Just because college sports are a bigger draw for you does not mean it is for

Apr 13, 2024
12:34:48pm

ldssdl All-American

the rest of the world, particularly internationally. I have friends and family who graduated from BYU who know more about The Choir than the sports teams. And the ranking I gave comes directly from an internal Church study.

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Originally posted on Apr 13, 2024 at 12:34:48pm

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What's the Church's ROI because of BYU athletics?

a priori

Apr 13, 11:04am

If pope pays tithing, I think it just made good ROI

Boring

Apr 13, 11:08am

Jokes aside, sports normalizes the church for a large portion of society.

Boring

Apr 13, 11:09am

I listed this one. I agree, but I think that the benefit may be overstated.

a priori

Apr 13, 11:12am

Seems to create a lot of frustrated people from time to time

gwill

Apr 13, 11:11am

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a priori

Apr 13, 11:11am

It’s like those credit card commercials-priceless.

kalifi

Apr 13, 11:16am

It’s one of the biggest missionary tools for The Church, after missionaries

ldssdl

Apr 13, 11:50am

I've never had one person ever talk to me because of the choir.

wjman11

Apr 13, 11:59am

So? You're a sports fan, and naturally would gravitate towards other sports fans

ldssdl

Apr 13, 12:05pm

But everything you said is also true of sports, BYU regularly plays games

wjman11

Apr 13, 12:12pm

Just because college sports are a bigger draw for you does not mean it is for

ldssdl

Apr 13, 12:34pm

This is not about me or one of your friends. There is no question that sports

wjman11

Apr 13, 2:12pm

Sports in general yes are a bigger draw. But we’re not referring to sports in

ldssdl

Apr 13, 3:31pm

It is a single university, and that single university is a way bigger draw than

wjman11

Apr 13, 3:48pm

Europe and Africa know nothing of BYU, just the Tab. Same with Asia.

blau56

Apr 13, 12:09pm

I've never met one person baptized because of BYU sports.

ochobeeguy

Apr 13, 1:03pm

Detmer, Yoeli, Tavernari, C Brown, Holmoe, Cosic, A Reid

Dr T-bone

Apr 13, 2:07pm

And I haven't met any of them

ochobeeguy

Apr 13, 2:17pm

True. But many are introduced to the Restored Church through BYU sports

Doogal McCougar

Apr 13, 2:07pm

Have you met someone who was baptized because of the choir?

wjman11

Apr 13, 2:17pm

BYU football does well baptisms go up in the US. It's been charted.

Blueto

Apr 13, 12:08pm

Link?

ochobeeguy

Apr 13, 1:03pm

Pretty significant ROI considering it is self sustaining

Dr T-bone

Apr 13, 2:32pm

It’s a negative ROI

TUNUte

Apr 13, 2:54pm

Positive ROI just because it bugs people like you.

a priori

Apr 13, 6:49pm

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