Remember when rivalry week used to be fun?
You'd get all hyped up all season, bets would be made, jabs would be said, gauntlets would be thrown down?
There'd be themed food drives, facebook groups and parties?
You'd listen to the older fans talk about the "glory days" of their Utes or their Cougs; while the younger kids were throwing out stats and numbers from previous games in the season trying to convince the other that the Cougars or the Utes were obviously going to come out the victors?
Emotions would run high. Maybe even a fist fight or two would break out? And someone would end up in tears...(oh wait those weren't the fun parts....my bad)
So Saturday is the Holy War....except talk to most Utah and BYU fans and you'll feel like no one is all that excited about it this year...
In fact in one of my classes today Dr. W asked us "Now isn't there something exciting happening on Saturday?" trying to be funny. But in reality none of us immediately came up with the Holy War. In fact most of the class was surprised to hear the the Rivalry Game was already upon us. And apparently it wasn't just our class but that that same reaction has been happening all over the place on both campuses.
In fact in one of my classes today Dr. W asked us "Now isn't there something exciting happening on Saturday?" trying to be funny. But in reality none of us immediately came up with the Holy War. In fact most of the class was surprised to hear the the Rivalry Game was already upon us. And apparently it wasn't just our class but that that same reaction has been happening all over the place on both campuses.
Maybe because both teams aren't playing their best.
Maybe because it is so gosh darn early in the season.
Maybe because they aren't in the same conference anymore.
There really are a whole lot of reasons
Really though maybe this lack of enthusiasm for the game this year is a good thing. Because let's face it....the rivalry was getting ugly. Both sides did things to each other and said things to each other that they would not ever do or say under any other circumstance. I've seen the rivalry destroy friendships and spread tension among families so maybe it is a blessing in disguise that it doesn't seem to be that big of a deal this year.
Either way this Saturday's game should be fun! I am confident of it!
To be honest though I am torn between two schools here...so to that I say:
GO COUGUTES!!
Yes...all one word...deal with it :)
There really are a whole lot of reasons
Really though maybe this lack of enthusiasm for the game this year is a good thing. Because let's face it....the rivalry was getting ugly. Both sides did things to each other and said things to each other that they would not ever do or say under any other circumstance. I've seen the rivalry destroy friendships and spread tension among families so maybe it is a blessing in disguise that it doesn't seem to be that big of a deal this year.
Either way this Saturday's game should be fun! I am confident of it!
To be honest though I am torn between two schools here...so to that I say:
GO COUGUTES!!
Yes...all one word...deal with it :)
