Diary of a Ute Fan

It isn't often that a team, down eight with two minutes left in the game, comes back. It's even less frequent that Utah comes back when down in the 4th. Still, that's what happened tonight. Brian Johnson was terrible. If the Utes had lost it was all on him. With a fumble, an INT for a score, bad decisions, and zero offensive flow - Johnson was the MVP of game, for the Beavers...

I was on the phone with Chappo when Oregon St. scored their final touchdown to go up eight. We were commiserating the end of our perfect season and all hope was lost. The only bright spot was that it was 10:00 local time while Chappo was up after midnight watching the debacle. We ended our conversation hoping that the end would come quickly. Sure enough it did..

The Utes got the ball back and ran the two minute offense. Before you knew it we had throw the ball down field and were in scoring position. A quick pass over the middle and we were within two. After a penalty against the Beavers, the Utes found the endzone again for the two point conversion and the game was tied. I've seen this happen to the Utes countless times, but this was one time it was happening TO us!

The D stepped up on the ensuing Oregon St. possession and Utah got the ball back with less than a minute to play. With Louie Sakoda on our team you don't have to move the ball far to get in field goal position. Two more passes over the middle and the Utes were ready for a 41 yard kick. Up and Down!!!! The season still going, the BCS still a possibility, the Cougars still suck....