Walsh hate was just plain stupidity

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Apr 25, 2017
7:23:01am

byukarl All-American

Walsh hate was just plain stupidity

No Cougarboard to blame back then but some of the same ridiculous expectations and over the top judgementalism

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byukarl

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John Walsh doesn't get much respect but he's 1 of 4 QB's to lead BYU to top 10

rcbyufan

4/24/17 9:48pm

I was there in Logan when he passed for over 600 yards...but lost.

realtall

4/24/17 9:50pm

For some reason, fans never warmed up to him.

eddog

4/24/17 9:52pm

I think it was the loss to Utah. It was just hard to fathom a great BYU team

rcbyufan

4/24/17 9:58pm

Utes finished top 10 right? Highest ranking by both teams in season i think

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/25/17 6:28pm

Many fans wanted Clements or even Young.

Belboz

4/24/17 10:17pm

Many fans were idiots.

Kerbouchard

4/24/17 10:42pm

So stupid. What did his religion have to do with anything?

Kerbouchard

4/24/17 10:43pm

Nothing

4/25/17 5:59am

Non-LDS and likes to party? Nah, we'd never embrace a QB like that.....

byukirty

4/25/17 4:18pm

He's one of my all time favorites

BigYfan

4/24/17 9:57pm

We had 4 pretty good non LDS QBs in a row in the 90s. I wonder what it is about our

The Dude Abides

4/24/17 9:58pm

Turning a blind eye to the honor code?

immgw

4/24/17 10:33pm

Total opinion on this so plz dont criticize my opinion like im stating facts

NotOfYourFaithBYUFAN

4/24/17 11:44pm

34-31 x 2 hurt the legacy a little

Crush4

4/24/17 9:58pm

And losing to Utah state didn't help either.

Belboz

4/24/17 10:19pm

Steve Young, and Jim McMahon and/or Marc Wilson lost to USU

Y05

4/25/17 4:07pm

without scoring 56 points.

Belboz

4/25/17 4:09pm

and without setting school and NCAA passing records.

Y05

4/25/17 4:17pm

Why did I stop there, Gary Sheide did as well.

Y05

4/25/17 4:16pm

One of the worst defenses ever hurt his legacy more.

Kerbouchard

4/24/17 10:40pm

This.

Marvelous

4/25/17 6:52am

I saved up money and bought my first season tickets When he was

GeauxCougs

4/24/17 10:00pm

Your 13-year-old behavior earned you lifetime Celestial status as a

eyes4byu

4/25/17 12:33pm

Walsh would have finished with like 12,000 yards and 100 TD passes if he had

Game Changer

4/25/17 12:11am

Furthermore, he had 3 of the best games ever played by a BYU QB, period. His

Game Changer

4/25/17 12:15am

Walsh hate was just plain stupidity

byukarl

4/25/17 7:23am

Never had to doubt whether the ball would get there... just whether the receiver

(Private)

4/25/17 8:37am

Walsh did not come back for a stellar senior season as all the other...

immgw

4/25/17 10:58am

technically speaking, if he came back for his SR season we wouldn't be talking about Sark at all since he only came to

SingleStrapBackpack

4/25/17 12:04pm

so? the other guys didn't start their soph and jr years either, like Young.

Kerbouchard

4/25/17 2:18pm

I'm not sure what you are talking about. Several of the QBs I listed started

immgw

4/25/17 2:37pm

Since Walsh, Beck and Hall are the only other QBs to have 2 seasons with

Y05

4/25/17 3:59pm

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