Mental fortitude. Grit. Leadership. Toughness. Those are adjectives people within the BYU program use to describe Riley Nelson. The team takes on the same mindset as him.
Blah. Blah. Blah.
BYU has the mental fortitude of a high school girl from Sandy, Utah during a particularly bad time of the month after getting dumped by her boyfriend for her best friend.
False Starts. Missed blocks. False starts. Poor kick coverage. False starts. Riley holding the ball too long. False starts. Stupid post-play penalties. Not covering the deep ball after a big turnaround in the game (Utah's mantra for the past decade).
Another year, another time not watching the 4th quarter. Two years in a row, I can't even stand to watch my team quit, I mean finish, the game.
The team got in a bad spot or two, yes. And then they folded. "This year is different." Different team? Nah. Same old BYU. Spoiled rich. Teenage. Girl. "That" time. Dumped. For best friend.
Grow a pair. Until then, don't waste our time saying you're better.
(As I wrote this...BYU responds with a TD drive...too little. Too late. Think teenage girl. Desperate attempt to get her boyfriend back...)
Wow - that game was a microcosm of the last five years complete with reliving the following:
ReplyDelete1. Stupid snap that Utah recovers for a TD (see 2011)
2. BYU responds in the 4th quarter (see Jake Heaps 2010)
3. Reliving the Austin Collie 4th down (don't remember the year)
4. Utah blocks field goal on last play (also 2010) - well I guess not really the last play.
5. And then, DOINK, what a heartbreaker. I even called for Stephenson to come in to hit that.
DOH - now we get to listen to pompous Ute fans for the next year. I'm glad I'm not living in Utah.
Also - I watched the last two minutes of the Aggies game. Even with the refs totally giving them the homer job, they still had a chance to win and then missed the field goal. Another heartbreaker.
Kickers . . . AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
Thank you Michael, this was pure gold! I am smiling now for the first time since Saturday...
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