No one cares what we tweet. Worst case is we come across as whiny. Best case:

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Martin Van Nostrand All-American

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Martin Van Nostrand

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Many fans need to accept a new paradigm of being in the “big leagues” now &…

BamaCoug

12/29/24 11:47am

Well said. Let AJ pushing back against SAS on national TV be the start of us

Kolipoki

12/29/24 11:50am

Factors that mattered.

VenomFarmer

12/29/24 11:52am

Not sure that mattered. Weren't we #5 in polls at one point?

Hill4Heisman

12/29/24 3:56pm

Had we started the season ranked and lost early, we would have still been ranked

jtm0001

12/30/24 6:11am

It comes with years of success in big boy football. We string

Swishfromdeep3

12/29/24 11:57am

So, like

warp

12/29/24 12:24pm

Yeah I get tired of seeing BYU “fans” on X always downplaying BYU just like

WY_CougFan

12/29/24 12:14pm

Big jar of weak sauce?

TNT

12/29/24 12:18pm

It tastes like piss in a Gatorade bottle

Saxa

12/29/24 12:23pm

Social media doesn’t move the needle.

shimmy

12/29/24 12:23pm

Social media effects everything eventually…

Refugee

12/29/24 12:39pm

No one’s denying the system is biased. Plus the tiebreaker and missing out on

Jstak17

12/29/24 12:37pm

I agree that we should have been at least considered. Don’t think we should’ve

NorthernCougifornia

12/29/24 12:51pm

Battered dog syndrome

NonmormonYfan89

12/29/24 1:22pm

Exactly! That’s the best TL/DR summary of my post

BamaCoug

12/29/24 4:47pm

The last thing we want is byu fans on Twitter trying to defend byu.

Deleted

12/29/24 2:04pm

"If I am not for myself, who will be?”

NonmormonYfan89

12/29/24 2:07pm

Let’s leave that nonsense to Utah fans. No need to become a hated fanbase full of whiny babies. BYU lost its shot losing

byuTX

12/29/24 2:17pm

You're doing the thing the thread said not to do. Stop.

Iki_Balam

12/29/24 8:25pm

No thanks, I’ll leave Ute whining behavior to Utes and will hope online whining like the OP doesn’t spread among Y fans

byuTX

12/29/24 9:41pm

Respect is earned not forced

eyebleedblu

12/29/24 2:20pm

💪🏼🤙🏼 Terrific year for BYU football.

APowerfulY

12/29/24 2:37pm

While I agree, this is also the old G5 thinking. Cincy CFP required essentiall…

BamaCoug

12/29/24 2:58pm

💪🏼🤙🏼 I like it BamaCoug. In your view, how does one accomplish what you’re

APowerfulY

12/29/24 5:25pm

Pump up the Cougs and don't be afraid to point out the other team's warts! It's

BamaCoug

12/29/24 8:37pm

@BamaCoug - You know how to tactfully diagree for sure. You may be the best of

APowerfulY

12/29/24 11:10pm

Good points friend. Just responding (late) to them and grateful dor the respons

BamaCoug

Jan 1, 5:26am

Agree with your point. Bigger tent the better.

APowerfulY

Jan 1, 9:53pm

Fans "fighting" for respect by whining about getting shafted does absolutely

russkiejedi

12/29/24 2:43pm

And what does saying nothing do? Difference bt standing up & whining.

Soupie

12/29/24 2:50pm

Is there a difference? A half-dozen schools all had reasons they could point to

russkiejedi

12/29/24 3:27pm

I also go to games & donate & interact on social media and raise BYU fan kids…

BamaCoug

12/29/24 3:06pm

Be a fan. Do all of those things. Just don't pretend that it will do anything to

russkiejedi

12/29/24 3:23pm

Amen, brother

MaxxPower

12/29/24 2:58pm

No one cares what we tweet. Worst case is we come across as whiny. Best case:

Martin Van Nostrand

12/29/24 3:05pm

BYU was as good or better than any B12 team but they controlled their own fate

Forzaitalia

12/29/24 3:28pm

I couldn’t agree more. The number of people who I’ve heard saying this phrase:

andrewg3

12/29/24 3:28pm

Oh come on, who eye-rolled this…WHO?!

andrewg3

12/29/24 3:32pm

Who said we didn't deserve to be in in the conversation?

russkiejedi

12/29/24 4:24pm

We weren’t in the conversation. And I’ve seen a lot of BYU fans saying

andrewg3

12/29/24 7:13pm

We were in the conversation the entire month of October and November. . .

Zoobieman

12/30/24 7:31am

I’m talking about the convo at the end of November. We were written off

andrewg3

12/30/24 9:07am

Would you have voted to put us in?

Odysseus

12/29/24 3:52pm

Not to put us in. I’m just saying we should have been in the convo along with

andrewg3

12/29/24 7:30pm

I accept the new paradigm. Let’s Go! Excited for next year.

Transferportal

12/29/24 3:37pm

I don’t get what you’re saying. How did Bama & Ole Miss fans whining on Twitter

Odysseus

12/29/24 3:48pm

Barking and Whining

Homo Erectus

12/29/24 4:00pm

I see the evil overlords of college sports have you well trained already...

BamaCoug

12/29/24 8:50pm

Our own “fans” actively fight against this team, our players, and our coaches. How are we supposed to demand respect

TheLoneCougar

12/29/24 4:30pm

"Actively fight against this team?" What are you talking about?

russkiejedi

12/29/24 4:33pm

Oh boy here we go…do you have to take everything so literally?

TheLoneCougar

12/29/24 4:35pm

I don't know what you mean, that's why I asked the question, and why I gave

russkiejedi

12/29/24 4:39pm

I never said we were disrespectful nor unique.

TheLoneCougar

12/29/24 7:13pm

You said we "actively fight against the team." By that you meant we don't stick

russkiejedi

12/29/24 9:56pm

We lost two of our last three games of the season. Was there any schools that lost 2 of three and made it in?

KYU

12/29/24 5:24pm

Some of us understand not getting in CFP but being #17 & not even discussed w/ 3 loss teams ahead of us is insulting.

Soupie

12/29/24 7:07pm

It was a rough 3 game stretch. Didn't look like we belonged but I agree our resume put us in the discussion of last

KYU

12/29/24 7:17pm

Should have but didn’t. Utterly forgotten & dismissed w/o a thought.

Soupie

12/29/24 8:10pm

RE: Many fans need to accept a new paradigm of being in the “big leagues” now &…

spinner

12/29/24 8:44pm

Also, no offense Bamma, but you might need to accept the paradigm shift that we are not in the power 2. It sucks to

KYU

12/29/24 8:56pm

Fight for the truth

MyTwoCents

12/29/24 10:33pm

I really Enjoy Bamacoug posts, but I disagree here

Zoobieman

12/30/24 7:28am

Very well said and reasonable post

KYU

12/30/24 8:37am

Think the issue was that the one loss dropped byu like a hot rock when others stayed in the convo after worse losses

Soupie

12/30/24 8:42am

I personally believe if BYU finished the season 11-2, we would have been the #10

Zoobieman

12/30/24 9:34am

I agree with you...but, what do we, as fans, do about it? As Kalani said:

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