At one time I would've thought this was contrary to the mission of BYU

Jun 1, 2024
2:20:51pm

JoMax All-American

But now I see it more as finally leveling up athletics to other departments where commitment to excellence is expected - not to mention the missionary effect it will have.

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This is gonna be controversial, but I'm gonna say it anyway.

OverratedHumor

Jun 1, 2:15pm

So you’re sad that we have potential now to be really good?

blackandblue

Jun 1, 2:19pm

Meditate on us thrashing Utah in MBB and you'll feel better.

marinact

Jun 1, 2:20pm

At one time I would've thought this was contrary to the mission of BYU

JoMax

Jun 1, 2:20pm

What’s the controversial part that required such bravery to post?

BW84

Jun 1, 2:20pm

We were the evil empire all along 😔

BaseCoug

Jun 1, 2:21pm

It’s ok to cheer for good teams. You’ll survive.

Soren Tversky

Jun 1, 2:23pm

And if you hate cheering for good teams there's always football season! 🙁

marinact

Jun 1, 2:26pm

Well if you miss the old days just wait for the start of football season

Chicago Cougar

Jun 1, 2:35pm

I’ve been having a similar moment as a fan

byuinva

Jun 1, 2:36pm

I get what you're saying (I think)

Y'zcrack

Jun 1, 2:46pm

I think one thing may have changed with the onset of NIL. This is my theory:

Zenoch

Jun 1, 2:47pm

Don't worry; we're still the underdog

Happy As Larry

Jun 1, 2:53pm

Hey, we still have the Honor Code. And actual academic requirements.

squidmark

Jun 1, 3:04pm

I understand and have felt the same in the past. And

refunder

Jun 1, 3:15pm

BYU's legacy is not as an underfunded, underdog, lacking resources. We've

Plantagenet

Jun 1, 3:46pm

We've been in underdog conferences.

OverratedHumor

Jun 1, 3:55pm

Tiny quibble: Egor Demin is a projected lottery pick, not the projected #1.

gwalker

Jun 1, 4:07pm

He’s saying that about Dybantsa, not Demin. I guess it should say that he’s the

CougarScrub

Jun 1, 4:28pm

Reading comprehension fail on my part. He said it right.

gwalker

Jun 1, 4:36pm

summarized by chatgpt

TopGCougar

Jun 1, 4:09pm

Thank you. I only read this. Weird take.

WaffleCheese

Jun 1, 7:47pm

we're going from underdog to DAWG. I kind of like it.

niqmadu

Jun 1, 4:25pm

🐘 in the room is why hasn't this happened with football?

jpv

Jun 1, 4:52pm

Roster size larger, impact of single player smaller.

fbguru

Jun 1, 6:54pm

I mean, BYU is still somewhat of an underdog when it comes to Big12 basketball

Strawhat4life

Jun 1, 5:06pm

Go root for Southern University than. What a dumb thing to complain about.

Grock

Jun 1, 5:32pm

I must have missed the complaint

Hinta

Jun 1, 6:17pm

He is complaining that BYU is not going to be a constant underdog

Grock

Jun 1, 7:02pm

Felt like a celebration more than a complaint.

Big Daddy D

Jun 1, 10:08pm

I don’t need to be a Jazz fan anymore. BYU is my new pro team.

BlueZone

Jun 1, 6:32pm

Lots of misinformation going around. My guess is BYU has yet to agree to any $1M NIL deal for a player. Demin's total

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