How did you become a BYU fan?
I'm always interested to hear about why people became fans of their favorite teams. In the case of the Cougars, there are three likely reasons: you're a student, you're from Utah, or you're a Latter-day Saint. The school's connection to the LDS Church is well known, as is the way BYU travels well for away games, since many Utah and LDS transplants show up in their Cougar blue.
Of course, those reasons also make it more difficult to be a BYU fan, especially these days. Inside the state, the BYU-Utah rivalry (I refuse to call it by that stupid nickname) has reached ridiculous proportions... and, let's face it, things didn't go our way this past year. Outside of Utah, BYU's connections to both the state and the LDS Church make the school and its athletic teams an easy (and unfunny) punchline for the ignorant and the belligerent. Sometimes it takes a special kind of fortitude to stay True Blue. But chances are, if you're here and you're reading this, I don't have to tell you that.
But maybe you're from out of state and adopted the team. Maybe your family used to live in Utah and you follow the Cougs from afar. I'm sure there are lots of different stories. So mark yourself in the poll, and tell your story in the comments.
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Thanks shums
Nice first fanpost here at VTF…
Like I mentioned in my intro post, I got into BYU sports through my Dad and Uncles while growing up outside of Utah. California to be exact…
by sroufe on Aug 6, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you have to be LDS to attend BYU?
I always wondered.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Aug 6, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
definitely not.
Religion classes are mandatory (not necessarily LDS religion classes), as is adherence to a code of conduct that falls in line with LDS standards, but church membership is surely not. (See also: McMahon, Jim.)
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
by Shums on Aug 7, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By
LDS standards
he means no extramarital sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking among a few other things pookey…
Here’s a link to the BYU Honor Code and here’s a link to the LDS.org page on the Word of Wisdom…
by sroufe on Aug 7, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brutal
I couldn’t do it.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Aug 7, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And thank you for the responses
I’m glad I asked.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Aug 7, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Choice
How about a BYU student choice. Many become fans when going to BYU and then attending games. That usually hooks em!
by Lochsloy4 on Aug 6, 2009 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good point! I'll add the option
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
by Shums on Aug 6, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been a fan my entire life.
My parents met at BYU, so my parents are both fans. I also graduated from BYU and have three siblings who also went there.
I’m from Colorado, so growing up we went to the occasional game at CSU or AF. I also vaguely remember going to a basketball conference tournament game in Ft. Collins.
I live in the SF Bay area now, and when BYU played at Cal in 2001 my dad came out and we went to the game. BYU of course had a huge cheering section, and we crushed them. It was good times.
by holly96 on Aug 7, 2009 1:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, hello Holly
Good to see you in the new blog.
As for my BYU fandom, I didn’t become a real big fan until I started going to school there. Since then, I’ve watched BYU sports almost on the same level as major league sports, more or less. My parents did go there, but I didn’t really care all that much before attending.
by Mr. Rockie on Aug 7, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm headed off to BYU in 2 1/2 weeks
staying at heritage halls and I just bought my all-sports pass
Go Cougs!
are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
by utahdbacksfan on Aug 7, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good on ya
the more D-backs fans in the state, the better. enjoy.
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
by Shums on Aug 7, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as you're from the NL West, it's good on me
I’m mainly a fan of the Rockies and Giants, but I was on the D-backs side back in the World Series when they won that.
by Mr. Rockie on Aug 7, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you on the ROcky board?
That makes me ROcky.
by Phallus on Sep 5, 2009 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I pretty much didn't have a choice
Once I got converted to the Church at 17 I pretty much became a BYU fan at that moment. I used to be a huge Kansas fan, and I still am, but now BYU is number one. That and I ended up going there. Go Cougars!
I hate Robert Horry
by kinhops on Aug 11, 2009 10:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good for you...
firstly for hating Horry, second for BYU>Kansas…
by sroufe on Aug 11, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nightmare....
If I ever see Robert Horry I swear I will head-butt him. One of the worst moments of my life…
I hate Robert Horry
by kinhops on Aug 12, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I root for BYU because I hate the Baltimore Orioles.
I really wish they beat Oklahoma on Saturday! Sooners are like Orioles. Because they suck.
yaaaaaaaaa yaaaaaaaaaaa yaaaaaaaaaaa
by Phallus on Sep 5, 2009 1:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You're weird...
Vanquish the Foe, a BYU Cougars blog at SB Nation
by sroufe on Sep 5, 2009 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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