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Mar 21, 2025
10:34:13pm

the_byu_flash All-American

Utes grasping at straws now

Their words, not ours:

“The church isn’t going to weigh in on dollar amounts or recruits... But we will lay out some principles. We can never become a place where the culture is pay to play. We would undermine everything at BYU if that wins out. It’s tempting (but) if they don’t… https://t.co/UoocdmdlWZ pic.twitter.com/IOk1DVzX3Y
— Utah Football Stats and Analysis (@UtahCFBstats) March 21, 2025

https://twitter.com/UtahCFBstats/status/1903192039371706513

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the_byu_flash

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Utes grasping at straws now

the_byu_flash

Mar 21, 10:34pm

Lol. BYU boosters = "The Church". What about Utah tax payers?

cowbellcoug

Mar 21, 10:35pm

Right? Voluntary vs. at the point of a gun.

Choke

Mar 21, 10:37pm

Or any other schools’ boosters. What’s holding Utah back from doing the same?

coug719

Mar 21, 10:39pm

Minimum wage.

notaboy

Mar 22, 7:30am

Yaaaahhh!

DoubleBlue

Mar 22, 9:38am

As soon as I figure out which one is us and which one is better, I will likely

RoboKayne

Mar 22, 10:40am

Utah boosters don't equal tax payers either though.

ochobeeguy

Mar 21, 11:27pm

Kyle Whittingham is the highest paid state employee in Utah.

cowbellcoug

Mar 22, 8:36am

Making all utah tax payers "Utah boosters"

cowbellcoug

Mar 22, 8:37am

Kevin Young is the highest paid employee of the Church

ochobeeguy

Mar 22, 8:58pm

This is the bargaining stage of grief for a fanbase seeing it all slip away.

slappy

Mar 21, 10:35pm

ballpark…sounds legit

palangi

Mar 21, 10:38pm

I hope their imagined moral high ground comforts them as they wither and

benny1982

Mar 21, 10:39pm

More like hypocrisy. How much are taxpayers forced to pay ute coaches?

Brandoblueblood

Mar 22, 6:39am

Maybe paper straws

WJCougar

Mar 21, 10:40pm

I'm always a bit confused

AfterShocks

Mar 21, 10:41pm

RE: I'm always a bit confused

Mr. Belding

Mar 21, 10:51pm

I have found that almost all critiques of how the Church uses money make no

RoboKayne

Mar 21, 11:58pm

When you work at Maverick, you just don’t pay hardly any taxes at all. Why would

Acorn

Mar 22, 7:42am

RE: Utes grasping at straws now

TheHop

Mar 21, 10:48pm

That account is a giant pile of trash. No reason to link or follow that.

Mar 21, 10:50pm

Utes: “the church better only give US money!”

1984coug

Mar 21, 10:59pm

I personally have never heard a ballpark figure. Why does he get to know?

Don Carlton

Mar 21, 11:13pm

Not sure what part of 'we will pay market value for guys that will be a good fit for the mission and culture of BYU'

BackPacker

Mar 21, 11:28pm

Exactly. For kids that are a fit for BYU and especially top talent LDS kids,

penske72

Mar 22, 1:40am

Someone needs to come up with a list of Ute social media account users that

LeGrandBleu

Mar 22, 12:26am

You want us to make a list of ALL Yewt accounts?

ThundaDan

Mar 22, 7:20am

There's only a couple dozen...

VACOUGFAN

Mar 22, 7:56am

I would think our resident Utah fans would want to make the list just to

LeGrandBleu

Mar 22, 12:34pm

This is the new “missions are an advantage” and it means time are good

cajuncoug

Mar 22, 12:50am

Ute fans are mad the BYU NIL fund has more cash than their boosters net worths

rad dawg

Mar 22, 1:33am

Pretty good point imo. We are pay to play even if it's not the church that is

boctabulous

Mar 22, 5:35am

Utes Suck

TheHop

Mar 22, 5:43am

RE: Utes grasping at straws now

tony

Mar 22, 6:11am

If they think Clark Gilbert is on their side, they are delusional.

DirtyWater

Mar 22, 7:17am

Response....utah's biggest boosters are Y fans who live in utah and are forced

SoValleyCOUG

Mar 22, 7:58am

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