Dude, missions aren't mandatory. He never had to leave to begin with.

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Mar 29, 2017
11:33:01pm

Machiavelli Contributor

Why start questioning whether or not he's able to return? It's entirely a moot point.

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Machiavelli

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Utah state fans taking cheap shots.

fredetteaboutit13

3/29/17 5:32pm

So we are still the self-righteous ones, right?

TriggerWarning

3/29/17 5:35pm

Apparently it hasn't occurred to them that if basketball was so important...

cougarmeister

3/29/17 5:37pm

If God called him to play for BYU, who am I to judge?

Baron

3/29/17 5:40pm

Aggie's are especially touchy about missions because of this recurring problem.

PJMort

3/29/17 5:41pm

haha...two of my favorite FarSides of all time

icecougar

3/29/17 6:28pm

MmmmooOOOOOOOoooo!

Harrison0Yfan

3/29/17 6:08pm

No biggie. Come's with the territory. He's on the Lord's errand whether he's

Cougarfan777

3/29/17 6:18pm

I'm not a fan of USU, but let's not be snowflakes here.

OpusX

3/29/17 6:22pm

They are asserting that BYU plucks players from the field whenever it is

SUAVO

3/29/17 6:32pm

It's not a documentary, it's Twitter. It's a shot, but not a cheap shot.

OpusX

3/29/17 6:34pm

? What makes it cheap is the shot towards a defenseless person/thing (BYU).

SUAVO

3/29/17 6:49pm

It is a low blow. BYU had nothing to do with him leaving the field early.

ImuaKahuku

3/29/17 6:53pm

The guy who posted that doesn't believe BYU made an effort to get Zach back...

OpusX

3/29/17 7:16pm

It is what it is. A low blow that is a shot at the missionary program

ImuaKahuku

3/29/17 7:48pm

I guess "discussion" = "hit a nerve"

SUAVO

3/29/17 8:09pm

You're flat out wrong. It most definitely is a

SaintGeorgeYFan

3/29/17 7:40pm

You'd be tweeting the same things at Aggie sports writers/voices if an Aggie were sent home early?

mulletino

3/29/17 6:34pm

No. And I honestly doubt any of anybody on here would even if it is cb.

abyunobody

3/29/17 7:34pm

Apparently OpusX does this all the time

vegas guey

3/29/17 8:07pm

I'm not defending anything passionately. I honestly don't care.

OpusX

3/29/17 8:19pm

Define "worked up"

SUAVO

3/29/17 8:28pm

They were cheap in that they insinuated that.BYU called them back home.

ByuMba90

3/29/17 6:35pm

I have nothing better to do with my time than tweet about who came home early

crazY

3/29/17 6:47pm

That would mean we actually care about USU

WJCougar

3/29/17 6:53pm

I'm not glad they had to come home early, but many on here would absolutely be saying this stuff if it was the Utes

SingleStrapBackpack

3/29/17 7:23pm

Many? Or maybe one or two. And Utah is not affiliated with the church 🍎 and

ImuaKahuku

3/29/17 7:51pm

There are plenty of RMs at Utah and yes, far more than one or two CBers would be singing this same tune

SingleStrapBackpack

3/29/17 10:33pm

I don't think so. Utah is not LDS run. The implication in this tweet is that

ImuaKahuku

3/30/17 9:54pm

no we wouldn't. most of us barely know who any Aggie players are.

yahtzee

3/29/17 10:16pm

You forgot Nick Emery.

Gerald-DeGroot

3/30/17 12:44am

Ya, BYU encourages them to go on missions and then tells them to come home.

SUAVO

3/29/17 6:27pm

BYU: "Go become emaciated in Panama for 12-18 months. We'll come calling if we need you asap in horrible shape."

mulletino

3/29/17 6:36pm

Weed in Cache county is top shelf- Mika & Childs scored 998 pts- 100 3 pointers

monsterdave

3/29/17 6:36pm

Go easy on them; the life of a USU fan is extremely depressing.

matthodge

3/29/17 6:55pm

Can't wait to poach any decent RMs they have in 2018. Love you Aggies. Great farm team.

Turnpike Lane

3/29/17 7:17pm

But pleeeeez, don't give us anymore QB's

icecougar

3/29/17 7:52pm

Yeah because watching Heaps was way more fun!

Bluedarts

3/29/17 9:25pm

Someone needs to remind him that we make the rules.

TechStateCougsFan

3/29/17 7:43pm

Probably not related to him coming home, but

Byu_1988

3/29/17 7:50pm

Sorry, but I'm calling BS

JKLCoug

3/29/17 8:15pm

I call DOUBLE BS!

tander123

3/29/17 8:30pm

can we say BCS without the 'C' on this board? Fetch, that's so edgy!

Blue streak

3/30/17 10:36am

probably the fastest way to get fired as a coach from BYU.... you think the BOT would put up with that????

HarlemCoug

3/29/17 8:53pm

Aggie Andee is that you? MoooOOOOOooooo!

Bluedarts

3/29/17 9:26pm

If somebody is medically unable to serve but can manage playing D1 basketball,

LifelongAP

3/30/17 1:43pm

ridiculous comment. it's not like the season starts tomorrow. He's got months and

HarlemCoug

3/30/17 1:49pm

So he'd be home too long recovering to go back out?

LifelongAP

3/31/17 10:48am

That's what I am assuming as well. Not sure how many D1 athletes can't handle

Blue streak

3/30/17 3:11pm

It was his calling. Next part of his mission. Kind of like Steve Young's mission.

RSLCoug

3/29/17 7:52pm

Cheap shot or not, is it not fair to ask why

neboutefan

3/29/17 8:41pm

It is never fair to ask why someone is medically unable to continue a mission

Nathanael Greene

3/29/17 8:48pm

I disagree. Asking why someone was sent home for

neboutefan

3/29/17 9:19pm

All of his personal life should be MYOB.

RSLCoug

3/29/17 9:25pm

Just sounds like you're on a buzz hunt to me.

Bluedarts

3/29/17 9:28pm

Buzz hunt?

neboutefan

3/29/17 9:36pm

It means you are a Ute on a BYU board asking about...

WJCougar

3/29/17 9:38pm

I've said nothing about faking a medical condition.

neboutefan

3/29/17 9:48pm

So what are you saying then?

BYU '80

3/29/17 11:44pm

He doesn't really know obviously.

WJCougar

3/30/17 11:49am

I'm saying exactly what Blue streak is saying in the post below, which is the

neboutefan

3/30/17 11:54am

Haven't seen many byu fans ask as a proportion of all those on here

BYU '80

3/30/17 11:06pm

No. A kid coming home early is MYOB no matter what.

CMuehle

3/29/17 9:49pm

That's fair, of course there are also plenty of BYU fans

neboutefan

3/29/17 9:56pm

Sure there are a few but Utes and aggies engaged in this conversation

BYU '80

3/29/17 11:45pm

Who cares? It's his life.

RSLCoug

3/29/17 9:18pm

why? so you can judge him? typical self righteous ute

yahtzee

3/29/17 10:17pm

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HighHorse

3/29/17 10:20pm

Dude, missions aren't mandatory. He never had to leave to begin with.

Machiavelli

3/29/17 11:33pm

No.

kccougar

3/30/17 12:00pm

I'm having a tough time thinking of many examples of this. Nick Emery? and who else?

SpiffCoug

3/29/17 8:59pm

Toolson?

downtownchrisbrown

3/29/17 9:01pm

Lee Cummard. In football, Max Hall.

OpusX

3/29/17 9:08pm

Bad examples.

CMuehle

3/29/17 9:40pm

No athlete ever came home to help the program. To think otherwise is silly.

OpusX

3/29/17 10:01pm

Then what's his point?

CMuehle

3/29/17 10:16pm

Of course it's a jab. It's good natured smack.

OpusX

3/29/17 10:37pm

How is that good natured in any way? Dumb and entry level thinking yes

BYU '80

3/29/17 11:48pm

don't bother those aggie fans with things like facts.

yahtzee

3/29/17 10:18pm

Wasn't there one around the Demarcus Harrison thing?

Gerald-DeGroot

3/30/17 12:51am

That might have been Toolson.

OpusX

3/30/17 1:05am

So over all the years we have, what, 5 guys do this and all of the sudden it's

Bluedarts

3/29/17 9:30pm

Good thing nobody actually cares about Utah state fans

Machiavelli

3/29/17 11:31pm

Honest question: does it seem a little inconsistent that a player isn't healthy

Blue streak

3/30/17 10:50am

It's about rehab. It's not like he's going to start playing basketball...

OpusX

3/30/17 11:01am

And my mission was hard enough. I can't imagine having done it with a physical ailment.

RdF3

3/30/17 12:18pm

Agree - now try playing D1 basketball with that ailment. That's the confusion.

Blue streak

3/30/17 3:08pm

There's no confusion. None.

mulletino

3/30/17 6:53pm

Yes. Yes it is.

Gerald-DeGroot

3/30/17 3:41pm

I'd say, "Nice having the Supreme Being of the Universe on your side, isn't it."

Marking Time

3/30/17 12:38pm

It is nice, for all of us, Cougs, Utes, Aggies, and everyone else.

neboutefan

3/30/17 1:36pm

I don't fault any kid for coming home early, whatever the reason...

OpusX

3/30/17 3:20pm

This is exactly right. We shouldn't fault any kid for NOT going on mission.

Blue streak

3/30/17 3:26pm

I agree. The stigma in the church can be unbearable to some.

Gerald-DeGroot

3/30/17 3:48pm

Our mission scout royally messed up with Dastrup. Should have brought him 18

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