Six years ago...did you attend?
by JazzyUte on Nov 4, 2010 6:26 PM MDT
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In 2004, ESPN GameDay made its first trip to the state of Utah and went live from the south-west corner of Rice-Eccles Stadium's parking lot. It was only the second fourth time a non-BCS team hosted the event (the first was Air Force) and after a six year hiatus, the program is back.
This time it's a bit different. They're not here solely for the Utes. In 2004, they were. BYU was only an afterthought to Utah's potential busting of the BCS. That was the news story they were following and pretty much everyone who attended that morning and the game later in the evening expected the Utes to win.
Now, though, it's not a formality. Utah very well could lose Saturday and I wouldn't be surprised if, unlike in '04, Lee Corso dons the Horny Toad head in front of thousands of booing Utah fans. In fact, I expect it. He did that last year down in Provo when BYU hosted TCU and, a few weeks later, did the same in For Worth prior to the Utah-TCU game.
But it's still going to be an awesome event.
Did you attend 2004's GameDay? I was there bright and early in my sombrero.
I'll be there again Saturday morning, minus the sombrero, of course.
After the jump, the 2004 segment where Chris, Kirk and Lee picked the Utes!
2004 Holy War GameDay (via JazzyUte)
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A place for Utah to find coaches like Urban Meyer??
Zoo Cougar n. A "special" breed of feline, characterized by its propensity to have its attempts at swallowing a canary inevitably resulting in its choking on crow. See also: Zoobie, Cosmo Nut, Sexless Cat, Hippo-C-Rat origin: It takes a special kind of kitty to try and swallow the canary and end up choking on crow. --Ute Proverb
"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?
Weird seeing the stadium pre-BCS banners
Zoo Cougar n. A "special" breed of feline, characterized by its propensity to have its attempts at swallowing a canary inevitably resulting in its choking on crow. See also: Zoobie, Cosmo Nut, Sexless Cat, Hippo-C-Rat origin: It takes a special kind of kitty to try and swallow the canary and end up choking on crow. --Ute Proverb
"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?
Yes
I was there, I wish I could repeat.
Go Utes, do what you do best, prove ESPN wrong!
@ Man-cave in New Braunfels... have many Drum and Feathers...many man drinks...but...
need more girl utes!!!
just sayin ;)
To the right...my future brothers-in-law working hard on one of the trifecta of a Black & Gold birthright..."inebriation", yet before they acquired "nastiness" or "vandal-phrenia"
Don't we all, don't we all . . .
If anyone found my snowboarding gloves after storming the field following the 2004 TDS game, I want them back!
Ha
My wife’s a Ute girl, but she’s taken… But willing to barter! -jk.
by Lone Star Ute on Nov 5, 2010 11:33 AM MDT up reply actions
No need to barter..
I’d go the Ute way and steal… like our D did to AF last Sat…
Zoo Cougar n. A "special" breed of feline, characterized by its propensity to have its attempts at swallowing a canary inevitably resulting in its choking on crow. See also: Zoobie, Cosmo Nut, Sexless Cat, Hippo-C-Rat origin: It takes a special kind of kitty to try and swallow the canary and end up choking on crow. --Ute Proverb
"If going undefeated in a non-AQ conference is so easy why aren't more teams doing it???" --Andrea Adelson, ESPN?!?
by Ravenous Ute on Nov 5, 2010 11:40 AM MDT up reply actions
Right...no bartering, no swapping...couldn't do that to any of ya...but i'm all for raiding frog dance line for converts to ute girls!!!
To the right...my future brothers-in-law working hard on one of the trifecta of a Black & Gold birthright..."inebriation", yet before they acquired "nastiness" or "vandal-phrenia"
I was there
Of course, the game was much better than College Game Day. Nice to see they’ll be broadcasting from the NW corner of the parking lot rather than the SW – should feature a gorgeous view of the mountains in the background!
I keep accidentally eating my pets. Maybe I should get something less appetizing, like a cat instead of a Twinkie.
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