Rivalry Week

What can I say? We train'em young! My niece Addison (far right) is wearing Cougar blue! It's rivalry week here in the great State of Utah. A week when family members are pitted against one another and mature adults act like raving lunatics all in the name of college football. Ain't life grand? I love this time of year. I love college football, and I love this rivalry. I would like nothing more than to have BYU tromp the Utes this Saturday, but even if BYU doesn't win--it will be quite a game. You couldn't ask for a better scenario, Utah is 11-0 and BYU is 10-1. If Utah wins, the Utes will likely go to a BCS bowl. If BYU wins, it will be one of the biggest wins in Cougar history. It should be a great game--BYU has a great offense (except for the turnovers and penalties) and the Utes have a great defense (except for the occasional cheap shot). If BYU's defense decides to reappear after taking a vacation since the TCU game, then the Cougars will undoubtedly win. If not, then it will be a close one. The biggest travesty here, I won't even be able to see the game. I refuse to go to the game because the last time I went to Rice Eccles for a BYU/Utah game I had full beer cans thrown at me and one guy threatened to beat me up. I won't be able to watch it on television because my satellite company does not have The Mountain--what a joke!!! So I will listen to the game on the radio as I do every week, even though I can't stand the KSL commentary. The best part about this game is that for 3 hours this Saturday, we can watch and participate, even if only vicariously, without another care in the world. Again, ain't life grand? Cougars by 3!