U vs. Y '12

[SCcoug]

For the second year in a row the BYU Utah game made the ESPN Monday Night Football segment "come on man."

[Lost Student]

Did everybody just miss the part where SU said BYU was a pretty good D-1 team? That's akin to anybody else saying that we should be ranked in the top 10.

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpost.php?p=878709&postcount=1878

[Pelado]

So the camera shots of the stands I saw showed a lot of red, and not much blue. How many BYU fans were at the game?

[il Padrino Ute]

So the camera shots of the stands I saw showed a lot of red, and not much blue. How many BYU fans were at the game?

From my seats, it didn't look like there was nearly as much blue in the stands as in years past. There's usually a larger contingent in the visitor section and fewer scattered Y fans about the stadium. I think someone mentioned in this thread that perhaps there were just fewer that wore blue, but the Y fans were not as loud as they have been in the past, which makes me believe that they stayed away this year.

[Omaha 680]

So the camera shots of the stands I saw showed a lot of red, and not much blue. How many BYU fans were at the game?

I'm horrible estimating numbers, but it was definitely more sparse than past years. We had the usual visitors sections in the SW corner, and a small pocket in the NW corner. But I didn't see much else. And we weren't very loud. In 2006 we were much louder. Even in 2008. This was more like 2004.

I wonder if people really are afraid to go to RES for the rivalry game because of all the stories. That's a shame if true. I love going to games on the hill. I'm with DDD, if you're respectful and don't look for trouble, you won't get any. There's always a couple douches who mouth off something they think is clever, but it's easy to ignore.

[DU Ute]

I'm horrible estimating numbers, but it was definitely more sparse than past years. We had the usual visitors sections in the SW corner, and a small pocket in the NW corner. But I didn't see much else. And we weren't very loud. In 2006 we were much louder. Even in 2008. This was more like 2004.

I wonder if people really are afraid to go to RES for the rivalry game because of all the stories. That's a shame if true. I love going to games on the hill. I'm with DDD, if you're respectful and don't look for trouble, you won't get any. There's always a couple douches who mouth off something they think is clever, but it's easy to ignore.

I think it is more a case of most of the seats being filled by season ticket holders, there just aren't as many tickets that are easy to come by.

[Coach McGuirk]

From Forde Yard Dash,

FIELD-STORMING FIASCOES
BYU QB Riley Nelson walks away from Utah fans who prematurely rushed the field with 1 second left. (AP)Speaking of the kicking game: It took two missed field goals and three field stormings for Utah (9) to beat BYU (10) on Saturday night in the annual Holy War game. Combine sketchy officiating with some bizarre circumstances with an overly eager Utes student section and the result was chaos.
The game was thought to be over the first time when a pass by BYU's Riley Nelson fell incomplete and the Utah students swarmed. Then a second was put back on the clock.
It was thought to be over a second time when BYU's subsequent field-goal attempt to tie was blocked and the Utah students swarmed. Then the Utes were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct because of the field storming.
It finally was over a third time when Riley Stephenson's kick doinked off the upright and Utah won, 24-21. The students swarmed a third and final time. This one for real.

also,

Given the history of field-storming misfires, The Dash feels compelled to dish out some rules for doing it right:
• Wait until the game is actually over. This would seem elementary, but the above examples make clear that it's a harder concept to master than you'd expect.
• Do not taunt the losers. Anyone who comes onto the field and talks noise at a visiting player – who is probably much larger, faster, stronger, more sober and infinitely more angry – is an idiot. Stoic BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall was approached by one such idiot Saturday night, and Mendenhall nearly went out of character and went after the kid. A flying form tackle would be understandable in that circumstance.

[LA Ute]

From Forde Yard Dash

For a different take, see the last item here, from Sports Illustrated:

A Thousand Points of Spite: Week 3 Awards

[DU Ute]

From Forde Yard Dash,



also,

Well said.

[Coach McGuirk]

For a different take, see the last item here, from Sports Illustrated:

A Thousand Points of Spite: Week 3 Awards

wait, what?

[Jeff Lebowski]

For a different take, see the last item here, from Sports Illustrated:

A Thousand Points of Spite: Week 3 Awards

Oh sweet Jesus. Is LA Ute going to the defend the Ute fans rushing the field? I would call this irony, but I know better now.

DDD, is it OK to call this chutzpah? Because it seems like the textbook definition.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

DDD, is it OK to call this chutzpah?

Triplet is Hebrew?

[Jeff Lebowski]

And for the record, there are few places on earth more glorious than Lake Powell in September. Crowds are gone. Temps are down. FUNKY FRIDAY ALREADY!

In case anyone cares, the trip was fantastic. Perfect weather and yesterday may have been the best day of fishing in my life.

[Top Ute]

I think it is more a case of most of the seats being filled by season ticket holders, there just aren't as many tickets that are easy to come by.

Not only that, but as recently as 2010, season tickets were cheap enough that many BYU fans would buy them just for the Utah game. That's not the case anymore. I have no hard numbers to support this, but I'd be willing to guess that took away at least 1,000 BYU fans from coming to the Utah game.

[LA Ute]

Oh sweet Jesus. Is LA Ute going to the defend the Ute fans rushing the field? I would call this irony, but I know better now.

DDD, is it OK to call this chutzpah? Because it seems like the textbook definition.

You need to read the thread, amigo! I have already said that I think fans should stay off the field, period, if not completely, at least until the opposing team has left the field. I think the U. needs to do something to keep the MUSS (bless them!) off the field at least to that extent. I also think it is low-class (and really pretty stupid) to taunt the losing players after winning. I just added the SI stuff to show that there are views all over the place on this issue.