There are plenty of non-religious reasons to exclude BYU. The only way it would

May 5, 2016
11:48:57am

DapperDan All-American

be considered religious bigotry is if someone from the Big 12 explicitly said that they excluded BYU due to religion. Even then the chance of anyone but BYU fans caring is pretty low.

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On flip side, is Big 12 concerned of religious bigotry label if they pass on BYU

silentvelcro

5/5/16 11:38am

PAC12 didn't care and no one questioned them. No one would question BigXII.

chago04

5/5/16 11:40am

Why would anybody question the Pac-12 for bigotry? They took Utah.

TFL

5/5/16 12:51pm

No one would cry for BYU not getting in

CasualFan

5/5/16 11:40am

Nope.

Polecat

5/5/16 11:40am

You're not bigoted in the eyes of the world if you hate BYU and/or Mormons

ldssdl

5/5/16 11:40am

Most Bigots don't see themselves as Bigots........

Coug Dude

5/5/16 1:32pm

The thing about religious discrimination that Mormons tend to overlook:

BYUinNYC

5/5/16 3:14pm

Not intolerant

paulb

5/5/16 3:45pm

Nah. Religious bigotry is acceptable in the US.

spugeddy24

5/5/16 11:42am

Depends on the religion. And on the politician it helps or hurts

Y2k

5/5/16 12:06pm

not so if it's toward islam

Sale

5/5/16 12:09pm

Um, isn't trump is the republican nominee.. Didn't hurt him

nc-puma

5/5/16 12:36pm

...?

Sale

5/5/16 12:36pm

Just pointing out that it's fully acceptable to be bigoted toward Islam if

nc-puma

5/5/16 1:58pm

All they have to do is point to no sunday play and say that it complicates

concolor couguar

5/5/16 11:43am

which isn't that a form of bigotry if not allowed to practice our religion given previous court rulings?

soupie

5/5/16 11:48am

Nope. It's a scheduling issue which is a practical consideration.

DapperDan

5/5/16 11:52am

Sounds like a lot of hair splitting to me.

soupie

5/5/16 11:57am

Not at all. The Big 12 doesn't have to make any accommodations for BYU.

DapperDan

5/5/16 12:01pm

BYU is allowed to practice no sunday play. No one is forcing them to play.

concolor couguar

5/5/16 1:17pm

Backwards. They wouldn't be preventing anything

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

5/5/16 6:38pm

Religious bigotry has no traction

Twin Roots

5/5/16 11:45am

There are plenty of non-religious reasons to exclude BYU. The only way it would

DapperDan

5/5/16 11:48am

Do any of the 'non-religious reasons' constitute red herrings that cover up

Onside Schtick

5/5/16 11:53am

Any reason could cover up another reason. Proving it is the hard part

DapperDan

5/5/16 11:58am

This will always be the case. No one is dumb enough to say that sort of thing out loud or even in private.

soupie

5/5/16 12:19pm

True...none that I think outway benefit if only in FB, but valid still.

silentvelcro

5/5/16 11:58am

The problem is we tend to think in terms of BYU fans, not Big 12 presidents, and

DapperDan

5/5/16 12:04pm

Didn't seem to bother the PAC 12.

Sooner Cougar

5/5/16 12:02pm

My frustration lies in our "bigotry" being the go to accusation against BYU.

silentvelcro

5/5/16 12:10pm

No. All they have to say is we are difficult to deal with, no sunday play, and

ColonelMustard7

5/5/16 12:28pm

No one gives it a second of thought because it's a rediculous allegation

Josef K

5/5/16 2:50pm

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