With some new blood on the board

[byu71]

and this being a Cougar site with Utes on it, I note the phrase ALUF (active LDS Ute Fan) being used.

I think it is a good idea as football season draws nigh to note the difference between the Active LDS Ute fan and the "Active LDS Ute fan."

The Active LDS Ute fan is not a problem for me, nor do he or she bother me in any way whatsoever. They are what the phrase says, they are active LDS and Ute fans. I personally see no contradiction there.

On the other hand, the "Active LDS Ute fan" is actually a bum buddy of the BYU "mullah" although neither will admit it.

When BYU has an honor code problem, you can hear the "ALUF" making statement such as, "as an active LDS person, I think.........." and then they go on to tell what should be happening at BYU because they are active LDS. Man you are a Ute fan. Who gives a crap what you think should be happening at BYU. I couldn't care less that as "an active LDS Ute fan" you are embarassed for the church. You can openly cheer and scream for a team that allows Sunday play, that allows players to have premarital sex, that allows players to drink over a school that doesn't and yet you are going to preach about how things should be done at your rival. That is hypocricy.

I would just ask that knowing the difference, when referring to the active LDS Ute fan you don't mix them up with the "active LDS Ute fan."

[Indy Coug]

Can I get an executive summary of the previous post?

[byu71]

Can I get an executive summary of the previous post?

Even a summary would go over your head.

[YOhio]

Can I get an executive summary of the previous post?

ALUF = Cool. Example; 8BallRollin or MormonRedDeath.
"ALUF" = Not cool. Example; Il Padrino Ute or UteStar.

[Flattop]

Hmm, so many choices.

Personally, I don't care what happens at BYU. But I sometimes wonder if my brother isn't right when he says the church should sell the institution.

You have an honor code, wonderful. But I wonder if BYU fans shouldn't start thinking like Air Force and Navy fans. Whatever challenges BYU has because of its honor code, the military academies treble because, well, they're military academies. If an athlete can't handle BYU's honor code, they surely couldn't hack it at a military academy. So get over yourselves already.

[byu71]

Personally, I don't care what happens at BYU. But I sometimes wonder if my brother isn't right when he says the church should sell the institution.

You have an honor code, wonderful. But I wonder if BYU fans shouldn't start thinking like Air Force and Navy fans. Whatever challenges BYU has because of its honor code, the military academies treble because, well, they're military academies. If an athlete can't handle BYU's honor code, they surely couldn't hack it at a military academy. So get over yourselves already.

You lost me. Are you saying BYU should become part of the military?

[Flattop]

I'll try to speak english this time.

No, I'm not saying BYU should become part of the military. I'm saying BYU doesn't have anything on the military academies.

If sports is really priority number 5 as Bronco suggested recently, then BYU should consider itself like unto the academies.

[Mormon Red Death]

and this being a Cougar site with Utes on it, I note the phrase ALUF (active LDS Ute Fan) being used.

I think it is a good idea as football season draws nigh to note the difference between the Active LDS Ute fan and the "Active LDS Ute fan."

The Active LDS Ute fan is not a problem for me, nor do he or she bother me in any way whatsoever. They are what the phrase says, they are active LDS and Ute fans. I personally see no contradiction there.

On the other hand, the "Active LDS Ute fan" is actually a bum buddy of the BYU "mullah" although neither will admit it.

When BYU has an honor code problem, you can hear the "ALUF" making statement such as, "as an active LDS person, I think.........." and then they go on to tell what should be happening at BYU because they are active LDS. Man you are a Ute fan. Who gives a crap what you think should be happening at BYU. I couldn't care less that as "an active LDS Ute fan" you are embarassed for the church. You can openly cheer and scream for a team that allows Sunday play, that allows players to have premarital sex, that allows players to drink over a school that doesn't and yet you are going to preach about how things should be done at your rival. That is hypocricy.

I would just ask that knowing the difference, when referring to the active LDS Ute fan you don't mix them up with the "active LDS Ute fan."

This is not a cougar site with Utes on it. Its a split site between the two. Give us our fair billing.

[Goatnapper'96]

I'll try to speak english this time.

No, I'm not saying BYU should become part of the military. I'm saying BYU doesn't have anything on the military academies.

If sports is really priority number 5 as Bronco suggested recently, then BYU should consider itself like unto the academies.

I think BYU and the academies are pretty similar already. I don't know what BYU considers itself and I don't see how that is relevent, but the limitations BYU places upon itself in the name of having a purpose for its graduates strikes me as very similar to the service academy approach.

Are you saying BYU doesn't consider itself similar to the academies in some way? Because I am still not following you real well, perhaps a concrete example might help me to understand.

[byu71]

This is not a cougar site with Utes on it. Its a split site between the two. Give us our fair billing.

I freely admit that sentence was trolling.

[Borg]

This is not a cougar site with Utes on it. Its a split site between the two. Give us our fair billing.

Personally....I don't really care. All I want is for Mormon Red Death to post as much, and as often as possible.

I never know what he says mind you...for some reason, I can't take my eyes off his avatar. So...the more we hear from MRD...the better.

[Flattop]

Are you saying BYU doesn't consider itself similar to the academies in some way? Because I am still not following you real well, perhaps a concrete example might help me to understand.

The administration may consider BYU similar to the academies, I don't know. But I'm talking more about the fans. When was the last time you heard an Air Forcs fan talking about possibily winning a national championship?

[Goatnapper'96]

The administration may consider BYU similar to the academies, I don't know. But I'm talking more about the fans. When was the last time you heard an Air Forcs fan talking about possibily winning a national championship?

If folks in the media can occassionally throw out BYU as a dark horse to playing in some BCS MNC game, why shouldn't BYU fans discuss it? Are you bothered that BYU puts an emphasis on winning?

As far as the AFA fans I think the answer would be mid October 2002 or perhaps early November 1985.

[beelzebabette]

I sometimes wonder if my brother isn't right when he says the church should sell the institution.

I think Alan Ashton's already fractured his fortune enough that he couldn't afford it.

[UtahDan]

If folks in the media can occassionally throw out BYU as a dark horse to playing in some BCS MNC game, why shouldn't BYU fans discuss it? Are you bothered that BYU puts an emphasis on winning?

As far as the AFA fans I think the answer would be mid October 2002 or perhaps early November 1985.

If that ever happens, you wake me up and I will in fact start worrying.