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Holy War Moments: 2004 GameDay comes to Salt Lake City

2004 marked the first time big-time football had officially arrived on the University of Utah campus. ESPN GameDay, which had never visited the state, went live from the corner of Rice-Eccles Stadium hours before the Holy War to end all Holy Wars (or something like that). 

The interesting aspect of this Holy War is the fact the game itself really took a backseat to all the hoopla of GameDay and busting the BCS. Doing it against the Cougars obviously added to that luster, but it was also very secondary to the situation. 

2008 was great and probably a more enjoyable Holy War than 2004 because the Utes actually beat a good BYU team. However, nothing can top GameDay's visit to Salt Lake and the moments prior to and after Utah's win.

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One of many great moments in the last 5 years.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 24, 2009 5:19 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

I was there

I remember it being freezing cold and all the Ute fans chanting ‘Trev sucks’

by Jeremy Mauss on Nov 24, 2009 8:10 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

last time i saw trev was when he was doing an airforce /colorado state game

he was soo enthusiastic. lmao! where is trev now? back doing high school football in nebraska!

yes i am obsessive, obnoxious, in your face and all about covering the spread. those are my good qualities.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 26, 2009 7:27 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Where is gameday this week?

From what I see their is only one game between ranked opponents on tap again this week.

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by utesfan100 on Nov 24, 2009 10:29 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

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