He's a BYU grad and has to go overboard to try and "prove" that he isn't biased/pro-BYU

Oct 27, 2020
4:21:02pm

lightmann All-American

He occasionally writes a good article but then ruins it with a few one-liners that indicate that he can't possibly write an article without "proving" (once again) that he won't be tainted blue.

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lightmann

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Does Gordon Monson have something personal against BYU?

D.T. Survivor

10/27/20 10:27am

Alternative possibility: he's an idiot.

benny1982

10/27/20 10:29am

He glows about Utah and its Pac12 membership. Seems slanted to me.

D.T. Survivor

10/27/20 10:30am

He is actually an equal opportunity offender. Utah fans hate him too.

fulano

10/27/20 10:34am

Yes we do, with passionate and extreme prejudice.

neboutefan

10/27/20 10:37am

I remember a post game press conference after a Jim Boylen coached, Utah team

baldcougar

10/27/20 4:12pm

Boylen: "Nice of you to show up." "Ball wouldn't go in the hoop."

The Y's Insider

10/27/20 4:22pm

Yep, that was a fun response from Boylen. He basically kicked Monson out of the room.

lightmann

10/27/20 4:22pm

Boylen gets places in life cuz of his integrity & hard work.

SinkingQuffa

10/28/20 12:59pm

He occasionally writes a good feature to play the game...but his talent is

braddahmike

10/27/20 10:30am

Even the guys he's on the radio with think he's nutty.

Lip Gallagher

10/27/20 10:34am

He's the Gordon Monson of local sports reporters... oh wait... he *is* the GoMo!

Division Bell

10/27/20 10:37am

I'd say the same about Monsoon, but I don't really believe he's all

Mister P

10/27/20 10:38am

He doesn't have anything personal against BYU

RockyBalboa

10/27/20 10:41am

RE: He doesn't have anything personal against BYU

bebo189

10/27/20 12:02pm

That, & he learned early what material his employer rewarded the most.

SinkingQuffa

10/27/20 2:19pm

RE: He doesn't have anything personal against BYU

JordanSpieth

10/27/20 2:29pm

I know someone who used to work

BYURider

10/27/20 2:44pm

I met him once. He didn't know who I was and was nice to me.

RockyBalboa

10/27/20 2:50pm

His readership are Utes. Look at any comment section on a SLTRB article. He's

CougarTailDevourer

10/27/20 10:45am

Monson writes to get a response. All he cares about are clicks and when he

wcj99

10/27/20 10:50am

^ this

TheLost

10/27/20 12:33pm

So you’re talking about literally every reporter

ChiTownCougarV2

10/27/20 1:10pm

Monson isn't a reporter. He's an editorialist who writes opinion pieces in which

wcj99

10/27/20 1:39pm

I believe that’s the goal of everyone who writes something for a living. Not

ChiTownCougarV2

10/27/20 3:10pm

He doesn't want to be seen as a homer and swings too far the other way.

Benfica1

10/27/20 10:47am

That's it. He and his wife and some of his daughters and in-laws (Tanner Mangum)

Forzaitalia

10/27/20 3:35pm

He does what gets him the most clicks. That's it.

Lance71

10/27/20 10:59am

He probably thinks BYU should have followed

BlueFever

10/27/20 11:25am

Umm, is the Pope Catholic? I mean the actual Pope.

Mitty

10/27/20 11:26am

He's lazy (like many "sports journalists") and has found a niche to hide in until retirement

ColoSpgs

10/27/20 11:38am

LOL He's a BYU grad

shakarocks

10/27/20 11:38am

And of course he is now Tanner Mangum's FIL.

neboutefan

10/27/20 11:43am

His whole family are BYU fans, including himself.

Crowgar

10/27/20 12:17pm

He had daughters play tennis at Utah. I doubt his whole family roots for BYU

Pee Wee Reese

10/27/20 2:20pm

And Utah State.

neboutefan

10/27/20 2:29pm

It's like coaching your kid; some favor their kid, others are tougher on Junior

HootnHoller

10/27/20 5:34pm

Yes and that’s why he kept his job. We talk about him and he keeps his job. Stop

Cosmo4life

10/27/20 11:42am

He's a schmuck. He knows it was not cowardly, so the statement is intellectually

LifeLongLakerFan

10/27/20 12:05pm

NO, he hates everyone, including himself.

Count Cougar

10/27/20 12:18pm

This...

crack

10/27/20 12:22pm

News Flash! His job is to get people talking about his articles.

TheLost

10/27/20 12:32pm

Is CB turning into Fox News. The media hates us. The commentators hate us.

ChiTownCougarV2

10/27/20 12:44pm

No. BYU fans are notoriously thin skinned and aggressive in attacking anyone

BlueHair

10/27/20 1:02pm

No we're not. Why would you even think that? You clearly hate BYU and

Toubibe

10/27/20 1:55pm

How can you say that when there's ALWAYS

BlueFever

10/27/20 2:49pm

Does Grandma drive a Buick?

dccoug

10/27/20 1:22pm

No, not anymore. She died, geez thanks a lot.

J-Rod

10/27/20 4:01pm

Best thing to do is not take anything he has to say seriously. He is paid to write a column. He does what he believes...

Bonoman

10/27/20 1:46pm

he's like your drunk uncle with very strong yet uninformed opinions

Str8CashCougar

10/27/20 1:57pm

RE: Does Gordon Monson have something personal against BYU?

Toubibe

10/27/20 2:02pm

He thinks he’s Max Mercy from “The Natural“: bigger than the players ...

BluesBrother

10/27/20 2:04pm

Gordon's smart but cowardly, too. So maybe he intended that as a compliment.

SinkingQuffa

10/27/20 2:15pm

He's not a coward.

shakarocks

10/27/20 11:08pm

I suggest if you don't want to get mad don't read his garbage. I won't click

ImuaKahuku

10/27/20 2:43pm

Trib is downsizing...he needs to stir the pot to stay relevant

Coooooogs

10/27/20 3:25pm

He is a moron, but a BYU grad that's lost his way

AntiSNOT

10/27/20 3:46pm

He's considers a himself journalist. One of the worst things a journalist

HootnHoller

10/28/20 8:22am

Here's my conclusion:

The Y's Insider

10/27/20 4:05pm

He's a BYU grad and has to go overboard to try and "prove" that he isn't biased/pro-BYU

lightmann

10/27/20 4:21pm

It’s a result of having the most Mormon name imaginable and desperately wanting some street cred.

Zach Morris

10/27/20 4:31pm

Uhh- news alert --man landed on moon

monsterdave

10/27/20 4:59pm

I believe it's an act. It's for clicks. $$$

Orem58thBall

10/27/20 6:19pm

Here we go again. Has there ever been a recurrent thread talked about

BYUby5

10/27/20 7:00pm

Bug Eye Gordie is full of sewage

runningryan

10/27/20 9:50pm

Being a BYU grad he works hard against BYU so he doesnt appear biased however...

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