It's true. I rarely hear a lot of media mention about how good LDS kids are LDS

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Oct 5, 2015
5:29:51pm

Harrison0Yfan

It's true. I rarely hear a lot of media mention about how good LDS kids are LDS

when they go to different schools.

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Harrison0Yfan

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@Arnetthb.....He is spot on......

10/5/15 1:21pm

That's a lot of HTML tags. Almost incomprehensible.

Bob Vance

10/5/15 1:22pm

Fixed.... Thanks cougfanblue

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)

10/5/15 1:25pm

Manti Te'o would have been phenomenal story at BYU. That being said

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

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%

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.

10/5/15 8:36pm

It's such a dumb article that HB wrote...

icecougar

10/5/15 9:38pm

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