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Dec 2, 2019
6:09:52pm

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The conclusion is that Utahs fanbase is growing and BYUs is shrinking.

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I lost another one - the SDSU game pushed him over the top

BigYfan

12/2/19 9:43am

My boys won’t watch with me anymore. However, they will NEVER be yewt fans.

dadofkhec

12/2/19 9:48am

Football is a source of entertainment and BYU just isn't as entertaining as it

MikeDitka'sStache

12/2/19 9:49am

Yes, and that's why I probably won't watch the bowl game. I don't care any more.

JmThms

12/2/19 9:56am

The direct result of 15 years of defensive minded coaches.

JAGA97

12/2/19 1:32pm

2012 BYU was maybe my favorite BYU team to watch BECAUSE of the defense

MikeDitka'sStache

12/2/19 1:44pm

It's something different for everyone. I'm just bored with the product compared

JAGA97

12/2/19 1:53pm

My sons were glued to the TV during bama vs Auburn. They stopped watching half

BYUheaven

12/2/19 9:50am

My sons couldn't have told you Auburn and Alabama were playing until I turned it on to see the score. They were glued to

Cosmodiar

12/2/19 9:52am

My kids didn't know either... They walked in during the 3rd quarter

BYUheaven

12/2/19 10:15am

I'll definitely admit that game was horrible. Boring and depressing.

DraperCoug22

12/2/19 12:14pm

That perfectly described my two boys. They fell asleep during the BYU game.

Coug98

12/3/19 4:05am

We are moving to Auburn in a month. My 5 year old is already a fan.

dYrtbYkerYder

12/3/19 5:16am

That sucks, but i dont blame them. Sports are entertainment. Utah has been a

Backcountry

12/2/19 9:52am

And sadly for most of us here, we will go down with this ship... 🙁

TheLoneCougar

12/2/19 9:52am

Sports are entertainment but college sports are about loyalty and allegiance imo

palangi

12/2/19 12:40pm

BINGO. Going from BYU to Utah is a copout and they'll regret it when Utah is

DraperCoug22

12/2/19 12:43pm

Sure, after whit retires in 10-15 years, I guess...

AntiSNOT

12/2/19 6:18pm

Why should kids be punished for the sins of their fathers?

Nakedbootleg

12/2/19 2:40pm

That's just what fandom is, it's especially the reason college football/ bball

palangi

12/2/19 4:10pm

Sad how accurate this is.

wilsdad

12/2/19 3:59pm

Sadly, too many people are fans of victory, not fans of a team. They will cheer for whoever is winning because they

BlueBlood94

12/2/19 10:13am

Not true. A person can be a fan of a team and not be happy and stop being

JmThms

12/2/19 10:36am

Which is what the OP is about. Leaving BYU

pappabear246

12/2/19 2:44pm

I didn't say it was true for everybody, but for some it absolutely is, just as your scenario is also true for others.

BlueBlood94

12/2/19 10:42am

Oh OK. "Too many" would make it probably true. Didn't read carefully enough.

JmThms

12/2/19 10:44am

I agree. Real fans remain fans bandwagoners

pappabear246

12/2/19 2:42pm

Im a kid

TDawgMerbsMcShizzle

12/2/19 10:14am

Why aren’t you in school at present?

UNHuskerCoug

12/2/19 10:16am

Computer lab time! Or a teacher who doesn't care about cell phones in class!

BlueBlood94

12/2/19 10:26am

Word to the wise. Study hard. Stay off of CB. Nothing

UNHuskerCoug

12/2/19 11:38am

most kids i know don't have an automatic allegiance to their parents' college

run26

12/2/19 10:38am

my son went to Lone Peak...college now but has always been solid on BYU. However

truecougster

12/2/19 10:40am

So I'm curious how this goes down. Did he announce after the game that he was

wonderbred

12/2/19 10:40am

Christmas party last night he tried to get me to agree to

BigYfan

12/2/19 10:44am

Oh wow. I guess that is pretty close to an announcement of allegiance.

wonderbred

12/2/19 10:46am

Well their game is on Friday and not Saturday...

Imbyulv

12/2/19 10:54am

it doesn’t surprise me I bet he can’t name more than 4 players in their team

BigYfan

12/2/19 11:03am

My brothers all now root for the Utes and they were once great BYU fans

Lakerone

12/2/19 11:07am

This is sad, but true. Thousands of stories just like this in Utah nowadays.

AntiSNOT

12/2/19 6:23pm

Being A BandWagon Fan is always the easiest path! Many of these BandWagon fans

Northern Blue

12/2/19 11:21am

I think your right, most schools have up and down years but BYU is different now

Chazz Reinhold

12/2/19 12:38pm

My kids have zero interest in BYU because of these KS seasons. They don't watch

chazen

12/2/19 11:27am

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Abe Froman

12/2/19 11:28am

Just a sidenote on Bandwagon fans, my son played LB for USU. He grew up a BYU

Northern Blue

12/2/19 11:35am

I'm glad someone else said it first. They were never really converted.

DraperCoug22

12/2/19 12:10pm

This thread is depressing. You should each send your story to Kalani. His email

Ironhide

12/2/19 11:56am

And Holmoe's and Worthen's.

AntiSNOT

12/2/19 6:27pm

That is so sad. I feel for you brother

Heath Squashwell

12/2/19 11:59am

That's fine. Just let them know you'll have to re-write your will.

Goliath

12/2/19 12:07pm

Tom Holmoe’s legacy - he lost the fan base. Rightly or wrongly,

Yohy

12/2/19 12:08pm

Hes incompetent. So rightly.

Backcountry

12/2/19 1:49pm

Some people are fickle that way. Maybe they are not that invested in sports as a

DJROSS

12/2/19 12:27pm

Not sure I'd label it fickle. I've followed Pittsburgh Pirates baseball since

vaquero

12/2/19 12:59pm

I assume you mean BYU football, not BYU. Watching their other sports has been

DJROSS

12/2/19 1:07pm

Mea culpa. Absolutely meant BYU football. I watched several of the womens

vaquero

12/2/19 1:17pm

Honestly, this is healthy.

CrimsonCardinal

12/2/19 3:14pm

Intersting. Did they not watch, Tenn, USC, USU, Boise? They "left" over SDSU?

BlueTroop

12/2/19 12:45pm

It seems like they left because Utah's success not the SDSU loss, even if BYU

palangi

12/2/19 1:11pm

I wonder how many Michigan alums have kids switching to Ohio State

palangi

12/2/19 12:58pm

Not the same. Not apples to apples. They are further apart

AntiSNOT

12/2/19 6:31pm

What does Whit being LDS have to do with it?

Blue for Life

12/2/19 7:49pm

Same boat

djk

12/2/19 1:19pm

That’s what we call fair weather fans

cougERdoc

12/2/19 1:33pm

Call it whatever you want. A huge percentage of the fanbase defected and thats

Backcountry

12/2/19 1:50pm

Textbook definition of fair weather fans

cougERdoc

12/2/19 1:55pm

I'm a self admitted "fair weather fan", but I would never be a yewt fan.

JmThms

12/2/19 2:16pm

Huge %? Care to back that up with facts?

BlueTroop

12/2/19 2:54pm

The New England Journal of Fact just published an article on it

Backcountry

12/2/19 6:09pm

When is the last time you drove through the SL, Utah valleys or any other part

AntiSNOT

12/2/19 6:39pm

RE: When is the last time you drove through the SL, Utah valleys or any other

BlueTroop

12/2/19 7:06pm

We extended Kalani Sitake...

Gerald-DeGroot

12/2/19 2:06pm

Virginia, NDame, Navy, etc find some other teams till BYU is back! It's helped

stealth

12/2/19 2:08pm

Time to teach them about the cyclical nature of sports. What will they do when

Nagurski

12/2/19 3:03pm

If they are willing to switch to Utah like that, then I don't see how they were

Blue for Life

12/2/19 3:20pm

It’s been 10 years since any reasonable BYU football fan has had anything to

Gerald-DeGroot

12/2/19 4:09pm

It's a sad state of affairs right now for BYU Football, and I don't see it

AntiSNOT

12/2/19 6:06pm

Dude, it’s over. The religious zeal of BYU will never

Bluedomination

12/2/19 6:09pm

It's too bad that BYU leadership didn't have urgency back in to 90s to join a

palangi

12/2/19 6:31pm

Saturday was very disappointing, but you stick with your team because you are

rockyrd

12/2/19 10:18pm

Here's an idea... Take them to some Utah games, too.

NYCUte

12/3/19 6:58am

If only CB had an open mind

kiyoshige

12/3/19 7:33am

O thou child of hell

Johnny Vatos

12/3/19 7:41am

Warning: the game atmosphere at RES is impressive

run26

12/3/19 8:10am

Purple is a beautiful color gooooo Wildcats!!!!!!!!! lol

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