Hours after President Christofferson’s anti-gambling talk, thousands of fans feel less inclined to follow football now that there is no money in it.

In the Saturday morning session of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ General Conference leader President D. Todd Christofferson gave a seminal talk about the immorality of gambling, and discouraging members from participating in any form, including sports betting. This re-emphasis in church policy has already had some far-reaching impacts for fans of the church-sponsored BYU.

The lack of prospects for earning money in fandom has certainly soured some fans.

“Why bothering watching?” complained 23-year-old Greg Manus. “I’m not making any money.”

“I made all sorts of prop bets. Now who cares if I’m right in guessing the color of Gatorade dumped on Coach Sitake?” wailed 27-year-old Cal Shi.

Without betting it appears that some fans are having to readjust about what sports are all about.

“What am I supposed to hope happens now?” questioned business major Jim Bo. “That they win? Where’s the fun in that?”

“I used to put money on them losing when I figured they had no chance. Now I am supposed to sit here and root for them like a chump,” pouted ex-high school football player Brett Dorcus.

We can only hope that support for BYU football rallies back once people adjust to sports after gambling.