Why would fans chant “Cougars, Cougars” during the national anthem?Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:28 pmMy guess is that the chant by BYU fans of "Cougars, Cougars" was misinterpreted.
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Why would fans chant “Cougars, Cougars” during the national anthem?Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:28 pmMy guess is that the chant by BYU fans of "Cougars, Cougars" was misinterpreted.
you can see what the byu coach says. "what?" then a shake of the head and something like "no i don't think so." the other coach shrugs like he's saying "that's what my players said." i don't read lips, especially behind masks, but the body language was pretty clear.Tom wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:59 pmI checked BYUTV broadcasts of some early fall 2021 games. USC players knelt. Then there is a very brief interaction between a USC player and her coach and then between the USC coach and the BYU coach. The BYU coach then says something to the table. Was an announcement to the crowd made? I can't tell. See 5:25-6:45 here.
You’re right. I can hear the beginning of it, but I can’t make out the substance.
not sure an announcement to "respect player's beliefs" covers what was alleged.Five women's soccer players from an opposing team are alleging that BYU fans chanted racial slurs at them during a 2021 match, according to the Guardian.
The players revealed to the Guardian that the fans used the N-word after members of this particular team began kneeling during the national anthem. In recent years, many professional and collegiate athletes have knelt during the national anthem as a way to protest social injustice and racism throughout the world.
"I just remember that there was like a consistent chant of 'stand up, N-words' during the anthem and right after," one of the players told the Guardian. "And when brought to the attention of the BYU coaching staff there was no real response or sense of, like, alarm.
"I felt disappointed but not surprised," the same player added. "Backlash for kneeling was not new for our group but to hear that in person was shocking. I think both the fans and coaching staff knew we wouldn't cancel the game after the incident, which once again shows this could be part of a bigger cultural issue within BYU as an institution."
Following these allegations, BYU's associate athletic director for communications and media strategy, Jon McBride, told the Guardian that the school "responded to a concern from the [visiting team] about fan reaction when players knelt during the national anthem" with a public announcement that reminded fans in attendance to be respectful of players' beliefs.
The Guardian also reported that a BYU coach was informed of the chants, and "seemed shocked and did ask" for an announcement to be made at the game.
"We are not aware of any additional concerns being brought up during the game or any time thereafter," McBride added. "As we have stated, BYU will not tolerate racism in any form."
https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/ ... er-report/
Good point. Oops!Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:35 pmWhy would fans chant “Cougars, Cougars” during the national anthem?Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:28 pmMy guess is that the chant by BYU fans of "Cougars, Cougars" was misinterpreted.
- Doc
I’ve already expressed my views in regards to the specific allegation brought forward by the DUKE player and her godmother and the unfortunate hullabaloo that was the result. I do think that BYU tries their darnedest to move forward in a nondiscriminatory fashion. On the whole, I believe most BYU students, especially as they have become more enlightened, are accepting and tolerant of those different from the mainstream.dastardly stem wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:39 amOh man… poor byu. What’s going on at women's sports events? Bringing out the worst in cougar fans, sounds like.
How long until mg demands an apology for someone daring to say what they heard?
“How dare they? They owe us an apology.”
he has stated that Mormons need todastardly stem wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:39 amOh man… poor byu. What’s going on at women's sports events? Bringing out the worst in cougar fans, sounds like.
How long until mg demands an apology for someone daring to say what they heard?
“How dare they? They owe us an apology.”
in his mind, a "balance" of the duty to stop sex abusing monsters and ministerial duties is appropriate....find that balance between their ministerial duties and the duty to not let an abusive monster rule the day.
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You focus on darkness rather than light.