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Apr 12, 2021
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towerman
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Its was an event, now a scrimmage or practice due to dubious “Science”
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Hard reality. Interest in college sports is plummeting, too.
clocker
4/12/21 2:48am
What did Roy Williams say?
panacablue
4/12/21 4:24am
RE: What did Roy Williams say?
SamMelton
4/12/21 7:50am
A way to changing things - quit feeding us a handful of P5 teams
Cswilliam01
4/12/21 9:59pm
When watching sports no longer becomes enjoyable.
Stev_ie
4/12/21 4:57am
Its was an event, now a scrimmage or practice due to dubious “Science”
towerman
4/12/21 4:59am
People want to see sports, 1:1 competition, not politics not entitled players
Pretorian
4/12/21 5:29am
It's the worst thing to endure.
Stev_ie
4/12/21 5:38am
Ha ha. Like this?
Brigham
4/12/21 7:14am
i've never seen conan look so legitimately uncomfortable
MormonThug
4/12/21 8:18am
He bravely verbalized what most sports fans are feeling
HiLife
4/12/21 9:24am
I cannot fathom how anybody could give this a thumbs down.
Cougar Junkie
4/12/21 7:05pm
where was the politics in CBB
Deleted
4/12/21 6:43am
They literally had the court of different gyms named “equality” & “unity”
jordbyu
4/12/21 7:10am
The words "equality" and "unity" are too political for you?
violetjazz
4/12/21 7:18am
I posted a factual response with an article. And you’ve taken that to imply
jordbyu
4/12/21 7:28am
What do you mean imply you have a position on the issue?
violetjazz
4/12/21 7:34am
Man this is fun. Please tell me what “way” I responded that made it so
jordbyu
4/12/21 7:42am
I am sure you can figure it out.
violetjazz
4/12/21 7:45am
Upon further review, I have concluded the following:
jordbyu
4/12/21 7:49am
RE: Upon further review, I have concluded the following:
violetjazz
4/12/21 7:50am
Lol... BYUpacker .... should have known.
kotacoug
4/12/21 8:10am
Wonder if Equality was the name of the women's bb court?
anonymous37
4/12/21 9:53am
How dare you comment about a woman's weight
notaboy
4/12/21 11:04am
I'm laughing and agreeing at the same time.
Shore10
4/12/21 11:16am
Exactly! You can't tell me that men's wrestling brings in the big bucks
notaboy
4/12/21 12:08pm
Yeah. There already is a divide between FB and other sports on campus.
Shore10
4/12/21 12:30pm
I think he asked a reasonable question as part of “discussion and dialogue”
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 8:31am
You've been virtue signaled by a CBer.
Benfica1
4/12/21 8:34am
It doesn't have to be a live sex change for the halftime show to be political.
Shore10
4/12/21 8:53am
Would MAGA on a basketball court have bothered you?
Shore10
4/12/21 9:00am
He won’t answer that question
1manwolfpack
4/12/21 9:42am
Funny this is supposed to be a sports board but Right Wing Politics is all over
U2wearblue
4/12/21 5:42pm
Yes, because that is a presidential campaign slogan and completely attached to Trump.
violetjazz
4/12/21 9:47am
I know what to tell you.
Shore10
4/12/21 10:57am
I’m not suggesting any word ever used to campaign would make me upset.
violetjazz
4/12/21 11:16am
Uh, yeah. I really am comparing it because it's extremely comparable.
Shore10
4/12/21 12:01pm
RE: Uh, yeah. I really am comparing it because it's extremely comparable.
violetjazz
4/12/21 12:07pm
Also it's more than just a word that she used. They're printing trillions for it
Shore10
4/12/21 12:31pm
Had it been a part of the official uniform or court... YES
Pretorian
4/13/21 10:55am
and that is the problem huh, promoting these two things
ALC
4/12/21 7:26am
Nah. But, that's not what's actually happening (although it would be nice if
Benfica1
4/12/21 8:52am
Sounds like a fragile world view.
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 8:58am
Be as condescending as you want, but unfortunately, it is reality.
Benfica1
4/12/21 9:05am
Wait until the Love One Another group burns down a neighborhood.
Shore10
4/12/21 9:43am
Just pointing out that believing that anytime someone uses a term in politics
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 9:49am
I don’t think he is saying the word is taboo. I doubt he has stopped using the
ColonelMustard
4/12/21 2:06pm
Now I beg of you, do not think I am insinuating a point of view on the me too
ColonelMustard
4/12/21 2:07pm
It does not mean the OP is against unity and quality...though that’s an easy
ColonelMustard
4/12/21 2:12pm
I don’t mean to say there isn’t meaning to the word. Clearly there is. It’s
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 4:16pm
Um, nope.
Benfica1
4/12/21 6:08pm
Well I’m neither naive nor superior. Merely disagree on your worldview.
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 8:21pm
You don't know my world view. But, yes we are both cougar fans. Go Cougs.
Benfica1
4/12/21 10:05pm
I’d argue this movement is causing more division than unity. At least the way
ColonelMustard
4/12/21 9:52pm
It is for sure with a lot of people
ALC
4/13/21 8:17am
I wonder if there’s a way to do it that wouldn’t cause division among some.
StalwartBraveTrue
4/13/21 9:47am
I actually thought BYU had a good approach to send a message. How long has the
Dat_rmishner
4/12/21 2:25pm
If you think people are against those words/ concepts you need to try harder
Pretorian
4/13/21 11:02am
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Cougazul
4/12/21 7:43am
lol, I hope equality and unity are not political in your mind
Hill4Heisman
4/12/21 11:53am
Only as much as lives and matter.
Ripliancum
4/12/21 1:35pm
No way you had to endure the words Equality & Unity?
U2wearblue
4/12/21 5:30pm
what do you mean by "upheavals pummeling sports"
Deleted
4/12/21 5:39am
you know exactly what he means. Why do you pretend not to?
MormonThug
4/12/21 7:37am
Would more SJW, leftist politics, + trans athletes raise your interest again?
Shore10
4/12/21 6:14am
Are you really downplaying what the Creighton coach said?
cougfan03
4/12/21 6:58am
The carefully taught and accepted (hyper)sensitivity is being pointed out.
Ripliancum
4/12/21 9:10am
Cmon, those players knew that the coach is a decent guy.
clocker
4/12/21 6:24pm
Atmosphere is like 50% of the reason to watch random college sports. I'm not watching a Duke game with no energy.
mokelembembe
4/12/21 7:21am
i'll never get used to seeing "used to" in text. The sentence always short
MormonThug
4/12/21 7:36am
Fractionalization of audiences happens as entertainment options increase
BlueSpartan
4/12/21 7:55am
This is the correct answer.
Everyman
4/12/21 8:28am
I wonder how much of this has to do with all the streaming services.
archie
4/12/21 8:34am
I don’t get Fox sports regionals with YTTV so I haven’t even watched one
kotacoug
4/12/21 8:38am
Yet BYU just received upgraded score boards and trim and
1CougFan
4/12/21 8:48am
Perhaps the way we measure interest is just outdated?
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 8:59am
Once they went political, it lost a lot of appeal. Sports use to be fun and an
coolblue
4/12/21 9:21am
This is precisely where I’m at. I used to spend every Saturday during the fall
Zastava
4/12/21 10:21am
Did you feel this way during the Iraq war “support our troops” wave?
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 10:37am
Politicization now has genres. Conflating support our troops with white man bad
Ripliancum
4/12/21 2:01pm
I don’t follow.
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 4:17pm
Public support of the military is incredibly high, "support our troops" is not
califcougar
4/12/21 10:07pm
My memories differ significantly from yours. I remember quite a bit of anger
StalwartBraveTrue
4/12/21 10:43pm
And the NCAA just came out with this gem:
coolblue
4/13/21 2:58pm
How will this affect title IX?
Benfica1
4/13/21 4:09pm
What are trends in prior years? I get it is going down, but it is worse because it was GU vs Baylor?
Cougstreak
4/12/21 10:41am
Sports viewership is down across the board. The NBA, NFL, and college sports...
Zastava
4/12/21 11:08am
I understood all of that. My point was: Did this years NCAA final dip more than prior years due to the teams?
Cougstreak
4/12/21 11:50am
Possibly. But the trends would suggest the numbers were going to be bad...
Zastava
4/12/21 12:27pm
I don’t watch any pro sports anymore and college is starting to follow.
Bullrider
4/12/21 11:04am
You seem to be interested enough to visit
pappabear246
4/12/21 12:54pm
I don't really watch sports outside BYU anymore.
EternalOptimism
4/12/21 1:18pm
The sweet sixteen and elite 8 viewership was up though right? The problem is this was one of the least interesting
YIsForBrigham
4/12/21 1:41pm
Agreed. Numbers are trending down, but it was a bad match-up.
Cougstreak
4/12/21 2:19pm
And yet Women's college Basketball had one of it's highest viewers in history
Rat
4/12/21 11:39pm
22 vs 20 people
HoustonCougar
4/13/21 7:12am
I honestly think it’s because of no or limited fan attendance
GrumpyCougar
4/13/21 8:19am
There was no in person attendance, which probably hurt interest. And there were NBA games on that Monday, which normally
Alpi Gusto
4/13/21 11:21am
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