Football Home Game
Sat, August 31, 2024
Sat, August 31, 2024
Basketball Home Game
Fri, November 1, 2024
Fri, November 1, 2024
Proof of the Rivalry
- newhouse9
- Posts: 3427
- Joined: January 11th, 2011, 2:58 pm
- Has thanked: 28 times
- Been thanked: 1051 times
- GeoAg
- Moderator
- Posts: 8610
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 1:09 am
- Has thanked: 303 times
- Been thanked: 1743 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Love it. I saved this pic for posterity.
"You guys have sacrificed in ways you've never sacrificed before. You've given more. You expect more...Tonight is our opportunity to write the story of who this family, who this program, who this team will be" -Coach Blake Anderson
- Aglicious
- Site Admin
- Posts: 7176
- Joined: January 14th, 2004, 12:00 am
- Location: Vega$
- Has thanked: 954 times
- Been thanked: 2476 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
I also find it hilarious that they have interjected BSU as a "rival" over these past few years. It's like they hope to ride the coat tails of the Bronco's success by placing themselves on the same plane. So they've played football for 100 years and in that time they've had 8 total matchups against BSU, losing 6 of those? Hardly a "rivalry".
But hey, they have practically the exact same win percentage against the Utes and people have been buying that as a rivalry for decades now.
But hey, they have practically the exact same win percentage against the Utes and people have been buying that as a rivalry for decades now.
- ViAggie
- Posts: 24924
- Joined: June 16th, 2011, 6:49 pm
- Location: Temecula, California
- Has thanked: 6173 times
- Been thanked: 2567 times
- BigBlueDart
- Pick'em Champ - '17 FB Predict the Score
- Posts: 9124
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 7:57 am
- Location: Syracuse, UT
- Has thanked: 266 times
- Been thanked: 1060 times
-
- Posts: 1986
- Joined: January 21st, 2011, 8:56 am
- Has thanked: 248 times
- Been thanked: 303 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
BYU is guilty of rivalry appropriation. Boise State is one of our rivals, not theirs.
-
- Posts: 1564
- Joined: December 26th, 2010, 8:43 am
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Has thanked: 15 times
- Been thanked: 542 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
How on earth can their fans consider Boise State a rival?! They have played 8 times in total spread out over only the past 15 years. Their record is only 2-6 against Boise State. Hardly the makings of a "rivalry".aggiesdotcom wrote: ↑July 5th, 2018, 12:53 pmBYU is guilty of rivalry appropriation. Boise State is one of our rivals, not theirs.
-
- Posts: 3389
- Joined: October 1st, 2013, 9:11 am
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 1229 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
To be fair, they also consider themselves to be a P5 program, so you can't really trust their judgment.swordsman1989 wrote: ↑July 6th, 2018, 6:04 amHow on earth can their fans consider Boise State a rival?! They have played 8 times in total spread out over only the past 15 years. Their record is only 2-6 against Boise State. Hardly the makings of a "rivalry".aggiesdotcom wrote: ↑July 5th, 2018, 12:53 pmBYU is guilty of rivalry appropriation. Boise State is one of our rivals, not theirs.
Jordan Nathan’s ACTUAL #1 Fan
- GeoAg
- Moderator
- Posts: 8610
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 1:09 am
- Has thanked: 303 times
- Been thanked: 1743 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
They have self-awareness issues down at byu-provo. They are 5-3 against us over the last 8 years and consider it lopsided and not a rivalry, and yet Boise is a rivalry at 2-6? Sounds like an aspirational rivalry to me at best. In addition they have lost 7 straight to Utah...and yet somehow they think they are superior to all of these teams. Seems like someone is compensating for something.
No, for my point of view, I don't care what they think is a rivalry and what isn't, I just look forward to water the grass in Provo with cougar tears on October 5th.
No, for my point of view, I don't care what they think is a rivalry and what isn't, I just look forward to water the grass in Provo with cougar tears on October 5th.
"You guys have sacrificed in ways you've never sacrificed before. You've given more. You expect more...Tonight is our opportunity to write the story of who this family, who this program, who this team will be" -Coach Blake Anderson
-
- Posts: 1328
- Joined: November 6th, 2010, 10:42 pm
- Has thanked: 31 times
- Been thanked: 102 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Unless their program gets picked up by a power conference no one would ever be around to see all these goals accomplished (and probably not even then). I think BYU hit it’s possible peak a decade back, independence does not suit them well.thansen wrote:Is this a joke?
If not, in what year does BYU think they will be able to accomplish these goals? Will Sitake be around to see any of these goals accomplished?
- USU78
- Pick'em Champ - '16 Weekly
- Posts: 15443
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 6:43 am
- Location: Sandy
- Has thanked: 7200 times
- Been thanked: 2092 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Achievable goals:
Beating USU; and
Bowl eligibility.
No way they can accomplish any of the others, especially the last.
And the achievable goals may well be beyond their reach.
Beating USU; and
Bowl eligibility.
No way they can accomplish any of the others, especially the last.
And the achievable goals may well be beyond their reach.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
- thegreendalegelf
- Posts: 993
- Joined: August 18th, 2017, 3:26 pm
- Has thanked: 969 times
- Been thanked: 327 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
I think we are what stands between them and bowl eligibility. They will probably be either 6-6 or 5-7. The hard will be way too hard for them and the easy will be easy enough that they shouldn't lose.
I am afraid that this game will mean more to them than us this year and they will be motivated enough to win it. This will be their super bowl this year.
-
- Posts: 1564
- Joined: December 26th, 2010, 8:43 am
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Has thanked: 15 times
- Been thanked: 542 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
I think their peak was 1977-1996. 1996 was the last time BYU played in a major bowl game (really the only time they did) and made noise near the top of the national rankings (ranked 5th in both polls after the bowl games). Bronco did get them back into the top 25 regularly, but they certainly did not reach the levels they occasionally reached during the 1977-1996 period.Chupamedia wrote: ↑July 6th, 2018, 9:25 amUnless their program gets picked up by a power conference no one would ever be around to see all these goals accomplished (and probably not even then). I think BYU hit it’s possible peak a decade back, independence does not suit them well.thansen wrote:Is this a joke?
If not, in what year does BYU think they will be able to accomplish these goals? Will Sitake be around to see any of these goals accomplished?
-
- SJSU Ultimate Loser Award Winner - Given to someone that should probably give up but won't.
- Posts: 23502
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 8:09 am
- Location: Where the sagebrush grows!
- Has thanked: 1419 times
- Been thanked: 3256 times
- ViAggie
- Posts: 24924
- Joined: June 16th, 2011, 6:49 pm
- Location: Temecula, California
- Has thanked: 6173 times
- Been thanked: 2567 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Thus the
Just another day in the (Aggie) Brotherhood
- ViAggie
- Posts: 24924
- Joined: June 16th, 2011, 6:49 pm
- Location: Temecula, California
- Has thanked: 6173 times
- Been thanked: 2567 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
6. Meet the Queen of England
7. Fly to Mars
8......
7. Fly to Mars
8......
Just another day in the (Aggie) Brotherhood
- USU_NoKaOi
- Posts: 642
- Joined: September 24th, 2011, 9:01 am
- Location: Hyrum, Utah
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 0
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Bwa haa haa!ViAggie wrote:6. Meet the Queen of England
7. Fly to Mars
8......
Sent from my VS835 using Tapatalk
- Aglicious
- Site Admin
- Posts: 7176
- Joined: January 14th, 2004, 12:00 am
- Location: Vega$
- Has thanked: 954 times
- Been thanked: 2476 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
When you look at those goals and consider the game with USU affects the first 3 in a very direct way, it is no surprise that it is their super bowl. I don't believe they have a more important game on their schedule.
- thegreendalegelf
- Posts: 993
- Joined: August 18th, 2017, 3:26 pm
- Has thanked: 969 times
- Been thanked: 327 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
I wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
USU will have two weeks off before going to Provo and BYU will only have 6 days of rest after a road trip to Washington to play the Huskies. I definitely hope the wheel comes off. 1-5 would be nice but I'm hoping that they're 0-6 after we play them.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
-
- Posts: 3389
- Joined: October 1st, 2013, 9:11 am
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 1229 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
I recently read a tweet from a BYU fan saying that if USU beats BYU, then Sitake should be fired. Would really hurt to shoot ourselves in the foot like that. Almost worth letting BYU win that game if it means Sitake gets to keep the program in a downward spiral for another year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
Jordan Nathan’s ACTUAL #1 Fan
-
- Posts: 2371
- Joined: September 9th, 2011, 4:32 pm
- Location: The gloomy Northwest
- Has thanked: 30 times
- Been thanked: 152 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
It wasn't long ago that we were howling because USU didn't hire Sitake. Is he actually a sucky coach or is BYU just in a hopeless position?YoungBloodAggie wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 11:29 amI recently read a tweet from a BYU fan saying that if USU beats BYU, then Sitake should be fired. Would really hurt to shoot ourselves in the foot like that. Almost worth letting BYU win that game if it means Sitake gets to keep the program in a downward spiral for another year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
-
- Aggie Insider, Pick'em Champ - '18 Kickoff, '19 Weekly
- Posts: 19554
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 8:17 pm
- Location: Smithfield, Utah
- Has thanked: 23531 times
- Been thanked: 15939 times
- Contact:
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Some guys just aren't meant to be head coaches. Sitake is a great coordinator and an even better recruiter but hes filled his coaching staff with guys that can't coach worth $hit. That's great for us! When we win 10 games and Coach Wells gets poached and takes Keith Patterson with him, hiring Sitake to coach our defense would be fantastic.SeattleAg wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 3:34 pmIt wasn't long ago that we were howling because USU didn't hire Sitake. Is he actually a sucky coach or is BYU just in a hopeless position?YoungBloodAggie wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 11:29 amI recently read a tweet from a BYU fan saying that if USU beats BYU, then Sitake should be fired. Would really hurt to shoot ourselves in the foot like that. Almost worth letting BYU win that game if it means Sitake gets to keep the program in a downward spiral for another year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
- thegreendalegelf
- Posts: 993
- Joined: August 18th, 2017, 3:26 pm
- Has thanked: 969 times
- Been thanked: 327 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
I would expect a P5 school to try and snatch Sitake for DC. But I would be happy to have him.
- BigBlueDart
- Pick'em Champ - '17 FB Predict the Score
- Posts: 9124
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 7:57 am
- Location: Syracuse, UT
- Has thanked: 266 times
- Been thanked: 1060 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Are you being a serious person? You can't be a serious person. This is not serious-person type talk, here. If you do, indeed, mean what you say then I call into question your Aggie fandom. I call into question anyone's Aggie fandom when they would rather see BYU (or any other school) fail than see the Aggies succeed.YoungBloodAggie wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 11:29 amI recently read a tweet from a BYU fan saying that if USU beats BYU, then Sitake should be fired. Would really hurt to shoot ourselves in the foot like that. Almost worth letting BYU win that game if it means Sitake gets to keep the program in a downward spiral for another year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
- trombone_ninja
- Posts: 1295
- Joined: November 24th, 2013, 1:59 pm
- Location: Kaysville, UT
- Has thanked: 42 times
- Been thanked: 171 times
- Contact:
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
This is why we need the sarcasm font in case this isn’t usedBigBlueDart wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 4:39 pmAre you being a serious person? You can't be a serious person. This is not serious-person type talk, here. If you do, indeed, mean what you say then I call into question your Aggie fandom. I call into question anyone's Aggie fandom when they would rather see BYU (or any other school) fail than see the Aggies succeed.YoungBloodAggie wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 11:29 amI recently read a tweet from a BYU fan saying that if USU beats BYU, then Sitake should be fired. Would really hurt to shoot ourselves in the foot like that. Almost worth letting BYU win that game if it means Sitake gets to keep the program in a downward spiral for another year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
Will respond whenever you ask what the band is doing
Go Aggies!!!
Go Aggies!!!
-
- Posts: 836
- Joined: November 5th, 2010, 9:58 am
- Has thanked: 75 times
- Been thanked: 284 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
My neighbors kid, who wanted to play for USU, plays for BYU as USU had zero interest in him. Anyway, I asked him about their team, attitude, etc. on Sunday. He told me the new coaches have completely changed their attitude, work ethic and how they practice. He thinks they have the talent and with their new focus and energy they will have have a good year. Good is a relative term but he felt confident they would do noticeably better than last year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 6th, 2018, 12:06 pmI think we are what stands between them and bowl eligibility. They will probably be either 6-6 or 5-7. The hard will be way too hard for them and the easy will be easy enough that they shouldn't lose.
I am afraid that this game will mean more to them than us this year and they will be motivated enough to win it. This will be their super bowl this year.
-
- Posts: 3389
- Joined: October 1st, 2013, 9:11 am
- Has thanked: 183 times
- Been thanked: 1229 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Easy there, big fella. I figured that the wink at the end of the post was enough to imply that I was kidding.BigBlueDart wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 4:39 pmAre you being a serious person? You can't be a serious person. This is not serious-person type talk, here. If you do, indeed, mean what you say then I call into question your Aggie fandom. I call into question anyone's Aggie fandom when they would rather see BYU (or any other school) fail than see the Aggies succeed.YoungBloodAggie wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 11:29 amI recently read a tweet from a BYU fan saying that if USU beats BYU, then Sitake should be fired. Would really hurt to shoot ourselves in the foot like that. Almost worth letting BYU win that game if it means Sitake gets to keep the program in a downward spiral for another year.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑July 9th, 2018, 10:15 amI wouldn't be surprised if the Utah State game effectively decides the fate of Sitake for this exact reason. USU is what probably stands between BYU-Provo and going bowling. Not to mention that losing it could push them to 1-5 and the wheel can come off at that point.
Jordan Nathan’s ACTUAL #1 Fan
- BigBlueDart
- Pick'em Champ - '17 FB Predict the Score
- Posts: 9124
- Joined: November 3rd, 2010, 7:57 am
- Location: Syracuse, UT
- Has thanked: 266 times
- Been thanked: 1060 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
Yeah, I shoulda caught that. I guess I jumped because that attitude actually exists among some on this board. Which is probably what you were spoofing all along, right?
-
- Posts: 3533
- Joined: November 5th, 2010, 3:14 pm
- Has thanked: 499 times
- Been thanked: 706 times
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
8... Let both the male and female students at BYU grow facial hair.USU_NoKaOi wrote: ↑July 6th, 2018, 7:31 pmBwa haa haa!ViAggie wrote:6. Meet the Queen of England
7. Fly to Mars
8......
Sent from my VS835 using Tapatalk
-
- Posts: 3944
- Joined: December 13th, 2010, 10:07 pm
- Location: Salem, Oregon
- Has thanked: 695 times
- Been thanked: 1212 times
- Contact:
Re: Proof of the Rivalry
There have been a couple of threads on Cougarboard about the game. I think some of their fans are waking up to some of the facts mentioned above (over the last 8 years, the series is pretty close, closer than the Utah rivalry; this game could decide their bowl eligibility; they'll be coming off four tough games and a short week, and we'll be coming off a bye). Some of them actually sound rational (worried).
Freelance adventurer and international man of mystery.