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Basketball

ROC brings energy to games, propels Cougars to victory

November 26, 2019 12:00 AM
Bradley Pilkington didn’t leave LaVell Edwards Stadium until well after 1 a.m. the Sunday morning after BYU football’s upset win over Boise State on Oct. 19. Like many other BYU fans, Pilkington braved the freezing rain and frigid winds late into the night to cheer on the Cougars at their successful home game.
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Football

BYU student section sports card event ends in chaos

September 08, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story was last updated on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 9:45 a.m.
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Basketball

BYU basketball in the WCC tournament: ROC-ing out in Vegas

March 07, 2016 12:00 AM
With no official spring break, a group of BYU seniors went down to Las Vegas, Nevada, on their fourth and final trip to cheer on the Cougars in the West Coast Conference basketball tournament. These dedicated members of the ROC (Roar of Cougars) student section stay at Kaitlyn Kole's home, hitting the tourist sites in between games.
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Football

The ROC student section leads the atmosphere for BYU football

October 31, 2015 12:00 AM
Students cheer on the Cougars at the Boise State game earlier this year. Students camp out days before to get a good spot in the stadium. (Maddi Driggs)
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Basketball

Two years into new ROC student section

May 04, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU changed the student section dramatically two years ago, renaming it Roar of Cougars, or ROC, to give non-athlete students a different - and hopefully more competitive - impact on the game.
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Basketball

New ROC section lighting up Marriott Center for BYU basketball

February 14, 2015 12:00 AM
An imposing BYU 'Roar of Cougars' ROC student section has become a staple of men's basketball games at home. Attitudes skeptical of the 2012 student section changes, which included moving the section from mid-court to behind the basket, appear to have rebounded as students continue to have a positive effect on games.
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2014 attendance at LaVell Edwards Stadium the lowest since 1981

January 13, 2015 12:00 AM
Why aren't more fans showing up on gameday? (Sarah Hill)
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