I’ve heard that a few times, and I believe it.

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Why does everyone hate us?

westsidecoug

10/3/17 10:51pm

Mormon

1-Wing RCAF

10/3/17 10:57pm

Nope, it's an attitude that you can't see when you're living it.

UownsBYU

10/4/17 6:03pm

To be blunt, this childishness exists almost exclusively in Utah

MarylandFan

10/4/17 10:02pm

Nope.

Tsisquan

10/4/17 10:04pm

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

cheezedawg

10/3/17 10:59pm

They're just jealous. lol. In reality its sports. I relish it. Bring it on.

Y2k

10/3/17 11:04pm

The mix of religion and sports is a potent combo that not everyone approves of

insidebyu

10/3/17 11:05pm

Its a pc way if showing their hatred for mormons.

justacougarwife

10/3/17 11:06pm

Oral Roberts, Liberty, and Baylor share our boat; it's conservative religions

insidebyu

10/3/17 11:08pm

Baylor is religious, had a rape scandal and isn't hated as much as BYU.

DoseOfReality

10/4/17 8:49am

Baylor doesn't like us though. I know a number of people, myself included, who

TailgateU

10/4/17 10:19am

They have been a swc and b12 whipping boy for many years

BYU '80

10/4/17 2:19pm

Taters gonna hate.

d-coug

10/3/17 11:09pm

Now THAT was funny!

insidebyu

10/3/17 11:12pm

RE: Taters gonna hate.

Cougarsfan00

10/4/17 1:10am

I'm there too! LOVL (V for "very")!

jaba166

10/4/17 1:54am

Good stuff right there.

300BLK

10/4/17 8:57am

RE: Taters gonna hate.

mm73

10/4/17 12:50pm

I'm a tater by birth (Idaho Falls), but my Dad was a Cougar grad that took me to

TailgateU

10/4/17 3:19pm

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

Cougarfan777

10/3/17 11:12pm

Hate us cause they ain't us? Doesn't make sense though this year

ByuImaginesDragons

10/3/17 11:54pm

I think you're mispronouncing that word

Tsisquan

10/4/17 1:04am

What does anus have to do with anything? hahahahah love that movie

GigantorCat

10/4/17 8:26am

Am I saying it right?

ByuImaginesDragons

10/5/17 1:41am

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

Samurai Jack

10/4/17 12:44am

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

Cougarsfan00

10/4/17 1:13am

This is the perfect example of why you are hated. Fans like this.

NvUte

10/4/17 9:09am

^^^ This ^^^

j20

10/4/17 9:12am

I think it is some of both. Some fans actually do hate us because of religion,

Spine

10/4/17 9:41am

"no way to win except being nice" +1

j20

10/4/17 9:49am

but if we're nice, then we're self-righteous

Dissenter

10/4/17 9:55am

So true. It doesn't matter what we do or say, utes and aggies (especially) will

zonacougar

10/4/17 10:35am

Love your last line! Ha!

Dbl Nickel

10/4/17 12:12pm

Pretty sure it's the team, not fans, that are the missionary arm.

BlueNtheFace

10/4/17 9:55am

1 Nephi 16:2. Sorry you can't handle the truth!

CObluezone

10/4/17 10:02am

It must be super cool knowing you are in the 1% that is right while 99% of Earth

DoseOfReality

10/4/17 10:12am

It is super cool

rerunc

10/4/17 12:45pm

.2%, but yes, pretty cool

MarylandFan

10/4/17 1:37pm

"strait is the gate, and narrow is the way... and few there be that find it."

Cully

10/4/17 4:50pm

...and there it is. Thanks for exposing your true purpose for being here.

StalwartBraveTrue

10/5/17 4:08pm

1 Nephi 19:23

NvUte

10/4/17 11:49am

It's either tongue-in-cheek or a non-BYU troll. Two total posts.

deljdc

10/4/17 10:15am

Cougarboard is the missionary butt of the church. BYU is the arm.

zonacougar

10/4/17 10:32am

This literally made me laugh out loud because it’s so true

rerunc

10/4/17 10:59am

And I love CB but sometimes we are just crazy

rerunc

10/4/17 10:59am

Agreed. It's both. They stereotype Mormons based on a % that aren't content to

JarJarBeeps

10/4/17 10:57am

Well why don’t you tell us why, then, a team with practically no connection

demon_llama

10/4/17 2:58pm

Not true. After our experience up there last year my son thinks ill of them.

StalwartBraveTrue

10/5/17 4:24pm

wait... you think a BYU grad wrote that post?? really?

HarlemCoug

10/4/17 7:42pm

Wait you're calling out BYU fans when the Ute fanbase does such a "great" job representing the state of Utah and has a

monkeycowboy

10/5/17 7:56am

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

Sandstone Cougar

10/4/17 1:39am

Self righteous attitude Mormons have

timponyloco

10/4/17 5:10am

*some

demon_llama

10/4/17 3:00pm

Combination of past success and religious hang ups of others

zerome4sooners

10/4/17 5:17am

It's a perception that comes off that way but on the most part mis-interpreted.

Refugee

10/4/17 6:07am

This is why I laugh/roll my eyes when I hear our teams being referred to

CougLuv1

10/4/17 6:09am

for casual sports fans BYU success = LDS church exposure

Str8tCashCougar

10/4/17 10:39am

I don't disagree that it creates exposure. But I've also seen it create a lot of

CougLuv1

10/5/17 11:23am

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Cretin

10/4/17 6:10am

As a former hater myself - answer:

Desert Rat

10/4/17 7:45am

I’ve heard that a few times, and I believe it.

rerunc

10/4/17 8:01am

That’s what they tell themselves.

Cougar Insider

10/4/17 8:15am

It because BYU players/alumin/fans are expected to be better than they are.

Oatmeal

10/4/17 10:07am

What teams don't arrogant fans? By this logic Utah should be the most hated team

Turd Furguson

10/4/17 8:41am

So everyone should hate every team based on your logic

cougarnerd

10/4/17 8:53am

Argue if you like, just stating truth. Perhaps some here need not be afraid to look more within.

Desert Rat

10/4/17 9:02am

It isn't religion-directly.

DantheUte

10/4/17 9:46am

Austin Collie's comments are generic post-game speech

Dissenter

10/4/17 9:58am

I've had to deal with a lot of people who have had to do work force

DantheUte

10/4/17 10:22am

More of a reflection of the listener than the commenter

BYU '80

10/4/17 2:22pm

which doesn't matter in a court of law

DantheUte

10/4/17 6:22pm

Didn't realize we were in a court of law

BYU '80

10/6/17 5:56am

Funny that all things pointed out to prove your stereotypes

BYU '80

10/4/17 2:21pm

I'm not trying to argue with anyone here.

DantheUte

10/4/17 6:25pm

Fair enough

BYU '80

10/6/17 5:57am

So You are saying that in reality people don’t like you because you play them in

StalwartBraveTrue

10/6/17 6:27am

I lived in Boise for a while - BSU fans are just as arrogant & delusional

Str8tCashCougar

10/4/17 10:00am

Absolutely true. They are byu fans x10

BYU '80

10/4/17 2:22pm

So true. Know a lot of BSU fans and they have no idea how to do smack w/o taking it personal. Think

soupie

10/4/17 2:29pm

That may be true but that's not why a former player would hate us

GOR

10/4/17 10:27am

Because of the implications of an institution supported by a church. The

Oatmeal

10/4/17 7:50am

Bronco should have had this on the back of every jersey...

Mississippi

10/4/17 8:04am

I think Wisconsin likes playing us. Lsu too.

Turbine

10/4/17 8:28am

and the Utes absolutely love playing us.

BlueFever

10/4/17 6:29pm

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

displacedute

10/4/17 8:40am

Look at the teams who say they hate us.

nslcougar

10/4/17 8:41am

Some WAC/MWC teams hated BYU and still have hate even though they don't play us

j20

10/4/17 8:56am

I'm sure the nut shot didn't help

Cougar4life123

10/4/17 8:53am

They have their own recent cheap shots to worry about

BYU '80

10/4/17 2:24pm

It's a game. They are playing a game. They just want to win. Take the game away and no one cares.

Turnpike Lane

10/4/17 8:54am

Let’s just say this: other teams/players hate us

Robbinoburrito

10/4/17 9:03am

There is something to this I think. There is an assumption that religious

Bob Vance

10/4/17 9:20am

Exactly. I work with a lot of USAFA grads. They all say BYU was the worst place

demon_llama

10/4/17 3:07pm

RE: Why does everyone hate us?

RdF3

10/4/17 9:07am

When BYU was in the MWC, SI asked MWC teams who their biggerst rival was. Guess

Gorum the Old

10/4/17 9:30am

My aunt who is a BYU grad but lives in Logan and has kids at USU said they

StraightOuttaOrem

10/4/17 9:50am

Most think BYU is self righteous and hypocritical

CT98

10/4/17 4:55pm

what concerns me is when they start to PITY us...I prefer hate

Str8tCashCougar

10/4/17 9:57am

You haven't been on CB enough.

fortysixn3

10/4/17 10:13am

Same as Duke. Won for a long time, and too much whiteness.

Plato

10/4/17 10:26am

I haven't heard anything along those lines since the old WAC.

BlueFever

10/4/17 10:40am

I don’t like us much either. I hope we start playing better

youngster

10/4/17 11:31am

We just have a persecution complex.

WaterCat

10/4/17 12:06pm

Our arrogance about being superior than the G5’s probably doesn’t help matters

franklyvulgar

10/4/17 12:07pm

My goodness, the self-loathing in these responses.

AZcougLawyer

10/4/17 1:01pm

thank you Unfrozen Caveman Arizona Lawyer

Str8tCashCougar

10/4/17 1:16pm

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Abe Froman

10/4/17 4:50pm

BYU was very good for a very long time.

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