Nicknames and hand signs aren't really comparable

Jul 1, 2016
9:49:09am

Gustav All-American

Nicknames come from others but other people don't give you a hand sign. Frankly it's way better than TCU's, ASU's, etc. It makes sense, it fits with the staff, what's not to like?

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Unpopular opinion: I don't like the Y handsign

PapaBill

7/1/16 9:14am

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East1999

7/1/16 9:15am

That's hard for the old blue hairs to understand.

RaggaeCoug

7/1/16 9:17am

Its not for the old blue haired guys. Its for recruits and student body

GoatyGoat

7/1/16 11:26am

RE: I think it's great. Kalani brought some cool back to BYU Football

Indy Coug

7/1/16 9:17am

When you put it that way

Sea Chicken

7/1/16 9:34am

It's just as forced as every other hand sign that college teams use. Not a big

workindev

7/1/16 9:17am

At least it has potential to be cool, unlike TCU's stupid frog sign

KingDave

7/1/16 9:18am

TCU's "I have Arthritis" hand sign?

WJCougar

7/1/16 10:05am

RE: Unpopular opinion: I don't like the Y handsign

Cabadapeste

7/1/16 9:19am

Nothing could be more natural than a Poly staff doing it. It's their thing and

runnincoug

7/1/16 9:35am

Yeah, I'm fine if Kalani and staff do it. They're not forcing it.

jwalk

7/1/16 10:00am

There's too many people doing the "We're Number 1" thing

capo

7/1/16 10:29am

But after a couple of years of coaches doing it, I'm ok if it's a thing and

runnincoug

7/1/16 11:01am

Its was in the student section before Kalani

Dissenter

7/1/16 12:27pm

Watch for me; I'm usually flashing the "25" like a ref calling a foul on Chatman

Zooropa

7/1/16 4:01pm

Agreed. After all, everything about Kalani Sitake is forced and ungenuine.

SJS

7/1/16 9:38am

Agreed. Feels like another response to the Yewts, just like the ROC and

cougarfuzz

7/1/16 9:47am

What is the 3rd down Stop?

WJCougar

7/1/16 10:04am

The ROC has a large blue stop sign that appears on 3rd down to motivate fans.

cougarfuzz

7/1/16 10:33am

Oh, I have never seen that....must be in the student section.

WJCougar

7/1/16 11:14am

For any of this to be true, Utah would have had to have originated any of those

Bwest

7/1/16 10:46am

Nicknames and hand signs aren't really comparable

Gustav

7/1/16 9:49am

Who cares

southernfriedcougar

7/1/16 10:00am

BYU fans care...we have been making fun of Utah for years now.

WJCougar

7/1/16 10:04am

Only insecure BYU fans care

workindev

7/1/16 10:26am

LOL...this your first time on CB?

WJCougar

7/1/16 11:15am

Only insecure fans call others names - like "insecure."

OptimisTIC

7/1/16 12:09pm

WJ is sensitive about Utah.

southernfriedcougar

7/1/16 1:07pm

So, you haven't seen the endless post on CB making fun of the Ute sign?

WJCougar

7/1/16 4:06pm

This. "Yewts and their stupid hand sign" (10 yrs later) "We need a hand sign!"

cougarfuzz

7/1/16 10:32am

It's because they stole their hand sign from another school

YIsForBrigham

7/1/16 6:18pm

You mean stealing the "Hang Loose" sign doesn't work for you?

WJCougar

7/1/16 10:03am

Which gets me to this: Is it the Shaka (back of the hand facing the audience) or

84 Grad

7/1/16 10:19am

Or the "call me" sign?

WJCougar

7/1/16 11:15am

It's the "Y" sign.

CalGTR

7/1/16 11:49am

Pretty sure the lay person will think you are cheering for Hawaii or BYU-Hawaii

Thlete

7/1/16 12:12pm

If the recruits like it, I'm good.

Ferris

7/1/16 10:07am

That's actually a good point. As a good an argument as I've heard

PapaBill

7/1/16 10:37am

In Texas, I see a Y on a car, I drive past & shaka. They do it back. Its science

Y4LYFE

7/1/16 10:26am

I was at Disney World yesterday,

Cougblau

7/1/16 11:20am

precursor to the B12, they all have hand signs IIRC

Nat Gas Man

7/1/16 10:28am

Fighting against new traditions is as silly as trying to manufacture them.

panguitch

7/1/16 10:29am

It is interesting how Kalani gives it cred that it wouldn't otherwise have.

Bwest

7/1/16 10:33am

Something tells me Cougar fans would fly Big12 logos as much as the Pac12s do.

cougarfuzz

7/1/16 10:42am

please no

Nat Gas Man

7/1/16 10:42am

I like it. What would be worse? Stealing another school's well known sign.

Accipiter

7/1/16 10:46am

I throw up in my mouth every time I see it. Juvenile in my opinion, that's the

Robert Baratheon

7/1/16 10:50am

I am with you, but I don't like ANY of the handsigns in college. Not just the Y

El Boricua

7/1/16 10:57am

'Hook em Horns' is one of the most recognizable symbols, and is frankly awesome

Dissenter

7/1/16 12:31pm

Exception that proves the rule.

CougarMandias

7/1/16 12:58pm

I agree. Forced and kinda dumb looking.

shaggy

7/1/16 11:02am

Love the poly athletes, but not really feeling the poly culture. I get it!

provodude84606

7/1/16 11:05am

Are you aware its origins are LDS?

Jasbo

7/1/16 11:06am

Thanks for the info. I was not aware.

84 Grad

7/1/16 11:07am

I really think the shaka is more naturally BYU than anyone else's sign

runnincoug

7/1/16 11:10am

That's one of about 4 explanations of origin. Others include Spaniards throwing

El Boricua

7/1/16 11:15am

HEre are the ones wikipedia says

Zilog

7/1/16 11:45am

That's awesome

PapaBill

7/1/16 1:39pm

Shaka is just a natural thing and when KS does its because of his background any

ImuaKahuku

7/1/16 11:15am

Not forced... sign language Y... its a natural thing to pick up

Yakov

7/1/16 11:31am

Solution: If it feels forced to you, don't do it.

Machiavelli

7/1/16 11:33am

Lighten up, Dad. They're still kids basically.

robot

7/1/16 11:43am

Isn't it also the letter Y in sign language?

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

7/1/16 11:55am

*loudest fart sound ever*

OliverGranger

7/1/16 12:31pm

Wow your opinion really is unpopular

Coooooogs

7/1/16 12:54pm

Couldn't care less about it. It is kind of amateurish like the yewts

coolblue

7/1/16 5:01pm

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