utah vs. byu

score:  24- 21
        24- 21
        24- 21

all i can say is i'm glad this game is over and we can move on to conference play.

i had gotten so worked up for this game, my stress level was at an all time high.

it didn't help that i worked a night shift friday, so i had all night to think about the game.
my patients probably thought i was a nut job because i'd ask all of them who they thought was going to win and then i'd have to tell them why they were wrong when some said byu.

since it was good luck last home game, we went to the ute walk then went over to the family tailgate.
(i also wore my good luck shirt and headband, call me superstitious if you want)

ashley, sam, and rachel came in town for the game so it was a bigger whittingham crew than usual!

the only problem was i was too nervous to eat.
and you KNOW i was nervous if i could pass up amazing food.

the game was everything it always is.

stressful, questionable calls, personal fouls, byu almost turning it over but getting lucky bounces everytime....

i feel bad for everyone who was sitting by me, because i WAS that fan

who never stopped screaming, cheering on the defense, yelling at the refs, or ever even sat down.
i'm so embarrassed for myself, but i can't help it.

i was very disappointed that we blew our 17 point lead in the third quarter,

mostly because it set up the chaos that was the end of the game.

we won though (three times), and that is ALL that matters!

after all the locker room partying, dad's radio show, playing on the field, and family celebration,

we went to the pie pizzeria because we were STARVING.
we sure love the pie, but it also happened to be the only place open at 2 in the morning.

and lets be honest, this game comes once a year so we had to enjoy the night as long as possible.

while i could make many opinionated comments about the game, i will refrain.

(although trust me, i could make many)

because even though we've won 8 out of the last 11 years,

i do remember very vividly each game that we have lost.

and i remember all the byu fans that made rude comments to me or my family after.

and i would never want to be anything like a whiny, rude, obnoxious byu fan.
nobody likes those guys.
besides, it's time to move onto the teams that actually matter.
arizona state this week, bring em on!!!

GO UTES!!!