Comments on: Juvenile Instructor Abets BYU-University of Utah Rivalry

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:35:39 +0000

Your welcome, Hunter.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:34:07 +0000

Thank’s, Ardis.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:13:35 +0000

dustinsc, Hunter’s comment refers back to an earlier post where an ad for BYU was in fact printed with “Education at It’s Finest” as the slogan. Hunter knows the correct usage; trust me on that.

By: dustinsc

dustinsc — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:09:52 +0000

@Hunter: I’m confused about the “its” thing. If the implication is that it’s misspelled, then you’re a little misguided in your grammar. It’s best to use “its” when its meaning is a possessive, but if it’s a contraction, use “it’s”.

Or do they not teach that at the U?

By: Mormon Heretic

Mormon Heretic — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:34:14 +0000

Jami, Remember that the U of U was founded by Brigham Young, so it is the original BYU. BYU was originally BYA, as in Academy; probably not much more than a high school. Also Gordon B Hinckley and Thomas S Monson graduated from the U of U. I have no doubt that Kevin F’s story is true.

My favorite sign at Utah games are “The prophet is a Ute!”

By: Hunter

Hunter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:57:22 +0000

(Great little story, kevinf. I would love it if you could track the source down. You should ask Peggy Fletcher Stack about it – she might know whether it’s true?)

Of course, with President Uchtdorf in there now, evidently the U of U is no longer the First Presidency’s University. [self-contented sigh]

By: kevinf

kevinf — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:21:04 +0000

Gee, I seem to have heard a letter in sacrament meeting about not telling stories about the GAs, but this one seems cogent.

Back about four years ago, the First Presidency (Hinckley, Monson, and Faust, all UofU Alumni) were at a meeting of with some of the BYU administration, where the phrase “The Lord’s University” was tossed about with much abandon. After a while, Pres. Hinckley is reported to have said, “Well, BYU may be the Lord’s University, but the U of U is the First Presidency’s University”.

And in the spirit of the previously mentioned letter, I have no provenance or documentation for the preceding story.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:49:52 +0000

Thanks, Bruce, I’m a-hopin’ this is all a friendly joust. That’s how it was intended, anyway.

By: BruceCrow

BruceCrow — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:36:02 +0000

All comparisons based on what doesn’t really matter, like which car you buy to take you to work. One may get better gas milage, another might be less expensive, another might make you look more sucessful, but they all get you to work.

My family is split 3 to 4 between those who went to U of U vs BYU. We have these friendly jousts all the time.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:32:28 +0000

BYU vs. U of U – which one is the best academic school?

That’s kind of like caring about which bug was the strongest before you stepped on it.