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

May 27, 2017
12:44:52am

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Beats a USC, Texas, Michigan state, etc. it is a big deal because they have the best athlete recruits in the country and beating a team of collectively superior athletes is not easy.

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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

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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