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Aug 3, 2015
11:32:29am

RalphWiggam

It is funny that he had to ask. Pretty obvious answers here.

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RalphWiggam

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Interesting perspective on the Utes from a USC fan!!

8/3/15 8:25am

I remember years ago mpfunk and others argued that the yewts didn't have fans

CougDogg-e-Dogg

8/3/15 8:33am

Please find me a post were I argued that Utah

mpfunk

8/3/15 8:36am

Her point is that it is understated and people like you are dismissive of it

travelcoug

8/3/15 8:38am

I think it's both understated and overstated.

benny1982

8/3/15 8:39am

those BYU fans who you say overstate the problem are those who equate

travelcoug

8/3/15 8:42am

What do you propose Ute fans do?

mpfunk

8/3/15 8:58am

Hmm... get some perspective? Stop treating visiting fans like crap when they

russkiejedi

8/3/15 9:51am

It is funny that he had to ask. Pretty obvious answers here.

RalphWiggam

8/3/15 11:32am

I'm pretty sure he thinks that it's a problem that BYU fans have to fix somehow.

russkiejedi

8/3/15 11:39am

When I attend games, I am kind to visiting fans. So I'm doing that.

mpfunk

8/3/15 12:11pm

You're obviously not personally responsible for the culture that exists at RES,

russkiejedi

8/3/15 12:15pm

How about policing your own? For the life of me, I can't understand why ALUF's

CougarBacker

8/3/15 1:14pm

alert security to kick the yewts out

ManicBlue

8/3/15 10:32am

purge their active fan base of the offenders. Stand for something

travelcoug

8/3/15 12:08pm

How do I prevent someone who dislikes the LDS church from purchasing

mpfunk

8/3/15 12:09pm

You can tell them to stop. Bullies stop when their own turn on them. If every

runnincoug

8/3/15 12:19pm

They enjoy the energy and momentum attained through this hatred and don't

travelcoug

8/3/15 12:22pm

Jello shot sacrament, baptisms et al

travelcoug

8/3/15 12:24pm

That sounds like a gross and unsupportable over-generalization.

russkiejedi

8/3/15 12:29pm

No one is forcing an unholy or destructive relationship on them. They allow it

travelcoug

8/3/15 12:38pm

I'm sure a huge number of Ute fans go to games all of the time without incident.

russkiejedi

8/3/15 12:58pm

Agreed that it is 25%-35%. An additional 30%-40% don't care as long as they are

travelcoug

8/3/15 1:58pm

Agreed with what?

russkiejedi

8/3/15 2:07pm

This is how mobs work.

panguitch

8/4/15 8:29am

Don't act like this is a one way street. BYU has fans that contribute to

mpfunk

8/3/15 8:42am

What has Utah done to "take care of its house"?

Gustav

8/3/15 8:46am

Utah implemented the Fan Phone at the stadium

mpfunk

8/3/15 8:54am

Are there stadiums without that?

Gustav

8/3/15 9:08am

This only works if the fans are actually willing to report something.

CougarBacker

8/3/15 10:16am

Two year hiatus on the rivalry game to allow folks to cool down.

tribUTE

8/3/15 9:28am

At best that is a side-effect of the hiatus, but certainly not a reason for it.

8/3/15 10:11am

Read the original post...are you also taking a 2 year hiatus from playing USC...

BYUFam1

8/3/15 10:52am

haha that is exactly what happens

travelcoug

8/3/15 8:47am

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mpfunk

8/3/15 8:50am

Deal. We'll fix our leaky faucet

jbcoug

8/3/15 8:47am

It's more than a leaky faucet.

mpfunk

8/3/15 8:51am

okay, we'll replace the whole sink. Now about the roach house...

Cougarclaw

8/3/15 3:55pm

Self righteous Mormon > drunk and blithering idiot

8/3/15 8:48am

OTOH, at least the one has alcohol as an excuse for being a blithering idiot.

foofcoug

8/3/15 8:50am

True. But I'd rather enjoy the game around people who at least try to control

8/3/15 8:57am

I wish it was that simple of a problem. It isn't.

mpfunk

8/3/15 9:10am

Wait. It's BYU fan's fault that Utah fans are jerks to USC fans? Um...OK.

Eddie

8/3/15 8:51am

I was replying to the issue raised about

mpfunk

8/3/15 8:56am

They sure do. At a ratio of about 1:10 and not nearly as vulgar or violent

byutx

8/3/15 9:10am

You're absolutely dismissive of it. Your response, every time, is "BYU fans do

russkiejedi

8/3/15 10:03am

Yeah, unbiased SI reporters went to the Holy War at BYU and Utah. Your argument

8/3/15 10:03am

BYU fans really are still trying to argue that Jeff Benedict is unbiased?

mpfunk

8/3/15 10:14am

And Ute fans are still in denial about how poorly they treat opposing fans.

8/3/15 10:19am

He's LDS, not a BYU grad and ran for Congress as a Democrat

jbcoug

8/3/15 10:20am

Mpfunk thinks that every Mormon should be a BYU fan. I agree.

8/3/15 10:30am

I was at the huntsman a year and a half ago

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:12pm

Read the original post...it wasn't even about a BYU fan in that story...

BYUFam1

8/3/15 10:50am

she doesn't really have a point. it's one person's experience.

smokymountainrain

8/3/15 8:44am

I grew up a die hard Ute fan and I'm speaking from my own experience also

8/3/15 8:55am

Interesting. I've always had really positive and fun experiences. I could

smokymountainrain

8/3/15 9:00am

Try being a woman in BYU gear arond Ute fans...

Ashtrash

8/3/15 9:54am

I've seen some of my friends get treated poorly as well.

8/3/15 10:05am

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rocker

8/3/15 10:11am

No you haven't. And no you couldn't. At least not honestly

byutx

8/3/15 1:58pm

no words...

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:13pm

I wish that was true.

russkiejedi

8/3/15 3:15pm

well played

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:20pm

I love that this is getting downvoted

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:13pm

Careful...you'll blow your cover.

Eddie

8/3/15 9:19am

What is so hard about this story to believe?

bigbluecougar

8/3/15 9:30am

I'm 41 and yes my husband is older than me

8/3/15 9:34am

Here is photographic proof of my former Ute fandom

8/3/15 9:51am

You owe her an apology.

messi

8/3/15 9:52am

Stop it. She doesn't need to prove anything to you or anyone else.

Ashtrash

8/3/15 9:56am

Ya'll are missing my point. Completely.

Eddie

8/3/15 10:18am

Yes, we're all missing the point. That has to be it.

messi

8/3/15 10:36am

Still? I even tried to explain it to you!

Eddie

8/3/15 11:12am

The reason I don't believe you is because of my own experience at Utah/USC

ALUF 1990

8/3/15 5:08pm

Honest question to all of this.

morningcalmcougar

8/3/15 8:19pm

Welcome aboard. Glad to have ya! Go Cougs!

thenewguy

8/3/15 7:24pm

I recall Funk arguing that if Utah had a pro team, a lot of these fans

jkccoug

8/3/15 9:13am

"I was ashamed" by Amanda Dickson.

rocker

8/3/15 8:41am

I don't mean to paint w/ a broad brush but

RunningQB

8/3/15 8:45am

It is equally bad or worse when the utes are comfortably ahead

6th-Kamikaze-mission

8/3/15 1:48pm

I walked out of RES 2012 next to a big group of BYU fans carrying a GIANT Y flag

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:16pm

You're no exactly a reputable source

CougarBacker

8/3/15 4:58pm

Right, but everyone else on here is?

Utesplease

8/3/15 6:42pm

I couldn't care less what you believe. I know what my experiences have been

CougarBacker

8/3/15 9:56pm

to be fair, I was at the game three years ago with a large group of USC fans.

Josef K

8/3/15 8:47am

I think a portion of the fanbase tries too hard to be the anti-BYU crowd

mudpupper

8/3/15 8:49am

I was thinking about going to the Utah v Michigan

8/3/15 8:57am

I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the Utah-Oregon State game this year.

benny1982

8/3/15 9:00am

Wear a SL,UT shirt and you'll fit right in

8/3/15 9:17am

having walked to and from the stadium next to byu fans I dont believe you at all

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:20pm

Having walked to and from the stadium as well, I don't believe you at all

CougarBacker

8/3/15 5:00pm

aaaaaand you invited her to attend a BYU game?

Mister P

8/3/15 8:58am

I didn't invite her to a game but I did suggest she adopt them as her local team

8/3/15 9:01am

BM Max Hall

Japan Coug

8/3/15 9:09am

Max was right!!! Absolutely Classless.

Blue Ghost

8/3/15 9:14am

I am struggling to believe you. Were they in the visitor's section?

ALUF 1990

8/3/15 9:32am

What a surprise that you don't believe it.. Keep living in your dream world.

8/3/15 9:35am

Have there been any BYU fans among those fans with whom you have discussed this?

Japan Coug

8/3/15 9:39am

You probably don't believe Amanda Dickson either when she says every BYU

rocker

8/3/15 9:44am

I did sit in the utah student section once with my wife right after we were

zonacougar

8/3/15 9:58am

I should add that after a game at RES a few years ago my buddy and I jumped

zonacougar

8/3/15 10:14am

A ute fan struggling...and an ALUF struggling to believe

zonacougar

8/3/15 10:00am

Obviously there are some great Utah fans

RunningQB

8/3/15 10:17am

Here is my family's comparative experiences.

8/3/15 9:55am

I've had some really poor experiences at games at Utah... so it happens.

8/3/15 10:07am

I don't doubt that it does, but I don't think that it is fair to categorize

8/3/15 10:16am

these stories seem told as they actually happened. Good on you.

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:24pm

I will say that the game also makes a difference. I was at the 2004 game at RES

8/3/15 4:45pm

Yup. The idiots are much louder.

Utesplease

8/3/15 5:12pm

I've seen it too. I didn't want to believe it either, but it's sadly reality.

8/3/15 9:59am

A hair stylist told you that? LOL.

8/3/15 10:11am

I guess hair stylists can't be football fans?

8/3/15 10:14am

they can. They can also gossip and embellish stories.

8/3/15 10:24am

But fans on their rival's message board are much more credible

SpecialT

8/3/15 10:34am

Wow, that's low. Just proved the point.

runnincoug

8/3/15 10:37am

So can ute apologist seeking to marginalize a known problem

6th-Kamikaze-mission

8/3/15 2:12pm

Yeah everyone knows that hair stylists don't have elderly fathers

ManicBlue

8/3/15 10:36am

Just another example of a Ute fan with his head in the sand

CougarBacker

8/3/15 10:36am

Oh No! Yewt fan doubts story of yewts behaving badly! What will we do!

rocker

8/3/15 10:40am

You'll freak out, that's what you'll do.

8/3/15 11:00am

Nah, I'm well aware of your Ute fan schtick. You play it well.

CougarBacker

8/3/15 11:08am

You wish. You're the one taking time to respond on a rival's board.

rocker

8/3/15 11:09am

You used 3 exclamation points in your reply to my original post.

8/3/15 11:11am

And you don't understand fake outrage or being mocked.

rocker

8/3/15 11:16am

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rocker

8/3/15 11:17am

I don't understand fake outrage? what does that even mean?

8/3/15 11:20am

Here is a clue. When I said, "0h No! What will we do!" in response to you

rocker

8/3/15 11:26am

You've replied to me about a half-dozen times here. I think you are worried

8/3/15 11:36am

No, I'm laughing at you. Again, you're the one so worried that you take the time

rocker

8/3/15 12:45pm

I'm not the one freaking out like you are though.

8/3/15 6:20pm

No, you are the freak.

rocker

8/3/15 6:33pm

Taking time? He lives here.

JamesDean

8/3/15 11:15am

Rent free

rocker

8/3/15 11:18am

Yewts can't hear the truth. They seem to forget that many of their fan base

Ironhide

8/3/15 10:33am

lol

Utesplease

8/3/15 2:52pm

Right on cue, a resounding thoughtful rebuttle.

Ironhide

8/3/15 5:46pm

I have been to RES a few times as a non Ute fan and I ALWAYS wear gear.

8/3/15 11:25am

I can believe this but I think since they've joined the PAC 12

8/3/15 11:47am

all the time I here Utes say " well, that's how it is in Big time football."

travelcoug

8/3/15 12:27pm

I agree with you

8/3/15 1:59pm

So they dislike the Mormon culture that was established 100+ years ago

6th-Kamikaze-mission

8/3/15 2:20pm

Walk through the middle of Auburn tailgate with Alabama gear and report back

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:06pm

I've lived in the South, & the rivalry hatred there is not like Utes towards BYU

runnincoug

8/3/15 3:12pm

Funny you mention that... I actually did. One of the funniest things I have done

travelcoug

8/3/15 3:17pm

ok then

Utesplease

8/3/15 3:26pm

I was in Tuscalusa, AL a few years ago for Bama's game against the Vols.

mtnKat

8/3/15 5:01pm

The vast majority of southern schools treat visitors very well. I have been to

Thrill

8/3/15 10:17pm

No disagreement from me. Nasty fans at the schools you mentioned.

mtnKat

8/3/15 11:02pm

Yeah, you can't use the Bama Tennessee rivalry as an example of anything

Cyclogist

8/4/15 9:12am

RE: I have been to RES a few times as a non Ute fan and I ALWAYS wear gear.

marklanderson

8/3/15 9:20pm

Very interesting...

Ebom

8/3/15 5:40pm

Here's another one of life's great mysteries...

8/4/15 7:21am

RE: Here's another one of life's great mysteries...

Ebom

8/6/15 2:12am

I've been to RES twice in BYU gear. Other times just in regular gear

thenewguy

8/3/15 7:35pm

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