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I have no idea how BYU fields a competitive football team.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:28 pm
It may not be a requirement anymore, but in the past a student athlete at BYU had to go on a two year mission for the Mormon church before they could even play. That’s why the majority of their players are about 24 or 25 years old imagine spending your first two years in college riding around on a bicycle going door-to-door telling people about the Mormon Jesus before you will ever play down a football. how in the world were they ever competitive?
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Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:30 pm to UncleRoll
Mormons are insanely devout. And they do go on 2 year missions so they have a shite ton of 24 year olds
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:34 pm to UncleRoll
I think they make a lot of exceptions. Doubt their top dollar NIL basketball roster this year even knows it's a Mormon school.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:40 pm to wm72
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Doubt their top dollar NIL basketball roster this year even knows it's a Mormon school
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:42 pm to wm72
Yep. I'm pretty sure Jim McMahon went on some booze-fueled missionary work back in the day.
He was raised Catholic (not Mormon), so you know he did some drinking.
He was raised Catholic (not Mormon), so you know he did some drinking.
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:43 pm to UncleRoll
I don't know but I have enjoyed watching them today... This has been a good game
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:45 pm to theballguy
Other way around ... before NIL.
BYU had an exemption regarding age and eligibility. They had plenty - PLENTY - of 23 and 24 year old big boys that did a mission because they were not big enough to play in the NFL at 22.
BYU had an exemption regarding age and eligibility. They had plenty - PLENTY - of 23 and 24 year old big boys that did a mission because they were not big enough to play in the NFL at 22.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:45 pm to UncleRoll
They don’t. They win a lot of games against programs with no history of winning except against similarly situated teams. They’d be Mississippi State in the SEC.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:52 pm to mattloc
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don't know but I have enjoyed watching them today... This has been a good game
This game is awesome
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:00 pm to TigerBait1971
It is awesome and BYU is the only university I know of that mentions Jesus in their game video.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:04 pm to TROJANFORCEONE
quote:It is a shame they don’t worship the historical/biblical Jesus. Their Jesus is a created being who became a god, not the eternal second person of the Trinity that took on a human nature to redeem mankind.
It is awesome and BYU is the only university I know of that mentions Jesus in their game video.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:06 pm to AwgustaDawg
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They win a lot of games against programs with no history of winning except against similarly situated teams. They’d be Mississippi State in the SEC
Pretty dismissive take of BYU, imo.
Especially when one considers their qb lineage and innovation in the passing game under Lavell Edwards.
Try getting out of your SEC bubble now and then. The cfb world is a big place.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:06 pm to FooManChoo
It's all nonsense, so who cares
My favorite are the camera shots of the students at games. Whitest kids you'll ever see
My favorite are the camera shots of the students at games. Whitest kids you'll ever see
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:14 pm to CNB
This post game show is cringe.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:15 pm to rojak
I will not hear any negativity about the Pop Tart bowl, you fricking heathen
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:16 pm to UncleRoll
I don’t know but watching the Pop Tart celebration for the winner was nuts and fun. Hahaha.
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:17 pm to Raoul Stimulato
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Try getting out of your SEC bubble now and then. The cfb world is a big place.
You’ll have to forgive Jawja fans. Football wasn’t around before 2021 for a lot of them.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:21 pm to FooManChoo
Stfu
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:26 pm to CNB
Even the homeless people I saw in Salt Lake City were dressed from The Gap.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:30 pm to Raoul Stimulato
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Pretty dismissive take of BYU, imo. Especially when one considers their qb lineage and innovation in the passing game under Lavell Edwards. Try getting out of your SEC bubble now and then. The cfb world is a big place.
The CFB world is indeed a big place. BYU is 62nd of 136 of winningest programs. They have 3 more wins all time than Vanderbilt. You are 100% correct that I was mistaken when I compared BYU to Mississippi State. They’re closer to Vandy.
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