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The Chelsea Dagger
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Your example isn't completely right because many states' flagship schools aren't
the equivalent of BK. Many of them are more like In-N-Out or even gastropub burgers.
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Kid in my ward didn’t get into BYU. Her whole family was always wearing Y gear
Mr. Rumsfield
4/4/21 4:25pm
Just culling the herd.
shoganai
4/4/21 4:27pm
Although probably joking....this type of sentiment is exhibit A for reasons BYU fans are disliked by LDS Ute fans
Blue2thebone
4/4/21 7:31pm
It was a joke, and the same type of joke any two college rivals tell.
shoganai
4/4/21 7:37pm
Who cares if utes fans like BYU fans?
Dr MoBYU
4/4/21 11:15pm
Because we joke about being better? Spoiler alert:
LaVellIfIKnow
4/5/21 12:13am
This is why you don't live in Utah 😉 they'd go to a different state school.
paulb
4/4/21 4:27pm
I don’t live in Utah
Mr. Rumsfield
4/4/21 4:32pm
So the kid is going to pay out of state tuition to go to...Utah... I think it is
BYUtka
4/4/21 4:46pm
do you know how easy it is to get scholarship money to go there?
man-at-arms
4/4/21 4:48pm
No, Is it like getting in? So pulse optional?
BYUtka
4/4/21 4:50pm
I don't know either.
man-at-arms
4/4/21 4:51pm
UofU acceptance rate = 62%... BYU acceptance rate = 67%
TheLost
4/4/21 5:38pm
Are there that few applicants to BYU??
wilsdad
4/4/21 5:46pm
Acceptance rate is such a horrible metric.
Mises
4/4/21 6:21pm
Acceptance rate does not tell the whole story. If it did, BYU's criteria would
juantoad
4/4/21 6:58pm
It can be devastating to some families. Back east we had a convert family whose
epcoug
4/4/21 7:32pm
That's just a dumb petty family
GigantorCat
4/4/21 10:49pm
Inconvenient truth
run26
4/4/21 7:09pm
I lYes ok at average test scores, gpa, etc
BYU '80
4/4/21 8:45pm
Regardless, if one is going to an out of state school, choosing Utah shows poor
BYUtka
4/4/21 4:53pm
I live out of state and wanted my kids to be around LDS
deljdc
4/5/21 6:58am
UofU would be near the bottom of the list for that to me.
BYUtka
4/5/21 8:45am
For me, the absolute bottom
vegas guey
4/5/21 10:19am
USU
calbearcoug
4/5/21 11:33am
Your example isn't completely right because many states' flagship schools aren't
The Chelsea Dagger
4/5/21 9:13am
Right. I was assuming they would attend a UofU equivalent school in their state
BYUtka
4/5/21 9:20am
Wrong if you are a skier. U of U location is as good as it gets for ski bums, which I was year 1 at BYU.
BYU Folsom Fan
4/8/21 12:04am
Not that much. My daughter is probably going there with top marks and
coug10278
4/4/21 4:54pm
says the guy who spells "there" their
run26
4/4/21 5:04pm
Both UU and Utah State throw scholarship money at out of state kids pretty
sandiegocgrfan
4/4/21 9:16pm
Utah out-of-state isn't that bad anyway compared to in-state elsewhere anyway
CougieMcCougFace
4/4/21 11:09pm
Out of state at USU ~23K and and UU ~27K compared to ~$8.5K for in state
sandiegocgrfan
4/5/21 10:05am
She can apply to BYU her sophomore year and probably get in
WJCougar
4/4/21 4:28pm
Yup
icecougar
4/4/21 5:41pm
Apply as a transfer student after freshman year. Get super good grades at the
BlooCoog
4/4/21 9:53pm
That’s basically what I and my oldest son did.
BYU Folsom Fan
4/5/21 8:37am
Get her involved at the Institute. It’ll help her experience.
Turnpike Lane
4/4/21 4:35pm
I would never change loyalties but
Heath Squashwell
4/4/21 4:37pm
#sifting
Goliath
4/4/21 4:39pm
I’d cheer against my own kid’s school rather than switch loyalty. But they won’t
bruincoug
4/4/21 4:40pm
I went to the University of Utah. I started while in high school. It was fine
Belboz
4/4/21 4:41pm
RE: I went to the University of Utah. I started while in high school. It was
olaCougarfan
4/4/21 4:59pm
What do you think the professors and school newspapers at those schools would do
Scratch
4/4/21 5:11pm
Your hypothetical supposition doesn’t make what the U does less pathetic or bigoted.
mvtoro
4/4/21 10:21pm
It’s also not anywhere near as widespread as people here think. It’s also not at
Scratch
4/4/21 10:54pm
I’m not going to debate how much of an issue it is compared to what “people think” but the fact that a religion is
mvtoro
4/4/21 11:37pm
During my university of utah days, it hardly bothered me
Belboz
4/5/21 9:19am
False. It is way worse at Utah than any other school
cougforever
4/5/21 9:22am
Me too
holyyewtbatman
4/4/21 6:35pm
A BIL, 3 cousins, and many friends went to Utah and still die hard BYU fans
Bobmarleyjr
4/5/21 7:44am
The only exception to that is if their child were the starting QB of that university. 😉
BYU Folsom Fan
4/5/21 8:42am
Let’s call it even since we took Zach Wilson. But time to call truce.
Unibro
4/4/21 4:42pm
That's weird.
JuicyJam
4/4/21 4:52pm
Tons of UofU students are BYU fans. I have heavy respect for them, living among
Zaphod
4/4/21 4:54pm
My two uu brothers are BYU fans.
Benfica1
4/4/21 7:07pm
I would switch if my kid was an athlete.. just a student then I would
cougfanz
4/4/21 5:01pm
RE: Kid in my ward didn’t get into BYU. Her whole family was always
ChandlerAZCoug
4/4/21 5:02pm
Happens a lot.
wilsdad
4/4/21 5:16pm
Is wil the one that went to BYU?
bruincoug
4/4/21 5:21pm
Nope. UVU
wilsdad
4/4/21 5:26pm
A lot of the younger fans are very passive byu fans
I'mBatman
4/4/21 5:51pm
The family changed to uu gear? That is just weird. My daughter went to UVU & we
Benfica1
4/4/21 7:05pm
Same thing happened to Bigute and he turned out alri....well he turned out.
IceCreamButt
4/4/21 7:10pm
My son got accepted to both
BYU Tuba
4/4/21 8:03pm
Program?
Bandersnatch
4/4/21 8:49pm
Video game design
BYU Tuba
4/4/21 10:28pm
That's what I guessed. Only program I could think of that I'd go to U for over
Bandersnatch
4/4/21 10:57pm
Same here, son got accepted to both
sole
4/5/21 7:36am
Did not do anything special
BYU Tuba
4/5/21 11:50am
Boardmail sent
sole
4/5/21 12:56pm
I may be wrong, but I recall BYU is better for getting into med school than UU.
The Chelsea Dagger
4/5/21 1:51pm
We're trying to discuss that with him, does anyone have a link as backup?
sole
4/6/21 1:18pm
According to BYU's pre-med advisory office, BYU is #18 in the nation for MD
The Chelsea Dagger
4/6/21 4:58pm
Kinda weird they would all switch to Ute gear just because kid goes there? Seems
BlooCoog
4/4/21 9:14pm
Yeah. One exception: if I had a kid on a sports team I’d wear his jersey to the event. Would wear BYU stuff otherwise.
mvtoro
4/4/21 10:23pm
Yeah that would probably be the only exception. Like Zach Wilson’s parents did.
BlooCoog
4/4/21 10:45pm
Ya seems weird. I can see it if a kid played a sport for the school or something
Superman21
4/4/21 11:43pm
Then they weren't really Y fans
BYUBandfan
4/4/21 9:27pm
Then they didn't really have a "testimony" to begin with (side shift eyes)
Ten_Hour_Drives
4/4/21 10:28pm
So should I be a Ute fan then? Not sure the family is in the wrong
krindorr
4/5/21 6:54am
You should root for BYU because they’re a better athletic program and colors
Bobmarleyjr
4/5/21 7:52am
I agree with everything you said but the colors. BYU can’t decide.
BYU Folsom Fan
4/5/21 8:45am
My neighbor's wife didn't get into BYU when she applied and it made them so mad
cougforever
4/5/21 9:26am
Stanford frosh wasn't able to transfer to the Y after first year.
lobocoug
4/5/21 1:20pm
Weird. I always heard it was easier for men because of the ratio disparity
Bobmarleyjr
4/5/21 1:25pm
RE: Stanford frosh wasn't able to transfer to the Y after first year.
krindorr
4/5/21 1:39pm
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