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Show 24 THE RIVALRY Thanksgiving 2007 OPINION I bleed red—always y first great experience with the Holy War came in 1998. Rice-Eccles Stadium was new and beautifulThe game was not. Well, it could have been. The only thing I hate more than Brigham Young University is traffic. As the greatest of gamewinning field goals was assured, I decided to run out of the stadium to avoid the rush. I cheered victory. The sinners beat the saints. It was not to be. There was a M deep, resounding clang on the goal post, and the Cougars won 26-24Talk radio made me fume. A BYU student wanted to let us all know that his team had "opened up a can of whipped butt." I've never spent very long in Provo. Perhaps "whipped butt" was something sweet and fluffy that students from the South used to fatten up their co-eds. I had never heard of it, but whatever it was, I hated it like everything else Cougar. Sierra King Freshman, Undeclared NICHOLAS PAPPAS Superman has Lex Luthor. Batman has the Joker. Dubya has America. The Utes have the Cougars. Jordon Plater Sophomore, Intl. Relations, Chinese www.dailyutahchronicle.com I hate BYU. Not because I am a bigot. Not because it blocks MTV and puts jeans on naked statues. Not even because I-15 is at a standstill as Happy Valley suburbanites make their way to The Cheesecake Factory. I hate BYU because I must. I am a Ute. This is a lesson on being a fan. I get tired of the willy-nilly fans who cheer the Y when they're not playing the U. That's not how it works. A true fan hates his rival—always. A true fan scorns every BYU win. A true fan remembers Hawaii routing BYU 72-45 to ruin its perfect season. True fans remember because it was the same night they Kelly McConkie Freshman, English were arrested running down the street with "BYU sucks" painted on their naked bodies. That, readers, is a true fan. Last year is still painful to remember. The game was in the bag. The Utes had a four-point lead with only a minute remaining. The Cougars drovc.and drove. The final play is burned into my retinas—it was the longest 13 seconds of my life. John Beck ran right, ran left, twisted, turned, sat back and got a tan, took out his cell phone to cry to his mother and finally threw a touchdown. See PAPPAS Page 30 Hector Garcia Freshman, Architecture h Which school has a cooler mascot and why? Cougars are an awesome animal, but I might have to go with the Utes because their mascot is hot. BYU! What the crap is a Ute and have you ever seen one? The Utes—a way better representation of our state's heritage. 2. Which is better, The BYU Creamery or The Pie? Really, 1 might go get a pizza from The Pie and then drive to Provo to get ice cream—best meal ever. The Creamery. I take ice cream over pizza. The Pie. Have you ever eaten a piece? Heavenly. The Pie by far! Open late and on Sunday. Probably Obama, but I still have more research to do about candidates. Mitt Romney, because , he'sLDS. Barack Obama. He is such a stud. Well-dressed, as / well as well-educated. Not Hillary Clinton because scandal is on the ..: horizon. 4. What are your thoughts on the word change in the Book of Mormon introduction? Well, if the prophet had a say in the change, then it must be the way it should be. No thoughts. Big dealit's still true. I think That one word change doesn't change the meaning or the truthfulness of the book itself, so I think it's pretty insignificant. f really don't care for the Book of Mormon. 5. Should Utah restaurants be required to cover bottles of alcohol kept behind their bars? No, covering them would draw more attention to them, which ruins the reason to cover them in the first place. I don't care what they do, it doesn't concern me. 6. How do you feel about school vouchers? The decline of public schools because of school vouchers will not help our society. I actually don't see the bad in them, but I'm not too sure. 3. For whom do you plan to vote in the upcoming presiden tial election ? No, I don't think the theft of alcohol is really a pressing issue. Public schools educate so many kids. I think the government's attention and money should be given to them. Utah because the cougar is weak. No, it's cool. ;• Let kids go where they want—wherever they feel is better for them. |
