Agree, but the question is why is the UofU alumni participation the lowest in

Oct 29, 2019
10:49:32pm

Pasadena All-American

the p12. That might be your answer (or at least part of it). They don't have as much disposable income to donate to college. That's not really a judgment of good or bad. Just an answer to the question.

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My buddy works for the yew, he said today on FB that "The U of U has the lowest

Santos L. Halper

10/29/19 4:20pm

I believe many of them flip to BYU fans after graduation:)

Powerbait DPM studnt

10/29/19 4:25pm

They are the most commuter school of any P12 school, so makes sense

Gustav

10/29/19 4:36pm

When all your school has is football wins over a rival, you’re not gonna do well

bluebrotha

10/29/19 5:06pm

Maybe they graduate, grow up and realize what dirt bags many of them were and...

BleedCougarBlue2

10/29/19 5:06pm

Doesn't surprise me. Many of the U of U grads I know personally are BYU fans...

Little Mac

10/29/19 5:21pm

One of my best friends, who’s the father or two BYU football players...

CoachSpeak

10/29/19 6:40pm

Been my experience as well.

Little Mac

10/29/19 6:56pm

My dad grew up as a UU fan. Went to school there and switched allegiance b/c of

Metallicat

10/29/19 8:00pm

Bwhahahahaha

puntersarepeople

10/29/19 8:02pm

I know a guy...

Parley

10/29/19 9:51pm

*know of a guy

puntersarepeople

10/29/19 9:59pm

I'm a UofU grad and been a BYU fan my whole life. Never would cheer for the U.

cambo

10/29/19 9:46pm

That said, I would never donate to BYU either.

cambo

10/29/19 9:49pm

Spent my freshman yr at the U. Graduated from Weber but pull for the Y. Will..

BleedCougarBlue2

10/29/19 10:02pm

anecdotal. Hasn’t been my experience.

conetah

10/29/19 11:48pm

Yup. I got a text today asking for support.

TADOW

10/29/19 5:27pm

Side note: Oregon's Duck looks like he's on the best trip of his life

mightybrick

10/29/19 5:38pm

U of U alumni don’t have money. That degree does nothing for them

chazen

10/29/19 5:47pm

Easy fix: free beer

SalemBlue

10/29/19 6:02pm

What's BYU's %

Benfica1

10/29/19 6:02pm

depends on how many members pay tithing....

demon_llama

10/29/19 6:31pm

A reminder the U's dominance is still kind of recent

byujdmba

10/29/19 6:11pm

So what does that stat really measure?

mudpupper

10/29/19 8:05pm

I'm surprised Colorado is so high

ColoSpgs

10/29/19 8:08pm

Their alumni probably have the lowest average income

Pasadena

10/29/19 8:10pm

Maybe, but there's a lot of things more important than money.

BleedCougarBlue2

10/29/19 10:04pm

Agree, but the question is why is the UofU alumni participation the lowest in

Pasadena

10/29/19 10:49pm

U grads sending kids to BYU, then flipping is the same as dating

reezonablecoug

10/29/19 9:05pm

What does participation mean? Just donations?

South_A

10/29/19 9:40pm

Yes, % of alumni that donate. That's it. Kind of a dumb metric.

Pasadena

10/29/19 10:50pm

My grandparents were both Utah grads and started the cougarclub

StalwartBraveTrue

10/29/19 9:46pm

Just out of curiosity to all LDS Utes on here...

Coug Man in Florida

10/29/19 9:51pm

Now add on ‘alumni smack’ to the list...

DocPimp

10/29/19 10:57pm

Not impressed with a few of the replies to this thread.

conetah

10/29/19 11:46pm

What do you think the responses would be like

South_A

10/30/19 8:22pm

Pot meet kettle.

conetah

10/30/19 10:43pm

Because the U is grade 13, 14, 15, and 16 of East Bench high school glory.

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