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Colorado State issued an apology to BYU on Saturday night for derogatory chants aimed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints coming from the stands.
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State → issue → stands
The school said that “mocking anyone’s faith has no place at CSU.”
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mocking → say → CSU
BYU is the flagship school for what’s widely known as the Mormon church.
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what → know → church
The chants were predominantly pregame and coming from the student section.
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chants → come → section
“It runs counter to our community’s values and to who we are.
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we → run → values
BYU’s players, coaches and fans deserved better,” Colorado State said in a statement issued late in the fourth quarter as the 11th-ranked Cougars beat the Rams 41-23.
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Cougars → deserve → Rams
“We are addressing this with our students.”
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BYU coach Kalani Sitake was asked if the chants provided more fuel for his players as they took the field following a weather delay.
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they → ask → delay
“I think the chants, mostly a minority of people and fans.
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There’s some amazing fans here in Fort Collins, so not too worried about that,” Sitake said.
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“The guys are motivated to play football, no matter what.
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guys → motivate → football
We’re not going to judge an entire fan base on a few — a few of the ones that made their chants.”
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that → go → chants
Running back LJ Martin said he was focused on the game.
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he → say → game
He added that any sort of noise raining down from the crowd doesn’t add extra motivation.
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sort → add → motivation
“We’re self-motivated,” said Martin, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns.
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who → ’re → yards
“Of course, you just hear them talking.
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them → hear → ?
It makes it a lot funner when you do go out there and perform the way you do.
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you → make → ?
It makes it a lot funner just to see them go from real loud just to real quiet.”
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them → make → quiet
Colorado was issued a $50,000 fine last September for expletives and religious slurs directed at Mormons when BYU beat Colorado at Folsom Field.
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BYU → issue → Field
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark condemned the chants at the time in a statement announcing the penalty.
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Yormark → condemn → penalty
Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham also issued an apology in November to BYU and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for derogatory chants by fans during the Bearcats’ game against the Cougars.
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Cunningham → issue → Cougars
Videos shared on social media showed fans repeatedly chanting “(expletive) the Mormons.”
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fans → share → Mormons
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