The heart cheers for who it wants to cheer for

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Apr 5, 2021
9:25:52am

Medute All-American

The heart cheers for who it wants to cheer for

No one can tell you who you should cheer for. I grew up a lifetime Utah fan, with season tickets since age 8 and parents and grandparents that went to Utah. When I went to Air Force, I of course cheered for the Falcons. But when Utah came to town, I couldn’t help but cheer for my Utes. They will always be my first love and the first love cuts the deepest.

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Medute

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Honest question about some inconsistencies

krindorr

4/5/21 8:57am

This is easy. Rule #1: it is always wrong to cheer for Utah. Everything else is

BYUtka

4/5/21 9:01am

OK, but prejudices aside, why?

krindorr

4/5/21 9:03am

I grew up a BYU fan who cheered for Utah when they weren't playing BYU. I had

CougarTailDevourer

4/5/21 9:09am

That's understandable; honestly I never saw that at any of the games I went to

krindorr

4/5/21 9:17am

Yeah, this was definitely more recent. It was one of the Riley Nelson teams

CougarTailDevourer

4/5/21 9:20am

I could see that; the P5 invite changed a lot of things

krindorr

4/5/21 9:26am

I think the rivalry took a turn for the worse with Urban, KWhitt and Bronco.

CougarTailDevourer

4/5/21 9:31am

Ehh you experience the same from BYU fans.

lilpenny

4/5/21 9:54am

The 2-3% of BYU fans compared to the 75-80% of Utah fans.

BYUtka

4/5/21 10:07am

I've agree 100%. Witnessed yewts mocking the prayer as it was being given.

SoValleyCOUG

4/5/21 1:35pm

Switching to BYU fandom is perfectly acceptable.

BYUtka

4/5/21 9:16am

Because Utah is awful

4/5/21 12:45pm

I would not root for any school that:

ike

4/5/21 1:10pm

RE: I would not root for any school that:

uteman1011

4/5/21 3:07pm

Huh???

BYUtka

4/5/21 3:12pm

Yes, because I cannot name a time when BYU had:

ike

4/5/21 4:15pm

Oh my.... When are you going to research and provide a similar list about the

uteman1011

4/5/21 4:50pm

Go ahead and start listing them in the modern era. I am waiting.

ike

4/5/21 4:52pm

RE: Oh my.... When are you going to research and provide a similar list about

4/5/21 8:08pm

RE: Oh my.... When are you going to research and provide a similar list about

uteman1011

4/6/21 10:29am

Uh the brethren already know that. They own it but it isn't "the church". Kinda

4/6/21 10:49am

This sums it up. Don't be too concerned that sports fandom isn't rational.

Great38

4/5/21 9:18am

Hack.

4/5/21 9:04am

For caring about memories with my dad? Or for going to BYU? Please elaborate

krindorr

4/5/21 9:19am

Hack means posting the same thing as someone else

4/5/21 11:37am

Do what you want to do.

Belboz

4/5/21 9:09am

I agree with this take; just find it terrible when we criticize others for it

krindorr

4/5/21 9:14am

The UofU is a very different place now.

BYUtka

4/5/21 9:17am

I think you need to relax if you think it is 'terrible'. Its sports, there are

4/5/21 9:23am

Terrible is prob an overstatement; more just an interesting/strange observation

krindorr

4/5/21 9:29am

RE: I agree with this take; just find it terrible when we criticize others for

Pangare

4/5/21 11:06am

Agree with your viewpoint here

krindorr

4/5/21 11:09am

I grew up in a neutral household. My dad went the U of U, and he cheers for...

Sock Gnome

4/5/21 9:15am

I'm with you on this. I grew up a Utah fan and went to BYU and over time changed

RipCityCougar

4/5/21 9:25am

Curious question - how do you feel about Utah now?

krindorr

4/5/21 9:34am

If I was watching it with my Dad I would pretend to be rooting for Utah

RipCityCougar

4/5/21 9:47am

The heart cheers for who it wants to cheer for

Medute

4/5/21 9:25am

As someone who also went to USAFA, nobody cheers for USAFA over their team

krindorr

4/5/21 9:29am

I even had it worse. I was a football recruit

Medute

4/5/21 9:36am

Yeah, there's still serious issues there re: football

krindorr

4/5/21 9:38am

You don't have to follow anyone else's rules when cheering in sports. You are more than free to cheer for both teams.

Magathisll

4/5/21 9:33am

Um. Root for whoever floats your boat. BYU and uu have

Benfica1

4/5/21 9:37am

It's nice hearing the different responses here

krindorr

4/5/21 9:41am

Mmmm... all I read from that post was Root Beer Floats.

Mtbcoug

4/5/21 10:13am

Great, now I can't unsee it

krindorr

4/5/21 11:31am

Cheer for whoever you want. What makes the linked situation weird...

4/5/21 10:22am

I wouldn't drop my BYU allegiances, but I'd certainly be supportive of wherever

krindorr

4/5/21 10:32am

Does it though? There’s a difference between supporting and fandom.

4/5/21 2:06pm

Lot that isn't known, but what we see comes across as supporting their kid

krindorr

4/5/21 2:20pm

Root for whoever you want to

4/5/21 10:36am

Ute fan behavior. When I lived in Utah

pappabear246

4/5/21 11:40am

I root for both. BYU always first but next Utah. Anyone that doesn't like that

ImuaKahuku

4/5/21 11:59am

I grew up a Ute fan. The BYU-Utah dynamic is unique...

DraperCoug22

4/5/21 1:09pm

RE: I grew up a Ute fan. The BYU-Utah dynamic is unique...

krindorr

4/5/21 1:55pm

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