yep. On the drive up when we moved up (remember that storm?) I stayed with big

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May 20, 2021
11:30:39pm

cougaman Truly Addicted User

yep. On the drive up when we moved up (remember that storm?) I stayed with big

John. He said "don't turn into one of those crazy fans". I don't remember his exact words. This was right after the basketball team didn't renew their contract and tried to get the H/H/N. They were done saving USUs behinds (this was when USU struggled and the BYU games kept their programs afloat) and getting treated like trash for it.

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I've been working at USU for just shy of a month

Big Red Thunder

5/20/21 1:22pm

That is a pretty casual definition of the word hatred.

Sea Chicken

5/20/21 1:23pm

Usu students are a special breed. Some really great people are up there... But

Cougar TD

5/20/21 1:27pm

I would describe it more as an inferiority complex

HiLife

5/20/21 1:45pm

Yep. That's it exactly. And like you said, they have plenty to be proud of. No need at all for that inferiority complex.

dilbert

5/20/21 1:50pm

Ive had 4 siblings go to USU.

Pangare

5/20/21 2:05pm

I didn't realize they were 1-5 last season until just now. Gonna be expensive to

mwcoug

5/20/21 2:28pm

This. I taught at USU for a year. Nice place. Nice people. Irrational hatred.

Shore10

5/21/21 12:09am

You could ask the same of BYU fans who cheer for their rivals to get beat.

Gibbcoug

5/20/21 1:46pm

But how many times have you seen a BYU fan rainforest a t shirt that celebrates a Utah loss (for example)? That's next

dilbert

5/20/21 1:52pm

"Rainforest"?? What the heck?!? Does my phone have something against the word "wearing"?

dilbert

5/20/21 2:28pm

Whew! I thought dang, another slang word I have to look up. Seems like new

AF_Puma

5/20/21 2:39pm

I thought he was saying teal shirts hurt the rainforest.

'92Coug

5/20/21 8:55pm

Hilarious! I was thinking the same thing...rainforesting...what a weird verb. 😁

Blue chunks

5/21/21 7:12am

Big difference between that and buying a shirt supporting a team you don't even

5/20/21 1:53pm

I think we were ready to become USU fans, but their bitterness toward BYU soured

cougaman

5/20/21 9:04pm

Agreed, Some of those basketball games are my favorites of all time. But the

Cougar TD

5/20/21 10:16pm

yep. On the drive up when we moved up (remember that storm?) I stayed with big

cougaman

5/20/21 11:30pm

My yewt coworker bought a Chanticleers hat and wears it regularly after that...

BlueVU

5/20/21 1:37pm

Just further proof that there are a shockingly high number of "fans" at Utah and Utah State who are more BYU haters than

5/20/21 4:18pm

^^^^^^^^ yup

Blue chunks

5/21/21 7:14am

Utes and Chants seem like a bird of a feather that flock together

Blue Ridge

5/20/21 4:22pm

That is too funny that you would see that T-shirt in Utah. It's either a Utah

BlooCoog

5/20/21 2:25pm

Can’t be a CCU fan...

AZPTCOUG

5/20/21 11:39pm

I would never want to work in Ogden.

BYULAWGUY

5/20/21 3:43pm

Gets me every time!

'92Coug

5/20/21 8:56pm

That's next level bizarre.

Y05

5/20/21 4:54pm

I well remember the days when USU was superior to us in both football and

Bullrider

5/20/21 8:16pm

RE: I've been working at USU for just shy of a month

PlayOnWords

5/20/21 10:09pm

That's a bad complexion.

Shihan

5/21/21 8:28am

The hatred spans every income level there too.

Shore10

5/21/21 8:56am

Someone in my ward in Tennessee gave a talk and mentioned that they were

deljdc

5/21/21 9:45am

Remember 90% applied for BYU and got turned down. The other 10% didn’t make UofU

Cosmo4life

5/21/21 10:07am

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