My understanding is Utes refers to the school and teams.

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Oct 29, 2024
2:58:46pm

Gigo All-American

Yewts refers to their trashy fanbase.

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Gigo

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Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

CougarWildcat

Oct 29, 1:43pm

Ok karen

chismoso

Oct 29, 1:44pm

Say what?!?!?

BleedCougarBlue2

Oct 29, 3:27pm

Can I speak with your manager about this post?

runningfoo

Oct 29, 4:25pm

We are respecting the Ute Tribe by not lumping them in with yewts.

Niiineteeen84

Oct 29, 1:45pm

Exactly !!!!

ybecausethatswhy

Oct 29, 1:45pm

RE: We are respecting the Ute Tribe by not lumping them in with yewts.

FT487

Oct 29, 1:48pm

Absolutely. I wish the U would just drop the Ute part of their name altogether.

BlueFever

Oct 29, 1:49pm

Yeah, let’s call them the Red Hawks. That would go well with their lame mascot,

Soy Celeste

Oct 29, 1:54pm

Their mascot is supposed to be a hawk?? I always thought it was a chicken.

TheoHux

Oct 29, 6:41pm

My bad. You might be right.

Soy Celeste

Oct 29, 8:30pm

Chicken Hawk

MustacheMan

Oct 29, 8:48pm

RE: Chicken Hawk

TheoHux

Oct 29, 8:54pm

But arguments, the Ute tribe has said time and again they like the association.

CougarWildcat

Oct 29, 1:50pm

maybe not after this season…

Shawarma

Oct 29, 1:56pm

There is only so much forbearance the Ute tribe can handle when

D.T. Survivor

Oct 29, 2:03pm

They are understandably confused. Our differentiation will only help them.

Cougarclaw

Oct 29, 2:04pm

Association with the school, not the scum fans.

Loyal2Royal

Oct 29, 4:50pm

They also pay the tribe for the use of the name

YankeeCoug

Oct 29, 5:42pm

Sadly most people don’t know this. Heck I was on CB for years before I knew that

ColonelMustard

Oct 29, 3:43pm

Yeah, it's to differentiate

fattycoug

Oct 29, 5:43pm

RE: We are respecting the Ute Tribe by not lumping them in with yewts.

ratherberoping

Oct 29, 7:10pm

This. Out of respect for Ute tribe I intentionally use "yewt" to describe the U.

cosmohio

Oct 29, 7:14pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

RH84025

Oct 29, 1:45pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

BYUheaven

Oct 29, 1:48pm

Different spellings is how we differentiate between Native Americans and the UU.

ldssdl

Oct 29, 1:49pm

I show respect to the real Utes by capitalizing the word when I refer to them,

Japan Coug

Oct 29, 1:49pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

m0resn0w

Oct 29, 1:51pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

FT487

Oct 29, 1:51pm

Is it okay to call them yewts if I am only talking about fans?

Mufasa

Oct 29, 1:52pm

Nobody disrespects the Ute tribe more than the current yoot football team

dryflyelk

Oct 29, 1:55pm

RE: Nobody disrespects the Ute tribe more than the current yoot football team

Shawarma

Oct 29, 1:58pm

IDK, the yewt teams in the 80's with the crimson warrior probably take the cake.

cougar4life55

Oct 29, 2:04pm

We know who you are voting for on Tuesday. I wish everyone would stop getting

coolblue

Oct 29, 2:06pm

But also on CB... boycott the SL Trib...

foofcoug

Oct 29, 2:19pm

Oh my! I'm offended that you think I get offended too easily.

Les IsMore

Oct 29, 9:18pm

It’s their fault for having a racist mascot

Ojiisan

Oct 29, 2:07pm

Swoop is racist?

C-dubb

Oct 29, 4:10pm

No, he is a good man (bird?) who made one mistake

Ojiisan

Oct 29, 5:01pm

Their basketball team used to be known as the Runnin’ Redskins. That’s racist!

Soy Celeste

Oct 29, 5:21pm

As a Native American, I endorse this post...

cougarblue

Oct 29, 2:17pm

<< Deleted >>

Honor Code

Oct 29, 5:25pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

gangbusters

Oct 29, 2:28pm

Utes are the Native American tribe that made their historical home in the

UNLVcougar

Oct 29, 2:30pm

You do realize that we never use traditional name spelling in Utah?

Mabuhay Coug

Oct 29, 2:32pm

I don’t care what the Yewts think

WP17

Oct 29, 2:38pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

JackieMoon33

Oct 29, 2:52pm

Instead they say Zoobs which is so much better, right? 😂

Crowd Factor

Oct 29, 2:53pm

My understanding is Utes refers to the school and teams.

Gigo

Oct 29, 2:58pm

BTW - "Could care less" means you care. "Couldn't care less" means you don't care.

Pollster

Oct 29, 2:58pm

Americans. That's based on Amerigo Vespucci's name, right? Was he a native?

KCFan85

Oct 29, 3:07pm

a Ute and Yewt are not the same thing.

zonacougar

Oct 29, 3:09pm

This

CT98

Oct 29, 4:12pm

We never refer to the Utes as “Yewts”. That would indeed be disrespectful. We only refer to Yewts as “Yewts”.

mvtoro

Oct 29, 3:29pm

Nahhh, I'll always refer to Utah as the pukes. It's too fitting.

CT98

Oct 29, 4:12pm

Woke much?? I'm sure we can find a safe space for you.

Jasbo

Oct 29, 4:24pm

"couldn't care less" - sorry pet peeve

jaba166

Oct 29, 4:39pm

This was the part of his post that bugged you?

ochobeeguy

Oct 29, 6:22pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

IceBlue

Oct 29, 4:47pm

Thanks for this post!

ValiantCoug

Oct 29, 4:51pm

Yup, and those yewts are really characters.

Les IsMore

Oct 29, 9:23pm

Yeah, no. Why don't you go to the yewt forums and lecture them about calling us Zoobies?

AltTabbins

Oct 29, 4:57pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

Ironhide

Oct 29, 5:07pm

Yew can't tell me what tewe dewe about the Yewts

Honor Code

Oct 29, 5:27pm

Did you say youts?

calbearcoug

Oct 29, 5:34pm

He doesn’t get it

conetah

Oct 29, 5:40pm

Yewts are not Ute Indians. They are an obnoxious fanbase.

Recipefordisaster

Oct 29, 6:07pm

Signed M. Peralta…

ochobeeguy

Oct 29, 6:23pm

RE: Let's not disrespect the Native Americans by misspelling Utes.

BYU Grounds

Oct 29, 6:35pm

I’ve always thought it is goofy people do that. Maybe goofier than Zoobs. No chance that spelling bothers Ute fans

GoodBetterBestBYU

Oct 29, 6:48pm

It’s about proper names, not bothering yewts.

Shawarma

Oct 29, 7:09pm

Know who really disrespects Utes? Dumb yewts.

Brandoblueblood

Oct 29, 6:51pm

*couldn't care less

ratherberoping

Oct 29, 7:11pm

FWIW, I (try to) only use yewts when talking about their fans.

StantonMac

Oct 29, 8:07pm

you sound like a snowflake with victim mentality

Ezy

Oct 29, 8:29pm

Don't pretend the yewts have anything to do with Native Americans.

Les IsMore

Oct 29, 9:14pm

Yewts

Hutch65

Oct 29, 9:43pm

cry

goblin

Oct 29, 10:56pm

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