The problem is, when someone says "BYU" the reply is sometimes "which one?"

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Apr 20, 2017
10:02:06am

RdF3 All-American

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Maybe it is called BYU-Provo now???

Cosmo4life

4/20/17 9:57am

The problem is, when someone says "BYU" the reply is sometimes "which one?"

RdF3

4/20/17 10:02am

I have never had that happen to me

Littlerich

4/20/17 10:06am

I've never got that question.

vagabonder

4/20/17 10:16am

i've seen it asked several times. I think that's why people started saying provo

RdF3

4/20/17 10:22am

To which the reply is "BYU, there's only 1"

TheDeek

4/20/17 10:33am

Just say, "the real one."

CougarThug

4/20/17 11:16am

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RdF3

4/20/17 10:02am

I just call it Provo. Leave the BYU out altogether.

OPINIONS

4/20/17 10:03am

POTD for the Yahtzee

Metallicat

4/20/17 10:09am

Look at the Church's website

2FarGone

4/20/17 10:21am

i don't think anyone has claimed the official name has changed

v1k0u6

4/20/17 10:32am

The Dept of Education refrers to it as BYU-Provo

Everyman

4/20/17 10:41am

Should be BYU and BYUII and BYUIII

ClackamasCoug

4/20/17 10:26am

I propose we just call it 'THE BYU' for the Provo campus. The Ohio St does it,

Blue streak

4/20/17 10:27am

there is only one CAL, but lots of UC**. There is one BYU and lots of BYU*

Nat Gas Man

4/20/17 10:43am

Of course, when people call Cal UC Berkeley, they usually don't get upset by it.

cougarfan84

4/20/17 11:31am

Well.. that's cause that's its name

Dissenter

4/20/17 10:26pm

That's what the head football coach calls it... check my link

kotacoug

4/20/17 10:43am

Of all the irrelevant topics CB debates, this is probably the tops. Seriously,

runnincoug

4/20/17 10:47am

Great point! But this is what we do when we wait for football to start up!

Cosmo4life

4/20/17 11:00am

It is only condescending if they already feel inferior because they didn't go to

Littlerich

4/20/17 11:05am

Maybe its a west coast/mormon thing!

Cosmo4life

4/20/17 11:07am

I only hear people from Idaho or BYU-I grads call it that.

Sir Hammer

4/20/17 11:56am

People in Hawaii refer to BYU-Hawaii as "BYU" all the time.

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