Holy War 2011

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Donny to Jake: How many BYU football players does it take to change a flat tire?

Jake: I don't know.

Donny: Just one. Unless its a blowout in Logan, then the whole team shows up.

I was wrong, that isn't really funny. In fact not even slightly funny. Should have spent more time on MS Paint making it clear to read. That way it wouldn't be a double fail.

[Flattop]

Haka:

- very cool and highly intimidating when performed by polynesians (particularly Ma'ori).
- very cool when performed before the start of a rugby match (and a bit terrifying to a skinny 15 year old high school player)

It's also very cool when New Zealand and American troops do it together in Afghanistan to build Esprit de Corp.

[LA Ute]

Classic compensation for something or other.

I wasn't born yet, but I know that in the 50s the big V-8 engines were a big deal, and Oldsmobile called theirs the "Rocket 8." That Ken Garff ad is part of that campaign and that era.

1952 Oldsmobile Super 88

Most popular Old's was this Super 88
as usual the four-doors out sold the two-doors by almost double
they featured the "Rocket 8" big V-8 and even displayed a rocket ship in their ads

Cost: $2,589.00

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/cars/oldsmobile.htm

I don't think BYU had any advertising for its football program at that time, except maybe in The Improvement Era, which did carry advertisements for church-owned companies.

[myboynoah]

This lesson on cultural sensitivity from the Runnin' Kiyi's has been fascinating.

Very fascinating, from a fanbase that supports a team with feathers on its helmets.

[Flattop]

Wait - help me understand.

So this photo is cool because it shows a non-Poly getting upset about some lame (your words) dance a bunch of non-Poly's did prior to a game that is apparently an affront to him because it is a call out to battle for Poly's?

No, it is cool because he had Poly teammates that he was doing this for.

Recall that this was the year after some Oregon players got upset in Vegas about BYU doing the Haka.

[BlueHair]

Anyone associated with the Utah program has no room to call anyone else a racist. Is there anything more offensive than using a tribe as a mascot? It's unbelievable the PAC-12 didn't require them to change it.

[Flattop]

Anyone associated with the Utah program has no room to call anyone else a racist. Is there anything more offensive than using a tribe as a mascot? It's unbelievable the PAC-12 didn't require them to change it.

You are aware that the Ute tribe has given the university its permission, right? The NCAA, when informed of this fact, backed off on forcing Utah to change its mascot.

[BlueHair]

You are aware that the Ute tribe has given the university its permission, right? The NCAA, when informed of this fact, backed off on forcing Utah to change its mascot.

That's the story.

[Coach McGuirk]

and you and Coug Junkie can continue to go through life without any cultural awareness whatsover, trampling on things that might be sacred to others.

BYU is sacred to me, I wish you would stop.

[LA Ute]

You are aware that the Ute tribe has given the university its permission, right? The NCAA, when informed of this fact, backed off on forcing Utah to change its mascot.

Don't feed the troll, FT. He knows all that.

Oddly, back in 1968 when BYU got heat for the church's priesthood ban (black athletes were not amused), BYU fans started wearing red armbands to protest the horrible treatment Native Americans had gotten from the U.S. government. Despite their concern for Native Americans, Cougar fans never uttered a word about the Utah nickname, which was then still the Redskins. Again, odd.



(The nickname changed in 1971, when the agreement with the Ute nation began.)

[ERCougar]

No, it is cool because he had Poly teammates that he was doing this for.

Recall that this was the year after some Oregon players got upset in Vegas about BYU doing the Haka.

Looks like we have 4 theories so far:
1) He was making a statement for true diversity, with the subtle subtext of protesting racism in the LDS church
2) He was showing his allegiance to his Mountain West Conference
3) He was defending his Poly teammates who I guess couldn't be bothered themselves to do anything
4) He was demenstruating

I'm going with Eddie's theory.

[LA Ute]

Looks like we have 4 theories so far:
1) He was making a statement for true diversity, with the subtle subtext of protesting racism in the LDS church
2) He was showing his allegiance to his Mountain West Conference
3) He was defending his Poly teammates who I guess couldn't be bothered themselves to do anything
4) He was demenstruating

I'm going with Eddie's theory.

Hey, ER, I found a smiley just for you, although it fits JIC more since he's primary care:



This one fits you better:

[ERCougar]

Hey, ER, I found a smiley just for you, although it fits JIC more since he's primary care:



This one fits you better:

I like it! I may even replace my signature line...

[Moliere]

You are aware that the Ute tribe has given the university its permission, right? The NCAA, when informed of this fact, backed off on forcing Utah to change its mascot.

I hate to say it but that doesn't make it right. I wonder how much Utah has to pay for the naming right.

[Surfah]

I hate to say it but that doesn't make it right. I wonder how much Utah has to pay for the naming right.

A couple bottles of fire water.