agree with your whole post. I'd say the #1 reason I love when they lose is

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Sep 29, 2024
11:57:40pm

4mack All-American

agree with your whole post. I'd say the #1 reason I love when they lose is

that they are our recruiting rival. When they doing great it directly hurts BYU's ability to get kids from this state as well as LDS kids across the nation. If BYU can string together several seasons where it's obvious we are the better program our recruiting will receive a big boost (inversely theirs will take a big hit). When they win it hurts BYU, when they lose it helps BYU.

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Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing

Sep 29, 11:34pm

Short answer: Yewt fans.

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

Sep 29, 11:42pm

That’s just it. Look at their conference records by season. Sure, it’s

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.

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

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?

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

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!

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

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

Sep 30, 1:45pm

Mine is the bigoted tolerance they profess to possess.

Tweege

Sep 30, 5:53pm

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