2007: The Rivalry Continues

This dribble was directed at BYU fans. Since I am not a BYU fan I am
taking the tickets Gary Crowton gave me and I will indulge. Should be
fun! By-the-way, as co-chairman (Dr. G is the other co-chair) of the
BYU Study Group we have issued our findings:

The policies at BYU as implemented by Bronco are working too well.

BYU should stay in Provo and not cut and run.

Utah fans should buy out Bronco's contract and get BYU to rehire Crowton
or put a contract out on Bronco.

The insurgents in Provo should attend UVSC.

BYU should talk to its neighbor UVSC and reach agreement on where the
insurgents should live off campus.

After a thorough search for WMD on campus no rapists were found the last
two years.

As always,

James Baker
Co-Chairman, BYU Study Group

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Does this mean we aren’t going on this road trip? What about the tickets?



Sponge Bob Square Pants


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Talk about Mormons needing to take a stand, BYU has taken a stand against playing on Sunday, why don’t they take a stand against playing in this ridicules bowl game in Las Vegas? The last time I was in sin city there were filthy pornographic images everywhere, on the sidewalk (pinups and centerfolds dropped by passersby), on billboards, posters, and store fronts. I won’t go back. Shame on BYU fans who will wade through this smut! Instead of trying to be like everyone else and liked by everybody why don’t we Mormons do some more separating from the world and send a message? What would Joseph or Brigham say about corrupting BYU this way? Or is BYU truly like everybody else and it is all about the money? What a corrupting influence money is.



Brent Halladay

Chairman, Holladay Bowl Committee 1966



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Observations, ramblings, and yes...............a little gloating and lots of teasing.....................



Garth and Nevin, my oh my oh my..............I tip my hat to both of you and to your father. Emails with the last name of Limburg actually lit my computer on fire in Ute blood-red. Such devotion, such ferocity (is that a word?), such loyalty to the cause. The scriptures could well say "and John begat a Ute who begat another Ute who begat even more Utes, even until the end of time"................I didn't have any problem understanding where the Limburg loyalty lies! Fireside or pep rally........mattereth not, just show up in red!



Actually, I am SERIOUSLY tipping my hat to the Limburg clan. As I lost my voice sat. afternoon jumping up and down in the living room, joined by my 4 children, ages 7 - 17, I recognized............we may not be the Limburgs...........yet.........but we're getting there. I knew we were well on the way when my 7 year old, then 6, explained over breakfast last year that the Utes have poop in their helmets. His Ute Grandpa (Blaine) scolded him on the spot about "potty talk" while the siblings quietly snickered and I had to leave the room I was laughing so hard. Still, we went from near tears to elation beyond measure as Utah went into the well-described-from-Italy prevent the win defense. Thank you, Ute coaching staff.



And typically, a little humor from the Gundersen household about Whittingham being a Cougar. I liked and laughed at that one as much as when your daughter said, "Who invited you?", at Curtis's farewell.



I learned a few things from all the postgame comments. I had expected to hear cries and complaints of pass interference calls on 3rd and long......instead, I learned that BYU holds every down but the Utes don't. And I liked the takedown of "3 Utes" on the last play.......when only 2 rushed.........



Strangely, there was no mention of the legality of roughing the kicker/punter or illegal blocks in the back on fake punts. Hmmmmmmm...........could it be that we're all a little biased?



Nice job, Nevin, on the 2 pt. differential prophecy...................amazing. I have to admit I thought we would whack Utah convincingly...........Utah played hard, played smart, ran some terrific new wrinkles (the Weddle pass to the same guy he faked the end around to comes to mind), and when I saw the Ute bleachers moving up and down in raging joy with 79 seconds left in the game............I was as stunned as my angry sons!



Watching the Utah news that night, they were interviewing a Grandmother (BYU fan) when a Ute student ran in front of the camera and shouted, "BYU Sucks". Two comments on that. One, the grandma made me laugh when she said, "No, we don't"............like only a grandma could say...... and two, all Utes out there.................PLEASE CONSULT WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY..........they are very creative in how they "attack" and "taunt" their rival (UNC). BYU sucks is as tired and worn out a phrase as there is. Please, Cougar-haters.........come up with some creativity.....consult the Blue Devils in Durham............something like "friends don't let friends attend BYU" would enter the classier and better-thought-out taunt than BYU sucks. In fact, couldn't that be the theme for a pre-game Ute fireside.........er, I mean, pep rally?



I have saved the best for last..................this will be written in my very best BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HOLIER THAN THOU, MOST OBNOXIOUS BLUE-BLOODED, ARROGANT-WE-ARE-BETTER-THAN-YOU..................approach. Here goes: Gordon Monson of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote last week, while trying to shed the term HOLY WAR from the ute-cougar debate, "God does not care about this game or who wins."



Hmmmmmmmmm, after seeing what happened in LaVell's last game and after hugging my four kids in unspeakable joy following THE CATCH on saturday, Gordon Monson might want to rethink that one.........................LOL....................over and out :) :) :)



Jonny Harline



P.S. Even though I'm approaching age 50, and even though I've seen the light in regards to school affiliation (LOL)..........I still have to admit I really LIKE and LOOK UP TO Garth, Bruce, and Nevin. You guys brought me a lot of joy and fun in my youth..........and there are not 3 nicer guys on Earth. I have to add Kirk and Dick Gundersen to that mix, as well..........not because their brother was a Y QB, but because they are filled to the brim with warming goodness............I miss seeing all of you on a regular basis............but please know...........I'll be happy to continue to insult and harass via email.


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Kevin (Nevin with a K),



This is one of your best---loved it and thanks. I read it at work and should be reprimanded here for laughing too much on the job. Nice kudos at the end about us Limburgs. You’re a much-better-than-average guy yourself, and keep the ranting going.



One fun observation at the end of the game as we all were walking (or floating) out. My daughter Laura, who attended with her husband Jason who is a second year student in the U’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program, in fun blurted out to BYU fans nearby, “Oh yeah, the refs gave you the game!” To which one of the BYU fans quickly replied, “The Lord was on our side.” My smart daughter even more quickly yelled back, “The Lord doesn’t care about who won this game, IT’S JUST A FOOTBALL GAME!” So the rivalry and Holy war will go on and on and on “til the end of time.” (Editorial note: yes, the Utes have some fans, a few, relatively, who get carried away with language not fit for the Telestial Kingdom, but…..nothing, and I mean NOTHING, gets Utes’ hair to stand on end more than when they hear “The Lord is on our side.” So why (same as the question about the ‘BYU sucks’ sayings), do arrogant BYU fans keep saying that? There are somewhere between 15-20,000 LDS students who attend the U, and a clear majority of the males are returned missionaries. Is the Lord not on their side too? Was the Lord not on Brigham Young’s side when he had the U of U established in 1850? I believe it borders on being blasphemous to be using the “Lord” name with regards to a football game. So let’s put our energy into cheering on the ‘gathering of Israel’ team, where I am certain the Lord has taken a side).



Thanks for the allowance to speak my mind and have some fun in doing it.

Cheers to all of us who write these and have fun and keep it clean, yet hard hitting on the most important issues of our day!



Nervous Nevin