Nope. He's probably dropped more coin than you, sat through some tough years.

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Jun 19, 2018
2:16:13pm

Mathew All-American

That is not being a fair weather fan. That's an invested fan, man.

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Mathew

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After a few emails urging me to renew season tickets I finally got a hard copy request with a survey from the CC.....

Bonoman All-American

6/18/18 1:42pm

Middling 90's? the '96 team is the best in school history. With that being said, what does BYU need to do to earn your

IceBlueCoug

6/18/18 1:51pm

The BOT has been riding on the backs of fans for years

BYU71

6/18/18 1:56pm

^^^^ THIS ^^^^

Coug

6/18/18 1:58pm

this is perfectly said. BOT thinks they don't need to spend money on it, but

1984coug

6/18/18 2:01pm

^^^^^^^^^

Swishfromdeep3

6/18/18 3:07pm

How would you know what the BOT "thinks?" Especially since the BOT is a

basman

6/18/18 6:41pm

Because my neighbor sits in on meetings with them

1984coug

6/19/18 11:27am

Good luck with that. Sports revenue goes red and the BOT drops them.

TrackCoug

6/18/18 2:18pm

Exactly, they really don't care. More than half I will bet are

BYU71

6/18/18 2:28pm

I doubt that the BOT care much about sports in general. All want BYU to well,

Benfica1

6/18/18 2:45pm

They don't have to, unfortunately.

Lip Gallagher

6/18/18 2:19pm

I will support BYU sports win or lose. Maybe that makes me part of the problem.

BYUtka

6/18/18 2:41pm

I applaud you for your decision. There is value there for you

BYU71

6/18/18 2:48pm

I agree. You are paying for an entertainment product, not the right

BYU71

6/18/18 1:52pm

The lack of quality opponents on the home schedule this year doesn't help either

Cooler4

6/18/18 1:55pm

RE: After a few emails urging me to renew season tickets I finally got a hard

Lip Gallagher

6/18/18 2:17pm

You should be glad that you aren't a fan of Indiana, Purdue, 'Cuse, Minnesota,

Benfica1

6/18/18 2:46pm

Wrong. There are some solid programs in that list that have played stiffer

reddead

6/19/18 11:01am

No, I'm right. Those are good programs that have middling results... & sometimes

Benfica1

6/19/18 11:13am

You make this too easy. Let's look at Iowa and K-State

reddead

6/19/18 3:40pm

Thanks for proving my point.

Benfica1

6/19/18 4:25pm

Atta boy

Gerald-DeGroot

6/18/18 3:01pm

winning takes care of most, but playing good competition is more fun

Swishfromdeep3

6/18/18 3:14pm

I've found watching some other College football teams I like and some NFL games

stealth

6/18/18 3:23pm

This is what I've done. I became a fan of the game more than of any one program

reddead

6/19/18 11:02am

A long way of saying “wish they would win more games”.

zerome4sooners

6/18/18 3:54pm

Bandwagon Fan Alert

cambo

6/18/18 4:47pm

Isn't this the definition of a fair weather fan?

Machiavelli

6/18/18 5:20pm

Yup!

Pobs

6/18/18 5:51pm

No. Not even close

Mathew

6/18/18 8:46pm

It totally is fair weather fan behavior. 100%

cambo

6/18/18 10:30pm

Nope. He's probably dropped more coin than you, sat through some tough years.

Mathew

6/19/18 2:16pm

But he just said he's losing interest because the team hasnt been having success

Machiavelli

6/19/18 2:58pm

Doesn't matter what he did in the past

cambo

6/19/18 10:19pm

Lol...K

Mathew

6/20/18 11:51am

Gotta endure to the end bro. Endure to the end.

Benfica1

6/20/18 12:48pm

40 years of fandom...through low times and good times?

BYUHgrad

6/18/18 9:14pm

So he didnt used to be a fair weather fan, now he is.

Machiavelli

6/19/18 8:46am

A little over a year ago we were coming off 9-4

kapcreations

6/18/18 5:44pm

I think that's fair.

wilsdad

6/18/18 5:54pm

Seems unrealistic. No sarcasm. You're asking for something only a handful of

MormonThug

6/18/18 5:56pm

Still in knee jerk mode. There was little of this kind of talk last year at this time and if we were to win 10 games

Refugee

6/18/18 9:07pm

To garner new fans, you have to win. to keep old fans, you have to win.

bald man

6/19/18 5:59am

Solid take. "The program needs to earn my money back". I love that quote and

TheLoneCougar

6/19/18 7:02am

What I always find appalling is when organizations have bad years and then ask

BYU Grounds

6/19/18 8:49am

It’s quite the paradox

kapcreations

6/19/18 9:42am

It's a downward spiral.

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