UTAH: 48 BYU:24

After watching this game I had one predominate feeling, love. Love for the sport, love for the rivalry, love for the color red, love for the University of Utah, and love for Max Hall. Poor guy. I took some time to look into his previous performances and it appears that this was his lowest since TCU defeated the cougars. Well I grew up cheering for BYU, living in Provo, and I will be the first to admit it. But over the past year and a half of studying at the U of U, I have come to the realization that I bleed red! And last Saturday my day was all red. Of course it was not a heart breaking last second pass to win the game, but a solid butt kicking is great to see too. It makes it especially sweet when I recall some BYU fans saying that this year was going to be a repeat of 1984, the year BYU was undefeated and won the national championship. And sweeter still when I heard some fans ranking Max Hall next to Johnson (Tulsa), McCoy (Texas) and Tebow (Florida). I know Max has a good amount of passing yards (something like 3rd in the nation) but lets face it, against a solid defense, he panics and can't pull off good throws. Against the U threw the ball into the Utes hands where it was deflected or intercepted more times than you can count with your two hands. So cheers to the U!

If you missed the game, here is what happened... The first half was the typical BYU UTAH showdown. Back and forth all tied up at half, it was looking like it would come down to the wire. But as the pressure built up it seemed that Max Hall, QB for BYU, couldn't handle the pressure and turned the ball over 6 times. The Utes were able to capitalize on each turnover and treated the cougars like house cats. The result was Utah doubling the score of BYU with Hall having his worst performance of the season. Here's some stats for you: M. Hall 21/41 (completions/attempts), 205 yards passing, 0 T.D.'s, 5 interceptions, one lost fumble. His lowest passer rating this year of 26.0. Brian Johnson, on the other hand, had his highest passer rating of the year of 138.8. Throwing 30/36, 303 yards, 4 T.D.'s and 0 interceptions. Go UTES! Back to a BCS game! 

Our Little Dancing Boy

We love how Apollo flails his arms to the sound of a cool tune.

Halloween Pictures

Well Brian and I got lazy. Apollo didn't like his hat too much but he did look really cute

We hung out with my brother Nate and his wife where their neighbors came over and played a guitar, Apollo loves music and busted out all his moves

Catching up AGAIN

Some pictures of Fall

Apollo had a great time playing in the leaves and hearing them crackle under his feet

Grandma came to visit and Apollo loved it!

Apollo had a bit of an accident and pulled a chair down on top of himself, his poor nose took the brunt of it

Go UTES! 

Utah: 13 TCU:10

They had us worried but pulled off a very quick touchdown in the forth quarter to win the game! BYU visits Salt Lake City in just a couple of weeks and it looks like the U has the advantage. Carly and I (this is Brian by the way) have had a really fun time cheering on our school's football team this year, the first year they have gotten to 10-0 since Urban Meyer and the original BCS busters. I'm betting on the Runnin Utes to make it to the Fiesta Bowl again.  

Our Nations New Leader

Congratulations Barack Obama! Wow, the 44th president of the United States. What a time to be president. Brian and I both voted for Obama and are hopeful that some changes can be made throughout the country. We are very impressed with his ideas. We were also impressed with how McCain handled the outcome of his vote and hope that we can all be supportive of our country and the President. Although we don't agree with the way the electoral college is set up we are happy to see that Obama did win both the majority of electoral votes and the popular vote. We found a great web site that compares the two candidates and if you are still unsure of what each stands for, check it out: www.obama-mccain.ifo/index-obama.mccain.php. 

This was Brian's first time voting and he was very excited to show he does actually care. He reminds me how grateful he is to live in this nation. He has told me many times about families he met in Chile who lived in one room houses with an outhouse and who bathed from a bucket outside. I must say that I agree, that although our government and country on a whole have their problems, it is still a great nation capable of changing for the better. I have a cousin who is on the brink of moving to New Zealand because he is fed up with the USA. Brian and I talked about it and yes, it does seem nice. But then again, the problems the USA has affect the world and as the cliche goes: "you can't run away from your problems". We both have hopes for the future and the next four years will be interesting. Again congratulations and good luck to Barack Obama.