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Dec 2, 2019
4:09
:10
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Gerald-DeGroot
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It’s been 10 years since any reasonable BYU football fan has had anything to
really be proud about.
I don’t blame them at all.
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I lost another one - the SDSU game pushed him over the top
BigYfan
12/2/19 9:43am
My boys won’t watch with me anymore. However, they will NEVER be yewt fans.
dadofkhec
12/2/19 9:48am
Football is a source of entertainment and BYU just isn't as entertaining as it
MikeDitka'sStache
12/2/19 9:49am
Yes, and that's why I probably won't watch the bowl game. I don't care any more.
JmThms
12/2/19 9:56am
The direct result of 15 years of defensive minded coaches.
JAGA97
12/2/19 1:32pm
2012 BYU was maybe my favorite BYU team to watch BECAUSE of the defense
MikeDitka'sStache
12/2/19 1:44pm
It's something different for everyone. I'm just bored with the product compared
JAGA97
12/2/19 1:53pm
My sons were glued to the TV during bama vs Auburn. They stopped watching half
BYUheaven
12/2/19 9:50am
My sons couldn't have told you Auburn and Alabama were playing until I turned it on to see the score. They were glued to
Cosmodiar
12/2/19 9:52am
My kids didn't know either... They walked in during the 3rd quarter
BYUheaven
12/2/19 10:15am
I'll definitely admit that game was horrible. Boring and depressing.
DraperCoug22
12/2/19 12:14pm
That perfectly described my two boys. They fell asleep during the BYU game.
Coug98
12/3/19 4:05am
We are moving to Auburn in a month. My 5 year old is already a fan.
dYrtbYkerYder
12/3/19 5:16am
That sucks, but i dont blame them. Sports are entertainment. Utah has been a
Backcountry
12/2/19 9:52am
And sadly for most of us here, we will go down with this ship... 🙁
TheLoneCougar
12/2/19 9:52am
Sports are entertainment but college sports are about loyalty and allegiance imo
palangi
12/2/19 12:40pm
BINGO. Going from BYU to Utah is a copout and they'll regret it when Utah is
DraperCoug22
12/2/19 12:43pm
Sure, after whit retires in 10-15 years, I guess...
AntiSNOT
12/2/19 6:18pm
Why should kids be punished for the sins of their fathers?
Nakedbootleg
12/2/19 2:40pm
That's just what fandom is, it's especially the reason college football/ bball
palangi
12/2/19 4:10pm
Sad how accurate this is.
wilsdad
12/2/19 3:59pm
Sadly, too many people are fans of victory, not fans of a team. They will cheer for whoever is winning because they
BlueBlood94
12/2/19 10:13am
Not true. A person can be a fan of a team and not be happy and stop being
JmThms
12/2/19 10:36am
Which is what the OP is about. Leaving BYU
pappabear246
12/2/19 2:44pm
I didn't say it was true for everybody, but for some it absolutely is, just as your scenario is also true for others.
BlueBlood94
12/2/19 10:42am
Oh OK. "Too many" would make it probably true. Didn't read carefully enough.
JmThms
12/2/19 10:44am
I agree. Real fans remain fans bandwagoners
pappabear246
12/2/19 2:42pm
Im a kid
TDawgMerbsMcShizzle
12/2/19 10:14am
Why aren’t you in school at present?
UNHuskerCoug
12/2/19 10:16am
Computer lab time! Or a teacher who doesn't care about cell phones in class!
BlueBlood94
12/2/19 10:26am
Word to the wise. Study hard. Stay off of CB. Nothing
UNHuskerCoug
12/2/19 11:38am
most kids i know don't have an automatic allegiance to their parents' college
run26
12/2/19 10:38am
my son went to Lone Peak...college now but has always been solid on BYU. However
truecougster
12/2/19 10:40am
So I'm curious how this goes down. Did he announce after the game that he was
wonderbred
12/2/19 10:40am
Christmas party last night he tried to get me to agree to
BigYfan
12/2/19 10:44am
Oh wow. I guess that is pretty close to an announcement of allegiance.
wonderbred
12/2/19 10:46am
Well their game is on Friday and not Saturday...
Imbyulv
12/2/19 10:54am
it doesn’t surprise me I bet he can’t name more than 4 players in their team
BigYfan
12/2/19 11:03am
My brothers all now root for the Utes and they were once great BYU fans
Lakerone
12/2/19 11:07am
This is sad, but true. Thousands of stories just like this in Utah nowadays.
AntiSNOT
12/2/19 6:23pm
Being A BandWagon Fan is always the easiest path! Many of these BandWagon fans
Northern Blue
12/2/19 11:21am
I think your right, most schools have up and down years but BYU is different now
Chazz Reinhold
12/2/19 12:38pm
My kids have zero interest in BYU because of these KS seasons. They don't watch
chazen
12/2/19 11:27am
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Abe Froman
12/2/19 11:28am
Just a sidenote on Bandwagon fans, my son played LB for USU. He grew up a BYU
Northern Blue
12/2/19 11:35am
I'm glad someone else said it first. They were never really converted.
DraperCoug22
12/2/19 12:10pm
This thread is depressing. You should each send your story to Kalani. His email
Ironhide
12/2/19 11:56am
And Holmoe's and Worthen's.
AntiSNOT
12/2/19 6:27pm
That is so sad. I feel for you brother
Heath Squashwell
12/2/19 11:59am
That's fine. Just let them know you'll have to re-write your will.
Goliath
12/2/19 12:07pm
Tom Holmoe’s legacy - he lost the fan base. Rightly or wrongly,
Yohy
12/2/19 12:08pm
Hes incompetent. So rightly.
Backcountry
12/2/19 1:49pm
Some people are fickle that way. Maybe they are not that invested in sports as a
DJROSS
12/2/19 12:27pm
Not sure I'd label it fickle. I've followed Pittsburgh Pirates baseball since
vaquero
12/2/19 12:59pm
I assume you mean BYU football, not BYU. Watching their other sports has been
DJROSS
12/2/19 1:07pm
Mea culpa. Absolutely meant BYU football. I watched several of the womens
vaquero
12/2/19 1:17pm
Honestly, this is healthy.
CrimsonCardinal
12/2/19 3:14pm
Intersting. Did they not watch, Tenn, USC, USU, Boise? They "left" over SDSU?
BlueTroop
12/2/19 12:45pm
It seems like they left because Utah's success not the SDSU loss, even if BYU
palangi
12/2/19 1:11pm
I wonder how many Michigan alums have kids switching to Ohio State
palangi
12/2/19 12:58pm
Not the same. Not apples to apples. They are further apart
AntiSNOT
12/2/19 6:31pm
What does Whit being LDS have to do with it?
Blue for Life
12/2/19 7:49pm
Same boat
djk
12/2/19 1:19pm
That’s what we call fair weather fans
cougERdoc
12/2/19 1:33pm
Call it whatever you want. A huge percentage of the fanbase defected and thats
Backcountry
12/2/19 1:50pm
Textbook definition of fair weather fans
cougERdoc
12/2/19 1:55pm
I'm a self admitted "fair weather fan", but I would never be a yewt fan.
JmThms
12/2/19 2:16pm
Huge %? Care to back that up with facts?
BlueTroop
12/2/19 2:54pm
The New England Journal of Fact just published an article on it
Backcountry
12/2/19 6:09pm
When is the last time you drove through the SL, Utah valleys or any other part
AntiSNOT
12/2/19 6:39pm
RE: When is the last time you drove through the SL, Utah valleys or any other
BlueTroop
12/2/19 7:06pm
We extended Kalani Sitake...
Gerald-DeGroot
12/2/19 2:06pm
Virginia, NDame, Navy, etc find some other teams till BYU is back! It's helped
stealth
12/2/19 2:08pm
Time to teach them about the cyclical nature of sports. What will they do when
Nagurski
12/2/19 3:03pm
If they are willing to switch to Utah like that, then I don't see how they were
Blue for Life
12/2/19 3:20pm
It’s been 10 years since any reasonable BYU football fan has had anything to
Gerald-DeGroot
12/2/19 4:09pm
It's a sad state of affairs right now for BYU Football, and I don't see it
AntiSNOT
12/2/19 6:06pm
Dude, it’s over. The religious zeal of BYU will never
Bluedomination
12/2/19 6:09pm
It's too bad that BYU leadership didn't have urgency back in to 90s to join a
palangi
12/2/19 6:31pm
Saturday was very disappointing, but you stick with your team because you are
rockyrd
12/2/19 10:18pm
Here's an idea... Take them to some Utah games, too.
NYCUte
12/3/19 6:58am
If only CB had an open mind
kiyoshige
12/3/19 7:33am
O thou child of hell
Johnny Vatos
12/3/19 7:41am
Warning: the game atmosphere at RES is impressive
run26
12/3/19 8:10am
Purple is a beautiful color gooooo Wildcats!!!!!!!!! lol
DJROSS
12/3/19 10:06am
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