Absolutely. Even when Utah has a compelling matchup, football fans on the east

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Sep 16, 2019
8:07:04am

whirl All-American

coast and midwest are apathetic at best to Utah, and the PAC-12 in general.

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whirl

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I've had 5 people stop by my desk this morning and offer congrats on the win

whirl

9/16/19 7:49am

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AZbronco

9/16/19 7:53am

Beating Tennessee in the 2OT thriller put BYU on SEC fans radar. After beating

Diablo and Doc

9/16/19 8:43am

I’m in NJ, and got the same thing.

BYUHgrad

9/16/19 12:00pm

Love the exposure, but Utah smack here is lame. It's not like these people are

DapperDan

9/16/19 7:54am

I don’t think it is Utah smak. I think it is legit

idacoug

9/16/19 8:03am

It also shows the lack of impact the PAC12 Network has

Indy Coug

9/16/19 8:04am

Absolutely. Even when Utah has a compelling matchup, football fans on the east

whirl

9/16/19 8:07am

It would be legit if Utah had played anyone of note last week or if the game

DapperDan

9/16/19 8:10am

My coworkers won't care about a single Utah game this year.

whirl

9/16/19 8:15am

The PAC 12 has a contract with ESPN and Fox too. Utah will have games on the big networks you are referring to...

Tokolosh

9/16/19 8:26am

No one will care, though. Wazzu, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah don't have appeal

Richbyu

9/16/19 9:47am

The ratings have been fine in the past and they will be fine this year.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 9:54am

A Utah/USC game would, though.

squidmark

9/16/19 1:59pm

If Utah beats USC and Wash St beats UCLA, college gameday will likely be in SLC next week. Just FYI

LifelongAP

9/16/19 8:48am

Utah's just another state school. Nothing unique, nothing controversial,

BlueFever

9/16/19 10:01am

Also, as a polite person, I tend to check on my co-workers teams if I know

Baron

9/16/19 8:15am

Alas whirl cannot see my point. Too bad.

Baron

9/16/19 8:16am

Why bring up Utah on the east coast, when someone is approaching you about a BYU

coug almighty

9/16/19 8:16am

Exactly. People took notice because BYU was playing USC (from the Pac-12)....

HaydenFox

9/16/19 8:21am

Prime time = eyes || Generally better programs get better time slots. That being

coug almighty

9/16/19 8:25am

Yep, I've also had plenty of coworkers show interest in Utah and ask about the games they'd tuned in for.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 8:23am

you should ask them what they thought of the Minnesota game

BlueFrog

9/16/19 8:24am

But don't you live in the West?

Oatmeal

9/16/19 8:27am

I haven't lived in Utah in almost a decade.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 8:31am

Texans do LOVE football. Many keep an eye on PAC-12 games...

Oatmeal

9/16/19 8:35am

Texas is my #1 choice of where to live outside of Utah. If I could find a job there, I'd move in a heartbeat.

BlueBlood94

9/16/19 11:13am

I'd live just about anywhere BUT Texas. Lol

HaydenFox

9/16/19 11:23am

Fake news, I live in Dallas and have never seen anything about the Utes

Go_Banana

9/16/19 11:14am

I see Utah stuff pretty regularly. Maybe you don’t notice it because it’s not too of mind.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 11:43am

You see Utah stuff pretty regularly? That is strange, what city do you live in?

Go_Banana

9/16/19 1:20pm

I live on the border of Fort Worth and Keller. I work in Las Colinas and Grapevine.

Tokolosh

9/16/19 1:27pm

How do all these Ute fans only live in your neck of the woods?

Go_Banana

9/16/19 1:54pm

Perhaps the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon hasn't kicked in for you just yet. 😉

Tokolosh

9/16/19 1:57pm

I just moved out east and have been surprised by the exposure as well.

freshprince

9/16/19 8:02am

I love this.

BlueFever

9/16/19 8:10am

you just asked them out of the blue if they had watched utah play? Do they have any connection to Utah?

BlueFrog

9/16/19 8:14am

It wasn't out of the blue. The conversation led to it.

whirl

9/16/19 8:17am

Maybe in person, but the way you tell your story it sounds like you just brought

The Machine

9/16/19 8:30am

Totally agree - whirl....you prove that utes

truecougster

9/16/19 8:29am

Independence works if we win. I live in Tennessee. Many people here are now

deljdc

9/16/19 8:42am

I too am on the east coast and can say that this is not unique

Pretorian

9/16/19 8:50am

Utah fans for the most part, stay in Utah. BYU is a private school that draws

Diablo and Doc

9/16/19 8:50am

My coworker just talked me up about the BYU game and then asked, "Is it Utah or

Tortillero

9/16/19 8:55am

Yep, I’m here in Florida and had several coworkers text me after the game

OSUCougar

9/16/19 9:01am

Same, I had friends from HS reach out as well. A lot of the same ones

ChiCityCoug

9/16/19 9:23am

But did you text them back and ask about their analysis of the Utah Idaho St game?

LifelongAP

9/16/19 9:28am

No, because I don't care about Utah outside of the rivalry game!!

OSUCougar

9/16/19 10:00am

The exposure Saturday mattered because BYU won. Need to do it again Saturday. Or it won;t mean as much.

Turnpike Lane

9/16/19 9:25am

How do you get people to even talk about football at work?

DCCougFan

9/16/19 10:01am

First suggestion; stop working with nerds.

Ozymandias

9/16/19 11:58am

If you put a big Y on your wall on the east coast, they'll think it's for Yale

HootnHoller

9/16/19 5:35pm

It's great, but it's just timing. BYU now, Utah later in the year.

Florwood

9/16/19 10:22am

I'm in SoCal. Went to Costco Saturday. 3 BYU shirts, 0 SC shirts.

Hawk Talons

9/16/19 11:34am

in NY-- same experience. (except asking about Utah. Nobody cares about them)

Sexytaxman

9/16/19 1:14pm

RE: I've had 5 people stop by my desk this morning and offer congrats on the win

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