Can You Be Mormon and Cheer for the U?
Today, we’re asking a question that has plagued the state of Utah for many years: Can you be Mormon and cheer for the University of Utah?
Rebbie says yes, but I’m not so sure… We’re asking you to break the tie. Vote below!
Loading ...For further discussion, I (Danny) will be live-tweeting tonight’s game from @thenormons and posting the best from both sides of the battlefield below. Here are some gems:
Party at Spencer Hadley's house #HolyWar
— Chase Saxton (@chasemsaxton) September 22, 2013
I like basketball better anyway. #BYU
— Brandon Stone (@brandonhstone) September 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/keithharten/status/381647261177901056
Geez, BYU. If I wanted to be frustrated & disappointed, I would've gone on a date. #BYUvsUTAH
— Kelly Cannon (@mskellycannon) September 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/mattdizwhitlock/status/381639236601913344
Why do BYU players get to show their midriffs? #honorcodeviolated or #doublestandard #BYUvsUTAH #HolyWar
— CLee (@shineypixels) September 22, 2013
Taysom Hill runs like Joseph ran from Potiphar's Wife. #HolyWar #simile
— Jordan Makin (@jordmakin) September 22, 2013
If the University of Utah were an iPhone app, it would be Tinder.
— R (@_rscottc) September 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/KenzieAllred/status/381513302955679745
I thought it'd be funny to tell my dad I decided to be a Utah fan.
I do not think it's funny now that I am no longer is daughter. #holywar
— Chelsea (@sea_brimhall) September 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/bradleymasters/status/381506378130399232
Again, this is what makes #holywar so intense: it IS about religion. Not only church v state, but Mormon v Mormon. #byu #utes
— Nick Newman (@nicknewman801) September 18, 2013
@TheNormons mm great question. Let's ask this guy. #HolyWar https://t.co/zVj5byh82W
— Dave Christison (@dave_christison) September 21, 2013
My dad's a Mormon bishop and he's a democrat. A Utah fan. Watches football on sundays. And loves Coca Cola. Ain't no problem.
— Curtis Hughes (@CurtisBHughes) June 6, 2013
I always assumed it would play out like this: #twitterstake #byufootball #byu pic.twitter.com/9HA60TNYxQ
— BradMcBride – Thus We See… (@Brad_McB_TWS) September 21, 2013
Just witnessed a friend win the real #HolyWar in life! He was just #baptized as a follower of #JesusChrist. #God #bless him! #lds #mormon
— Keith Kuder (@UtahGuru) September 21, 2013
AND THE BEST
Well I guess I will continue to hold on my husband dropping 47 points on Utah for a little longer
— Whitney Fredette (@whitneyfredette) September 22, 2013
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I guess so. BUT I WILL YELL MEAN THINGS AT YOU LIKE ‘FETCH YOU, GENTILE’
@Brad – dying laughing! I don’t understand how an intellectually honest LDS individual can answer ‘no’ to this question. Cheering for one athletic team over another has nothing to do with commitment to the Savior.
Wendy, I agree completely. Which is why I was happy to see that in our sarcastic internet poll, the people of the internet voted 64% to 36% that YES you can cheer for the U and be Mormon 🙂
Wow, the question is eternal and depends on which place you attended. I have a friend who would put LSU in the top spot on the Plan of Salvation chart above. He just doesn’t understand.
The internet poll aside, the answer must always be no.
BYU EE Class of 1974
Ummm.. President Nelson went to the U, so……..