Where does the rivalry between UtahAthletics and BYUCougars rank among the best in college sports? Here’s what Tribune columnist Gordon Monson has learned about the Utes and Cougars over the past 50 years.
Recently in social media circles there’s been a lot of talk — it’s what folks do in the offseason and, come to think of it, during the on season, too — about college football rivalries, which are theAnd near the top end of much of that conversation, the Cougars and Utes have been listed, or at least mentioned, alongside Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Auburn, Army-Navy, Oklahoma-Texas, Georgia-Florida, USC-Notre Dame, and all the rest.
There was a commentary in The New York Times from a fistful of years ago written by an organizational expert who said that sports rivalries fill some sort of tribal need. He claimed that they offer “real psychological benefits.” I’ve consistently supported the BYU-Utah rivalry, the continuation of it. Some do not agree. Kyle Whittingham isn’t a big proponent. Athletic directors Mark Harlan and Tom Holmoe speak as though they certainly see the value in maintaining what has been a sports standard in the state for the past century to go on being a standard, with perhaps an occasional exception. There are hints that other people in positions of power are not so committed to it.
Outsiders seem to love that label, and it does add pepper to the game, but it’s a misnomer. It’s not even accurate in football terms. There are followers of the LDS faith on both sidelines, in both fan bases, and there are followers of other faiths or no faith at all on both sidelines, in both fan bases.
• As mentioned, it’s not just the media that wants the game to continue because it stirs up so much interest, it’s the fans who want it to continue and it’s their interest that’s the best reason to keep playing it. The stadiums are always jammed for that game, the tickets tough to get, the week leading up to that Saturday full of chatter here and there.
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