I am a Utah Man...
Friday, November 7, 2008
but I have to admit, I went into last nights game thinking we would lose. I am sorry for being such a faithless fan, but thankfully our players were living their lives the way they should, so we were able to get the win.
I have been meaning to write this all day long, and I hope I remember all the things I wanted to say.
Last night the Utes showed, once again, that they can play an awful game, but as long as Louie and the Defense keep it somewhat close, Brian Johnson can put together a last-minute game-winning drive. The commentators were saying, as the Utes got the ball back for the final drive, that if you had to put the ball in anyone's hands, at this stage in the game, Brian Johnson was the person you wanted to have the ball. He proved it in the Oregon State game, and he proved it again last night. TCU played a great game, and I really feel bad for their kicker, but not bad enough to wish he had made either of those field goals. Our defense really kicked it into gear after that first quarter and won the game for us by continually giving our offense chance after chance to win the game. Anyway, it was a great game, a real nail-biter (and i have the bloody fingers to prove it) and if you missed it you missed one of the best games of the year in college football.
What I really wanted to talk about were two issues with the game last night. First, what the hell is up with a referee watching a player be knocked to the ground while the ball is in the air, and not calling pass interference? I don't see how that missed call was possible. I guess you could say that the ball was uncatchable, but how could you know that with the positions they were in. You can make that call when the ball is going out of bounds and you wouldn't be able to come down with it in bounds, but in the middle of the field and the receiver is dropped to the ground while in full sprint and the ball lands within 10 yards of him, you can't say he couldn't have caught that ball. Thankfully that and the next botched PI call were not game changing.
My real beef is with the moron at the MWC who has negotiated our television deals. I have cable, basic cable, but I get the Mountain, I get Versus, I get ESPN and ESPN2; but guess what channel I don't get...CBS College Sports. Oh, not to worry, you can watch the broadcast online, but wait, it cost $20 for the one game. Why the hell can't the MWC get a half-way decent TV deal. ESPN would have killed to show that game last night. Two top 15 teams battling it out to determine who still has a shot at going to a BCS bowl. Of course they would have chosen that over Maryland and VT. Thankfully Amanda's parents have satellite and I was able to go over there and watch the second half, but seriously, our TV situation sucks. Just wait, if the same guy is working our TV deals it won't be too long before BYU-Utah is not broadcast. I say fire that jackass and get us a deal that shows most of our games. That deal should include an automatic broadcast of any game in which two top 25 teams are playing, and make it a long term deal so we know what type of television broadcast to get (satellite or cable).
Anyway, sorry for the ranting. Please feel free to call me a moron if you think that is true. Go Utes!!!
8 comments:
Anonymous
said...
November 7, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Spencer you are a moron. love ya
Stephanie
said...
November 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM
Why am I a moron?
Meiszus' Musings
said...
November 10, 2008 at 9:06 AM
yeah i should look into getting a second job so that i can fund our SPORTS watching?
that for sure sounds like something i'd do.
Amanda the Couch
said...
November 10, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Stephanies was just agreeing with you "Please feel free to call me a moron if you think that is true"
Anonymous
said...
November 11, 2008 at 10:06 AM
I know Stephanies [sic] was just calling me a moron because I said to if you think that is true, but I was hoping that people wouldn't actually do it without some sort of justification for it.
Meiszus' Musings
said...
November 11, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Spence,
You know I love you.
Stephanie
said...
November 12, 2008 at 1:48 PM
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Dynamic Chiropractic
said...
November 14, 2008 at 6:39 PM
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Dude, that botched PI call was crap! Since when are you allowed to full-out tackle a player who is in pursuit of an airborne pass? Of course a ball is uncatchable when the receiver is laying facedown in the grass. I'm glad the refs redeemed themselves by making sure they called that PI on the last drive. I'd have to say that Louie had one of his worst games ever. He almost blew the game with his two consecutive 20 yard punts that gave TCU the ball at the 50 yd line. Best game I've seen though since the Boise State-Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl game. That one is still my favorite game of all time. By the way, I have the Comcast Digital Classic Package and it comes with basically every sports channel including CBS College Sports. It's not that expensive. Being a sports junkie like me, you should look into it. Make Amanda get a second job to cover it.