Holy War Moments: Even Utah cheerleaders kick Cougar ass
by JazzyUte on Sep 14, 2011 9:53 PM MDT
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PrintI posted this back in 2009 leading up to that year's rivalry game. I thought I'd revisit some of those memories because, well, they're just so damn awesome.
1999 was one of those special McBride seasons. Definitely should have been better than it was, but in the end, still pretty memorable for what Utah accomplished. The Utes, fresh off a difficult final WAC season in 1998 (doink, eck), entered the inaugural Mountain West Conference season picked to finish somewhere toward the middle-to-bottom of the conference.
But as we found out so often under McBride, when everyone counted Utah out, they seemed to perform at their best.
So the Utes charged through the '99 season, bouncing back from a crippling loss to Colorado State and WTF losses to Boise State (before they were Boise State) and Wyoming to position themselves for a chance at the first ever Mountain West title.
BYU actually had a chance to win it outright a week prior to the Holy War with a trip to Laramie. They couldn't get it done and the Cowboys, who finished the season 7-4 with a sweep of the Utah schools, pulled off the upset, shocking the 8-1 Cougars 31-17.
I actually remember watching that game in my grandma's kitchen. It was on the old SportsWest, which aired on KSL back then, and it was huge because, even with a loss to the Rams earlier in the season, as I mentioned, it meant Utah was a win away from a share of the title.
The last time the Utes had won a share of any conference was 1995 and before that, 1964! So, it was kind of a big deal.
Of course, what makes this BYU game memorable is not that Utah locked up a share of the Mountain West title that year, it's that an overzealous Cougar fan charged the field, pounced on a Utah male cheerleader and proceeded to get his ass kicked by said cheerleader.
It was glorious.
To quote the great Steve Smith, "Even our cheerleaders are kicking your ass..."
BYU Fan Jumps Utah Cheerleader - BYU vs. Utah 1999 (via snowpunter)
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Awesome!
Nice find Jazzy. I think we are the better team but you never know what can happen in these games. I hoping for a cathartic blow out exorcising the big game demons of TCU ND BSU and USC (we’re getting closer). But, it will most likely be a close game.
Utah 24 BYU 17
GO UTES!!
I am a Utah Man sir... I will be till I die.
Agreed...
It’s going to be close. I predicted 24-10, but only after Utah scores an insurance TD to put the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter. I don’t even know if that’s going to happen. Ultimately, this game could come down to one play, a field goal, a goal line stand, a touchdown with little time left on the clock.
I hope it doesn’t, of course, I hate close, close games. But history suggests it will not only be close, it will be painfully close.
Ah, the BYU "bib" jerseys.....
Wow. Those were beyond terrible.
My exact thoughts as soon as they started showing game play.
The bibs looked ridiculous then, they look even more ridiculous now.
Dolphins and sharks are natural enemies. Dolphins are like, "Quit eating us," and sharks are like, "Stop smiling all the time, you morons."
Sort-of-daily sort-of-funny sort-of-thoughts at danoftheday.com
bibs
for that school, they were appropriate =)
by Utah-UCLA alum on Sep 15, 2011 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
Where are they now?
I saw an interview with that Utah (cheerleader) spirit guy last year. If I remember correctly, he is a now a medic serving overseas. Upon being reminded of that incident 12 years ago, outwardly he was slightly embarrassed about it. (Inwardly I bet he was proud =) )
As for the byu guy that got wailed on, I am guessing he is living under a rock.
I was at that game...
Sitting in the North Endzone right above where this happened. I couldn’t believe how bad that cheerleader wailed on him. I almost felt bad for that BYU fan.
That game was a great moment as a Utah fan. I went with a BYU fan to the game expecting to lose and walking out of the stadium was great.
Pugalism
“I almost felt bad for that BYU fan. "
I felt bad for him too, talk about embarrassment. He balls up into the fetal position as our guy is doing the Mike Tyson to him.
by Utah-UCLA alum on Sep 15, 2011 12:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Since we lost in 2009
Can Jazzy repost something from 2010, or better yet 2008, or 2004 just to counteract the bad mojo?
haha...
I will. I plan on posting the Burton Block. Can’t post anything from ’04, though, because I also posted about ’04 in ’09 and we lost…
Little OT
Shaky predicts Utah 34-13 :) Hope Shaky is right
by PhuckthePhillies on Sep 15, 2011 8:53 PM MDT reply actions
I'd love for a game not to come down to the wire...
It’s only happened once since Whittingham and Roscoe took over – 2008.
We’re nowhere near ’08’s Utes. With that said, BYU isn’t nowhere near ’08’s Cougs, either.
I’d love to just blow ’em apart.
Doubt it, though.
I tried to jump onto the field
I was only 14, but seriously pissed when that BYU fan came out and tackled our guy. I was on the 3rd or 4th row just a 100 feet or so from the fight and my dad grabbed me by my hood and yanked me down from about 2 rows back before I jumped the rail and tried to join the fight.
Glad he did, cause I would have gotten kicked out and I would have missed another Utah win.
Also glad I didn’t make it, because that cheerleader definitely didn’t need my help.
That really was one of the greatest Holy War moments ever.
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