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Oct 5, 2015
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mannheimadler
I would argue that Manti Te'o did (before the Deadspin story, obviously)
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@Arnetthb.....He is spot on......
Bluedomination
10/5/15 1:21pm
That's a lot of HTML tags. Almost incomprehensible.
Bob Vance
10/5/15 1:22pm
Fixed.... Thanks cougfanblue
Bluedomination
10/5/15 1:24pm
Just copy/paste the URLs. No need to use any code.
cougfanblue
10/5/15 1:22pm
he's still a thing?
Mayor of Cougartown
10/5/15 1:23pm
I would argue that Manti Te'o did (before the Deadspin story, obviously)
mannheimadler
10/5/15 1:25pm
Manti Te'o would have been phenomenal story at BYU. That being said
Bluedomination
10/5/15 1:27pm
I would bet out of 30 people who know who he is, 29 do not know he is LDS
Bob Vance
10/5/15 1:27pm
Many of his interviews, such as the Rome one, talked about his faith
mannheimadler
10/5/15 1:29pm
I didn't say no one knows. But, I still think the 29/30 bit holds
Bob Vance
10/5/15 1:30pm
Wonder how many believe he is Catholic since he went to ND
mogelijk
10/5/15 3:16pm
I don't remember an LDS athlete ever saying he'll do more for the Church in a
SPORTS
10/5/15 1:26pm
Did Jabari might have said it? Certainly some have said something like this, it
BYUfan92
10/5/15 1:30pm
I don't ever remember the athlete saying it. Others say it, which is why it gets
SPORTS
10/5/15 1:37pm
Jabari?
SandYFan
10/5/15 1:26pm
He is the only one I can think of. But most of his pub was in high school
morningcalmcougar
10/5/15 8:21pm
Well yeah, and we've discussed it before. Would be better for these kids to just
Grit for Brains
10/5/15 1:27pm
That's fine. He's entitled to his opinion
TNT
10/5/15 1:27pm
it's been a while since his opinion was worth much of anything...
icecougar
10/5/15 8:54pm
Is shirking your shoulders kind of like skipping leg day?
Byron McNertney
10/5/15 1:28pm
Even non-LDS BYU players generate more good national attention IMO
ManicBlue
10/5/15 1:31pm
Follow up, is it really worth it to play for a school that is P5 but has a 5-15%
Bluedomination
10/5/15 1:32pm
Who says their impact as an LDS kid has to be on a national level?
southernfriedcougar
10/5/15 1:49pm
good point, when have you ever heard someone's conversion story start with:
icecougar
10/5/15 9:06pm
Of all the reasons to go to BYU, this is probably the worst.
Josef K
10/5/15 2:11pm
It's the kids bringing up this reason ... not BYU
ManicBlue
10/5/15 2:41pm
BYU is best choice if you really want to serve a mission
cougarnw
10/5/15 3:32pm
IMO it's a great reason to go to BYU; terrible reason to convince someone else.
mvtoro
10/5/15 3:33pm
As ManicBlue says above, it is about the ridiculous argument some recruits say
Blue Cougar
10/5/15 3:34pm
If BYU is a missionary tool, it's a fair assessment by Arnett
SaintGeorgeYFan
10/5/15 6:06pm
Agree there is no need to use this a recruiting tactic (a la Burgess)
morningcalmcougar
10/5/15 8:23pm
no way, I love it. yes, the church will be fine without athletes forwarding the
palangi
10/5/15 8:27pm
It's true. I rarely hear a lot of media mention about how good LDS kids are LDS
Harrison0Yfan
10/5/15 5:29pm
There are a few.
PolarisPrime
10/5/15 8:36pm
It's such a dumb article that HB wrote...
icecougar
10/5/15 9:38pm
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