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Stemming from the religious doctrines behind its making to the uncompromising ferocity of its competitive sports teams, BYU has a tradition of doing it all differently. The Brigham Young University (BYU), based in Provo, Utah, is America’s largest religious and fourth largest private university. BYU is operated and owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose followers are colloquially known as Mormons. While its academics do involve heavy religious service, including 88% of the enrolled students taking a two year hiatus for Mormon missionary purposes, BYU excels in the extracurricular field. The BYU ballroom dance teams are a major hit on a worldwide scale, while theater and orchestra are a great source of BYU pride.

On the sports front, BYU Cougars teams are well-known for their competitive spirit. The BYU Cougars name encompasses 21 varsity athletic teams that play at the NCAA Division I level. The football team is renouncing its federation affiliation from 2011, becoming independent after having played in the Mountain West Conference. The majority of other BYU teams are joining the West Coast Conference, while swimming, diving, men’s volleyball, and indoor track and field switch to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Softball will take part in the Western Athletic Conference, as per the realignment. BYU Tickets are causing a mad rush as sports fans look forward to bruising encounters, while arts enthusiasts hotly anticipate the upcoming theater, music and dance showcases in the Campus Education Week from August 15-19.
Provo is Utah’s third largest city and a model of 21 st century development. It lies 43 miles south of Salt Lake City and is the county seat of Utah County. Provo has made it big due to its technological advancements in recent years, being the operational center for Novell and other software biggies. BYU forms an integral part of Provo and its mainly Mormon community. The university started in 1875 when the President of the Church of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, personally bought a Provo school called Cluff Hall.


BYU’s first shot at sports was the initial brief spell for football, stretching from 1896 to 1903. By 1922, the team had been reinstated and was back playing, earning the “Cougars” tag in the 1920s courtesy Eugene L. Roberts . The football team plays in the LaVell Edwards Stadium, which has been operational since 1964. It was named after the team’s legendary coach, and is notorious for the sheer noise generated by 63,725 fans with BYU Tickets beating on the metal bleachers, making on-field calls practically undecipherable. Basketball’s multi-purpose Marriott Center arena was the largest basketball facility nationwide, professional or collegiate, when it opened in 1971. It can seat 22,700 and is also used for devotionals and forums. BYU Soccer teams play at ‘The Stadium’ at South Field. For the promotion of arts and theater, BYU has various facilities on campus. These range from large aesthetically and acoustically perfect concert halls like the 1,268 capacity Gerrit de Jong Concert Hall, to smaller venues where audience-performer proximity is required, like Pardoe Drama Theater, Jepperson Madsen Recital Hall, and Philip N. Margetts Arena Theater.
Tom Holmoe , three-time Super Bowl winner with the San Francisco 49ers, is charged with the responsibility of being Athletics Director for BYU. He has seen particular success with his coaching signings. One of these is football’s Bronco Mendenhall, who has a 56-21 record since joining the “quarterback factory” Cougars in 2005. Another is men’s basketball’s Dave Rose who has restored BYU’sbasketball pride. Women’s basketball is also flourishing under Jeff Judkins’s guidance. BYU has come under criticism for fielding players almost two years overage in most competitions due to their missionary responsibilities, yet that does not lead any significant advantage due to lack of training during these assignments. Famous players include former Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer, Gifford Nielsen, Jim McMahon (football), Danny Ainge, and Jimmer Fredette (basketball).
BYU Cougars football won the 1984 National Championship as part of an unbeaten streak of matches under LaVell Edwards. They also have 23 Conference titles. Volleyball saw national titles in 1999, 2001, and 2004, with Golf (1981) and Track and Field (1970) also making the list. On the arts front, the BYU formation ballroom dance team has won the national title every year since 1982.
BYU has a proud history on the sports and arts front. With many graduating to become professional leaders in their divisions, BYU Cougars sports will continue to draw sizable crowds with BYU Tickets, as would the arts and theater gala next week.