I hate the Utes. BYU stickers in their urinals is pretty low. Dumping beer on opponents is even lower. Does anything good come out of the U of U?

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I hate the Utes. BYU stickers in their urinals is pretty low. Dumping beer on opponents is even lower. Does anything good come out of the U of U?

It wasn't directed at anyone in particular. Just some of my observations from participating on this board for the last few years.
I am not really interested in keeping score about which side acts worse. If you want I'll even grant that Utah fans are worse, perhaps they are.
I just wish the vitriolic hate from both sides, especially on the religion issue, would subside.

I don't hate the U at all. Don't even dislike them. My grandpa started as fullback for hte U for 3 years and played with Elder Worthlin there.

But, like playing your brother in a game of 1 on 1 in the back yard, I want to win BADLY. I want those bragging rights. I want to lord over him when I win. Rub it in his face--all in good fun of course, because he;d do teh same to me.

What I hate about the rivalry is the anti-LDS sentiment, and that comes from one side and one side only. It is bitterness and vile. Many in this state turn it into a referendum game on the LDS faith, and I am sorry, but I hate that. Perhaps it is partially fair game though because of how the LDS Church is using the football program as a missionary tool, so in a way, it is an extension of the church in that way. SO I guess I get it, I just don't like it.

As to Vai's comments, he needs to just shut up about Bronco. It is clear that he still loves BYU and his time there, He sent kids there. BUt he clearly has an axe to grind with Bronco, and it is immature and juvenile. Whit is happy to stroke Vai's ego and sniff his jock while Bronco is just not that type of guy. Vai needs to check his own self on this one, because his pride is giving him away. Vai is not the only one either. Hans Olson, Jason Buck, and Ofahangaue also are upset due to coaching snubs. It is pettiness.

As a BYU fan who is not Mormon I find the constant jabs at non-Mormon Utah fans to be in very bad taste. Why does the religion of the fans even need to be brought into it? There are plenty of BYU fans like me out there who cheer for the Cougars while at the same time not sharing your religious beliefs, many of us even drink alcohol. (As if that is some sort of terrible evil)
There also seems to be an underlying implication that the only real Mormons are the ones who cheer for BYU, that or the only reason Mormons go to Utah is because they aren't smart enough or righteous enough to go to BYU. Then again, maybe I am reading more into what you are saying than you mean.
You claim religious bigotry from the Utes while at the same time assuming that every Ute fan must be an anti-mormon who hates the church. First of all, it simply isn't true, the majority of fans on both sides are Mormon, so when you disparage the religion of Ute fans you are generally disparaging your own coreligionists.
Yes there are Ute fans who act in terrible ways, even towards your religion, I don't doubt that and I've seen it myself. I find that behavior annoying, callous, and distasteful.
The religious element of this rivalry is interesting because it is one of the reasons the rivalry is so heated, while at the same time I wish people would just leave religion out of it.

I'll add that I actually think most fans, on both sides, are fine and keep the whole thing in perspective. We are really talking about a vocal minority.