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

Sep 18, 2016
8:45:03pm

BostonCougar All-American

program in a power 5 conference and they only fill the stands to 55% capacity. What is worse than booing? Apathy or indifference.

Booing means people still care. If it ever gets to the point that LES stands are 60% full, we will all wish they were full of people passionate enough to boo.

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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.

luxetveritas

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.

luxetveritas

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..

CarolinaCoug

9/18/16 11:27pm

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

Mexicougazul

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

PortlandCoug

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

Doofenshmirtz

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...

Doofenshmirtz

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

Oompabluepaw

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?

Gerald-DeGroot

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

NorthwestCoug

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

Cougar Insider

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

BostonCougar

9/18/16 8:45pm

^This^

Gerald-DeGroot

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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