{"id":124841,"date":"2024-11-12T04:11:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124841"},"modified":"2024-11-12T04:11:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:11:57","slug":"mark-harlan-rant-leads-to-criticism-of-utah-football-fans-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124841","title":{"rendered":"Mark Harlan rant leads to criticism of Utah football fans \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This week\u2019s Big 12 power rankings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ISLvfcdrsww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLocked on Big 12\u2033 podcast<\/a> may have included 16 teams, but that doesn\u2019t mean every Big 12 program was represented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Podcast host Drake Toll cheekily cut Utah out of the list and threw in Washington State, joking that Utah chose to leave after its loss to BYU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a new team in the Big 12! We had 15, one of them left, and I think we should add another to get back to 16,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toll was referencing Utah athletic director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/10\/utah-ad-mark-harlan-officiating-byu-utah-football-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Harlan\u2019s rant<\/a> after the BYU-Utah game \u2014 specifically what he said about life in the Big 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe were excited about being in the Big 12, but tonight I am not,\u201d Harlan said, among other things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">During his power rankings segment and throughout the rest of Monday\u2019s episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ISLvfcdrsww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Locked on Big 12<\/a>,\u201d Toll criticized Harlan for his actions, arguing that athletic directors shouldn\u2019t say things like that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Harlan is also facing intense pushback on social media, where fans of other Big 12 programs have gone so far as to call on the conference to kick Utah out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">While some of these fans share Harlan\u2019s frustrations with Big 12 referees, many took issue with his broader critique of the conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Others raised concerns about Utah fans in general, arguing that they\u2019re sore losers and sharing coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/10\/byu-cheer-coach-alleges-she-was-knocked-out-by-water-bottle-at-rice-eccles-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BYU cheer coach\u2019s allegation<\/a> that she was knocked out by a fan who threw a water bottle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAs a fan of big 12 and neither Utah teams, we are tired of the Utes. Get them out of the big 12,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toll said most Utah fans are perfectly normal when compared with other fans and that it\u2019s not surprising for fans to react poorly when they lose a rivalry game, especially at the last second.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But he said Harlan\u2019s actions and the actions of those who trashed the field deserve to be criticized.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Mark-Harlan-rant\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">Mark Harlan rant<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Harlan made his controversial comments during a surprise press conference appearance in the wee hours of Sunday morning. He ranted about Big 12 officials and discussed his school\u2019s place in the conference, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/10\/utah-ad-mark-harlan-officiating-byu-utah-football-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deseret News<\/a> previously reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been an athletic director for 12 years. This game was absolutely stolen from us,\u201d Harlan told reporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Harlan was reprimanded by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark over his actions and fined $40,000, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/10\/mark-harlan-fined-40000-reprimanded-big-12-utah-athletic-director-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deseret News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Utah AD issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/10\/mark-harlan-statement-40000-fine-public-reprimand-big-12-utah-athletic-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement<\/a> on his behavior Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cLast night following our game against BYU, I made clear my feelings related to the game officiating. However, I recognize that there are more appropriate times and avenues to express those concerns, and I accept the consequences of my decision. My comments came after having just left our team locker room where our student-athletes were hurting and upset. The University of Utah is proud to be a member of the Big 12 Conference and we look forward to working with our peers to continue to enhance the league. BYU, Coach Sitake and their coaches and student-athletes are having a terrific season and we wish them the very best,\u201d Harlan said.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Reactions-to-Mark-Harlan\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">Reactions to Mark Harlan<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Harlan\u2019s statement did little to calm his detractors on social media. Some have pointed out that he didn\u2019t actually say \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Monday morning, X was still alive with debates about Harlan, as some college football fans thanked him for calling out Big 12 officials and others circulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/petition-to-expel-the-university-of-utah-from-the-big-12-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a petition<\/a> asking the conference to expel Utah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Fans of other Big 12 programs have raised concerns that Utah fans are especially mean-spirited or that Utah officials need to do more to control problematic fan behavior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI agree most fanbases have their bad apples but point me to the fans of the other new teams who have been as bad as some of the Utah fans about joining the Big 12,\u201d said one X user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toll from \u201cLocked on Big 12\u2033 has been among those trying to defend the Utah fan base. He noted on X \u2014 from his \u201cLocked On Big 12\u2033 account \u2014 that belligerent fans are the exception not the rule in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s really constructive for Big 12 fanbases to know: I spent the entire weekend around Utah fans. None of them are like this. Most are good, hospitable people who embrace the conference,\u201d Toll wrote.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"When-did-Utah-join-the-Big-12\" class=\"dn-article-body__h3\">When did Utah join the Big 12?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Utah announced its decision to join the Big 12 in <a href=\"https:\/\/utahutes.com\/news\/2023\/8\/4\/general-utah-to-join-big-12-conference-in-2024-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The decision came toward the end of a major shakeup in college football, which saw Texas and Oklahoma move to the SEC; USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington move to the Big Ten; and the Pac-12 as we knew it to arrive on death\u2019s door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Utah officially transitioned to the Big 12 earlier this year on Aug. 2, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Utes were predicted to dominate its new conference-mates in its first Big 12 football season, but, instead, they\u2019ve floundered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/11\/social-media-reacts-to-mark-harlan\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Big 12 power rankings from the \u201cLocked on Big 12\u2033 podcast may have included 16 teams, but that doesn\u2019t mean every Big 12 program was represented. 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