Zoobs are trying to win these polls to get a billboard

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- 04/13/2020 at 11:57 AM #122530
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  Ghost of the HEB
  Ute Fan
  
  @deseretgentlman
  
  In SLC.
  
  That’s what they’re resorting to these days since getting a W on the field won’t happen.
  
  This isn't just another internet bracket 😏
  
  The winner of our ULTIMATE Fan Bracket will get to place a billboard in their rivals' city declaring they have the best hoops fans in the nation, courtesy of FOX Sports pic.twitter.com/6sDDo6egqR
  
  — FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) April 5, 2020
- 04/13/2020 at 12:39 PM #122533
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  GameForAnyFuss
  Ute Fan
  
  @gameforanyfuss
  
  Good…let them win and let them have their billboard. We deserve every bit of basketball fanbase ridicule they can throw our way.
  
  We have nothing on them when it comes to basketball fandom. I’ve been sitting in the Hunty with several hundred other fans for years now, long enough to realize our basketball fanbase is now officially terrible. A lot of folks who would describe themselves as “hardcore Utah fans” haven’t set foot in that arena for a decade.
  - 04/13/2020 at 1:44 PM #122534
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    UteThunder
    Ute Fan
    
    @utethunder
    
    The level of support most fanbases give to their program is a reflection of the product the program is putting on the court/field.
    
    If Utah basketball wants better fan support, then LarryK needs to start winning more and scheduling games against teams that spark fan interest.
    - 04/13/2020 at 9:48 PM #122546
      
      GameForAnyFuss
      Ute Fan
      
      @gameforanyfuss
      
      Interesting. When we had a losing football program 5 years ago, we didn’t have a problem filling RES. I didn’t hear anyone say they’d start going if Whit started winning more. Why is that? Do we have a double standard arising here?
      - 04/13/2020 at 10:25 PM #122549
        
        UteThunder
        Ute Fan
        
        @utethunder
        
        I don’t think there is a double standard whatsoever.
        
        Whittingham had built up quite a bit of good will with the fans between 2005-2011, not to mention his years as DC. LarryK has built no such foundation of support amongst Utah fans. In 2012 & 2013 our fans (for the most part) understood there would be some growing pains the first few years in the Pac-12. LarryK has been coaching Utah in the Pac-12 for 9 seasons. He got through the initial growing pains and just when things started to get good, the transfer train started up and has been running out of control ever since.
        
        On top of all that, 2012 & 2013 Utah football at least looked competent/competitive as they were only ever really blown out once or twice. The team was clearly growing and getting better. Meanwhile, Utah basketball looks totally lost most of the time. There doesn’t appear to be development from one year to the next. It’s not good basketball.
- 04/13/2020 at 4:47 PM #122538
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  PlainsUte
  Ute Fan
  
  @plainsute
  
  First in ballot stuffing schemes!!
  
  The way they can Jimmer polls does make me worried about any future possible use of online voting.
- 04/13/2020 at 5:04 PM #122539
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  Tony (admin)
  Admin/Founder
  
  @admin
  
  2 types of contests one should never engage in with zoobs:
  
  1. Internet polls
  
  2. Ice cream eating
- 04/13/2020 at 7:14 PM #122540
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  PhiladelphiaUte
  Ute Fan
  
  @philadelphiaute
  
  I think it’s hilarious how important this competition is to them. The zoobs have been following this poll intensively over on cougarboard for 2-wks now — constantly urging their fanbase to “Jimmer” that poll. Since they can’t win on the gridiron, the mats, or the courts, they’re DESPERATE for ANY kind of “win” — even the ones that don’t even matter. I think they’re going up against national powerhouse Dayton now — the only other fanbase that really even cares about this sort of thing.
  
  Poor zoobs!
  - 04/13/2020 at 9:29 PM #122544
    
    UteBacker
    Ute Fan
    
    @utebacker
    
    Let ’em win the art contests. We’ll take the sporting events.