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

Oct 27, 2020
5:34:00pm

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It's like coaching your kid; some favor their kid, others are tougher on Junior than any other player on the team.
He's the latter. Doesn't want to be accused of favoritism so he swings the other way. Very common among journalists.

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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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