tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822021403326576743.post6008933104709336911..comments2024-02-23T08:15:26.119-07:00Comments on A blog by the Uruguayan Lion: A Date with HateName = Spencer Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10266824934306771305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822021403326576743.post-35556025915912207362010-08-19T03:10:15.691-06:002010-08-19T03:10:15.691-06:00Since I know how much you love the Deseret News I ...Since I know how much you love the Deseret News I thought I'd include a line from <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700058001/Too-often-sports-journalist-is-really-just-a-fan.html?pg=1" rel="nofollow">Doug Robinson's latest column</a> which I'm sure you have read.<br /><br />"Journalists see how remarkably emotional, irrational and biased fans can be in e-mails and online comments. Hence, the term fan — fanatical. It's impossible for fans to write honestly and clearly about their heroes."<br /><br />While it is true that BYU is hated, I wouldn't go so far as to claim success has anything to do with it. You said it, they were hated "despite having had some pathetic seasons in the last decade." So being hated is not a sign of success. Success, though, may be a cause of hatred. Not just successful teams are <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5146663" rel="nofollow">hated</a> either.<br /><br />I, as a fanatical, try not to confuse my hatreds. The Lakers, I hate. BYU football, I don't mind the team. It's fans however... And of course (soapbox side note), I hate all self proclaimed "fans" who state errant, uninformed opinions as fact. (If you want to throw me in here on the subject of BYU football, fine.) Examples: Jazz "fans" who think KOC or Sloan need the ax. BYU "fans" who believe that because Utah State currently loses consistently to BYU in football means they also currently lose in basketball yet refuse to actually research the subject.<br /><br />Thank you world of blogging and internet for providing the fuel for sports rivalries. I'm glad I could disprove/prove yours and Robinson's opinions.nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761096396567186602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822021403326576743.post-966380159050436562010-08-17T02:47:07.114-06:002010-08-17T02:47:07.114-06:00You know me all too well, Vogler. You have proved...You know me all too well, Vogler. You have proved a great point. I love to see my co-workers, for example, hate a team that is so good, so lofty, and so much a part of their despair. They hate the Cougars more than I hate the Utes.lasersheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849733319494820352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822021403326576743.post-8028288917544505932010-08-14T17:58:52.961-06:002010-08-14T17:58:52.961-06:00Lost in my ramblings were the actual reasons for w...Lost in my ramblings were the actual reasons for why BYU is so hated. Here's a snapshot of the motives behind the hate (whether true or not): <br /><br />- Use of church money for football team <br /><br />- anti-black sentiments<br /><br />- Unfair advantage due to returned missionaries <br /><br />- Holier-than-thou, goody goody attitudes<br /><br />- Too friendly a head coach (really, that reason was highlighted in the 1992 article)<br /><br />- Religious beliefs<br /><br />- Ran up the score<br /><br />- Overly cockyName = Spencer Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266824934306771305noreply@blogger.com