The Arizona University apologizes after a song “F – The Mormons” broke out after a male basketball match against Brigham Young University (Byu).
By CnnPart of the Arizona fans base seemed to relax in a song saying “F-Les Mormons” after the male Wildcats basketball team lost 96-95 against the couguars of byu on Saturday 22 February, according to videos shared on social networks.
“After the male basketball match tonight, it was brought to our attention that an unacceptable song occurred,” said Arizona sports director Roseau-François desire said in a shared press release via X Sunday, February 23.
“On behalf of the Sports Department of the University of Arizona, we apologize to Byu, their student-athletes, coaches and fans,” said the press release. “The song does not reflect who we are and should not have happened.”
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Byu said that the behavior of Arizona fans “definitively crosses a line” in a press release provided to US Weekly.
“We can all agree that there is a certain behavior of fans during sporting events that cross a line. We hope that more people could see that denigrating someone’s religion to cross this line, ”says the declaration of Byu. “There have been a few very publicized songs during our road games in recent years, but really, we often hear this type of thing, with a variety of our teams, in a variety of places.”
The declaration continued: “We understand that we must hear in bad words is a small consideration when it is seen in the wide landscape of problems in our country or even in university athletics at the moment. However, we also think that words really count, and we think that we, as a company, must examine wherever we can eliminate prejudices and hatred. »»
Byu has also noted that the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day saints are not only located in the state of Utah, but in the communities of the whole country. “There are members of their community, fans of their school and even coaches and students athletes from their teams who are members of the very faith they sing. In the end, we hope that in period of growing cultural division, athletics can be a mechanism to bring people together in a positive way, “continued the press release. “Although we can never control the quantity of negativity we are experiencing during a road game, we can always control the quantity of positivity that we strive to share.”
By EspnByu was able to win the victory over Arizona after the officials called a fault on Wildcat Trey Townsend (which was met with huts of the crowd), allowing Richie Saunders To pour two free throws and bring the scoring to 95-95, guaranteeing victory.
“It’s a bad call. I mean, no matter. What will I say? Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said journalists after the match. “You hate that a match is decided by this. I mean, [Townsend]I feel horrible for him. Guy did not play in the second half. I tightened the rotation. He played a good defense. [Saunders] is swivel, swivel, swivel. He throws his shoulder. Throw a shot and falls. It is a fault with two seconds to make. »»
He added: “Listen, it’s Big 12. That’s what I am told. And the guy who called him is one of the best referees. So we have to live with it. But go back. They scored 93 points at this point on our original field. This is the problem.
