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SALT LAKE CITY -- BYU Cougar fans may find their loyalties divided this Saturday. BYU will be hosting nationally ranked St. Mary's at the exact same time Jimmer Fredette will be playing against the Jazz at the Energy Solutions Arena.
While on the campus of BYU, we asked five students whether they were planning to watch the BYU game, or watch Jimmer Fredette play against the Jazz. Only two told us they'd be watching the Cougs.
"Jimmer's gone," Breck Henson said. "Jimmer's legacy is over here, so, it's just time to watch the Cougars."
The rest said they'll be watching Jimmer take on the Jazz.
Well, as much as I am a Cougar fan, I definitely have to give Jimmer a big homecoming when he comes to play the Jazz.
–Dustin Grady
"He was just such a huge legend here," Brooke Jensen said. "I really like watching him and seeing where he's progressing right now."
Another student said he'd be at the Energy Solutions Arena to give the former Cougar a big Utah welcome.
"Well, as much as I am a Cougar fan, I definitely have to give Jimmer a big homecoming when he comes to play the Jazz," said Dustin Grady. "Also, we're big Jazz fans, so I think a few friends and I are going to do that."
The Jazz game isn't a sellout game — yet — but, Utah Jazz Vice President Jim Olson says it will be.
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Only two other games at Energy Solutions Arena have sold out this year: the home opener and the game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Even though Olson is expecting an overwhelming pro-Jazz crowd, he said there will be plenty of fans sporting a Fredette jersey.
"They'll probably clap if he hits a big shot like we know he's capable of doing, and give him a little cheer if he hits that shot, but, at the end of the night, we hope (there are) 19,911 Jazz fans watching us win a game," described Olson.
