My grandpa, a Provo-born BYU grad and Cougar Club member, called Y grads zoobies

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Sep 22, 2024
4:37:48pm

Ski-U-Mah All-American

So I grew up using the word thinking nothing of it.

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Ski-U-Mah

Previous username: The Chelsea Dagger
Bio page: Ski-U-Mah
Joined: Jun 28, 2017
Last login: Sep 22, 2024
Total posts: 6,127 (0 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

Avery Johnson’s HS principal

coug719

11:17am

Some BYU fan made a $38.09 donation. LOL.

garyfan

11:23am

Haha

Great38

11:39am

I believe that is $38.09 per touchdown Johnson scores, significant.

rmsenior

12:58pm

Can make a single donation or a pledge.

VACOUGFAN

1:01pm

Ok, I'm clueless. Another post woke me up to the significance of the amount.

rmsenior

1:08pm

this might be enough to encourage Kalani to run up the score.

BYUFBDAD

2:19pm

Donated.

Dr MoBYU

11:24am

JIMMER THIS PAGE FOR OUR BIG 12 BRETHREN

coug719

11:25am

Also donated

SafetyFirst

1:14pm

donated

Das_Countach

1:43pm

donated

JackStack

11:30am

This type of thing is so disarming to opposing fans.

CrimWalCoug

11:31am

This sort of thing is the right thing to do.

stonecougar

12:26pm

Does their website have a floating point precision problem?

SalmonOfCapistrano

11:33am

Please don’t ever refer to us as a “zoobie” fan base. Goodness

kansascougar

11:37am

Such a cringe term. I hate it.

VACOUGFAN

11:41am

It’s how Ute fans refer to us.

kansascougar

11:50am

Yewts and old BYU fans.

VACOUGFAN

12:04pm

I’ve still yet to meet a single Ute fan who can tell me what it actually means.

andrewg3

12:20pm

They don't know.

VACOUGFAN

12:23pm

Do you want to know? I can tell you. You’ll be underwhelmed.

stonecougar

12:29pm

Ya, tell us. I’ve wondered many times.

Blue chunks

1:47pm

What I’ve heard is that they referred to Provo as a zoo

Your Royal Blueness

2:52pm

That’s even dumber than I could have imagined.

andrewg3

4:34pm

Yeah it’s pretty dumb (according to that supposed origin)

Your Royal Blueness

6:42pm

Actually, before diversity was even a buzzword

deljdc

7:12pm

Yeah you’re right. I’m just saying where I’ve heard the word “zoobie” came from

Your Royal Blueness

7:23pm

Hey, if Dave McCann puts in a book, it is considered canon. I don’t write the

coug719

11:58am

Dave is clueless

kansascougar

12:02pm

Haha I know. It was TIC

coug719

12:06pm

Nah, keep the term it helps me identify boomers

BaseCoug

12:17pm

You’d be wrong this time around. 😂

coug719

1:26pm

My grandpa, a Provo-born BYU grad and Cougar Club member, called Y grads zoobies

Ski-U-Mah

4:37pm

Done.

HBCoug

11:51am

Can we get a pin @mods?

immacougar

11:52am

More money!

Dr.Cougar.DPT

12:01pm

All donations should be exactly $38.09

SV72 Sale

12:54pm

Or $38.089999999999996

SalmonOfCapistrano

1:07pm

I blew it

DrewGundy

1:13pm

$3.89 ain’t bad bro

SV72 Sale

1:16pm

I don’t like this. It turns what would otherwise be good will into gloating.

CornfedCougar

1:38pm

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APowerfulY

2:12pm

And would fans be as willing to donate if we lost 38-9. I would hope so, but the

robin

3:08pm

Just donated. A $38.09 donation shows up as 38.099…96. Coincidence? Hmmmm…

Cosmos-beard-card

1:40pm

38.06

SinkingQuffa

2:53pm

Glad you posted. If you haven’t donated consider it.

Socrates Johnson

1:00pm

Donated.

JohnnyComeLately

1:05pm

You people are awesome. Proud to be associated with you all!

Cosmos-beard-card

1:31pm

Donated

Kaladin

1:48pm

Awesome, thanks for sharing

ldssdl

1:52pm

Donated

yapacoug

2:01pm

Donated. Going through all the comments.

YOHONOMOTO

2:20pm

Donated. Thanks for posting.

5150man

2:49pm

Can we'll get this stickied? It's doable if everyone gives 38.09

byujacob

2:59pm

Donated!

RasCoug

3:18pm

Cancer Sucks. Donated!

breakingblue

3:33pm

Donated! BYU Fans are fantastic

Cougeye

3:41pm

Done. This is fantastic on all levels. And cancer sucks.

seacougar

3:50pm

They’re going to hit their goal in one day, no TD required. Awesome!

seacougar

3:58pm

As they say. It isn’t what you know but who. 😉

5150man

4:56pm

I bet the principal now wishes we'd put up 70 points....

HarlemCoug

5:03pm

Donated

CoolB

5:18pm

This is awesome! Way to go Cougar fans.

IronPotato

6:03pm

Done. Thanks for posting.

BYUDM93

6:54pm

I keep saying comments about “coach”. Thought he was the principal. Both?

seacougar

7:19pm

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