This weekend was the great rivalry game of Utah. A fun bonus perk of the weekend was that the hospital has cable so we were able to hang out in the hospital with our beautiful baby girl and watch the game. Snug in her blankets, baby cuddled into daddy's arm and watched her first Ute game (okay, she slept through it).
I'm more of a basketball fan than football but the game was a lot of fun to watch. The first quarter was sloppy, mistakes being made by both teams as they got warmed up and focused on the game. The second quarter showed more talent and then I assume there was magic in the locker rooms at halftime because the second half was incredible. Almost dumbfounding-can't-stop-watching-because-its-such-a-train-wreck kind of incredible. But hey, that's the way the game is played.
This rivalry entertains me. The banter and teasing can be so much fun despite the guaranteed whining and complaining that will happen at the end. Undoubtedly, there are fans who will claim that the other team only won because they cheated/bad refs/bad calls and other such excuses. Apparently every year. But aside from that, the bantering is fun. We are one of the few red houses in a very blue neighborhood. This year, some of our next door neighbors had a bet that if their team lost, they would have to fly the winning team's banner in front of their house for as many days as the difference in points. Which means my byu fan neighbors will be flying a red ute flag for the entire season. brilliant.
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