Has it really come to this?
unbelievable!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
It's that time again!!!
Hello everybody....well hello to the one person who reads this hahahaha. Its Football Season so i thought i better get my thoughts down on this blog instead of bombarding my wife with my BYU obsession. And just so everyone knows.. BYU is my second love....my first?? My smokin hot wife Erin!
This Past year has been crazy for BYU sports, Basketball finally getting past the first round in the NCAA Tourny, Jimmer Becoming a household name...especially in my house! :-)
Spring Football and the arrival of St. Jake. and finally fall camp and the rumored Football independence. Well we just found out yesterday that BYU Football will be Independent and signed a 8 year deal with ESPN which will increase our exposure of not only the Football team but the University as a whole. Adding to the big news was a 6 game agreement with Notre Dame. And to top it off its game week!!!! Saturday Washington comes to Cougartown!!!! Im excited to see what we can do this year and hope its another year of "reloading" as Bronco calls it.
In honor of the arrival of St. Jake Heaps, i will be celebrating every sat as St. Jake day. I am confident that St. jake will be the starting qb by the 3rd game. sorry Riley.
Well this is all for now, more to come...and more often with the arrival of Football season.
peace and blessins...peace and blessins
Max Hall on the Mtn West.
" i hate the Mtn West, I hate everything about them, the commisioner, the net work everything.. there classless. and im glad we sent them packing. " haha
GO COUGARS!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
March Madness!!!
The NCAA Basketball Tournament is off and running and our beloved Cougs have finally won a tournament game! (99-92 over Florida) I came home from work at 10:30 to watch and im glad i did!! there's nothing like watching Basketball or sports in that matter in HD! BYU started the game i thought very...nervous, which really supprised me. Maybe the monkey on there back of not winning in there last 7 tries were weighing on them? what ever it was BYU had to really fight to get over it. The cougs built the lead up to 13 at one point only to watch it wither away as Florida buried one three after another.. for being a bad 3 pt shooting team all year it sure didnt show for the gators! they shot the ball very well today. Florida had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation as well as at the end of the 1st overtime, But it was not meant to be! the 2nd overtime.. well...well that was Jimmer time!! What a great player!
Well, time to get ready for my rec league game at sojo rec center. hopefully we can get a win. I
Well, time to get ready for my rec league game at sojo rec center. hopefully we can get a win. I
love this time of year! March Madness is here!!!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
No news to report here....
Except for the little fact that IM GETTIN MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats right, On Christmas morning I got on bended knee and asked Erin to Marry me!!!!! I have 
found the perfect person for me! Erin and I have chosen June 19th as the day we will be sealed for all eternity! Words cant describe how happy Erin Makes me!! but maybe the perma smile i've had since our first date can.
found the perfect person for me! Erin and I have chosen June 19th as the day we will be sealed for all eternity! Words cant describe how happy Erin Makes me!! but maybe the perma smile i've had since our first date can. We are currently starting to plan things and holy cow...its kinda funny..haha jk. More details will come as it gets closer to the big day.. We have chosen June 19th to ensure that both our brothers will be there., Eric gets home the end of march and Spencer gets home about a week before the wedding. We are both sooooo happy! and cant wait to continue our little love story!
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Lets all become Yoot fans now!!!
saw this on cougarboard. and couldnt resist!! hahaha
So you want to be a Ute fan? Congratulations.
Honestly, I can't say I blame you. Being a Utah fan is one of life's greatest pleasures, but before you get started, you're going to need to understand there's a simple playbook you need to follow. Some people are able to follow these instructions intuitively, but if you're not one of them this guide will clearly spell out the basics of being a part of Utah fandom.
Before you start, you need to understand that most of what you do as a Utah fan is reactionary. We'll learn about trolling and provoking BYU fans later. As a beginner all you'll need to do is watch what BYU fans do and react accordingly.
Here's what do when ...
1. BYU does something well:
We'll start with an easy one. There's one special hyphenated word that you can always throw around as a Utah fan: self-righteous. Don't worry about what it exactly means. If BYU fans are doing something, I can promise you, they're doing it in a self-righteous way and you shouldn't be shy about letting them know or yucking it up with your fellow fans.
Outside of being self-righteous, the only other acceptable explanation for why a BYU fan is doing something is that they are unable to think for themselves. Don't consider what their actual point or intent is or even if you might agree with it. If you can't classify BYU behavior as either being self-righteous or the behavior of a mindless drone, you're not trying hard enough to classify it.
2. BYU does something wrong:
Hey! It's your big chance! You know all those rules and standards those BYU people have? This is the time to throw them all back in their faces. Try to point out all the ways that theyve failed to live up to those standards; lay the guilt on heavy by pointing out how they've let everyone else down; use the word hypocrite liberally; blur the lines between trying to do something and promising to do something; ignore that you spend a lot of time and energy mocking them for caring at all about standards at all (see #1).
Luckily as a Utah fan, you don't need to worry about representing anything or anyone. You see, the real genius of being a Utah fan is you'll never have to worry about double standards, because we don't have any standards to begin with.
3. BYU does something wrong and youre an active, LDS Utah Fan:
Oh, man. This is the best! You will need to ignore that you probably have made a special effort to separate BYU from the church. When BYU does something good, it has nothing to do with the church--it's just BYU sports. But when when BYU or BYU fans do something wrong you need to take big-time offense. Those embarrassing actions are blight on your church and need to be stopped. Make a big deal about this, like writing on your tithing slip that your money should not to go BYU sports, or mentioning it Elders quorum. Make sure you say you think the church should drop BYU sports, but point out that it's only because you care about the church's image that you think so.
Finally, there are still no double standards, so as soon as the controversy blows over go back to coming up with insulting nick names or finding any other possible way to mock the people that only represent your church when they do something wrong. Also, you dont need to worry about your actions ever reflecting in any way on the church. Everyone knows that throughout the rest of the country no one ever associates the Utah community with Mormons.
4. A BYU fan accuses you or other Utah fans of doing something wrong:
Two easy options for this one--deny or excuse. Is there unequivocal proof of what those lily-white BYU fans are accusing you or or friends of? Well, then they're probably making it up, or just lying about it. Start with that, but if by some chance it turns out they can prove that they're not making up the accusation up, the odds are theres probably something you can kind of compare it to that a BYU fan has done.
Example: Let's say a BYU fan is complaining that their head got cut open by a beer can thrown into their section at RES. First, you deny that it happened. Say something like, "that didn't happen, or you shouldnt exaggerate. If they happen to be able to show you the scar or a photo or something you might need to stop denying and start excusing. This is done by saying something like, "Oh yeah. Well, my sister got pushed at LES." Voila. Problem solved.
You will need to avoid discussing even the possibility that there might be a shred of guilt among Utah fans. Just keep beating that you-do-it-too drum until that BYU fan accepts that since everyone has done something wrong, no one can ever tell anyone else they what theyve done is wrong (without being self-righteous, of course).
5. BYU loses:
Ha ha! Just like you said they would. After a BYU loss, their fans will probably eating their own a little. This is a great time for beginner trolling. Remind them how fast Utah is or how awesome they are in big games. Just keep up with the Salt Lake media and use whatever line they are pushing at the time. Be merciless and personal in your mocking. Remember there's a time when it's more important that they lost than you won; that time is always. Look to feed every doubt they may have about their team and create a few they dont have yet. Work as hard as you can to get BYU fans to define their team the way you see them. The more you can get them to start thinking like you, the more they will do your trolling for you.
6. BYU wins
Looks like it wasn't your day, but here's the deal: they probably cheated, or the refs cheated, or they got lucky. If you get tired of arguing that they're cheating cheaters who cheat all the time, maybe you can find something they said after that game that you can take offense at or whine about. Your offense will make a great distraction from the unfortunate outcome, maybe even a bigger story than the outcome. Ignore any metal gymnastics you may have to do to take offense at the statement. The important thing is manufacture enough outrage over the statement or action that fellow Utah fans can hold onto it as long as necessary. With enough whining, the distraction will tide us over until Utah manages to win another game. Once that happens we can all go back to the advice in #5, and along with the Salt Lake media can keep telling BYU fans how the honor code or whatever other excuse we can find is going to prevent them from ever winning anything. Ever.
Well, that should be enough to get you started. Best of luck and we'll get into the really complicated stuff later, like why we dress like pirates or what exactly the source of our foaming-at-the-mouth hatred is.
So you want to be a Ute fan? Congratulations.
Honestly, I can't say I blame you. Being a Utah fan is one of life's greatest pleasures, but before you get started, you're going to need to understand there's a simple playbook you need to follow. Some people are able to follow these instructions intuitively, but if you're not one of them this guide will clearly spell out the basics of being a part of Utah fandom.
Before you start, you need to understand that most of what you do as a Utah fan is reactionary. We'll learn about trolling and provoking BYU fans later. As a beginner all you'll need to do is watch what BYU fans do and react accordingly.
Here's what do when ...
1. BYU does something well:
We'll start with an easy one. There's one special hyphenated word that you can always throw around as a Utah fan: self-righteous. Don't worry about what it exactly means. If BYU fans are doing something, I can promise you, they're doing it in a self-righteous way and you shouldn't be shy about letting them know or yucking it up with your fellow fans.
Outside of being self-righteous, the only other acceptable explanation for why a BYU fan is doing something is that they are unable to think for themselves. Don't consider what their actual point or intent is or even if you might agree with it. If you can't classify BYU behavior as either being self-righteous or the behavior of a mindless drone, you're not trying hard enough to classify it.
2. BYU does something wrong:
Hey! It's your big chance! You know all those rules and standards those BYU people have? This is the time to throw them all back in their faces. Try to point out all the ways that theyve failed to live up to those standards; lay the guilt on heavy by pointing out how they've let everyone else down; use the word hypocrite liberally; blur the lines between trying to do something and promising to do something; ignore that you spend a lot of time and energy mocking them for caring at all about standards at all (see #1).
Luckily as a Utah fan, you don't need to worry about representing anything or anyone. You see, the real genius of being a Utah fan is you'll never have to worry about double standards, because we don't have any standards to begin with.
3. BYU does something wrong and youre an active, LDS Utah Fan:
Oh, man. This is the best! You will need to ignore that you probably have made a special effort to separate BYU from the church. When BYU does something good, it has nothing to do with the church--it's just BYU sports. But when when BYU or BYU fans do something wrong you need to take big-time offense. Those embarrassing actions are blight on your church and need to be stopped. Make a big deal about this, like writing on your tithing slip that your money should not to go BYU sports, or mentioning it Elders quorum. Make sure you say you think the church should drop BYU sports, but point out that it's only because you care about the church's image that you think so.
Finally, there are still no double standards, so as soon as the controversy blows over go back to coming up with insulting nick names or finding any other possible way to mock the people that only represent your church when they do something wrong. Also, you dont need to worry about your actions ever reflecting in any way on the church. Everyone knows that throughout the rest of the country no one ever associates the Utah community with Mormons.
4. A BYU fan accuses you or other Utah fans of doing something wrong:
Two easy options for this one--deny or excuse. Is there unequivocal proof of what those lily-white BYU fans are accusing you or or friends of? Well, then they're probably making it up, or just lying about it. Start with that, but if by some chance it turns out they can prove that they're not making up the accusation up, the odds are theres probably something you can kind of compare it to that a BYU fan has done.
Example: Let's say a BYU fan is complaining that their head got cut open by a beer can thrown into their section at RES. First, you deny that it happened. Say something like, "that didn't happen, or you shouldnt exaggerate. If they happen to be able to show you the scar or a photo or something you might need to stop denying and start excusing. This is done by saying something like, "Oh yeah. Well, my sister got pushed at LES." Voila. Problem solved.
You will need to avoid discussing even the possibility that there might be a shred of guilt among Utah fans. Just keep beating that you-do-it-too drum until that BYU fan accepts that since everyone has done something wrong, no one can ever tell anyone else they what theyve done is wrong (without being self-righteous, of course).
5. BYU loses:
Ha ha! Just like you said they would. After a BYU loss, their fans will probably eating their own a little. This is a great time for beginner trolling. Remind them how fast Utah is or how awesome they are in big games. Just keep up with the Salt Lake media and use whatever line they are pushing at the time. Be merciless and personal in your mocking. Remember there's a time when it's more important that they lost than you won; that time is always. Look to feed every doubt they may have about their team and create a few they dont have yet. Work as hard as you can to get BYU fans to define their team the way you see them. The more you can get them to start thinking like you, the more they will do your trolling for you.
6. BYU wins
Looks like it wasn't your day, but here's the deal: they probably cheated, or the refs cheated, or they got lucky. If you get tired of arguing that they're cheating cheaters who cheat all the time, maybe you can find something they said after that game that you can take offense at or whine about. Your offense will make a great distraction from the unfortunate outcome, maybe even a bigger story than the outcome. Ignore any metal gymnastics you may have to do to take offense at the statement. The important thing is manufacture enough outrage over the statement or action that fellow Utah fans can hold onto it as long as necessary. With enough whining, the distraction will tide us over until Utah manages to win another game. Once that happens we can all go back to the advice in #5, and along with the Salt Lake media can keep telling BYU fans how the honor code or whatever other excuse we can find is going to prevent them from ever winning anything. Ever.
Well, that should be enough to get you started. Best of luck and we'll get into the really complicated stuff later, like why we dress like pirates or what exactly the source of our foaming-at-the-mouth hatred is.
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