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myboynoah · 10-25-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeUte

my own personal "craig sorenson" made me pay him at church on sunday.

Never bet with God against His University.

myboynoah · 10-25-2007, 04:10 PM

I suppose you could say I was once a Ute Fan. I grew up in Kaysville and was way into sports, always looking for a local connection that made national news. I remember reading about Larry Wilson and took great pride that he was from the University of UTAH.

As I entered puberty I was really looking for some connection. Jerry Pimm and his Utes were doing pretty well, so they became my team. I followed them religiously. The pinnacle was when my father took me and my brother to the Utah-Arizona game at what was then called the Special Events Center. Arizona was ranked in the top 20 and Utah was taking it to them (Jonas, Judkins, and the gang). I was standing yelling "UTAH, UTAH, UTAH" at the top of my lungs with all the other Ute Fans. Sadly, the game was interrupted by a bomb scare with less than a minute to go. We all exited the building, waited for the all clear, and came back for more fun only to have Arizona refuse to come back on the court. Game over. What a great night.

At the same time I became a huge BYU football fan. Lavell had things going with Gary Sheide and they were stirring things up. I remember attending the final BYU-ASU game in Provo before ASU left for the PAC 10. More yelling, this time "BYU, BYU, BYU." I was hooked.

Ute basketball remained strong, but not as strong as BYU football became (and at the same time, BYU made some national basketball noise). My allegiance eventually coalesced around BYU athletics and has remained so from that time.

Ute Fans, put away your hopes and hankies. I'm not coming back. Time to move on.

Mormon Red Death · 10-25-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by myboynoah

I suppose you could say I was once a Ute Fan. I grew up in Kaysville and was way into sports, always looking for a local connection that made national news. I remember reading about Larry Wilson and took great pride that he was from the University of UTAH.

As I entered puberty I was really looking for some connection. Jerry Pimm and his Utes were doing pretty well, so they became my team. I followed them religiously. The pinnacle was when my father took me and my brother to the Utah-Arizona game at what was then called the Special Events Center. Arizona was ranked in the top 20 and Utah was taking it to them (Jonas, Judkins, and the gang). I was standing yelling "UTAH, UTAH, UTAH" at the top of my lungs with all the other Ute Fans. Sadly, the game was interrupted by a bomb scare with less than a minute to go. We all exited the building, waited for the all clear, and came back for more fun only to have Arizona refuse to come back on the court. Game over. What a great night.

Ute basketball remained strong, but not as strong as BYU football became (and at the same time, BYU made some national basketball noise). My allegiance eventually coalesced around BYU athletics and has remained so from that time.

Ute Fans, put away your hopes and hankies. I'm not coming back. Time to move on.

Additional note regarding the Ute victory over Arizona in '77, which was halted with about a minute to go with a bomb threat. Amidst the celebrating fans with the clock winding down and a minute left, a SLC policeman strolls out into the middle of the floor, calms the crowd and gets the arena to a point where you can hear a pin drop, and announces the bomb threat. This is the honest to goodness truth, int that among the first things he says is, "check under your seat". From the top of his lungs, some guy from the upper bowl delares, "NO BOMB UNDER SEAT 13 ROW 23 SECTION UU", after which the entire arena roars."

Brian · 10-26-2007, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeUte

my own personal "craig sorenson" made me pay him at church on sunday.

swirly in the toilet after brother swenson used it?

dut99002 · 10-26-2007, 03:26 PM

My father and all of my older brothers attended the U.

I grew up sitting in the GA section at football games or the student section with my oldest bro. When Utah went to the Freedom Bowl and lost a close one to USC we all drove down together. I have fond memories of sitting in the black, North end zone as a kid as well as watching students throw snowballs at the BYU players and their bench (funny, but low).

I remember watching Marshall Faulk break some amazing runs and then going to the Pi afterwards and thinking it was the coolest thing. Going to the Huntsman center to watch an NIT game against Rhode Island (I think) and being ticked when they had a horrible second half against Kentucky in the NCAA championship.

Funny, I just noticed that I have a lot of memories from my childhood of losses!

I've been a fan since I was a little kid, but unlike some Utah fans, I have nothing but respect for Brigham Young University. Sure, I hope you guys lose sometimes as a rival fan, but I wouldn't hesitate for one second to send one of my kids to either school (as long as they still bled red when they had graduated).

It's a great rivalry, despite some of the more idiotic and ignorant fans who seem to perpetuate the negative stereotypes (See: pirate ship, drunk Ute fans, self-righteous/holier-than-thou Zoobies, and I-believe-that-Provo, Utah-is-the-center-of-the-earth BYU fans).

il Padrino Ute · 10-26-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dut99002

My father and all of my older brothers attended the U.

I grew up sitting in the GA section at football games or the student section with my oldest bro. When Utah went to the Freedom Bowl and lost a close one to USC we all drove down together. I have fond memories of sitting in the black, North end zone as a kid as well as watching students throw snowballs at the BYU players and their bench (funny, but low).

I remember watching Marshall Faulk break some amazing runs and then going to the Pi afterwards and thinking it was the coolest thing. Going to the Huntsman center to watch an NIT game against Rhode Island (I think) and being ticked when they had a horrible second half against Kentucky in the NCAA championship.

Funny, I just noticed that I have a lot of memories from my childhood of losses!

I've been a fan since I was a little kid, but unlike some Utah fans, I have nothing but respect for Brigham Young University. Sure, I hope you guys lose sometimes as a rival fan, but I wouldn't hesitate for one second to send one of my kids to either school (as long as they still bled red when they had graduated).

It's a great rivalry, despite some of the more idiotic and ignorant fans who seem to perpetuate the negative stereotypes (See: pirate ship, drunk Ute fans, self-righteous/holier-than-thou Zoobies, and I-believe-that-Provo, Utah-is-the-center-of-the-earth BYU fans).

The pirate ship perpetuates a negative stereotype?

Brian · 10-26-2007, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

The pirate ship perpetuates a negative stereotype?

I always thought the pirate ship was pretty cool.
never seen it in real life. does anyone do the "Got a little captain in you" pose on it?

il Padrino Ute · 10-27-2007, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian

I always thought the pirate ship was pretty cool.
never seen it in real life. does anyone do the "Got a little captain in you" pose on it?

All the time. There are several folks each game that wander down to stare at it and we have them climb aboard and act silly. Kids have the most fun on it, as there is a bell they can ring to bring attention to themselves.

10-25-2007, 04:10 PM	#22
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	I suppose you could say I was once a Ute Fan. I grew up in Kaysville and was way into sports, always looking for a local connection that made national news. I remember reading about Larry Wilson and took great pride that he was from the University of UTAH. As I entered puberty I was really looking for some connection. Jerry Pimm and his Utes were doing pretty well, so they became my team. I followed them religiously. The pinnacle was when my father took me and my brother to the Utah-Arizona game at what was then called the Special Events Center. Arizona was ranked in the top 20 and Utah was taking it to them (Jonas, Judkins, and the gang). I was standing yelling "UTAH, UTAH, UTAH" at the top of my lungs with all the other Ute Fans. Sadly, the game was interrupted by a bomb scare with less than a minute to go. We all exited the building, waited for the all clear, and came back for more fun only to have Arizona refuse to come back on the court. Game over. What a great night. At the same time I became a huge BYU football fan. Lavell had things going with Gary Sheide and they were stirring things up. I remember attending the final BYU-ASU game in Provo before ASU left for the PAC 10. More yelling, this time "BYU, BYU, BYU." I was hooked. Ute basketball remained strong, but not as strong as BYU football became (and at the same time, BYU made some national basketball noise). My allegiance eventually coalesced around BYU athletics and has remained so from that time. Ute Fans, put away your hopes and hankies. I'm not coming back. Time to move on. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.

10-26-2007, 03:26 PM	#25
dut99002 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Coppell, Texas Posts: 34	My father and all of my older brothers attended the U. I grew up sitting in the GA section at football games or the student section with my oldest bro. When Utah went to the Freedom Bowl and lost a close one to USC we all drove down together. I have fond memories of sitting in the black, North end zone as a kid as well as watching students throw snowballs at the BYU players and their bench (funny, but low). I remember watching Marshall Faulk break some amazing runs and then going to the Pi afterwards and thinking it was the coolest thing. Going to the Huntsman center to watch an NIT game against Rhode Island (I think) and being ticked when they had a horrible second half against Kentucky in the NCAA championship. Funny, I just noticed that I have a lot of memories from my childhood of losses! I've been a fan since I was a little kid, but unlike some Utah fans, I have nothing but respect for Brigham Young University. Sure, I hope you guys lose sometimes as a rival fan, but I wouldn't hesitate for one second to send one of my kids to either school (as long as they still bled red when they had graduated). It's a great rivalry, despite some of the more idiotic and ignorant fans who seem to perpetuate the negative stereotypes (See: pirate ship, drunk Ute fans, self-righteous/holier-than-thou Zoobies, and I-believe-that-Provo, Utah-is-the-center-of-the-earth BYU fans).