Who would you root for?

So you've probably read the rumor-mongering thread by now, and I think we can all agree that it probably wont happen (the elimination of all BYU athletics), but I was just thinking, who would I become a fan of, if it did happen.



So, vote for who you would cheer for, and why.

I guess I would become a fan of college football in much the same way I view the NFL. No team to cheer for, just watching out of love for the game and for great performances by individuals, defenses, offenses etc.

I'd continue rooting for Minnesota, my second alma mater, and I could see myself cheering for Air Force, since I do have family ties to the Air Force (not the academy, but the service in general).

With BYU the MWC would collapse.

scott715 wrote:
With BYU the MWC would collapse.

Do you mean "Without BYU..."

I'd root for team Kim Jung Il; because the odds of him getting a NCAA division 1 sports program are about as good as BYU having the rug pulled out from under them.



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I picked "other" because I would probably be like Declocoug and just cheer for the sport of College football. My gut tells me I would just root for whoever could screw the Bc$ up the most. Wait, that's who I root for now (coupled with my strongest rooting for our beloved Cougs of course).



Go Cougs!!!

J. Child

Ammon, ID

Minnesota because I served my mission there and have become somewhat of a fan. Also UVU because that's where I went to school, although they don't have a football team.

I'd cheer for Air Force seeing as I am an AF reservist currently and then I chose "Other" as I would be like both declocoug and AmmonCougar and just enjoy the sport for what it is. I have any number of teams that I have enjoyed watching and have more than a passing interest in, but not enough to really become a "fan" such as Auburn, Indiana, Illinois, Washington State etc.

I'd spend even more energy hating and cheering against the Big Ten and against Utah.

Every college I see, I watch it cheering either for BYU directly or for whatever will help BYU's prospects. Even NFL games are only interesting for me if they feature former BYU players who, if they have good games, can help recruiting efforts since blue-chip high school players frequently choose a school as a stepping stone to "the league"



If BYU football no longer existed I'd probably watch a lot more soccer. I don't think I could switch allegiances, though I was impressed with the "class" of most of the OU fans earlier this year, still I don't think I could cheer for a school I hadn't attended.

Cincinnati and Baylor, duh.

Showed my dad this, he said, Other, I asked who ? he said Jazz, I wouldn't give a damn about college.

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Basketball-UCLA



Other sports, there are other sports??!!!

IF BYU were to lose their program, which of course they wont, I guarantee UVU would have a football program pretty soon. I bet a lot of the big donors would transfer their loyalty there too, to build up a team that would crush the :utard:

hawkwing wrote:
So you've probably read the rumor-mongering thread by now, and I think we can all agree that it probably wont happen (the elimination of all BYU athletics), but I was just thinking, who would I become a fan of, if it did happen.



So, vote for who you would cheer for, and why.

I was thinking about that today myself.



The conclusion that I came to is that it would suck, and I would never be able to root for a team with the passion I do BYU.



So, I'd probably just watch sports and enjoy watching them... don't think I could have a "favorite" team. I'd just root for the underdogs.

Football: Wazzu of course ;) even though they suck right now



Basketball: UNLV... I graduated H.S. in LV and attended UNLV for 2 years, during the Tark/Final 4 era. Which is an interesting parallel to this question for me. I was a pretty "invested" runnin' rebel for about 5-6 years. When they drove Tark our of town and crushed that program I pretty much lost all interest in college basketball except March Madness. So I could almost see the same thing happening if BYU football ceased to exist. :angry:

Penn St. would be an easy transition: same mascot, same colors. Always liked the Longhorns as well, though I can't explain why...

Voted for Air Force, because they are a classy bunch over at the Springs. Definitely my favorite place to see an away game, so far.



Also picked "other." Since I would never again have to face the conundrum of rooting for the Utes because their victory would help BYU, I would adopt Utah fan logic and root for whoever was playing the U.

If BYU were to drop football, college football would become much like hockey or the NBA to me. A passing interest with no real team I root for. I'll watch an NBA or NHL game if the matchup intrigues me. But there are no games I absolutely MUST watch or try to attend. I could never bring myself to root for the Utes or any other MWC school. More than likely I'd spend more time with Real Salt Lake and the Utah Jazz.