Im sure Tom Holmoe agrees. He wants fewer fans buying tickets and showing up, right?

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Sep 18, 2016
7:09:07pm

Turnpike Lane CB Addict

Im sure Tom Holmoe agrees. He wants fewer fans buying tickets and showing up, right?

The find another team answer is stupid. BYU wants more fans, not fewer. So some passionate fans booed. Big deal. I didn't and think booing anything besides bad ref calls is not ideal. But so what if some do. They will be cheering loudly when great plays happen too.

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Time

Lapuaho speaks out about fans

WVC_COUG801

9/18/16 6:01pm

Lapuaho is absolutely right

TNT

9/18/16 6:04pm

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Run-DMT

9/18/16 6:06pm

Find another team

Ironhide

9/18/16 6:22pm

TNT really hates this answer

TNT

9/18/16 6:23pm

Perfect. I feel the same way about "Play better". As if 99.9% of this board has ANY experience playing college football

Ironhide

9/18/16 7:00pm

You don't get it. Most people are fans of BYU because they have put years of

crazY

9/18/16 7:06pm

I'm one of those fans that have put years investing. Of course im not cool with crap play. Booing does nothing, as you

Ironhide

9/18/16 7:41pm

Amen

BYU'01

9/18/16 7:47pm

When you say "investment"

Chuck Taylor Coug

9/18/16 8:00pm

Some people don't like to hear it, but I am 100% in agreement with you.

eyes4byu

9/18/16 9:38pm

So 13 years of season tickets is no investment?

crazY

9/18/16 11:12pm

Sure that's an investment

Chuck Taylor Coug

9/19/16 12:27am

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Abe Froman

9/18/16 8:08pm

I realize you meant that TIC

BYU'01

9/18/16 8:24pm

I think you have that reversed

ogdencoug

9/19/16 10:04am

Im sure Tom Holmoe agrees. He wants fewer fans buying tickets and showing up, right?

Turnpike Lane

9/18/16 7:09pm

Booing is immature and, as we've seen, has a negative effect. They aren't motivated by it. It's stupid that fans think

Ironhide

9/18/16 8:09pm

So what is your solution?

Shteve

9/19/16 12:26am

Solution - don't boo!!! Very simple.

jaba166

9/19/16 12:50am

Fans don't have to boo. BYU fans are great at being quiet, just be quiet. I guarantee they will hear that.

Ironhide

9/19/16 8:32am

Many have

Y4LYFE

9/18/16 7:36pm

Brilliant. Push fans away while the fanbase is already contracting. Smart

Backcountry

9/18/16 7:40pm

Yes, we should push away all the fans that are so immature and selfish as to

Jasbo

9/18/16 9:22pm

Terrible opinion

Backcountry

9/18/16 10:10pm

Yes he is

MaxxPower

9/18/16 6:52pm

One thousand thumbs up.

PhilPete

9/18/16 6:04pm

Amen.

The Dude Abides

9/18/16 6:04pm

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Abe Froman

9/18/16 6:06pm

"You're just a fan." Sounds like Bronco.

9/18/16 6:06pm

*sniff*

TNT

9/18/16 6:07pm

Still the truth

Ironhide

9/18/16 6:25pm

Except he's not a 49 year old crybaby

Paul Hewson

9/18/16 6:50pm

Fair point.

9/18/16 6:54pm

CB studs HATE being reminded that they arent players

GeraldGarner

9/18/16 8:17pm

Can "CB studs" please become a term we use regularly?

JoeMamaBesser

9/18/16 8:41pm

We'll never know but I'd bet we would have won last night if we had him on the field.

HarlemCoug

9/18/16 6:07pm

I'm reviewing the game. Left side of line has serious problems.

CosmoK

9/18/16 6:34pm

Even with our 4th string RT the right side was still better. I say move Shoaf

BYUCoug11

9/18/16 6:59pm

In fairness to Eide, he's probably much more suited to guard.

dwhitebud

9/18/16 11:08pm

He has the size, but looks like he can't move his feet to keep up.

CosmoK

9/19/16 11:33am

Empey said he is playing the best unit not the best players..

9/18/16 11:27pm

I'm ok with the overall message. I was extremely frustrated when fans around us

9/18/16 6:08pm

Yeah, he's a bit young & a bit mad. I didn't take it personal, though.

mantis mutu

9/18/16 6:21pm

I admit booing Bronco when he punted so late in his home debut

BYU'01

9/18/16 7:15pm

That is a lot different situation IMO. The crowd was booing the decision to not try to win. Bronco shouldnt have taken

MaxxPower

9/18/16 9:01pm

I agree that yesterday was different & I too was embarrassed

BYU'01

9/18/16 9:23pm

Agree. They didn't boo a coachin decision, they booed a player who made a

StalwartBraveTrue

9/18/16 9:44pm

True. It does rub me the wrong way when people act like fans haven't invested

Harrison0Yfan

9/18/16 10:53pm

He is right but as soon as players start reading and complaining about fans,

DrBYU

9/18/16 6:08pm

I didn't get the feeling he was reading about the team. He heard people at the

Skysthelimit

9/18/16 6:43pm

kalani should ban players from reading cougarboard

Rushlimbang

9/18/16 7:57pm

Without passionate fans you wouldn't

Heisenberg

9/18/16 6:08pm

Passion doesn't have to be displayed negatively

ALC

9/18/16 7:05pm

That was awesome!

BYUCPA

9/18/16 6:09pm

Kid needs to zip it. The people that pay his tuition expect better results

Backcountry

9/18/16 6:10pm

Social media is a curse.

LV Mike

9/18/16 6:17pm

^^^This^^^

rerunc

9/18/16 7:58pm

^^^^Not This^^^^

Kougrage

9/18/16 9:33pm

CB is social media and LV Mike and

Kougrage

9/18/16 9:32pm

There's nothing "stupid" related to self discipline and understanding that

LV Mike

9/18/16 11:54pm

So the fans that boo collectively make the program possible. You make it sound

Kougrage

9/19/16 11:00pm

You are so emotionally invested in your argument that you entirely miss

LV Mike

9/20/16 7:36am

Ooooo attorney! Impressive! Explains some things...good at finding sound bites.

Kougrage

9/20/16 10:01am

You accused me of hiding behind my keyboard as anonymous. Anyone

LV Mike

9/20/16 12:19pm

never asked for your identity. Lui is a public figure who put himself out there.

Kougrage

9/20/16 1:33pm

He "came out of the closet"?

Cougstreak

9/20/16 1:53pm

You accused me of hiding behind my "cyber wall to gripe."

LV Mike

9/20/16 2:32pm

you're so emotionally invested...oops sorry! plagiarism...

Kougrage

9/20/16 4:41pm

Nothing wrong with a kid saying he doesn't appreciate being booed. Yet the

The Dude Abides

9/18/16 6:20pm

Look at there! We agree on something.

soupie

9/18/16 6:23pm

I'm not for booing. That was embarrassing. It's having players complain about

LV Mike

9/18/16 6:23pm

Sure there is. Kid is biting the hand that feeds. Extremely ungrateful.

Backcountry

9/18/16 6:23pm

Booing is ultimately stupid. What does it accomplish? Let's the team know the

ByuMba90

9/18/16 6:39pm

^^^^^This

Skysthelimit

9/18/16 6:51pm

Can't say i disagree. But is the paying customers right.

Backcountry

9/18/16 6:57pm

Unfortunately, the complaining customer is often NOT right. 😉

ByuMba90

9/18/16 7:01pm

The customer IS right. The product stinks. Booing doesn't help though

Saxa

9/19/16 5:58am

I will boo refs but I will never boo 18 - 26 year old kids playing for my team.

BYUBandfan

9/18/16 9:00pm

People have every right to be stupid and ungrateful.

ditch

9/18/16 7:40pm

We're not debating the "right" to boo

Chuck Taylor Coug

9/18/16 8:18pm

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Abe Froman

9/18/16 8:28pm

BOOOOO! That's your justification for booing the team/players? Maybe you should

Skysthelimit

9/18/16 6:48pm

I'd grab a tissue man. Wouldn't want your pillow getting wet

Backcountry

9/18/16 6:58pm

Great comeback! That was one of my favorites from 4th grade...

Kougrage

9/18/16 11:13pm

You act like they aren't trying

QBU

9/18/16 7:04pm

Impressively stupid post. Well done.

BYUCoug11

9/18/16 7:12pm

I'm sorry for invading your safe space

Backcountry

9/18/16 7:25pm

Followed up by an impressively pointless post. Go for the trifecta now!

BYUCoug11

9/18/16 7:57pm

Really?

Chuck Taylor Coug

9/18/16 8:14pm

Just fans?

ColumbusCoug

9/18/16 6:11pm

Just another entitled 20 something.

Backcountry

9/18/16 6:14pm

RE: Just another entitled 20 something.

ColumbusCoug

9/18/16 6:17pm

Considering what we spend to follow the team, this kind of

LV Mike

9/18/16 6:26pm

I would challenge your assertion that they "live like kings". Yeah, they get

ByuMba90

9/18/16 6:41pm

Fair challenge

ColumbusCoug

9/18/16 6:45pm

As for college football players living like kings, you're used to thinking about

ByuMba90

9/18/16 6:49pm

I work in an office building

ColumbusCoug

9/18/16 6:55pm

All the players I knew at BYU had way higher standard of living than the average

BYUtka

9/18/16 6:47pm

Free room, board, tuition, food, tutors, and chick's galore.

Backcountry

9/18/16 7:17pm

Holy cow?

Chuck Taylor Coug

9/18/16 8:41pm

Your comments don't reflect well on you

Chuck Taylor Coug

9/18/16 8:30pm

RE: Just another entitled 20 something.

Opietheman

9/18/16 8:50pm

Hang on! You pay $59 and suddenly you deserve a victory?

StalwartBraveTrue

9/18/16 9:05pm

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BamaCoug

9/18/16 6:21pm

Don't boo- agreed, now young man grow up because those crazy fans even the ones behaving badly pay the bills. It hurts

SouthernBlueBlood

9/18/16 6:14pm

Players would be nothing without fans. It's part of the game to have fans be

cougaman

9/18/16 6:15pm

Booing is sort of low but coaches and players aren't above criticism

9/18/16 6:16pm

Lapuaho needs to realize the 99% of those fans would give up a left testicle to

RC Vikings

9/18/16 6:16pm

Apparently Lui doesn't know what comes with playing.

crazY

9/18/16 6:18pm

You would think that a 28 yo rm senior would get it

Backcountry

9/18/16 6:20pm

No, they wouldn't. Most wouldn't even give up a second helping of dessert.

kccougar

9/18/16 6:25pm

Have you seen some of these kids, that second helping is much more important

RC Vikings

9/18/16 9:40pm

The right one, maybe. Never the left.

2ndTrombone

9/18/16 6:36pm

Please refrain from using Lapuaho and testicles in the same metaphor.

d-coug

9/18/16 7:19pm

99%of the fans have testicles? I didn't realize how bad it's gotten at BYU

Colorado

9/18/16 8:48pm

They might have to knowing how Lapuaho plays.

RedlandsCoug

9/18/16 10:51pm

I guess I'm the 1% then. I value my testicles above all else

youngster

9/19/16 9:24am

Only difference between playing an intramural sport and football is fans

CSoul

9/18/16 6:17pm

So dumb

GhostOf84

9/18/16 6:18pm

Oh boy, now some people are going to be offended and hold it against the team

coug10278

9/18/16 6:20pm

"You haven't given anything up to cheer for us."

BYUheaven

9/18/16 6:22pm

You didn't build that.

Recon

9/18/16 6:39pm

I get his frustration and agree that fans shouldn't boo their own team, but he .

BamaCoug

9/18/16 6:23pm

Even when you're right, sometimes you should just let it go

jgjiv

9/18/16 6:25pm

Lui needs to chat with Kalani about fans. or read his first press conference.

Turnpike Lane

9/18/16 6:27pm

I agree that fans shouldn't boo the team (that was pathetic last night) but to

cougarnerd

9/18/16 6:32pm

Sorry....but this is a clear sign there are issues on the team

WJCougar

9/18/16 6:33pm

The "team" is Nothing without fans. 30,000 fans in AZ...

ashkii49

9/18/16 6:36pm

Agreed.

GhostOf84

9/18/16 6:40pm

He wasn't calling out fans, just those booing.

ByuMba90

9/18/16 6:43pm

Sure, but those booing paid and filled the stadium

GhostOf84

9/18/16 6:46pm

Those booing probably accounted for less than a few hundred. The frustrated but

ByuMba90

9/18/16 6:54pm

You think so?

GhostOf84

9/18/16 7:03pm

True, no way to know for sure, but in my section, I could hear some who loudly

ByuMba90

9/18/16 7:11pm

I was there, and would challenge that it was a few hundred, and put

LV Mike

9/19/16 12:14am

You could hear the boos very clearly on TV. That tells me it was probably a significant number of fans participating

buffgato

9/19/16 7:41am

I was there too. If I had to bet I'd say less than 5%.

Bgash

9/19/16 8:44am

And I'd say you are about 45% off with that estimate

LV Mike

9/19/16 8:55am

Were you there?

Bgash

9/19/16 9:06am

Yes, I was there. And the booing was heard by players on the field,

LV Mike

9/19/16 9:40am

We will have to agree to disagree. 40% sounds absurd to me. Maybe I was just in a section where very few were booing.

Bgash

9/19/16 10:16am

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Abe Froman

9/19/16 10:14pm

I drove 1,500 miles to watch the game in Phoenix. I spent $1,000 on hotel/gas/food

kccougar

9/18/16 6:46pm

not even appreciation?

ColumbusCoug

9/18/16 6:48pm

kccougar's and all fans' support he most certainly appreciates...not booing.

Kougrage

9/18/16 11:57pm

The only exception I would take to this (as I drove to Phoenix, too) is

LV Mike

9/19/16 12:18am

You are embarrassing. Get over yourself and find some humility.

coug10278

9/18/16 6:47pm

ashkii is right.

crazY

9/18/16 6:49pm

No, he's not. Grow up and don't get offended by every little thing

coug10278

9/18/16 9:15pm

He loves the fans you are talking about. Yes, fans that love and support. But,

Kougrage

9/18/16 11:40pm

Self righteous fans are not "better" fans either. And guess what...

Recon

9/18/16 6:38pm

Booing college kids is bad form, but booing coaching/play calls is just fine

9/18/16 6:39pm

How do we distinguish between the two - a lower pitch for the coaching staff?

ByuMba90

9/18/16 6:45pm

LOL!! I get what you're saying...

9/18/16 7:55pm

He's right. You can wine, grumble and complain, and even come on CB and

Skysthelimit

9/18/16 6:39pm

Important to remember that Lui didn't even play in the

9/18/16 6:41pm

That is what he signed up for.

Cougstreak

9/18/16 6:42pm

While I am not a fan of booing anyone but the officials (THEY Deserve it!!!) his

BYUtka

9/18/16 6:43pm

Excellent response. Absolutely agree.

CT98

9/18/16 7:12pm

Bwhahaha! Did he just talk about sacrificing the weekend?

9/18/16 6:43pm

Amen. The game was frustrating but I would never boo my team.

jensen46

9/18/16 6:49pm

This fan paid a lot for tickets and a flight to watch

9/18/16 6:54pm

I think he's off base

BruinGuy

9/18/16 6:56pm

You're wrong. Most of the boos in my section last night were rained down

cougarfruit

9/18/16 9:29pm

Haha how young and dumb of him. I love this team. But this is so dumb. The fans that pay to go to the game

Graig Swame

9/18/16 6:58pm

If you boo a player, leave the stadium, you aren't welcome as a fan

Dissenter

9/18/16 6:59pm

He's obviously not ready for the NFL. In the big time poor play = booing fans.

sakhr

9/18/16 7:01pm

I agree with a lot of what he says, but WOW....some of that is low

Utesplease

9/18/16 7:02pm

Here's a free lesson to Ului that's worth what's he paying for it: NEVER go after fans. Not at a presser, not in social

SpiffCoug

9/18/16 7:06pm

Unfortunately Bronco perpetuated the fans against us mentality

Bgash

9/18/16 7:57pm

yep, not a dumb way of thinking on his part...but it was dumb to hit "post"

palangi

9/18/16 8:05pm

I don't boo, but I don't look down on it either.

palangi

9/18/16 8:08pm

He's right to a degree, but criticizing fans is never a good sign. They are the

IronPotato

9/18/16 7:11pm

Still love the BYU COUGS! ALWAYS WILL! GO COUGS!!!

baishel44

9/18/16 7:18pm

He's a young man who was frustrated with fans booing a teammate, get over it !

baishel44

9/18/16 7:25pm

Meh. I'm not cool with booing college kids, but at the same time

9/18/16 7:31pm

So many things wrong with this: 1) paying $600 to be there is my "sacrifice" to

Horacio Caine

9/18/16 7:37pm

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ALC

9/18/16 7:46pm

Boise State fans really don't like Lupuaho because of the groin punch last year

jo0520

9/18/16 7:54pm

Man some of these players have thin skin

Bgash

9/18/16 7:56pm

Man some of these fans have thin skins...

byu_coug

9/19/16 2:06am

I don't support booing players, but I think most fans there were booing the coaches and I'm ok with that.

NihonCougar

9/18/16 7:58pm

I wonder if he will scold the handful of players who were complaining about Taysom on the field

Bgash

9/18/16 8:15pm

I understand his point, but he's wrong. . .

DetmerForever

9/18/16 8:15pm

This is a huge overreaction on his part and sounds childish. I don't like the

jlangager

9/18/16 8:26pm

No, it's not going to make the team better. But is booing going to make them

CFMcK

9/18/16 8:41pm

Whining about fans = loser mentality

Bgash

9/18/16 9:01pm

Poor form. Wouldn't be surprised if KS makes him apologize.

Real Men Wear Blue

9/18/16 8:28pm

Sounds immature. He should probably keep his mouth shut

Josef K

9/18/16 8:34pm

Lui- the offense sucks. You got gifted the Utah game and blew it.

byubyu

9/18/16 8:35pm

Did he say anything about his physical health?

BYU'01

9/18/16 8:42pm

I may agree with him, but this stuff shows immaturity and lack of composure

crm48

9/18/16 8:42pm

If you want to see what is worse than Booing, go watch TCU's game. Top 25

9/18/16 8:45pm

^This^

9/19/16 4:53am

... and that's a picture of the FULL part of the stadium. Short video clip shows

BamaCoug

9/19/16 8:06am

"BUT I PAY GOOD MONEY TO BE ABLE TO BOO AMATUERS!!!"

GeraldGarner

9/18/16 8:45pm

I haven't read every post through, but I'm not seeing that at all

palangi

9/18/16 8:57pm

"I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!"

GeraldGarner

9/20/16 9:40am

You realize half the people in that stadium were less than 25 years old right?

Bgash

9/18/16 9:04pm

RE: Lapuaho speaks out about fans

BeWhyYouCoug

9/18/16 9:12pm

What about the part where he says "they're just fans?" That gives us a

Lord Emsworth

9/18/16 10:57pm

I am not convinced the offense "sacrificed all of their summer and weekends."

detmer4prez

9/18/16 9:24pm

They were saying "Boo-urns"

JohnAlmaSmith

9/18/16 9:30pm

The "offended" from this post show where fans go wrong IMO

coug10278

9/18/16 9:45pm

Lapuaho sounds like a whiny little kid.

Lord Emsworth

9/18/16 10:28pm

So did all the grown men booing the guy he's supposed to protect. Not surprising he comes to Taysom's aid off the field

MaxxPower

9/18/16 10:39pm

All players left from Bronco's regime must be pardoned on this.

mantis mutu

9/18/16 11:32pm

excellent point

palangi

9/18/16 11:59pm

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CougStuckOnTheHill

9/19/16 12:06am

Couldn't agree more. Booing the first home game (for Kalani), and booing Taysom for that matter, is ridiculous

IamTheStig

9/19/16 8:51am

Do you want your team to play better? BOOING DOESN"T HELP!!!

NAFUYB

9/19/16 9:21am

What are you guys talking about? Booing is the best!! Don't boo if you don't

BlueHair

9/19/16 9:54am

You can prove anything with statistics. 14% of all people know that. - Homer

Kougrage

9/19/16 1:04pm

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