basman

7/29/15 1:33pm

I upgraded to the west side last year, about on the goal line in the south end

fredgarvin

7/29/15 1:48pm

RE: I upgraded to the west side last year, about on the goal line in the south

Mabuhay Coug

7/30/15 6:14pm

I was pretty close to the end of the line anyway. 20 years of season tickets

fredgarvin

7/30/15 7:21pm

Are you sure that guy didn't buy an upper end zone seat and move down ?

ManicBlue

7/30/15 6:24pm

Yep. He showed me his ticket. I also saw it for myself on byutickets.com.

fredgarvin

7/30/15 7:19pm

How are you selling them? We have the same situtation but South Endzone.

Blue for Life

7/29/15 2:37pm

Amen Nashty!

Gerald-DeGroot

7/29/15 1:23pm

I still await your ridiculously long post with a game-by-game prediction.

sheriffcreg

7/29/15 1:30pm

oh don't worry...after i take my meds and wet my pillow with tears it will come

nashty

7/29/15 4:06pm

These posts just make me shake my head

jhingman

7/29/15 1:31pm

but donate your thousands to a football program

concolor couguar

7/29/15 1:32pm

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concolor couguar

7/29/15 1:35pm

Nobody is saying you have to donate to be a fan

SUAVO

7/29/15 1:48pm

You would say that

concolor couguar

7/29/15 1:54pm

So, your problem is people giving you their opinion?

SUAVO

7/29/15 2:00pm

I have a problem with their opinion

concolor couguar

7/29/15 2:02pm

for the record: Your opinion is that you have a problem with their opinion?

SUAVO

7/29/15 2:19pm

I disagree with their opinion that BYU fans should just stop caring so much

concolor couguar

7/29/15 2:32pm

TCU, Utah, Louisville, Cincinnati, Hawaii, UCF, Boise State, and . . . . . . . .

Six Foot Seven

7/29/15 1:58pm

RE: TCU, Utah, Louisville, Cincinnati, Hawaii, UCF, Boise State, and . . . . . .

Blue Cat

7/29/15 5:03pm

I agree usually, but Nashty's a good fan and person. We're all just frustrated.

BYUCougarsFan

7/29/15 3:20pm

I need to reread his post but I'm pretty sure his life happiness

Gerald-DeGroot

7/29/15 3:33pm

Yep...never been happier in my life...on every level

nashty

7/29/15 6:39pm

But the cougartails are tops.... TOPS!

Yakov

7/29/15 1:32pm

i agree with the majority of your post. Frustrated as well. However,

IndependentGeorge

7/29/15 1:33pm

Sounds like you are a fan of an image.

tawillin

7/29/15 1:35pm

BYU and TH know there next chance is there last.....

Bonoman

7/29/15 1:36pm

RE: i'm ready guys...this might be my last year

jrj84105

7/29/15 1:37pm

So cheer for the U.

rockyrd

7/29/15 1:40pm

BYU + College Football = The Best Combination

Reedme

7/29/15 1:45pm

Amen!

rmsenior

7/29/15 1:51pm

Reading your title, I thought you were getting translated ala Enoch.

Real Men Wear Blue

7/29/15 1:48pm

re: your sig gif: where is the 14th team?

Florwood

7/29/15 1:52pm

Texas isn't on there.....or maybe got cut off

SUAVO

7/29/15 1:54pm

Right there with you

Kelbob

7/29/15 2:01pm

No pressure Taysom but if you want Nashty to still be a fan you better win

Cougz19

7/29/15 2:08pm

Well even after this year and Taysom, I'll still be excited for Tanner Mangum

MwangoleCoug9

7/29/15 2:14pm

Tanner Mangum may turn out to be a better overall QB than Taysom. I'm interested

FierceArc

7/29/15 3:32pm

Great reasons to be disappointed, not good reasons to quit being a fan.

Shimmy

7/29/15 2:27pm

yep. titanic style. playing a violin in a tuxedo or whatever.

riboflavin

7/29/15 2:36pm

You could root for the University of Utah?

2FarGone

7/29/15 2:29pm

I'll take 9-10 wins each year, a decent bowl game, and...

CougaReb

7/29/15 2:29pm

Do you realize that other schools have other servicial programs?

checoug

7/29/15 2:41pm

not sure if you noticed but utah had losing seasons in 2 of last 3 yrs

ManicBlue

7/29/15 2:49pm

RE: not sure if you noticed but utah had losing seasons in 2 of last 3 yrs

checoug

7/29/15 2:51pm

let me remind you of what you wrote ...

ManicBlue

7/29/15 3:14pm

We can't be better than Northern IL or Hawaii or Cincinnati?

Six Foot Seven

7/29/15 3:16pm

Even a blind squirrel .... How consistent have those programs been over time ?

ManicBlue

7/29/15 3:32pm

You just proved my point. Thank you.

Six Foot Seven

7/29/15 3:39pm

You had a point ? What was it ?

ManicBlue

7/29/15 4:20pm

Teams with far less to work with have accomplished what BYU has set as a goal

Six Foot Seven

7/29/15 4:28pm

Crap happens ... go talk to a Cubs fan

ManicBlue

7/29/15 4:32pm

RE: let me remind you of what you wrote ...

checoug

7/29/15 3:20pm

You're not just critical of the program. It's your whole attitude ...

ManicBlue

7/29/15 3:31pm

RE: You're not just critical of the program. It's your whole attitude ...

checoug

7/29/15 3:47pm

mad ? who is mad ?

ManicBlue

7/29/15 4:13pm

As much as people want to tear Nashty apart for this post...

SouthernAZcoug

7/29/15 4:25pm

Gah...did it again..this was for the OP.

SouthernAZcoug

7/29/15 4:27pm

<< Deleted >>

checoug

7/29/15 3:18pm

Actually, Nashty's post said precisely this:

CougaReb

7/29/15 3:39pm

We aren't demanding a national championship. We are demanding a program

Six Foot Seven

7/29/15 2:50pm

wrong thread

deljdc

7/29/15 3:53pm

Hopefully....

CougCrimson

7/31/15 9:01am

+1

2239Yfan

7/29/15 2:32pm

If BYU gets left out, I'll stop being a college football fan.

bbqoug

7/29/15 2:36pm

The downward spiral to irrelevance has already been going on for two decades now

FierceArc

7/29/15 3:39pm

I agree. It's very hard to like much about a system which would exclude BYU.

mikeynolikey

7/29/15 4:13pm

So let's say you slot ASU as your #1 team...

goldy

7/29/15 2:38pm

I'm just kind of over major college football. It's become everything I hate.

BearsandBulls

7/29/15 2:40pm

I have never fully recovered from 1-25 in basketball

2FarGone

7/29/15 2:47pm

Those were dark, dark times indeed. I knew we woud bounce back, though.

BearsandBulls

7/29/15 3:04pm

You and I are of the same mind... except I hate the Bears and the Bulls... boo!

FierceArc

7/29/15 3:41pm

My name is in reference to the ups and downs of the stock market.

BearsandBulls

7/29/15 3:47pm

Oh phew... okay then.

FierceArc

7/29/15 3:57pm

Well said. Anyone who could so easily switch to cheering for the yewts is not

OlanchoCoug

7/29/15 3:53pm

if the B12 does not expand I will not blame BYU but...

run26

7/29/15 2:45pm

You would abandon BYU even if we were shut out of the Big 12 due to bigotry?

OlanchoCoug

7/29/15 3:57pm

we like to claim we are victims as an excuse for no invites

run26

7/29/15 4:27pm

RE: You would abandon BYU even if we were shut out of the Big 12 due to bigotry?

UownsBYU

7/29/15 6:55pm

BYU isn't just sitting back hoping for an invite. Not sure what happened the

fiberpost

7/29/15 2:45pm

i may not agree with your opinion, but I love the passion, wish more had it

mosterlow

7/29/15 2:53pm

quit being a poopy_pants

Pretorian

7/29/15 2:57pm

BYU will never be anything like Princeton

fleaman

7/29/15 3:00pm

Just become a fan of the NFL in addition to BYU. Whatever happens with BYU

FierceArc

7/29/15 3:15pm

Pretty defeatist and worst-case-scenario attitude, to be honest

BYUCougarsFan

7/29/15 3:18pm

Win, lose or tie, Royal Blue until I die! Go COUGARS!

notoriousnicholas

7/29/15 3:31pm

it's a good year to pick do or die - we. will. do.

kiyoshige

7/29/15 3:35pm

So are we North Dakota State or Princeton?

Ham

7/29/15 3:38pm

I get a lot of that. I think the financial criticism is unfair.

deljdc

7/29/15 3:54pm

Here's how I see it. If we don't get into a P5 within the next few years

Bgash

7/29/15 4:03pm

RE: i'm ready guys...this might be my last year

CodeBlueCoug

7/29/15 4:45pm

A true BYU fan could never give up like that.

cougarnw

7/29/15 4:58pm

Holy cow. I don't think BM is the man for the job and not even I am taking such

byutx

7/29/15 5:06pm

You're weak. There are only a few teams that are great year in and year out.

cougarnerd

7/29/15 5:22pm

^^^THIS

ColonelMustard7

7/29/15 6:10pm

The last time ASU played in the Rose Bowl was January 1, 1997.

Gentleman Stan

7/29/15 5:35pm

^THIS. Just another example that soo many schools are worse off than BYU

ColonelMustard7

7/29/15 6:12pm

AMEN!!!

Bostonblue

7/29/15 6:17pm

you think ASU is worse off than BYU?

run26

7/29/15 6:36pm

So many mistakes and incorrect assumptions in your post.

Gentleman Stan

7/29/15 7:21pm

ASU was 10 seconds from a NC that game. BYU (14-1) ended still behind ASU

mvtoro

7/29/15 11:30pm

Booo! It'll be no fun next year if you guys just give up.

BayUte

7/29/15 6:07pm

Look, things aren't that great, but they just aren't THAT bad either. The

ColonelMustard7

7/29/15 6:09pm

It might be time for you to deactivate your CB account

Wingnut

7/29/15 6:24pm

See ya!

Nagurski

7/29/15 6:32pm

I don't feel this extremely but I understand your frustration.

Harrison0Yfan

7/29/15 9:07pm

there are just so many other things in life to worry about, what happens to

ChinaFan

7/29/15 9:22pm

There are 127 other FBS teams. Cheer for a different one, you'll feel better

reddead

7/29/15 9:23pm

dont let the door hitcha where the good lawd splitcha

cosmo8486

7/29/15 9:26pm

Cliche post

BlueSioux

7/29/15 9:38pm

RE Ba bye

Johnny Vatos

7/29/15 9:40pm

Totally agree. Great post.

Azul_Rust

7/29/15 10:02pm

"And I want it NOW, Daddy!!"

BlueNtheFace

7/29/15 10:34pm

WOW very disappointed

BLEEDBYUFOOTBALL

7/29/15 10:39pm

En Vouge has a song for you...

FILIKU

7/30/15 1:09am

You seem to be "die easy" fan, not a strong fan like a lot of us who won't

BlueNtheFace

7/31/15 1:53am

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