Fever Pitch said it well- it's a way to be a part of something bigger.

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Feb 25, 2017
11:28:00am

8man All-American

Fever Pitch said it well- it's a way to be a part of something bigger.

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8man

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What is it about sports that evokes such strong emotional responses?

2/25/17 9:18am

It's not just sports for some people

Gustav

2/25/17 9:20am

For a lot of people, BYU v Utah is a proxy battle for

gwalker

2/25/17 9:38am

Well said, g

2/25/17 10:23am

Tribe mentality.

Y'zFan

2/25/17 9:24am

No question.

thebruce

2/25/17 9:26am

Part of it is that, "it's just sports". It's a lot of people's

GeauxCougs

2/25/17 9:27am

In this case of Buzz, defender of the Galactic Alliance, we see how some

maxpowers

2/25/17 9:29am

The power of sport can be very positive, but in a heated rivarly it can

ColumbusCoug

2/25/17 9:36am

It happens in all sports everywhere - not just BYU/Utah

2/25/17 9:53am

BYU fans it's a protect your faith. For Utah it's attack their faith

Y4LYFE

2/25/17 9:41am

A sense of belonging and having a commonality with others

84 Grad

2/25/17 9:44am

It's the whole trib mentality. Them vs us. Kind of crazy when you think about it

LunchTime

2/25/17 9:50am

Trib works. So does tribe.

Y'zFan

2/25/17 10:16am

Fever Pitch said it well- it's a way to be a part of something bigger.

8man

2/25/17 11:28am

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