The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

Certified Pac-12 football Sicko. Some people say I’m not serious. Wishing UCLA & USC nothing but the best in late November in Iowa #UtahUtes In the minds of USC fans Joined October 2014

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Ellen Carmichael @ellencarmichael

2 weeks ago

The most interesting part of the red card saga isn't the ruling. It's how differently Americans and Europeans process the idea that they might have been wronged. Europeans are fundamentally different from Americans in one particular way: they expect life to be aggravating and at times unfair. It's just a fact of moving through the world. I joke that in Europe, the customer is always wrong. You didn't read the fine print. The only pharmacy in town is closed every other Tuesday for three hours, and even if the times weren't posted, that's still your problem. Too bad if you want the bill, because the waiter's on his union-mandated half-hour smoke break, and you're just going to have to wait. To quote the great Mark Knopfler: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. There's something freeing in that. Things are less in your control, so there's less angst in managing your expectations. In America, things couldn't be more different. We simply can't accept a wrong left unrighted. The flight attendant sneezed handing you a drink on your one-hour flight? 15,000 frequent flyer miles. Didn't like your appetizer? A replacement is on the way, and the whole course comes off the bill. There's a reason our interstates are lined with trial lawyer billboards. Europeans have turned complaining into a continental pastime with no expectation that the universe owes them a remedy for their grief. You gripe about the train being late, your friends nod solemnly and everyone goes back to their apéro. In America, we launch a full-blown investigation of the train system, sue the government (and its contractors) that allowed for the tardiness and hold a Congressional hearing on the state of national infrastructure. So to an objective observer, the red card shouldn't have happened, and VAR was a travesty. To Americans, our star player shouldn't be unfairly banned from a match we couldn't afford to lose for a card he so obviously didn't deserve. Who cares that FIFA used a little-used reversal to fix it. Who cares that other people are mad about it. We. Were. Wronged. It was unjust. It must be corrected. We would accept nothing less. Europeans waxing poetic about the sanctity of the game are, of course, talking about a governing body whose last tournament host was decided via confirmed cash bribes — one that imposed dress codes on women, shrugged off widespread allegations of modern slavery and reconfigured the entire tournament calendar to suit the host country. Which is exactly the point. If you've made peace with all of that, at least enough to watch the tournament four years later, a probationary suspension isn't actually a scandal. Maybe that's the real divide. Over millennia, Europeans have made peace with being the bug. Americans have never once considered it, and apparently, we're not about to start now.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

2 weeks ago

@SelwynGreen2 @Fr8nky @RoyalBelgianFA Clearly didn’t watch the game or the play in question.

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Wilson F. Ball🇺🇸🇦🇷 @WillyFoosball

2 weeks ago

The Belgians are putting up a bigger fight against FIFA than they did with the Nazis. Waffle Boys are TERRIFIED of American Soccer Might! #WhyNotUS

fan @NoodleHairCR7

2 weeks ago

Im in tears man Belgium might boycott the game v USA over the red card decision What’s going on 😭😭😭😭😭

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

2 weeks ago

@LavittoriaBjk @PFTCommenter Another smoooth brain comment. He didn’t even mention a penalty, that’s just your own poor reading comprehension.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

3 weeks ago

Croatia absolutely robbed at the end of the game.

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Robert Behrens @rcb05

3 weeks ago

The @USMNT hadn't been called for a red card in the World Cup in 20+ years. Then they played at a stadium next to a massive electrical substation. ELF exposure has been shown to cause measurable changes in brain electrical activity, potentially influencing cognitive processes.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

2 months ago

Softest conference.

Hunter Yurachek @HunterYurachek

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Eric Hovland @EricJHovland

3 months ago

Oregon vs Utah

West Coast College Sports Guy @WCCSG_

3 months ago

What is a classic conference game that was ruined by conference realignment that you really miss?🏈

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drake c. toll show, westwood one @drakectollshow

5 months ago

genuinely one of the greatest super bowl halftime shows of all time from bad bunny. if you didn’t like it because you decided such beforehand, your closed mindedness robbed you of something so purely awesome.

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NFL Memes @NFLMemes

5 months ago

Bad Bunny picked up more yards during the halftime show than the Patriots did in the first half

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

5 months ago

If you didn’t enjoy the halftime show you’re a bump on a log.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

6 months ago

@ringjeff @MissyWhit That’s the point you don’t understand the context from the screenshot lol. You’ll be embarrassed when you read it.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

6 months ago

@ringjeff @MissyWhit I’m not usually one to defend Gordon Monson but maybe read the article first before making a judgement.

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kyri shoels @4shoels

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Connor @cronair

7 months ago

Utah PR: “Coach is retiring to spend time with his family” Whitt:

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PUDDLES @scoduckz

7 months ago

We take turns

Raider Ty 🃏 @RaiderTy92

7 months ago

I wasn’t aware until today of the deep sensual online romance that exists between Ute and Duck fans. I have yet to ascertain which fanbase serves as big spoon (would assume Oregon) and which fanbase is little spoon, but I shall report my findings as I gather more evidence.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

7 months ago

@brown83589 @Salttown @tipodissd @Devonddampier How would you describe the last game?

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7 months ago

@BearcatMTA @ninerdad801 My guy, it was 24-7 at halftime and you lost by more than 30.

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The Big XVI Ute @RedReignUte

7 months ago

BYU fans absolutely have a right to be upset. I get Miami had a good win against Notre Dame but you can’t lose to TWO unranked teams in a bad conference and jump an 11-1 team.

Some.BYU.Dude @ByuSome

8 months ago

K, put Miami in over BYU? You kidding? We lost to the #4 team 2x. Miami lost to 2 unranked teams and couldn't beat our 7-5 Duke to play in the ACC CCG. GTFOH