It's true, but they have pretty much all been close with one or two exceptions

May 26, 2017
6:56:26pm

Jericho All-American

Not saying that for any kind of moral victory or anything, but it's not like they are destroying us. Also, it's not like they are killing us in recruiting either.

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We are in bitter battle right now for the hearts and minds of our youth. I know

Cougarfan777

5/26/17 6:13pm

People have been saying this for 10 years now

Jericho

5/26/17 6:19pm

Funny, that's about how long since we've beaten them.

LeftOfNormal

5/26/17 6:20pm

It's true, but they have pretty much all been close with one or two exceptions

Jericho

5/26/17 6:56pm

Moral Victories.....sined, the dairy yewts.

indocoug

5/27/17 9:54am

cosined UVU

NorthernCougFan

5/27/17 12:53pm

lol, me and my fat thumbs

indocoug

5/27/17 1:38pm

What a weird tangent.

Roko's Basilisk

5/27/17 5:50pm

Right. How old were HS players 10 years ago? They were 5-8 years old. This is a

Cougarfan777

5/26/17 6:31pm

I guess watching the first 3 games are the only guarantee games to watch. If BYU

Mark320

5/26/17 6:38pm

For us? No, we are die hards. We grew up with BYU. I'm talking about the kids,

Cougarfan777

5/26/17 6:43pm

I don't know. The Arizona game last year showed how well represented BYU was,

Mark320

5/26/17 10:02pm

That's been the case ever since we went indy. They're all exhibition once the

WhyKnot

5/26/17 6:51pm

And that's true for nearly every team in college football. There are only a

ptcougr

5/26/17 7:40pm

No, only the independents who have no conference championship to play for.

WhyKnot

5/26/17 7:48pm

I bet Merlin Robertson and Tanner McKee would rather see us beat LSU than Utah

BrutustheBrash

5/26/17 7:44pm

Some prefer to stick their head in the sand

TNT

5/26/17 7:56pm

It's a weird thing, but 15 years from now, nobody will be able to get their

Cougarfan777

5/26/17 10:54pm

While I agree with you a bit

I'mBatman

5/26/17 8:08pm

Curb stomp

TyPower2016

5/26/17 8:55pm

I'm surprised how well BYU has done beating nationally named teams like Texas,

Mark320

5/26/17 9:22pm

I think we can be honest with ourselves and admit we beat those teams on...

rtNelson

5/26/17 10:32pm

I agree with the first part but I think when Utah or BYU

D.T. Survivor

5/27/17 12:44am

You nailed it.

CougaRR4L

5/26/17 11:56pm

Olympus Has Fallen

jaba166

5/27/17 3:23am

Agreed, but establishing a national brand means recruiting beyond Utah's borders

qom

5/27/17 10:15am

But you want to get active LDS kids to BYU. And a lot of those are in Utah.

Brisco

5/27/17 11:07am

What an absolutely stupid closed minded remark

qom

5/28/17 12:59am

And yet most agree we out-recruited the Utes in Utah head-to-head last year...

BamaCoug

5/27/17 11:06am

Of course LSU is a big win. But I would not trade it for another Utah loss. The

Cougarfan777

5/27/17 5:08pm

Great post. Very convincing. I think a win in either will have massive benefits

BamaCoug

5/27/17 5:52pm

Your the data man Bama, but I have a genuine concern for the future base as

Cougarfan777

5/27/17 6:39pm

That's very valid issue/point. But also remember that over 50% of our fanbase...

BamaCoug

5/27/17 6:52pm

That's something I haven't thought of. The 80's generation transplants have

Cougarfan777

5/27/17 7:22pm

Stunningly well put. You say everything I have been saying

CougaRR4L

5/28/17 1:24am

A Bit of a Contrarian View

lbmango

5/27/17 11:23am

The reason Byu "out-recruited" Utah this year is because Sitake is a new thing

MagicHappen$

5/27/17 2:40pm

Being a kid from the 80s I can understand the angst

Thlete

5/28/17 3:31pm

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