Posted by:
wonderer
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Date: October 11, 2010 03:10PM
Being a BYU football fan since I was young, I could never help noticing that BYU fans felt picked on by the sportswriters. Couldn't ever get a good ranking despite great seasons and few losses.
I always wondered if this 'woe is us' attitude was an extension of the Mormon inferiority complex. As Mormons we were brought up to believe that the world was against us. So naturally when it came to football, they were against our team as well. In fact, probably BECAUSE they were Mormon.
I have since learned the truth. The reason BYU got no respect is because they did not earn it due to patsy schedules. But try telling that to a true believer!