Night Walker; Day Dreamer: The Rivalry

Let it be known that I hate the BYU/Utah rivalry. You probably wouldn't believe me because I can trash talk like the best of them, and I will defend BYU till I die. But I hate it.
To me, football is about more than the sport. Don't get me wrong, I love watching football, and I was standing in the front row of the end zone after waiting for ten hours in line outside of the stadium. My voice is hoarse, and I am completely exhausted, and of course it was worth it! But it's not just about the game for me. I have adapted Bronco Mendenhall's approach to the game. That it is about making men, not just good players. You can say anything you want about his coaching, but I think he is the best thing for those guys. He is building them into something better. He is forming this team into something bigger than themselves. Bigger than football. Bigger than the rivalry.
This is why I hate it. Every year we do the same thing. We get together, throw around some choice and hurtful words, and when it is over, no one can ever forget about it. Its the same thing every time. But in my opinion, the rivalry is useless because we win it every time. We don't play dirty. We play hard. Sometimes our best isn't good enough, and that is something we have to learn from. But in the end, the better men walk off the field with heads held high, win or lose. And that team is always wearing blue. The best thing that comes out of the rivalry game is that I realize how trivial it all is. And if that is all that Utah is fighting for, I'm glad they could have this victory.

Now, I will step off of my soapbox (i know, finally), and overload you with pictures! Because even though yesterday was hard for me to swallow, I had a freaking awesome time waiting (FOR TEN HOURS) in line! I made some awesome new friends, and we had a blast just sitting together, loving BYU! And let me remind you that I stood on the front row, and was on the Jumbo-tron and ESPN, thank you very much! BYU's biggest fan right here, folks!