I now just give a head nod when I see a fellow BYU fan.

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Mar 27, 2025
2:17:14pm

Thrill All-American

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PSA to cougar fans: DONT BE THIS GUY

CycloneCoug

Mar 27, 11:07am

Maybe you shouldn't be wearing Iowa State gear.

Six Foot Seven

Mar 27, 11:09am

I’m definitely wearing a blue shirt with a stretch Y but I hear ya

CycloneCoug

Mar 27, 12:16pm

It was a Yale hat

bruincoug

Mar 27, 11:11am

Yahoo

Loyal2Royal

Mar 27, 1:47pm

Or Penn State

gdubs

Mar 27, 2:08pm

You probably just talked to a Yale guy.

fredy

Mar 27, 11:12am

Oh my bad! I heard “Say you’ll spoon me tight.” Gotta get my ears checked.

RootieBoy

Mar 27, 11:14am

One time I saw a guy wearing a BYU sweatshirt - the cougar sticking his paw in the Y

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 27, 11:15am

I'm not used to people randomly calling out to me in public

BYU Fan

Mar 27, 11:29am

The "Go Cougs" is an important context clue

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 27, 11:36am

Be more self aware

DreamerCoug

Mar 27, 1:35pm

Easier said than done

TSTTKB

Mar 27, 2:32pm

I love knowing I'm around other cougs. I hope everyone keeps calling out

runnincoug

Mar 27, 11:35am

Note to my social anxiety, if I don't want people to talk to me, don't wear BYU

scherbie

Mar 27, 11:38am

I wore BYU gear on a cruise once ... once

vegas guey

Mar 27, 11:41am

RE: I wore BYU gear on a cruise once ... once

thirdgencoug

Mar 27, 1:29pm

I wear it all the time, but I'm usually probably the one that ignores people

scherbie

Mar 27, 2:47pm

I gave a “go cougs” in the Phoenix airport last night and the guy responded with

ShellieCooper

Mar 27, 11:48am

This belongs in a progressive commercial

Bryceo19

Mar 27, 1:18pm

You just scared me!

thirdgencoug

Mar 27, 1:24pm

7:09 pm east - 4:09 AZ orre

ShellieCooper

Mar 27, 3:21pm

Sorry - correct?

ShellieCooper

Mar 27, 3:22pm

Yes that is the correct conversion for today.

scall

Mar 27, 3:25pm

I told my kids the same thing. One said go cougs to a stranger and had same exp.

Briguy

Mar 27, 11:54am

In Yosemite last Friday I got a GO GOUGS from

VB2

Mar 27, 11:54am

Classy Cyclones..good on them

CLCougar

Mar 27, 12:21pm

I’m gonna put myself out there and say I can relate a bit to that guy. After I

byuinva

Mar 27, 12:03pm

I'm with you

ATX

Mar 27, 1:26pm

In most of my experiences “Go Cougs” shout outs are an awesome way to connect!

GoBYCougsGo

Mar 27, 1:29pm

Some people don't want to connect

ATX

Mar 27, 1:43pm

When did you turn into Scrooge?

Blue Heart

Mar 27, 4:14pm

lol. Am I Scrooge? I need to be more careful. Thanks for a little wake up

ATX

Mar 27, 4:53pm

That's why you wear Y gear everyday!

sah22

Mar 27, 4:08pm

Practice in the mirror at nights in anticipation of the ‘Go Cougs’ comment . . .

Rubble

Mar 27, 4:27pm

lol I’ll piggyback this onto my daily mirror affirmations

byuinva

Mar 27, 8:06pm

I prefer the "let's-go-Cou-gars," clap, clap, clap-clap-clap greeting! 😉

Cosmos-beard-card

Mar 27, 12:19pm

Ive stopped doing it because that’s what I get EVERY SINGLE TIME…

Refugee

Mar 27, 1:07pm

“give em hell” also works as a response

DoctorEvil

Mar 27, 1:41pm

This has happened to me so many times I don’t even bother to say anything

juntao25

Mar 27, 1:53pm

it's not weird, other fanbases do it too.

runnincoug

Mar 27, 1:58pm

I usually manage a "go cougs" back. A few times I have been surprised, deep in

Still Blue

Mar 27, 2:02pm

I now just give a head nod when I see a fellow BYU fan.

Thrill

Mar 27, 2:17pm

I now flash the shaka Y back. Love how that has become more universal

clintobeans

Mar 27, 2:42pm

A few years ago I wore an Alabama shirt to an A&M vs Alabama game.

VenomFarmer

Mar 27, 2:47pm

Might have been a Yale fan?

Parley

Mar 27, 2:53pm

His shirt said, and I quote: “BYU Cougars”

CycloneCoug

Mar 27, 3:13pm

So maybe a Houston Cougars fan?

sah22

Mar 27, 4:09pm

My renter doesn't speak a lick of English and someone gave him a BYU sweatshirt.

OldFogey

Mar 27, 3:31pm

Dont talk to me in airports please. If we are both wearing BYU gear, do the normal thing and exchange a single head nod.

AltTabbins

Mar 27, 4:54pm

When we were at the MWC tournament during the height of Jimmermania

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