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Sep 14, 2019
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BYU football is and has been a bad product for a decade
The only people still attending are masochists and people who dont have any other real hobbies.
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We live in an interesting age of Cougar athletics.... we have a nationally
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 10:47pm
Maybe we should ask ABC to cancel the broadcast so we can get more people to come watch it live?
Pistol Shrimp
9/13/19 10:49pm
Some (most?) BYU fans that live in Utah are fair weather.
a priori
9/13/19 10:50pm
Some (most?) [insert school] fans that live in [a state] are fair weather.
Pistol Shrimp
9/13/19 10:52pm
Yep.
a priori
9/13/19 10:53pm
I will be there...my 134th straight home game
Garn
9/13/19 10:54pm
Awesome. That rivals Ripken Jr.
777
9/13/19 11:04pm
Too bad there aren’t more like you in Utah.
chilango
9/13/19 11:11pm
If we would actually beat Utah we wouldn't keep bleeding fans to Utah.
SaintGeorgeYFan
9/14/19 12:07am
Hey, someone who actually gets it!
GatorCoug
9/14/19 8:01am
I and quite a few Sacramento Alumni Chapter fans are season ticket holders who travel to LES.
BYU Folsom Fan
9/13/19 11:49pm
It's easy when that I-80 drive is so lovely
Big Wally D
9/14/19 6:40am
Battle mountain is lovely this time of year.
Natedog916
9/14/19 9:28am
Roller Coaster Fireworks! Watch Boomtown on Vimeo.
BYU Folsom Fan
9/14/19 9:46am
Freaking love that area. Awesome part if the country. Im glad people dont
Backcountry
9/14/19 10:04am
Wow! Putting me to shame.
Natedog916
9/14/19 9:29am
Is BYU football as exciting of a product as it use to be?
Tuskaloosa Cougar
9/13/19 10:52pm
Does it matter?
a priori
9/13/19 10:53pm
Yes it does. CFB is first and foremost entertainment.
Huge Manatee
9/13/19 10:57pm
YES. Yes it does.
TrueBlue67
9/13/19 10:58pm
It shouldn't matter. Loyal, strong, and true.
a priori
9/13/19 10:59pm
Actually, it's "Stalwart men and true". But, you wouldn't know that if you've
TrueBlue67
9/13/19 11:01pm
Just 30 years of following the Cougs.
a priori
9/13/19 11:02pm
Just more PC.
TrueBlue67
9/13/19 11:04pm
Yep, that's encompassed in what I said.
a priori
9/13/19 11:05pm
People pay money to be entertained
Huge Manatee
9/13/19 11:02pm
I always find BYU football entertaining. Sometimes for good reasons, sometimes
a priori
9/13/19 11:04pm
If they scored 3 points a game and gave up 50 per game
Huge Manatee
9/13/19 11:07pm
I'd find a way to make it entertaining. I'd probably complain about the coaches
a priori
9/13/19 11:09pm
It is getting to be that way for me and many others
Huge Manatee
9/13/19 11:12pm
Let me help.
a priori
9/13/19 11:14pm
Is it too much to ask to be better than Utah State?
Huge Manatee
9/13/19 11:15pm
I'm not a fan of Kalani, so they're honestly pretty low.
a priori
9/13/19 11:19pm
My point is that many of these fans don't even have unreasonable expectations
Huge Manatee
9/13/19 11:25pm
^^^Gets it.^^^
TrueBlue67
9/13/19 11:08pm
You sound fair weather and entitled.
a priori
9/13/19 11:13pm
Are you at all the women's basketball games? The MC is empty simply because
coolblue
9/14/19 8:41am
Board name definitely does not check out.
chilango
9/13/19 11:10pm
I believe the true emphasis should lie in program identity and community...
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 10:58pm
Sure I agree to an extent, but even in the Crowton years losing there were some
Tuskaloosa Cougar
9/13/19 11:02pm
Maybe. But, hard to be exciting without success....
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:06pm
It's difficult to get excited when the team exits September between 0-4 and 2-2,
TrueBlue67
9/13/19 11:11pm
It sounds like mind has been conditioned by our yesteryears of mowing over
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:16pm
Exciting product today
Tuskaloosa Cougar
9/14/19 7:23pm
Nope. It's pretty bad the past 5 years or so. I'll be there tomorrow though.
guitarplayingcougar
9/13/19 11:33pm
No. We need a conference.
Big Time 55
9/14/19 12:20am
1. The game will very nice on the tv and very comfortable on the couch. 2. Kids sporting events and family activities
RdF3
9/13/19 10:55pm
And not everyone can afford tickets.
Albuq_Coug
9/13/19 11:04pm
I hear ya!
Mufasa
9/14/19 11:26am
Not close? How many seats left?
Plato
9/13/19 10:56pm
Just review the BYUtickets.com map
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 10:59pm
The section in the south end zone that I’m in is full.
Albuq_Coug
9/13/19 11:02pm
That is a puzzle to me, too.
rockhound
9/13/19 11:01pm
We are locked into the Hawaii Bowl. Isn't that correct?
777
9/13/19 11:02pm
Bowl game?
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:08pm
This attitude is proof of blatant pessimism or just pure trolling....
Pretorian
9/14/19 6:14am
Embarrassing, and sad.
chilango
9/13/19 11:05pm
Indy and the losing streak have sucked some of the passion out of the fanbase
STL
9/13/19 11:10pm
A lot of people went home from the Utah game
777
9/13/19 11:19pm
You make a great case for tucking our tail and returning to MWC
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:21pm
Not sure that is what 777 is saying
TNT
9/13/19 11:28pm
I'm just figuring that if BYU were in a P5 conference someday with
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:34pm
Just stating the facts based on the reality of our predicament. Whether we
777
9/13/19 11:30pm
I think it is important to discern cause and effect...
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:37pm
That did hurt BYU's position. But it starts at the top
TNT
9/13/19 11:41pm
I don't disagree with your point at all. We need to decide who we want to be as
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:44pm
Exactly correct. Have to start winning & draw kids in now, or we will lose more
guitarplayingcougar
9/13/19 11:42pm
Then the stadium would be half empty for most games.
coolblue
9/14/19 8:42am
RE: A lot of people went home from the Utah game
LifelongAP
9/14/19 12:47am
And our MWC G5 days and the Las Vegas Bowl are a passionate life for our
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:19pm
I’m afraid your craving to become nationally relevant will kill the program.
garyfan
9/13/19 11:31pm
The college football culture isn't what it once was...
Samurai Jack
9/13/19 11:41pm
We most definitely do NOT have more national respect than ever.
Backcountry
9/14/19 5:26am
I can say this: if we win tomorrow the stadium will be packed for Washington
Countcougula
9/13/19 11:24pm
I doubt it. Let’s be honest: we have a pretty feeble fanbase in Utah. There’s a
chilango
9/13/19 11:44pm
USC-Stanford only had 62K in 77.5K Colliseum in metro area of 13 million; feeble complaints are overblown
ColoSpgs
9/13/19 11:51pm
USC’s LA fanbase is also feeble. Stanford’s is worse than feeble. Those are
chilango
9/13/19 11:53pm
This. Misery loves company but we should strive to be a fan base like Oregon, Washington, Texas, Texas A&M, etc.
BYU Folsom Fan
9/13/19 11:58pm
Have you checked the attendance at OR, WA, UT and A&M's last games?
ColoSpgs
9/14/19 12:26am
Probably. What drives me crazy is when ppl schedule baptisms and weddings on gameday. 😉
BYU Folsom Fan
9/14/19 9:49am
Get off the Utah fanbase. Some of us drive hours to the game.
SaintGeorgeYFan
9/14/19 12:11am
You’re right, I really mean “Wasatch Front” rather than “Utah.” Props to those
chilango
9/14/19 12:18am
Sorry this is just off base. BYU just hasn't had a good team in a while.
Countcougula
9/14/19 12:12am
BM the 13k BYU fans who were in Knoxville last week, the vast majority of whom
chilango
9/14/19 12:21am
For ONE game. Fans living in Utah go to a lot of crappy
SaintGeorgeYFan
9/14/19 12:27am
The stadium will be over 90% full tomorrow. For the product on the field that's
Countcougula
9/14/19 12:34am
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Helm Hammerhand
9/14/19 7:49am
We often get caught up ripping people who don’t think the same. It’s okay to
Albuq_Coug
9/14/19 8:19am
RE: I doubt it. Let’s be honest: we have a pretty feeble fanbase in Utah.
Natedog916
9/14/19 9:32am
True. I agree. If they win today, it will definitely help bring back some
AntiSNOT
9/14/19 12:31pm
So?
Thrill
9/14/19 12:07am
Dude stop. There is absolutely nothing wrong with watching it from the
bigbossbyu
9/14/19 12:50am
Program strength is based on fan attendance in part...
Samurai Jack
9/14/19 1:07am
Sometime that’s the problem
BYU4eVeR
9/14/19 1:13am
Also.....
BYU4eVeR
9/14/19 1:15am
Provo doesn't have.......
Norge Coug
9/14/19 1:46am
BYU football is and has been a bad product for a decade
Backcountry
9/14/19 5:23am
More like since Bronco left.
coolblue
9/14/19 8:45am
More like since KS was hired.
coolblue
9/14/19 8:45am
Revisionist history. The program was every bit as awful under Bronco.
Backcountry
9/14/19 9:02am
He had 3-4 11 win seasons. Bronco did great overall...
SaintGeorgeYFan
9/14/19 9:07am
Lets compare Indy Bronco to Indy Kalani.
Backcountry
9/14/19 10:03am
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Helm Hammerhand
9/14/19 12:32pm
I'm no Kalani apologist.
Backcountry
9/14/19 12:35pm
We don’t score points and we don’t win as many games.
idacoug
9/14/19 5:29am
The worst season in 15 years? Try 50.
NFCougar
9/14/19 5:55am
Road games are better
CartoCougar
9/14/19 6:13am
Why can our game be in the afternoons like back in the day....oh wait...
Coug98
9/14/19 6:32am
Welcome to the modern day. This is a problem all over the country
Bostonblue
9/14/19 6:52am
I wonder why
troymac32
9/14/19 7:19am
I got three friends to join me at the game from out of state
blueandWHITE
9/14/19 7:44am
How many people will be watching it on TV?
viper
9/14/19 8:09am
Should we lay some blame on millennials?
DoctorEvil
9/14/19 9:04am
I went to the site to see availability. It isn’t that bad.
Trent
9/14/19 9:10am
They should have some way of getting all leftovers in the hands
Trent
9/14/19 9:12am
Send in the missionaries from the MTC. They’ll be loud and enthusiastic, and
chilango
9/14/19 9:30am
Perfect! They would bring it.
Trent
9/14/19 10:26am
Agreed that fans couldn’t ask for a better home game BUT
Srg
9/14/19 11:46am
Hopefully they dont get blown out. That'll help for Wash game
Y4LYFE
9/14/19 12:49pm
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