That and I can't take his stories at face value (from my experience and the expereinces of family and friends). He's judging 33,000 students and 8,000 employees on the possible actions of a few. You should stick with your last 2 paragraphs.
Seriously, I grew up in Utah and nobody asked if I was going to BYU — especially as it relates to worthiness (maybe it is an out-of-state thing?). Also, nobody that I ever knew verabally equated BYU with worthiness. One can be a UU fan and be indifferent to BYU. The 'hate' thing is silly.