Debunking the mystery of BYU: School isn't weird or cultish, just into clean living

 
JAKE TROTTER
Published: August 29, 2009

Next weekend, fans of Oklahoma and Brigham Young will congregate outside Cowboys Stadium for tailgate parties, with one discernible difference.

One side will be imbibing beer by the gallons; the other, sipping orange juice.

Sooner and Cougar fans both share a fervor for their historically successful football teams. But BYU and its football program are worlds apart from any other.

"Obviously BYU&#...


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