Happens a lot.

Apr 4, 2021
5:16:52pm

wilsdad All-American

Happens a lot.

The reality is that lots of legacy kids won't get into BYU because it's so competitive. 3 of my 4 kids are going elsewhere including one at the U. It sucks, but its reality.

And, no, I don't wear Ute crap.

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wilsdad

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Kid in my ward didn’t get into BYU. Her whole family was always wearing Y gear

Mr. Rumsfield

4/4/21 4:25pm

Just culling the herd.

shoganai

4/4/21 4:27pm

Although probably joking....this type of sentiment is exhibit A for reasons BYU fans are disliked by LDS Ute fans

Blue2thebone

4/4/21 7:31pm

It was a joke, and the same type of joke any two college rivals tell.

shoganai

4/4/21 7:37pm

Who cares if utes fans like BYU fans?

Dr MoBYU

4/4/21 11:15pm

Because we joke about being better? Spoiler alert:

LaVellIfIKnow

4/5/21 12:13am

This is why you don't live in Utah 😉 they'd go to a different state school.

paulb

4/4/21 4:27pm

I don’t live in Utah

Mr. Rumsfield

4/4/21 4:32pm

So the kid is going to pay out of state tuition to go to...Utah... I think it is

BYUtka

4/4/21 4:46pm

do you know how easy it is to get scholarship money to go there?

man-at-arms

4/4/21 4:48pm

No, Is it like getting in? So pulse optional?

BYUtka

4/4/21 4:50pm

I don't know either.

man-at-arms

4/4/21 4:51pm

UofU acceptance rate = 62%... BYU acceptance rate = 67%

TheLost

4/4/21 5:38pm

Are there that few applicants to BYU??

wilsdad

4/4/21 5:46pm

Acceptance rate is such a horrible metric.

Mises

4/4/21 6:21pm

Acceptance rate does not tell the whole story. If it did, BYU's criteria would

juantoad

4/4/21 6:58pm

It can be devastating to some families. Back east we had a convert family whose

epcoug

4/4/21 7:32pm

That's just a dumb petty family

GigantorCat

4/4/21 10:49pm

Inconvenient truth

run26

4/4/21 7:09pm

I lYes ok at average test scores, gpa, etc

BYU '80

4/4/21 8:45pm

Regardless, if one is going to an out of state school, choosing Utah shows poor

BYUtka

4/4/21 4:53pm

I live out of state and wanted my kids to be around LDS

deljdc

4/5/21 6:58am

UofU would be near the bottom of the list for that to me.

BYUtka

4/5/21 8:45am

For me, the absolute bottom

vegas guey

4/5/21 10:19am

USU

calbearcoug

4/5/21 11:33am

Your example isn't completely right because many states' flagship schools aren't

The Chelsea Dagger

4/5/21 9:13am

Right. I was assuming they would attend a UofU equivalent school in their state

BYUtka

4/5/21 9:20am

Wrong if you are a skier. U of U location is as good as it gets for ski bums, which I was year 1 at BYU.

BYU Folsom Fan

4/8/21 12:04am

Not that much. My daughter is probably going there with top marks and

coug10278

4/4/21 4:54pm

says the guy who spells "there" their

run26

4/4/21 5:04pm

Both UU and Utah State throw scholarship money at out of state kids pretty

sandiegocgrfan

4/4/21 9:16pm

Utah out-of-state isn't that bad anyway compared to in-state elsewhere anyway

CougieMcCougFace

4/4/21 11:09pm

Out of state at USU ~23K and and UU ~27K compared to ~$8.5K for in state

sandiegocgrfan

4/5/21 10:05am

She can apply to BYU her sophomore year and probably get in

WJCougar

4/4/21 4:28pm

Yup

icecougar

4/4/21 5:41pm

Apply as a transfer student after freshman year. Get super good grades at the

BlooCoog

4/4/21 9:53pm

That’s basically what I and my oldest son did.

BYU Folsom Fan

4/5/21 8:37am

Get her involved at the Institute. It’ll help her experience.

Turnpike Lane

4/4/21 4:35pm

I would never change loyalties but

Heath Squashwell

4/4/21 4:37pm

#sifting

Goliath

4/4/21 4:39pm

I’d cheer against my own kid’s school rather than switch loyalty. But they won’t

bruincoug

4/4/21 4:40pm

I went to the University of Utah. I started while in high school. It was fine

Belboz

4/4/21 4:41pm

RE: I went to the University of Utah. I started while in high school. It was

olaCougarfan

4/4/21 4:59pm

What do you think the professors and school newspapers at those schools would do

Scratch

4/4/21 5:11pm

Your hypothetical supposition doesn’t make what the U does less pathetic or bigoted.

mvtoro

4/4/21 10:21pm

It’s also not anywhere near as widespread as people here think. It’s also not at

Scratch

4/4/21 10:54pm

I’m not going to debate how much of an issue it is compared to what “people think” but the fact that a religion is

mvtoro

4/4/21 11:37pm

During my university of utah days, it hardly bothered me

Belboz

4/5/21 9:19am

False. It is way worse at Utah than any other school

cougforever

4/5/21 9:22am

Me too

holyyewtbatman

4/4/21 6:35pm

A BIL, 3 cousins, and many friends went to Utah and still die hard BYU fans

Bobmarleyjr

4/5/21 7:44am

The only exception to that is if their child were the starting QB of that university. 😉

BYU Folsom Fan

4/5/21 8:42am

Let’s call it even since we took Zach Wilson. But time to call truce.

Unibro

4/4/21 4:42pm

That's weird.

JuicyJam

4/4/21 4:52pm

Tons of UofU students are BYU fans. I have heavy respect for them, living among

Zaphod

4/4/21 4:54pm

My two uu brothers are BYU fans.

Benfica1

4/4/21 7:07pm

I would switch if my kid was an athlete.. just a student then I would

cougfanz

4/4/21 5:01pm

RE: Kid in my ward didn’t get into BYU. Her whole family was always

ChandlerAZCoug

4/4/21 5:02pm

Happens a lot.

wilsdad

4/4/21 5:16pm

Is wil the one that went to BYU?

bruincoug

4/4/21 5:21pm

Nope. UVU

wilsdad

4/4/21 5:26pm

A lot of the younger fans are very passive byu fans

I'mBatman

4/4/21 5:51pm

The family changed to uu gear? That is just weird. My daughter went to UVU & we

Benfica1

4/4/21 7:05pm

Same thing happened to Bigute and he turned out alri....well he turned out.

IceCreamButt

4/4/21 7:10pm

My son got accepted to both

BYU Tuba

4/4/21 8:03pm

Program?

Bandersnatch

4/4/21 8:49pm

Video game design

BYU Tuba

4/4/21 10:28pm

That's what I guessed. Only program I could think of that I'd go to U for over

Bandersnatch

4/4/21 10:57pm

Same here, son got accepted to both

sole

4/5/21 7:36am

Did not do anything special

BYU Tuba

4/5/21 11:50am

Boardmail sent

sole

4/5/21 12:56pm

I may be wrong, but I recall BYU is better for getting into med school than UU.

The Chelsea Dagger

4/5/21 1:51pm

We're trying to discuss that with him, does anyone have a link as backup?

sole

4/6/21 1:18pm

According to BYU's pre-med advisory office, BYU is #18 in the nation for MD

The Chelsea Dagger

4/6/21 4:58pm

Kinda weird they would all switch to Ute gear just because kid goes there? Seems

BlooCoog

4/4/21 9:14pm

Yeah. One exception: if I had a kid on a sports team I’d wear his jersey to the event. Would wear BYU stuff otherwise.

mvtoro

4/4/21 10:23pm

Yeah that would probably be the only exception. Like Zach Wilson’s parents did.

BlooCoog

4/4/21 10:45pm

Ya seems weird. I can see it if a kid played a sport for the school or something

Superman21

4/4/21 11:43pm

Then they weren't really Y fans

BYUBandfan

4/4/21 9:27pm

Then they didn't really have a "testimony" to begin with (side shift eyes)

Ten_Hour_Drives

4/4/21 10:28pm

So should I be a Ute fan then? Not sure the family is in the wrong

krindorr

4/5/21 6:54am

You should root for BYU because they’re a better athletic program and colors

Bobmarleyjr

4/5/21 7:52am

I agree with everything you said but the colors. BYU can’t decide.

BYU Folsom Fan

4/5/21 8:45am

My neighbor's wife didn't get into BYU when she applied and it made them so mad

cougforever

4/5/21 9:26am

Stanford frosh wasn't able to transfer to the Y after first year.

lobocoug

4/5/21 1:20pm

Weird. I always heard it was easier for men because of the ratio disparity

Bobmarleyjr

4/5/21 1:25pm

RE: Stanford frosh wasn't able to transfer to the Y after first year.

krindorr

4/5/21 1:39pm

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