The PAC 12 now awards "Participation Trophies"? Who knew?

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Apr 27, 2019
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Did Utah Football really just buy themselves rings after a 5 loss season in which they finished unranked in both polls?

mulletino ¿Qué te pasa?

4/27/19 1:02pm

Dude, they won the south and lost in the Conference Championship Game and fell apart in their bowl game

SuperTank

4/27/19 1:03pm

..and we lost to that... 🙁 Save us Wilson.

HingleMcCringleberry

4/27/19 1:17pm

Yeah... at this point any smack we try to talk on them in football rings hollow

Byu_1988

4/27/19 9:41pm

That is like smack talking after you slam dunk in a game you are losing by 30

pappabear246

4/28/19 1:22pm

#AggiePride

Punk Philosopher

4/28/19 7:00pm

When did winning a division ever mean a championship ring? I mean, good job, but

runnincoug

4/27/19 1:40pm

The SEC loser does it occasionally

displacedute

4/27/19 2:36pm

And they got trashed for it...(their defense was others do it)

SwisshQiumi

4/27/19 3:02pm

In other words, it's a thing losers do.

mik3

4/27/19 3:06pm

Well, in Bama's defense those were NC rings

Y05

4/27/19 6:56pm

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slatecoug

4/27/19 2:22pm

They probably just realized that it wasn’t going to happen again anytime soon.

BlueBeliever

4/27/19 3:16pm

can't say anything. we lost to them. soooo. yeah.

Byu_realist101

4/27/19 9:50pm

No, that’s not how it works. I’m not obligated to keep my mouth shut because we lost to them. It’s ok to still laugh at

SuperTank

4/28/19 5:40am

Jealous? Why worry about what they do, a reward is a reward? Let's win and give

coastcat

4/28/19 11:52am

You new here?

SuperTank

4/28/19 12:03pm

No, I’ve been around for a while. You might say I’m

coastcat

4/28/19 4:15pm

You can say a lot about things that just flat out don't make sense.

Lip Gallagher

4/28/19 6:09pm

C’mon! They won the toughest division of the toughest P5! ...errr, maybe the..

RealityCheck

4/28/19 12:39am

Looks like a good time for another audit.

LaVellIfIKnow

4/27/19 1:05pm

Winning a six team division now gets you a ring. Oh brother!

Dangerous

4/27/19 1:12pm

Shocked they didn’t hold a parade.

che flaco

4/27/19 1:15pm

No wonder that people so inclined to celebrate mediocrity were so offended by

Gustav

4/27/19 1:18pm

Soon they will get a trophy just for competing! Everyone is a winner!

SoValleyCOUG

4/28/19 6:02pm

Conference champs in the Conference of Champions

BYULAWGUY

4/27/19 1:19pm

*division champs within the conference of chumpions

bluehawaiian

4/27/19 1:46pm

Is it not normal to get rings for second place?

che flaco

4/27/19 1:39pm

*1st loser

BYUALWAYSNUM1

4/27/19 2:28pm

To be fair, CB had been over the top

TFL

4/27/19 1:50pm

Great job. Really weird to make 100+ rings over it.

mulletino

4/27/19 1:57pm

So it’s CB’s fault they bought rings for a subdivision championship?

soupie

4/27/19 2:14pm

no, just weird how it was such a big deal before

TFL

4/27/19 2:33pm

It's just a rivalry thing. We go to the lowest possible mark.

Y05

4/27/19 7:03pm

Yes...that’s what makes it fun and shouldn’t be taken

TFL

4/27/19 9:21pm

They sure showed CB.

IceCreamButt

4/27/19 3:34pm

Ummmm, I thought there were no off-weeks in the mighty P12?

cougarmeister

4/27/19 4:51pm

“Maybe not ring worthy”

maxpowers

4/27/19 4:54pm

Depends on perspective. To BYU fans...

TFL

4/27/19 9:10pm

Put a Banner up in the locker room. That seems more reasonable.

Idahofallsblue

4/28/19 10:27am

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Abe Froman

4/27/19 2:00pm

Stuff like this fits under the "college education is way too expensive" thread.

Eddie

4/27/19 2:06pm

The PAC 12 now awards "Participation Trophies"? Who knew?

slatecoug

4/27/19 2:22pm

#imahack

ditch

4/27/19 2:24pm

So does the SEC

displacedute

4/27/19 2:36pm

Top 25 ... two wins over #1 teams that year, 7-1 in the best conference ...

runnincoug

4/27/19 2:39pm

Utah is not auburn.

Punk Philosopher

4/27/19 3:02pm

Are you really trying to compare the PAC 12 to the SEC?

slatecoug

4/27/19 9:10pm

It's a good comparison. Stanford (who beat nobody and finished unranked) is

Lip Gallagher

4/28/19 6:53pm

RE: It's a good comparison. Stanford (who beat nobody and finished unranked) is

displacedute

4/28/19 8:12pm

RE: It's a good comparison. Stanford (who beat nobody and finished unranked) is

jkccoug

4/28/19 10:03pm

You're right. I'd love an easy path to a conference title game. Just call it

Lip Gallagher

4/29/19 8:37am

Yes, the South wasn't very good.

displacedute

4/29/19 10:23am

That's the thing. They were not "very good teams."

Lip Gallagher

4/29/19 10:26am

Stanford was ranked 24 by Sagarin (one spot ahead of Wisconsin)

displacedute

4/29/19 10:29am

My momma once told me that just because someone else does something...

Eddie

4/28/19 11:56am

#participationtrophies

ditch

4/27/19 2:23pm

On the bright side, winning the PAC12 South is almost like winning real title.

slatecoug

4/27/19 2:26pm

I've never seen a division champ ring before. Must have been a custom order.

kccougar

4/27/19 2:34pm

RE: I've never seen a division champ ring before. Must have been a custom order.

displacedute

4/27/19 2:37pm

Winning the SEC West is harder than winning all other Conferences in College football except maybe the Big 10

slatecoug

4/27/19 2:45pm

A ring for it is still a joke—and many of their fans said so...

SwisshQiumi

4/27/19 3:05pm

Maybe. But winning the SEC is actually a major accomplishment

slatecoug

4/27/19 9:47pm

Of course. Making t-shirts and self-proclaiming they won the natty would be

Y05

4/27/19 9:56pm

Auburn gets a little more respect in this regard. Considering the NC’s

Punk Philosopher

4/27/19 3:06pm

Must be a thing for second rate teams in the state.

LaVellIfIKnow

4/27/19 6:11pm

Are you serious?

whitey1980

4/27/19 6:52pm

So strange that they continue to be second in the state.

kccougar

4/27/19 7:39pm

I literally have no idea what you're talking about. Second, by what objective metric.

whitey1980

4/27/19 9:05pm

Well, you and all 9 of the rest of the Utah fans are here, for one.

kccougar

4/27/19 9:31pm

You aren't a real fan, whitney.

LaVellIfIKnow

4/27/19 7:41pm

Nah, I'm a fan. But my goggles certainly aren't as tinted as yours. I will give you that, LaVell. I'm not a hater.

whitey1980

4/27/19 9:04pm

Utah won a PAC12 South Division Championship. Try your best to cope with it.

ALUF 1990

4/27/19 2:56pm

It was never my narrative. Mine is more “status hungry, bush league Utah...

Punk Philosopher

4/27/19 3:10pm

Please elaborate on specific reasons the Utes are classless sellouts. I see an

ALUF 1990

4/28/19 9:43am

Oh boy.

Punk Philosopher

4/28/19 11:20am

Yep. They've been on a "pay attention to me" quest for many yrs.

SoValleyCOUG

4/28/19 6:03pm

Hahahaha so difficult to cope with this knowledge

GOR

4/27/19 4:06pm

Is that a new conference? Lol.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/19 4:16pm

This Aluf guy is as loony as that Alaskan Ute clown

shammy

4/27/19 4:36pm

I was so freaking stoked when BYU lost to AFA in the 1998 WAC title game. Parade-ed it up!

mulletino

4/27/19 5:27pm

WTFrick i’d never thought of that before.

Punk Philosopher

4/27/19 5:54pm

Clearly a major accomplishment. How else do you explain drawing undefeated

Y05

4/27/19 9:39pm

Dude...can you not see how dumb you look getting division champ rings?

Fifty Shades of Blue

4/27/19 7:01pm

Nope. Winning a south division title is very difficult, even in a down year.

ALUF 1990

4/28/19 9:37am

Sure it’s an accomplishment but I think rings should be reserved

soupie

4/28/19 10:02am

Ute in denial trying to defend his team

BYUvermont

4/28/19 10:18am

They made “We got it done” shirts for beating Stanford.

Metallicat

4/28/19 10:11am

RE: Utah won a PAC12 South Division Championship. Try your best to cope with

jkccoug

4/27/19 8:02pm

Please, even the likes of you has to see how dumb this is

Resurgens

4/27/19 9:35pm

Did they get a trophy from the PAC 12 for that major accomplishment?

slatecoug

4/27/19 9:48pm

Their 2nd place ring will be worth more then the

BYULAWGUY

4/27/19 3:02pm

Equivalent of a participation medal

Nuke

4/27/19 3:34pm

Washington barely deserves a banner. The utes are so sad

YIsForBrigham

4/27/19 3:59pm

idk if it's that weird/uncommon, they were Division champions. Do other

palangi

4/27/19 4:16pm

Um, they got scoreboard. Best not say anything.

StalwartBraveTrue

4/27/19 4:39pm

Ummm no...plenty of things to say about something this dumb...

SwisshQiumi

4/27/19 8:43pm

If UGA had gotten rings for losing in the NC game I've have been upset.

Resurgens

4/27/19 9:36pm

Congratulations. Utah beat a very mediocre BYU team. RINGS FOR ALL.

Lance71

4/27/19 8:59pm

Mediocre is 9 wins. Remember? we are just a poor team now.

coolblue

4/28/19 7:13am

Do any other conferences give out 2nd place rings?

Santos L. Halper

4/27/19 8:12pm

Yes, it's called little league.

SoValleyCOUG

4/28/19 6:05pm

UofU: Where every kid gets a Trophy.

Dr MoBYU

4/27/19 8:18pm

Yesterday’s parade is today’s ring

run26

4/27/19 11:37pm

Everyone gets a trophy these days. Don't want anyone's feelings to get hurt.

coolblue

4/28/19 7:06am

I don't know what's funnier, the rings, or the Ute fan here trying to defend it

astroman

4/28/19 7:51am

It's the rings. The ute fan is more pathetic than funny.

IceCreamButt

4/28/19 7:56am

I'm just commenting here to see if he'll down-vote me too.....

Santos L. Halper

4/28/19 8:52pm

Dryflyute hardly comments but always saves a downvote or two for me. It is a

IceCreamButt

4/28/19 8:57pm

RE: Did Utah Football really just buy themselves rings after a 5 loss season in

84cougar4life

4/28/19 6:30pm

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