BYU football is quietly building something real while basketball fans desperately refresh Twitter for recruiting crumbs.
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LAST 10 DAYS
SITUATION REPORT
The football program just landed a four-star receiver over Ohio State and Oregon—exactly the kind of flex that has Provo convinced Kalani Sitake actually knows what he's doing, with the LDS pipeline and Puka Nacua comparisons keeping the fanbase genuinely optimistic instead of spiraling. Meanwhile, basketball is in full offseason ghost-town mode where a fact-check about Collin Chandler not shading Kentucky is treated like breaking news, which tells you everything you need to know about summer doldrums in the Marriott Center fanbase.
🔥 BYU football is quietly building something real while basketball fans desperately refresh Twitter for recruiting crumbs.
THE RECEIPTS
SALT MINES
RECENT FAN POSTS
“As someone who grew up in El Paso, I remember watching some epic UTEP games in the WAC. I remember the whole town went nuts when a lowly UTEP team upset nationally ranked BYU 14-3 in '97. Some fun basketball matchups too with some legendary coaches.”
↳ In reference to UTEP's 14-3 upset victory over ranked BYU in 1997 during WAC play.
“False. Big 12 title.”
↳ In reference to BYU winning a Big 12 conference title in football.
“The very next year we pummel them again, except this time on the night Ty Detmer won the Heisman! Glory Day, Bleak Night for Detmer : Football: His Heisman is tarnished as he throws four interceptions in BYU loss to Hawaii. - Los Angeles Times share.google/AjEkB1s0gxTb...”
↳ In reference to Ty Detmer's 1990 Heisman Trophy win and BYU's loss to Hawaii that season.
“Watched this game in Palo Alto. If I remember correctly, this opened the door for Stanford to make the Orange Bowl that season.”
↳ In reference to a BYU-Stanford football game that helped Stanford reach the Orange Bowl.
“What an anonymous Big 12 coach said about BYU football in 2026 – Deseret News https://www.rawchili.com/5009087/ Thanks to the return of two of the top offensive players in the country — quarterback Bear Bachmeier…”
↳ In reference to quarterback Bear Bachmeier's return to BYU for the 2026 season.