I don't need to pretend. I am proud of my son, an ASU grad rooting for BYU

Nov 27, 2024
2:59:17pm

dratax All-American

A poll of the bishopric in my ward. One ASU grad rooting for ASU, one Arizona grad rooting for BYU. His two favorite teams are Arizona and whoever ASU is playing, and one ASU grad that doesn't care about or follow sports.

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Why did ASU fans seem to hate BYU so much? As far as I can tell, we've only

Windward_Coug

12:18pm

They are like that with every fan base. I think it may have been amplified

Thrill

12:19pm

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DudeBro

12:27pm

Remember what happened when the "mormons" started filling up missouri?

notaboy

12:32pm

Yes, they were pissed that BYU had so many fans. We were loud

Burton162

4:07pm

RE: Yes, they were pissed that BYU had so many fans. We were loud

tykarygalu

4:22pm

Being a part of the crowd it was hard to tell how loud we were to the rest of

Crowd Factor

4:32pm

RE: Being a part of the crowd it was hard to tell how loud we were to the rest

BroDelusional

5:34pm

My son attends Oklahoma State and he pointed out that the difference in Provo (and BYU fans in general) is that

BYU Tar Heel

5:55pm

My son attends lots of BYU road games and loves the B-Y-U chant. He says

Brigham

6:45pm

They seem very sensitive and insecure.

IceCreamButt

12:27pm

Alcohol makes you sensitive?

Plantagenet

2:04pm

A lot of drunken, obnoxious trash talking, but I doubt it was actual hatred.

DudeBro

12:30pm

Sure felt like hatred to me!

SJS

12:38pm

I've gotten used to the tame if still classless mocking of your religion when

Non-mo Coug

12:52pm

Board name checks out and adds even more validity to your claim!

andrewg3

1:33pm

Thanks for your insight!

Love Cougs

3:17pm

Having attended grad school there, and having one branch of family all go and

indocoug

12:37pm

this 100%

doctorthunderpants

12:58pm

I will add this. One of family members is a currently a bishop in an ASU student

indocoug

1:09pm

I was explaining this to one of LDS ASU friends that I play basketball with and

coug719

1:37pm

..ok, so my takeaway from this is that all the low-IQ LDS in AZ are ASU fans?

Das_Countach

3:10pm

There are a whole group of them that will tell you they could have gone to BYU,

indocoug

3:21pm

haha, oh? Well, here's what you tell them

Das_Countach

3:26pm

Thank you. That makes a great deal of sense.

Love Cougs

3:20pm

Growing up in the Valley of the Sun, I can confirm that BYU was not popular

BringYourUltimate

3:46pm

sounds like a mini-Utah

Hill4Heisman

6:10pm

I expected the inactive ASU fans to show up And rub it in our faces.

gp232

12:41pm

I was at the game, and most didn’t have much to say to us, or the banter was

Polecat

12:44pm

Seems like it is that way with a lot of the PAC schools. Not sure if it is

crack

12:47pm

It is both proximity and religion.

indocoug

12:48pm

I think it’s like Boise St fans. Lots are LDS or grew up around them and they

ProvoSpain

1:35pm

ASU, Boise State, UofU, USU, Wyoming, most places where there are a significant

Parker Schnabel

1:37pm

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maxpowers

1:39pm

And there’s the elitist attitude that was cited earlier in the thread as

DudeBro

2:22pm

🙋

maxpowers

3:10pm

I don't need to pretend. I am proud of my son, an ASU grad rooting for BYU

dratax

2:59pm

They are the big 12's version of saint mary's

Loyal2Royal

1:43pm

We stood between them and the CCG, simple as that

MaximusMeridius

1:47pm

The ASU fanbase is similar to Utah's in their BYU perspective. It's the Church.

seacougar

2:24pm

Liberal, irreligious schools always hate us.

LateToTheGame

3:07pm

Except I would not call ASU a liberal school

ALC

5:01pm

I love BYU. Attended BYU. Go to nearly all home games since 1988. Plenty of BYU

NYC and Japan

5:20pm

Meh...I got a business minor at BYU and the students were great, so...

Iman23

5:50pm

Not all, but it was much less friendly and much more cold in general than

NYC and Japan

6:01pm

2 things: 1. you switched majors out of the business school so I bet I spent as

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