BYU Media Day 2012

[San Juan Sun]

The more lame, football t-shirt version of "The World is our Campus."

Meh. I'm not sure why people really care about a pretty bland t-shirt motto. I can think of other things to whine about:

- being independent
- having a senior QB with an injury history who won't take his OC's advice about taking unnecessary hits
- having essentially no experience at backup QB
- having no defined tight ends for the 3rd straight year in a row
- having a depleted O line all need to go on a salad diet
- having very little D line depth after this season
- being independent


Does a t-shirt slogan really seem like a big deal now?

[myboynoah]

What a bunch of whiners.

[YOhio]

Speaking of mismanaging expectations, the new Student Section t-shirt is doomed to fail.



"every day" is game day? good luck making good on that one.

You should tell Vandalay that the shirt is "rad gear." He'll be all over it.

[Blueintheface]

What a bunch of whiners.

FWIW, I actually liked 'Rise Up'. Not original but a simple if not emphatic call to arms.

[Indy Coug]

"Every day is gameday" seems like a perfectly good slogan to me. I already have my game face on, and I'm not even wearing the t-shirt.

[Blueintheface]

"Every day is gameday" seems like a perfectly good slogan to me. I already have my game face on, and I'm not even wearing the t-shirt.

Had they ended it with ', dammit!' you might be on to something.

[TripletDaddy]

"Every day is gameday" seems like a perfectly good slogan to me. I already have my game face on, and I'm not even wearing the t-shirt.

It was originally going to be, "Every Day is Like Gameday. Every Day is silent and grey."

[Moliere]

I like the shirt. I'm going to buy one.

[kimchicoug]

FWIW, I actually liked 'Rise Up'. Not original but a simple if not emphatic call to arms.

Apparently so did the Salt Lake

A notice dated August 1, 2011, announced the 2012 Mutual theme: “Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations” (Doctrine and Covenants 115:5).

http://www.lds.org/service/serving-i...theme?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/youth/theme/2012?lang=eng

[Donuthole]

The logo/slogon/motto is especially silly for a program who prides itself on not playing, practicing, or otherwise footballing on Sunday (even though the figurative implications of the slogan are clearly the focus).

That said, I can look past the apparent lameness of the slogan when interpreted literally, but I cannot look past the vivint logo on the back. Sorry, but after I had a vivint salesman try to guilt me into buying a wireless alarm system by telling my I didn't care if my wife and children got raped and/or murdered, I decided not to support them.

[Y84it]

The logo/slogon/motto is especially silly for a program who prides itself on not playing, practicing, or otherwise footballing on Sunday (even though the figurative implications of the slogan are clearly the focus).

That said, I can look past the apparent lameness of the slogan when interpreted literally, but I cannot look past the vivint logo on the back. Sorry, but after I had a vivint salesman try to guilt me into buying a wireless alarm system by telling my I didn't care if my wife and children got raped and/or murdered, I decided not to support them.

Yikes! The salesman said that? Although that is horrible and the only thing you can do about it is not support Vivint. I am sure thats not what they train their Salesman to do. This guy probably just had to come up with a way to pay his healthcare bill.

[All-American]

My guess is that it was Nike's idea, not BYU. (Wasn't "Rise Up" a fairly common slogan last year?)

[YOhio]

My guess is that it was Nike's idea, not BYU. (Wasn't "Rise Up" a fairly common slogan last year?)

The BYU game day t-shirts seem to be created internally at BYU and sponsored locally. I don't think Nike has anything to do with them. IIRC, they sell for about $5-10.

[Eddie]

With trips all over the country, what are you learning from the schools that you visit, vis a vis fan experience and game day culture?

Bronco: we realize that we are going to have to play on the road (because teams dont want to come to Provo to play a "10 win team").....that is fun for our players to pull up to a stadium and see lots of fans already there tailgating....at BYU I would like fans to be supportive and classy, arrive early, stay late.

lame non-responsive answer.

I just wish Bronco would get together with the BYU admin about what he'd like to have in a gameday experience.

It seems like BYU tolerates having some people tailgate rather than encourages many people to tailgate. Big difference.

[byu71]

What makes a great game day experience. Here are my thoughts and not necessarily in order of priority.

1) Anticipation and excitement over how good the team is.

2) Anticipation and excitement over how good or the reputation level of the
opponent.

3) Loud up beat music getting folks hyped up.

4) Other people around who are excited for the game and not just showing up
like they are attending another church meeting.

I am afraid BYU creating a great game day experience would be like me trying to create a great experience for my grandchilren by having them listen to Frank Sinatra and watching Father Knows Best reruns.