Huntley sauntered out there, said to himself “oh yeah this is a ‘rivalry’ right I’m supposed to talk smack”, and provides ironclad proof that he’s playing a part, not feeling it in his bones. His comment was a joke. Which is what this rivalry is to him. Which is why it stings.
I mean they care because byu talks so much. But they didnt chose to come out here to play d1 ball in hopes to beat byu. These kids want to beat the top ranked p12 schools on national stages, win a p5 championship and play in a big time bowl game