"A little bit, yeah. I don't like Utah. In fact, I hate them. I hate everything about them," Hall said.
"I hate their program. I hate their fans. I hate everything. So, it feels good to send those guys home. They didn't deserve it. It was our time and it was our time to win. We deserved it. We played as hard as we could tonight, and it felt really good to send them home and to get them out of here, so it is a game I'll always remember."
Yesterday evening, Hall was singing a different tune as he let the mea culpa's fly.
"I want to take the opportunity to clarify and apologize for a few of my remarks after the game yesterday. Last year at (Rice-Eccles Stadium), my family was spit on, had beer dumped on them and were physically assaulted on several occasions," Hall said in the statement according to the Deseret News. "They had to endure extremely vile comments personally attacking my wife, my mother, other family members and our religion. They had to be escorted to their car by local police. As a result of what happened to my family last year, this rivalry became personal, and in the heat of the moment yesterday, I made comments toward the entire university that were really directed specifically at those fans in RES. It was not intended to be directed at the entire organization and all of their fans, and I apologize that it came out that way.
"I have the upmost (sic) respect for Kyle Whittingham, his coaching staff and the Utah football players. I apologize to them and other members of the university for my comments. I'm also sorry if my comments took anything away from my teammates and coaches and our victory Saturday. The BYU-Utah game is a great rivalry, but no one should be treated the way my family was last year. I'm hoping that BYU and Utah fans can take steps to prevent future incidents at the game."
why can't someone say simething without having to say I an sorry the next day?there is a reason it's a rivalry and he is not supposed to like them.what did he say that was so offensive anyway?as a sports fan I love my teams and hate whoever they play and it does not matter if my teams are any good or not.
Hall apologizing makes him look stupid, and weak. If you actually hate someone, then you hate them, there's nothing they can do that will change your mind. Don't back down, don't say you're sorry, if anything he should have reiterated his feelings.
The nuance that you're missing is that, in Utah, (speaking in the broadest generalities) the University of Utah is perceived as a godless institution where drinking and fornicating are allowed whereas BYU answers to a Higher Power and has "standards". So Utes call Cougars "self-righteous" and Cougars consider Utes as hell-bound (and classless).
When a player who is supposed to represent Christian love start spewing venom and hatred, well, all hell breaks loose and the invectives fly on both sides.
They're both right and they're both oh-s0-wrong.
It's BYU and Utah, who cares, really?
Apparently Florida cared 4 years ago when they stole Utah's coach 'tampa'lawyer.
Bama probably cared a little bit last year when Utah smoked them in the sugar bowl.
Sam Bradford might care since BYU pretty much ended his career the first game of the season.
That being said, Max Hall is a baby. Fans get roudy. That's why they're fans. He wasn't so tough when he threw 5 interceptions and had a fumble last year against Utah.
It's just sad that a guy like Max Hall will show up next to guys like Ty Detmer and Steve Young in all BYU's record books. He's a baby who up until Saturday has choked in all his big games.