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Apr 20, 2017
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2FarGone
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Look at the Church's website
They own the school. They call it BYU.
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Maybe it is called BYU-Provo now???
Cosmo4life
4/20/17 9:57am
The problem is, when someone says "BYU" the reply is sometimes "which one?"
RdF3
4/20/17 10:02am
I have never had that happen to me
Littlerich
4/20/17 10:06am
I've never got that question.
vagabonder
4/20/17 10:16am
i've seen it asked several times. I think that's why people started saying provo
RdF3
4/20/17 10:22am
To which the reply is "BYU, there's only 1"
TheDeek
4/20/17 10:33am
Just say, "the real one."
CougarThug
4/20/17 11:16am
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RdF3
4/20/17 10:02am
I just call it Provo. Leave the BYU out altogether.
OPINIONS
4/20/17 10:03am
POTD for the Yahtzee
Metallicat
4/20/17 10:09am
Look at the Church's website
2FarGone
4/20/17 10:21am
i don't think anyone has claimed the official name has changed
v1k0u6
4/20/17 10:32am
The Dept of Education refrers to it as BYU-Provo
Everyman
4/20/17 10:41am
Should be BYU and BYUII and BYUIII
ClackamasCoug
4/20/17 10:26am
I propose we just call it 'THE BYU' for the Provo campus. The Ohio St does it,
Blue streak
4/20/17 10:27am
there is only one CAL, but lots of UC**. There is one BYU and lots of BYU*
Nat Gas Man
4/20/17 10:43am
Of course, when people call Cal UC Berkeley, they usually don't get upset by it.
cougarfan84
4/20/17 11:31am
Well.. that's cause that's its name
Dissenter
4/20/17 10:26pm
That's what the head football coach calls it... check my link
kotacoug
4/20/17 10:43am
Of all the irrelevant topics CB debates, this is probably the tops. Seriously,
runnincoug
4/20/17 10:47am
Great point! But this is what we do when we wait for football to start up!
Cosmo4life
4/20/17 11:00am
It is only condescending if they already feel inferior because they didn't go to
Littlerich
4/20/17 11:05am
Maybe its a west coast/mormon thing!
Cosmo4life
4/20/17 11:07am
I only hear people from Idaho or BYU-I grads call it that.
Sir Hammer
4/20/17 11:56am
People in Hawaii refer to BYU-Hawaii as "BYU" all the time.
Metallicat
4/20/17 12:05pm
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