Agree that Harper is a bigger name than Taysom.

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Jan 15, 2019
11:02:53am

Blue for Life All-American

Agree that Harper is a bigger name than Taysom.

The big problem is unless you search and find out Harper is a member of the church or follow his Instagram you would never know that.

So for example if I am a Rangers fan watching baseball, I have heard of Harper, but I would not add or search his name or about him or his Instagram account. So the likelihood of me knowing he is LDS is pretty slim.

But let’s say I am a Dolphin’s fan and I am watching the game last week and they mention that Taysom played at BYU, well I probably know enough about college football that I would assume that he is a member of the LDS church.

That is why I am saying Taysom is doing more for the church as far a publicity in general than Harper is.

But if I am a Nationals fan I probably know Harper is LDS.

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The positive press Taysom Hill generates for byu and the church is why all the

nybyblue

1/14/19 5:33pm

Don't agree. But I do think it is why the church should be giving more $$$ to

BGRTHNUMEGO

1/14/19 5:35pm

Does the church give any $$$ to BYU athletics?

Wingnut

1/14/19 5:37pm

Yes.

displacedute

1/14/19 5:38pm

No.

AD4

1/14/19 5:39pm

Only tithes from Cache Valley.

boogers

1/14/19 5:41pm

this Yewt continues to call BYU liars. He's wrong. He should be perma banned from CB. Here is what BYU says about

HarlemCoug

1/14/19 5:44pm

RE: this Yewt continues to call BYU liars. He's wrong. He should be perma

displacedute

1/14/19 5:45pm

RE: this Yewt continues to call BYU liars. He's wrong. He should be perma

maxpowers

1/14/19 5:46pm

RE: this Yewt continues to call BYU liars. He's wrong. He should be perma

displacedute

1/14/19 5:57pm

RE: this Yewt continues to call BYU liars. He's wrong. He should be perma

Y2k

1/14/19 9:35pm

RE: this Yewt continues to call BYU liars. He's wrong. He should be perma

displacedute

1/15/19 11:08am

Not funny

LDTemplar

1/15/19 4:12pm

RE: Not funny

displacedute

1/15/19 4:30pm

They are a protected class on here. Just the nature of them on here instigating is them trolling

jrifkin48

1/14/19 5:46pm

Wait. Ragnar is a Utah fan?

crack

1/14/19 5:51pm

Is he on the Utah Fan Group which resides on the BYU Chatboard? I guess so

jrifkin48

1/14/19 5:55pm

Yes sir. Once he moved to Cali he became an ultra liberal

TNT

1/14/19 5:57pm

If you're not careful, living in CA will do that to you....

BleedCougarBlue2

1/14/19 8:57pm

Wait. All of those guys are Ute fans? Zaphod? Whitey?

itsuptoyou

1/14/19 6:06pm

To be fair, if the church covers other funding normally paid by universities-

CougieMcCougFace

1/15/19 12:52pm

RE: Yes.

BYU Grounds

1/14/19 7:05pm

Mostly in the form of Ute tithing

Bob Vance

1/14/19 8:56pm

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Abe Froman

1/14/19 10:43pm

Prove it.

TrueBlue67

1/15/19 7:02am

Only the ALUF's tithing money.

1/14/19 5:41pm

No, that money is used on commercial developments faux-mo's despise.

boogers

1/14/19 5:42pm

Nope athletic program is self-sustaining and cougar club.

BringYourUltimate

1/14/19 6:07pm

Amen

TNT

1/14/19 5:57pm

How could you not agree? “It’s not important that members of the church do what

Pretorian

1/14/19 7:32pm

🤔

gurt

1/15/19 1:30am

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Buffalo

1/14/19 5:42pm

With that attitude, no one would serve a mission.

allwhitejerseys

1/14/19 5:44pm

A mission was the best thing for me.

Cougarrr

1/14/19 5:49pm

Serving others is about benefitting others...

allwhitejerseys

1/14/19 5:54pm

Ugh

Cougarrr

1/14/19 6:02pm

Can you not do something for others as your primary focus with that being

BringYourUltimate

1/14/19 6:09pm

And one person has ever come to the earth already programmed

itsuptoyou

1/14/19 6:15pm

I would 110% agree if we were P5 but the top LDS athletes want to play

ColumbusCoug

1/14/19 5:51pm

our schedule is P5 good the next couple of years. ND was in the final 4 this year.

HarlemCoug

1/14/19 5:59pm

Incredibly excited for our schedules ahead but the fact remains we are not P5

ColumbusCoug

1/14/19 6:01pm

this is a what if thread... if we had all of the best LDS athletes in Provo we'd be final 4 good. That means we'd be ND.

HarlemCoug

1/14/19 6:57pm

Do you really believe that?

Cougstreak

1/15/19 2:36am

Well technically the best LDS athletes are guys like Parker, Jimmer, Harper,

Y2k

1/15/19 9:21am

Imagine this starting five a year or two ago. . .

mcnasty

1/15/19 9:53am

That’s final 4 good.

Y2k

1/15/19 10:02am

You realize....

Cougstreak

1/15/19 11:33am

I assume you mean basketball players

mcnasty

1/15/19 11:42am

Nope meant football. Agree on basketball, but Jabari would have gone early.

Cougstreak

1/15/19 11:51am

You realize......

soupie

1/15/19 11:42am

Be serious.

Cougstreak

1/15/19 3:19pm

We're dreaming here. Do you mind keeping reality to yourself? Besides you just had them playing football.

soupie

1/15/19 3:23pm

The original argument was if all LSD athletes played at BYU.

Y2k

1/15/19 7:53pm

Final 4 every year?

Cougstreak

1/16/19 12:22am

Not P5 but better off than many P5 programs and considered P5 by most conference

travelcoug

1/14/19 8:16pm

I must have missed where ND played McNeese and New Mexico st.

lilpenny

1/14/19 7:46pm

LOL - you don't quit. Just go to your board. I'm convinced if all of the Yewts left CB that their board would

HarlemCoug

1/14/19 8:04pm

if they all went to byu, they all wouldn't be in the nfl

BlueFrog

1/14/19 5:52pm

There are a number of current NFL players who would disagree

Pretorian

1/14/19 7:42pm

Bryce Harper does a lot for the Church but not BYU

Odysseus

1/14/19 6:21pm

What exactly does Bryce Harper do for the church?

1/14/19 6:30pm

Even if Taysom’s exposure does more for the Church (debatable) that doesn’t mean

Odysseus

1/14/19 6:37pm

Again those will only be for those who follow him. He might have a bigger

1/14/19 6:44pm

I don't know. Taysom is a fun story this year but Bryce *may* be in the HOF

jkccoug

1/14/19 6:58pm

Agree that Harper is a bigger name than Taysom.

1/15/19 11:02am

Harmon Killibrew was a member. Does ANYONE talk about that?(even members?)

boscatar

1/15/19 5:29pm

Heck I am a Dodger fan and I did not even know Jeff Kent was a member.

1/15/19 8:16pm

Point taken...but Taysom couldn't have had two TDs. Those plays were in the

kos

1/14/19 7:17pm

That is true but not hardly relevant, 90% of sports fans have no idea he’s a

Pretorian

1/14/19 7:36pm

Just looked, doesn’t show up once....how active could one of the most well known

Pretorian

1/15/19 11:43am

Bryce Harper badmouths BYU. IMO that's actually a bad look. Confuses people.

DraperCoug22

1/14/19 10:21pm

For whatever reason, BYU athletes are more closely associated with the Church

mudpupper

1/14/19 6:26pm

Very true. Would it be better if more athletes broke that mold?

Odysseus

1/14/19 6:31pm

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andrewg3

1/14/19 7:19pm

Disagree. Saying “if you want to do good for the Church, you NEED to go to BYU”

Alpi Gusto

1/14/19 8:29pm

WE need the best to go to BYU to heighten

truecougster

1/14/19 8:47pm

I agree with this

Alpi Gusto

1/14/19 9:26pm

TH has done more for BYU this year alone than BYU has done for BYU the last 3+

Y4LYFE

1/14/19 8:52pm

Thanks Bro. Reid.

(Private)

1/14/19 11:06pm

The focus is being LDS not BYU. If he went to a P5 school he could....

Cougstreak

1/15/19 2:31am

How many people outside of the Church know that Jabari Parker is a member?

boscatar

1/15/19 9:16am

I don’t think anything ne cares about 95 percent of those you mention anyway.

Cougstreak

1/15/19 5:57pm

No the church would not get more press if he went somewhere else and than BYU.

1/15/19 8:22pm

Very high chance the church would.

Cougstreak

1/16/19 12:24am

Agree to disagree.

1/16/19 11:18am

You made my point. Thank you.

Cougstreak

1/16/19 1:01pm

I would say that even among LDS folks, the number for Manti Teo is barely over

LaserCoug

1/16/19 1:01pm

Anyone have links to TH's missed catch and then TD pass that was called back?

jaba166

1/15/19 3:01am

Negated TD

Fdnman

1/15/19 5:44am

Bad take.

TheLoneCougar

1/15/19 7:10am

So if he went anywhere other than BYU his LDS membership would not be a factor??

morningcalmcougar

1/15/19 8:39am

RE: So if he went anywhere other than BYU his LDS membership would not be a

boscatar

1/15/19 10:04am

It would be significantly less of a factor. The examples are numerous and most have already been listed in this thread

mvtoro

1/15/19 11:20am

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