The ignore and mute features are amazing.

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

BigTex

11/29/22 3:56pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

Kunsi

11/30/22 6:32am

Short version.

Division Bell

11/29/22 3:57pm

Hahahahaha

Tmoney1969

11/29/22 4:05pm

That ad series was great. The used car salesman one is 🔥🔥

Colorado

11/29/22 4:17pm

My son worked a quote from this into his BYU app essay…hoping whoever reads it is either a sports or Budweiser fan. 🤞

5150man

11/29/22 4:37pm

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TheMediator

11/29/22 4:41pm

Lame. This a fan board. If you don't like it, check out the BYU facebook groups

Str8CashCougar

11/29/22 5:12pm

Language warning...

Division Bell

11/29/22 5:22pm

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The_ATL

11/29/22 7:12pm

Words are violence. They can literally break bones!

HomeGrownCoug

11/30/22 8:35am

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

slappy

11/29/22 3:57pm

I hope you feel better getting that off your chest.

Thrill

11/29/22 3:57pm

Can you even imagine a world without CB?

Ted Lasso

11/29/22 3:58pm

[Copyright warning: taken from The Watchtower]

Coug Man in Florida

11/30/22 12:51am

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

IGotAverageGifs

11/29/22 3:58pm

That's the most negative post I've seen in a while…

ochobeeguy

11/29/22 4:00pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

Mountain Rat

11/29/22 4:01pm

And if the shoe don't fit?

Turnpike Lane

11/29/22 4:01pm

RE: That's the most negative post I've seen in a while…

RH84025

11/29/22 4:03pm

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Tmoney1969

11/29/22 4:03pm

BYU fan. 7 kids. Not LDS?

IGotAverageGifs

11/29/22 4:04pm

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Tmoney1969

11/29/22 4:06pm

It was a joke. You didn't need to delete your post. Put it back up.

IGotAverageGifs

11/29/22 4:07pm

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vagabonder

11/29/22 4:06pm

if the criticism isn't made, there would be no changes. We are way different...

BYU Grounds

11/29/22 4:03pm

I like this post better. It's shorter. I think I will take his side.

reezonablecoug

11/29/22 5:34pm

TLDR

Nuke

11/29/22 4:03pm

Ironically, too many paragraphs

TNT

11/29/22 6:14pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

DoctorEvil

11/29/22 4:04pm

Now that’s just too dang long

Duke Silver

11/29/22 4:06pm

Cougarboard doesn't accurately reflect BYU fans. Infant, I'd sat it gives a

Mostlyaccurate

11/29/22 4:06pm

Not sure I ever felt like everyone on CB had the same opinion.

ochobeeguy

11/29/22 4:48pm

Well you didn't need to call him an infant! Personal attack

teancum

11/29/22 5:51pm

Cougarboard doesn’t share one opinion. It’s hundreds of people. TONS AND TONS of

ColonelMustard

11/29/22 10:40pm

🤡🤡🤡

Poseidon

11/29/22 4:07pm

You sound like a critic of the US, who never spent time in any other country

Cougarclaw

11/29/22 4:08pm

Exactly what he sounds like!

CameronG

11/29/22 4:18pm

Right “have you ever seen such petty negativity?”

Resurgens

11/29/22 8:05pm

As you wish

WJCougar

11/29/22 4:11pm

What happened now?

Pro Logic

11/29/22 4:11pm

LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE

Backcountry

11/29/22 4:11pm

LEAVE TUIAKI ALONE!

Creaturecow

11/29/22 4:42pm

Are you new to sports boards, or sports in general? Go on to Bama boards,Suckeye

Sparkling Delirium

11/29/22 4:12pm

But that hasn't been largely BYU. Do people really like that much negativism?

AF_Puma

11/29/22 4:34pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

imdocrob

11/29/22 4:16pm

I agree with your point. But some of us want to hold BYU to a higher standard. We are not just some P5 school... we are

EternalOptimism

11/29/22 4:17pm

I disagree a little about the players

CameronG

11/29/22 4:22pm

The Notre Dame of the west? Hmmmm... Google says no.

outsidethebubble

11/29/22 5:09pm

Why do people feel the need to preach their gospel of fandom to randomstrangers?

Swish

11/29/22 4:19pm

RE: Why do people feel the need to preach their gospel of fandom to

imdocrob

11/29/22 4:25pm

It’s ingrained in a lot of us as it’s kind of what many of us did for 2 years

UMWolverine

11/29/22 6:05pm

I would hope you've grown out of that 19 year old phase

Kerbouchard

11/29/22 10:36pm

RE: Why do people feel the need to preach their gospel of fandom to

OldFogey

11/29/22 6:39pm

Your beef is with TNT, not the board. Have you even heard of David Stern (RIP)?

Cougarnovas

11/29/22 4:19pm

Rest In Peace?

TNT

11/29/22 6:15pm

Lighten up Francis.

provokid

11/29/22 4:24pm

RE: Lighten up Francis.

BYU Folsom Fan

11/29/22 4:58pm

TLDR: CB is Twitter for Mormons. IOW: hellsite

Plato

11/29/22 4:24pm

I wonder at times is it newer generations or what, but I agree a lot with

AF_Puma

11/29/22 4:32pm

Clown post. Hey Elder, stop posting about the gospel of fandom and your “holier

TheMediator

11/29/22 4:43pm

You just proved him right with your own clown post 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

OldFogey

11/29/22 6:36pm

He’s right, you’re wrong old man. Time for a nap?

The_Cuss

11/29/22 10:52pm

RE: He’s right, you’re wrong old man. Time for a nap?

OldFogey

11/29/22 11:05pm

This is a message board and I support everyone’s right to express themselves, respectfully.

Dr MoBYU

11/29/22 4:48pm

"respectfully" is the key word. Lots of venom has been spewed this season.Not ok

qwerew

11/29/22 5:14pm

Geez. In this scenario CB is a venomous snake?

TNT

11/29/22 6:17pm

Change your name to Holier Than Thou or Mischaracterizer of Others Statements

Horacio Caine

11/29/22 5:07pm

Can't speak for the OP, but I'm holier than thou

OldFogey

11/29/22 6:37pm

Classic user names. Noted for the future.

Orem58thBall

11/29/22 9:00pm

Don't object to OP's hard words, Laman, if they're accurate.

Threw and Through

11/29/22 11:24pm

You're asking CB to be like the old Twitter. I agree with that, but good luck

BlooCoog

11/29/22 5:11pm

your points are 100% accurate. I also agree post was long.

qwerew

11/29/22 5:12pm

I'll bet you're also mad at Elon Musk.

CharlottesvilleCoug

11/29/22 5:16pm

The issue is current players, former players and possibly coaches visit CB

LateToTheGame

11/29/22 5:17pm

Coaches get paid very good money, to coach a game. Players can now earn money.

Mathew

11/29/22 6:39pm

Make ALL the excuses you want. Doesn’t make it right.

LateToTheGame

11/29/22 7:07pm

Those are facts, dude.

Mathew

11/29/22 8:06pm

That is a really poor straw man argument

LateToTheGame

11/29/22 9:45pm

Thats ..wait for it...THEIR PROBLEM! They

CarolinaCoug

11/30/22 1:10am

That's no fun. The Relief Society board is over there...

zonacougar

11/29/22 5:20pm

Yahtzee!

DB Cooper

11/29/22 5:35pm

By definition this board is populated

CasualFan

11/29/22 5:37pm

If the Foo sh... er, um...

Y'sAsterisk

11/29/22 5:38pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

Grock

11/29/22 7:03pm

6 paragraphs before you even started saying anything of substance.

YOHONOMOTO

11/29/22 7:20pm

NEW PHONE!!! WHO DIS!!!

kalifi

11/29/22 7:29pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

TrueBlue67

11/29/22 8:03pm

I knew this was gonna be dumb after the first paragrpah

Resurgens

11/29/22 8:06pm

TL;DR

SausageKing

11/29/22 8:10pm

I agree that the negativity is overboard and dramatic. But so are almost all of

FieroCoug

11/29/22 8:14pm

Ummm, if you think BYU football is in someway gonna get fixed starting with CB…

zerome4sooners

11/29/22 8:16pm

Go find a cry closet.

Roko's Basilisk

11/29/22 8:18pm

I can’t wait for the reverse on this 🙂

stoils

11/29/22 8:25pm

Don't let them get you down, kid!

Not Sure

11/29/22 8:33pm

Which posters are the bullies that need to be suspended if they do not change?

Dan

11/29/22 8:36pm

I won't defend some of the idiots here, but you clearly have never been a

Real Men Wear Blue

11/29/22 8:54pm

Have to agree this is a very negative and many times too blue goggled board.

ohiocougar

11/29/22 9:32pm

If you don’t like it here, I’m sure there’s a door around somewhere…

AlternateShot

11/29/22 9:59pm

We're all trapped, unless you know how to use windows.

hydrocoug

11/29/22 10:35pm

The ignore and mute features are amazing.

TheLoneCougar

11/29/22 10:03pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

Kerbouchard

11/29/22 10:39pm

I both agree and disagree with this post but am honestly too tired to even say

ColonelMustard

11/29/22 10:43pm

While I completely agree, I do have to say

Coug Dude

11/29/22 10:46pm

Pot

CT98

11/29/22 10:51pm

This is maybe the best post in CBs existence

MaxxPower

11/29/22 10:57pm

Boooooooooooooooooo

Swish

11/29/22 11:31pm

Says a lot that people aren’t patient enough to read 30 sentences but criticize!

Goosefrabba

11/29/22 11:11pm

RE: Says a lot that people aren’t patient enough to read 30 sentences but

imdocrob

11/30/22 6:24am

Never said it had to be Sunday school…

Goosefrabba

11/30/22 8:48am

RE: Never said it had to be Sunday school…

imdocrob

11/30/22 8:53am

I’ve never heard anyone at a game say to have faith and believe! That’s silly…

Goosefrabba

11/30/22 9:06am

RE: I’ve never heard anyone at a game say to have faith and believe!

imdocrob

11/30/22 9:29am

I totally agree with you. Nothing wrong with expressing thoughts and opinions…

Goosefrabba

11/30/22 9:41am

RE: Never said it had to be Sunday school…

OldFogey

11/30/22 9:25am

I've wanted to post something similar to this for a while

fatkid

11/29/22 11:38pm

Sorry but my shoe size was already sold out.

Les IsMore

11/30/22 12:24am

No

CarolinaCoug

11/30/22 12:47am

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

Accipiter

11/30/22 6:31am

The tone and tenor of CB would change significantly if board names were

Soy Celeste

11/30/22 7:02am

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

Accipiter

11/30/22 7:08am

Agreed. You could start a byu fan board where the goal is perfect fandom, as defined by you, the sole moderator.

OMIllionaire

11/30/22 7:18am

The OP may have been over the top for some, but somewhere in between is a good

NYC and Japan

11/30/22 8:39am

This is why I love CB. Never change Cougarboard, never change

A_blue_car

11/30/22 7:55am

Thanks for this message

Richw

11/30/22 8:43am

Snarkiness is of the Devil.

ochobeeguy

11/30/22 8:49am

Criticism from fans is part of sports. All sports at elite levels.

HomeGrownCoug

11/30/22 8:50am

Not commenting on the OP but why should we not expect a BYU board to be a little different? I mean BYU is for better or

Colorado

11/30/22 8:59am

I totally agree... and do think that comparatively, we are fantastic fans.

HomeGrownCoug

11/30/22 9:12am

Cougarboard IS different. Are you 😴 asleep? Go browse some other D1 msg boards.

Accipiter

11/30/22 5:43pm

WE WANT A DISCUSSION BOARD NOT AN ECHO CHAMBER! CB isn’t a place like

canofpicante

11/30/22 8:57am

^^^^ too much picante. Maybe bring it down to half a can

OldFogey

11/30/22 9:27am

Problem is that this has been an echo chamber for the last few weeks especially

MaxxPower

11/30/22 11:30am

Nobody is “solving” problems or “offering solutions” on CB. Why? Because

canofpicante

11/30/22 3:36pm

That's not true.

MaxxPower

11/30/22 8:27pm

And who are these great opinions offered to? Nobody of any consequence

canofpicante

12/1/22 12:42pm

I respect your bravery and I agree with pretty much everything you said.

Schrodizzy

11/30/22 10:46am

Step 1 - Charge members $2.99 a month and fine rule violations $5.

ClackamasCoug

11/30/22 11:16am

I second the vote for booting those who constantly deal in negativity & sarcasm.

BleedCougarBlue2

11/30/22 11:34am

What's negative? Lets have this duscussion.Agsin.

CarolinaCoug

11/30/22 1:52pm

RE: If the shoe fits, wear it: a message to CougarBoard

bengel

11/30/22 11:50am

I can see why you have some of the thoughts you have. However the only

Bullrider

11/30/22 12:04pm

Wait - are you kicking him off CB? lol

OldFogey

11/30/22 1:34pm

There are so many tough guys that hide behind their keyboards on cougarboard.

Ten_Hour_Drives

11/30/22 1:57pm

Posting on CougarBoard