Journalist has never been a fan apparently. The rub in this article pointed at

Sep 26, 2024
7:57:46am

MajorZeus Truly Addicted User

BYU football is nothing but filling words in a newspaper. Why aren't we cautioning the Dallas Cowboys fan, Utah Ute fan, Utah Hockey Team fan. This is sports where conjecture and fandom are glorious and opportune. But thanks for the caution anyway.

Deseret News

A word of caution for the BYU fan

There is jubilation among BYU fans who see a football championship in their future. But we've seen this pattern before. It rarely ends well.

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/09/25/byu-football-kansas-state-win/

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Journalist has never been a fan apparently. The rub in this article pointed at

MajorZeus

Sep 26, 7:57am

Which CBer wrote this?

Mostlyaccurate

Sep 26, 7:59am

Michelle Peralta

MaximusMeridius

Sep 26, 10:31pm

RE: Michelle Peralta

valcorger

Sep 26, 11:04pm

She misses the entire point of being a sports fan.

Corn Pop

Sep 26, 8:03am

It's why our entire week revolves around the next game. My wife and I went to

LV Mike

Sep 26, 8:06am

What does”fan” even mean?

Pretorian

Sep 26, 10:47am

RE: She misses the entire point of being a sports fan.

spooky

Sep 26, 11:14am

2 things: "This is not a phenomenon specific to the BYU fans, of course." and

Powerbait DPM

Sep 26, 1:12pm

Amazing that someone who admittedly knows nothing about football could write

LV Mike

Sep 26, 8:03am

Didn't read any of this article past the first couple of sentences. Who is this

sfeuz

Sep 26, 10:12am

I didn't particularly enjoy this article, mainly because she admits

RGreenha

Sep 26, 1:12pm

She lost me at “some BYU fans are gleefully predicting a smooth path

Disco Lemonade

Sep 26, 8:05am

She must be talking to a couple of her equally uneducated BYU fan friends

LV Mike

Sep 26, 8:07am

She needs to spend some more time on CB reading all the predictions

Mexicougazul

Sep 26, 8:10am

Yeah exactly. I don’t know anyone who has been thinking that.

blueaussie

Sep 26, 8:29am

What is even beyond a championship, anyway?

squidmark

Sep 26, 8:57am

Super Bowl, World Series, and Stanley Cup will be won this year by our fb team

Disco Lemonade

Sep 26, 11:27am

I don’t thing the word “gleefully” should ever be associated with anything FB

Pretorian

Sep 26, 10:49am

I believe

DirtyWater

Sep 26, 11:15am

I just skimmed most of it after reading the first couple of paragraphs, but that was really dumb.

IdahoCoug

Sep 26, 8:07am

click bait

TheRefsStink

Sep 26, 8:16am

That was quite possibly the dumbest, condescending article I've ever read

cambo

Sep 26, 8:17am

Go easy on her. She usually writes about the Dallas Cowboys

Mike Bolton

Sep 26, 8:19am

I'm embarrassed for her.

Ironhide

Sep 26, 8:22am

“It’s important to note that I have never been a football fan. I don’t dislike

Abe Froman

Sep 26, 8:25am

It's a wonder how that got past her editor. And then I realize

Cachanilla83

Sep 26, 8:27am

Swifty sports fans.

Plantagenet

Sep 26, 9:54am

She needs to stick to whatever else she does, because sports writing

volleyjiver

Sep 26, 8:26am

Wait, Michelle Peralta now writes for the Deseret news?

valcorger

Sep 26, 8:27am

Also, who is predicting a “smooth path to the championship and beyond”? Haven’t

gocougs719

Sep 26, 8:31am

Except in 1984

zerome4sooners

Sep 26, 8:33am

Uh, what BYU fan has seen a championship? Even here nobody says that.

Brandoblueblood

Sep 26, 8:48am

I've seen a championship--it was anything but a smooth ride.

Plantagenet

Sep 26, 9:55am

I’ve seen one. See above

zerome4sooners

Sep 26, 10:59am

*Forseen.

Brandoblueblood

Sep 26, 3:29pm

The only local people I see predicting a cake-walk into the playoffs and beyond

Ungoy

Sep 26, 9:13am

She should've written her article for Utah Fans. lol

greatbam

Sep 26, 11:11am

I feel dumber for having read this.

TrueBlue67

Sep 26, 9:13am

What is wrong with a little hope? She is reading 90%+ of BYU FB fans wrong.

Captain Stubing

Sep 26, 9:14am

It's gotta be satire. "I know nothing about the topic but I'm going to write an

Huge Manatee

Sep 26, 9:21am

Maybe this is just one big troll job on her part. Probably the most

Captain Stubing

Sep 26, 10:40am

"Success has ruined many a man...That behaves best which has grown gradually."

Plantagenet

Sep 26, 9:52am

The article says "Humor, Opinion" I'd say in her opinion it's humor. But just

refunder

Sep 26, 10:33am

Sounds like someone looking to get some clicks on her name.....

trumpetur

Sep 26, 10:58am

She's a fan alright.. but her fandom is related to things not sports related.

greatbam

Sep 26, 11:09am

Dumb article. Writer with zero investment in sports lecturing fans on hope?

CougarEat

Sep 26, 11:15am

If BYU football wins another national championship, I'll take a 7 layer burrito

Buster Scruggs

Sep 26, 11:19am

Worthless garbage to fill their quota of BYU articles. The DNews has become

WillsPitStop

Sep 26, 11:37am

Ah yes, BYU sports fans are strangers to disappointment. Thanks, sis!

Still Blue

Sep 26, 11:41am

BYU Football Fans: Love the team, let's keep it going. Nothing about a natty.

DazeofBlue

Sep 26, 11:49am

Nothing like someone who knows nothing about football telling fans how to feel

ldssdl

Sep 26, 11:50am

"incumbent" upon me

CaughtForaTouchdown

Sep 26, 11:56am

RE: "incumbent" upon me

hydro

Sep 26, 12:49pm

The Deseret News is just biased against the church and its members.

CrimsonCardinal

Sep 26, 12:43pm

Strange article.

Longhaul

Sep 26, 1:00pm

She's a BYU grad, this has Michelle Peralta-type ignorance written all over it.

cosmohio

Sep 26, 1:24pm

Look at the author's history... hyperbole and click bait.

Oatmeal

Sep 26, 2:23pm

I saw this article too and immediately skipped over it.

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