Go UTES!!

Last night the University of Utah played the Oregon State Beavers in Salt Lake (football, just in case you didn't know it's football season) Many of you might not know that even though I technically graduated from BYU (which many family members have hopefully forgiven me for "defecting"), I attended most of my collegiate years at the U of U and have been born into a family with deeply rooted love and loyalty to the U of U. I am proud to say that no matter where I went to school or moved in life, I never quite being a U of U fan. I was kind of a brat in college and wore my U of U paraphernalia at BYU - especially on game days. (For those not familiar with the deep rooted rivalry between these two schools, you may not appreciate how brave I was to do this. Honestly though - I think it would be braver to wear BYU attire at the U - those frat guys can be unpredictable!) I also decorated my car, etc. Good times.

Anyway, back to the game!! What an awesome game. The Beavers had an awesome game last week against USC and actually won! We were excited because I like the Oregon teams when we're not playing them. And USC is one of the top ranked teams. It was an amazing upset. So the Beavers came to this next game with that exciting win just behind them. Utah has also had a great season - 5-0 and they have a pretty strong football team. (My husband would probably insert here that it is not as strong or ranked as high as BYU - blah blah blah (o; )

Almost the entire game was neck and neck and with just two minutes left to go the Beavs pulled ahead with a touchdown 28-20. Drat - it didn't seem good, but there was still hope. Lo and behold the Utes scored quickly and got a 2 point conversion to tie! That gave Oregon possession again with around 1 minute to go - plenty of time to make another touchdown. But the defense held them and the Utes got the ball back with seconds to go. They got the ball as close as they could for a field goal and in the last second of the game Sakoda, the local hero in Utah today, got the winning 28 yd. field goal! WAAHHOOOOOOOOOOOO! It was one of the best games I've seen in a long time! I had fun texting my sister who was there and the girls - during the part of the game they were awake - kept saying they could see Chris, or grandma and grandpa. Natalie even said that she swore she heard grandma cheering! (o: Who are we to doubt - I'm sure my mom was pretty loud at the game!

I happily wore my U of U shirt to the gym today and loved seeing the replays on the TV tuned to ESPN. No one made any comments, I guess the U of U and Oregon State rivalry isn't as strong as BYU, but I'm sure I ruffled a few feathers - surely someone there had seen the game. I am kind of a brat, aren't I? Go UTES!!