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UU offered my son a full ride; BYU offered nothing but admission. He chose BYU.
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Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing
Mr. Rumsfield
Sep 29, 11:34pm
Short answer: Yewt fans.
BigHouse Coug
Sep 29, 11:39pm
And that's the only answer
Belboz
Oct 1, 1:27pm
Hopefully once butthead Whit retires the UM mentality curse will slowly lift.
Pro Logic
Sep 29, 11:40pm
Maybe they can miss a few bowl games before he retired and the mentality can
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:30pm
Scalley played for both Meyer and Whitt, so little change expected
RenoCoug
Sep 30, 9:55pm
Scalley is more like McBride than KWhit. He’s nothing like Urban—much better.
Cosmos-beard-card
Sep 30, 10:30pm
Because they have an inflated sense of superiority in many ways. They act like
dYrtbYkerYder
Sep 29, 11:42pm
That’s just it. Look at their conference records by season. Sure, it’s
Mr. Rumsfield
Sep 29, 11:47pm
Saturday night my young son and I were listening to the Utah game on the radio.
44C
Sep 30, 9:26am
That's why I like being able to play them this year.
Plantagenet
Sep 30, 9:35am
Then they get upset when you don't agree with them
RenoCoug
Sep 30, 9:57pm
This is such an odd question by him. Ute fans take the same pleasure
LifeLongLakerFan
Sep 29, 11:44pm
Even after all this time they've never forgotten or forgiven the fact that BYU owned them for almost 25+ seasons
Knight-who-says-ni
Sep 30, 8:22am
I was not cognizant pre-nineties, but I would hope we were nowhere near as
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:32pm
They conflated the pride of winning an NC with being arrogant.
Knight-who-says-ni
Sep 30, 2:03pm
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Knight-who-says-ni
Sep 30, 11:02am
Utah fans are the modern riffraff that comprised Johnson's Army.
Brisco
Sep 29, 11:50pm
RE: Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing
yorksama
Sep 29, 11:54pm
agree with your whole post. I'd say the #1 reason I love when they lose is
4mack
Sep 29, 11:57pm
Isn't that a bit of a "scarcity mentality?"
Plantagenet
Sep 30, 9:37am
That will be an uphill climb but it needs to happen
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:33pm
Did you ask him the same question? #SelfAwareness
mulletino
Sep 30, 12:02am
Any Ute fan knows the answer. There is a lot of taunting, unless you're new in
Plantagenet
Sep 30, 9:38am
Most students there are BYU rejects.
GoodGuyGary1
Sep 30, 12:09am
I wouldn't say most.
dYrtbYkerYder
Sep 30, 12:38am
I don’t think so. Most want nothing of what BYU has to offer.
Lifer
Sep 30, 3:32am
That’s a joke that has long legs but doesn’t reflect reality…
Refugee
Sep 30, 6:07am
It was true 25 years ago when I was there.
WhyaskY?
Sep 30, 8:50am
a lot has changed since than, They had never heard of Urban Meyer nor had any
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:35pm
To me it comes off as lame and feeds the negativity.
Refugee
Sep 30, 1:45pm
But we're more civil.
Plantagenet
Sep 30, 9:39am
Many were pre-application BYU rejects.
Les IsMore
Sep 30, 10:24am
UU offered my son a full ride; BYU offered nothing but admission. He chose BYU.
Cosmos-beard-card
Sep 30, 5:29pm
What's hilarious about the whole thing is that so many Utah fans have have fully transformed into the embodiment of the
jaromp
Sep 30, 12:13am
THIS. Only they are far worse.
Knight-who-says-ni
Sep 30, 11:06am
You forgot about the part where Utah tried to torpedo BYU leaving MWC
kapcreations
Sep 30, 12:46am
That was 100% out of spite for BYU, they were already gone and it was completely
CameronG
Sep 30, 9:22am
RE: Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing
Ironhide
Sep 30, 1:43am
I can speak for myself only. As conference mates for many years, I used to
RebelScum
Sep 30, 1:54am
"Deserve" had little to do with PAC 12 expansion with Utah
Belboz
Sep 30, 10:01am
Ahh yes the good DOCTOR Chris Hill - dude is a TOOL & huge reason for vitriol
ElkhunterUT
Sep 30, 11:32am
My sentiments exactly, other than the "most deserving" bit. I think they were
seacougar
Sep 30, 1:17pm
Well said
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:37pm
Because the vast majority of my interactions with Utes have been bad.
DeepCCoug
Sep 30, 4:04am
Yep, wish we would have said no to them joining the big 12
Tuskaloosa Cougar
Sep 30, 7:35am
Live in SLCounty, know a lot of Ute fans. Most are good. The bottom 10%...
Celeritas
Sep 30, 2:34pm
It's b/c I don't like Utah. In fact, I hate them — I hate everything about them.
cougfrvr
Sep 30, 4:21am
Saw a Ute fan I know at the BYU vs KSU game, in a KSU shirt. He
sparky
Sep 30, 5:31am
I got caught up in the "Ute hate" for years but I've mellowed out. It's not
GMGlenn
Sep 30, 6:59am
I was riding UVX after the KState game and two guys in Ute gear boarded the bus.
BlueKoolaid13
Oct 1, 1:05pm
The rivalry to me became toxic when Urban Meyer took over
docrick
Sep 30, 6:26am
One of the best posts I’ve ever read
TheWookie
Sep 30, 7:10am
Amen, Halleluja….Go Cougars!..my brother Sat night”Whitt looks like Jed Clampet”
44C
Sep 30, 7:11am
I shouldn't say this out loud
bythenumbers
Sep 30, 7:26am
We don’t cheer any harder than they do when we lose…
First-n-10
Sep 30, 7:33am
Thompson, but maybe he doesn't deserve the respect of accuracy
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:41pm
I've got another word that I think is far more applicable to them.
DeepCCoug
Oct 1, 1:29am
What was his answer when you asked him the same thing about Utes?
Gunga Galunga
Sep 30, 7:43am
Not to mention they went out of their way to torpedo BYU’s independence plan.
Ham
Sep 30, 7:55am
I would rather beat a undefeated ranked Utah.
ParentingNotForSissy
Sep 30, 8:14am
I would rather Utah never win another game and become completely irrelevant
bag
Sep 30, 8:28am
RE: I would rather beat a undefeated ranked Utah.
gymrat
Sep 30, 8:57am
I would rather beat Utah and highly ranked teams that have also beaten Utah
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:43pm
It is the same when BYU loses
dodgersjazzcougs
Sep 30, 8:23am
My father raised me to never cheer for Utah. While I wouldn’t say I hate them
Nakedbootleg
Sep 30, 8:32am
RE: Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing
flyonawall
Sep 30, 8:33am
You sound like a little child that's been picked on by an older brother.
coventry94
Sep 30, 8:43am
OBVIOUSLY you did not read the post
SeattleBYUfan
Sep 30, 11:19am
Yet you responded... If you couldn't care less you would ignore the category
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:44pm
Why does Utah take pleasure in BYU losing? Trust me, they're watching our games
Magneto
Sep 30, 9:14am
Any yewt fans care to give their rebuttal? I know a lot of you have read this.
Penske Material
Sep 30, 9:25am
They are not here for the next two weeks. HALLELUJAH
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:44pm
I wish. yewts are like Bob Wiley....
Penske Material
Sep 30, 1:54pm
Any Ute fan knows the answer.
Plantagenet
Sep 30, 9:34am
There are some good people who are Utah fans...and their are some religious
Plantagenet
Sep 30, 9:45am
It's more than just the rivalry and the bad fans
AlternateShot
Sep 30, 9:47am
RE: Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing
theonick
Sep 30, 10:03am
I never hated on UU. I didn't notice them until they got in the way of BYU going
Ripliancum
Sep 30, 10:40am
Yeah they talk about "little brother" syndrome but their fans are the epitomy of
imdocrob
Oct 1, 12:33pm
One more point for us fans here in Utah - The local media went all in on Utah
O Gaucho
Sep 30, 10:55am
This was so well written and explains it perfectly!
SeattleBYUfan
Sep 30, 11:01am
Very well done. Thank you for writing that.
DazeofBlue
Sep 30, 11:09am
Why are we against Sauron, Voldemort, Darth Vader, Al Queada? Silly Question tbh
gocougs719
Sep 30, 12:31pm
It's the insecurity. Every time Utah loses, lol, BYU fans get on a rameumptom Max Hall style on lecture Utah
TFL
Sep 30, 1:20pm
I think you misinterpreted my post
Mr. Rumsfield
Sep 30, 1:50pm
For Utah...right now...the goal is to get to the CCG I don't think any non blue blood school can have
TFL
Sep 30, 6:48pm
Claiming insecurity on a rival's board...
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:53pm
What is your average # of losses the past 3 years during the height of your program's history? Also, when was your last
mulletino
Sep 30, 5:02pm
9+ win average in the CFP era is phenomenal. I don't know that loss counts matter if the goal is to get to the CCG
TFL
Sep 30, 6:50pm
RE: 9+ win average in the CFP era is phenomenal. I don't know that loss counts
Beer Stud
Sep 30, 7:38pm
BYU fans cope with Utah's success by constantly comparing Utah to the blue bloods. Then for some reason
TFL
Sep 30, 8:05pm
Yep, only BYU making that omparison.
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 8:34pm
I don’t disagree with anything you’ve said. But this is not how the loudest Utah
Beer Stud
Sep 30, 8:39pm
15 plus years? Try 30 plus years we should have been in the Power category
SoBlueitHurts
Sep 30, 1:39pm
The entire Big 12 enjoys Utah losing
Chicago Cougar
Sep 30, 1:45pm
Mine is the bigoted tolerance they profess to possess.
Tweege
Sep 30, 5:53pm
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