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Gordon Monson: Pat McAfee says he hates Utah. Here’s the best way for Utah to respond.

By Salt Lake Tribune · October 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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Chill, everybody chill. On the one side, ease up. On the other, it’ll be OK. If the University of Utah and everyone connected to the school could handle BYU quarterback Max Hall proclaiming — after the Cougars beat the Utes way back in 2009 — that he hated Utah, hated everything about ‘em, it and they can handle what Pat McAfee said on Saturday and Monday.

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