When I was in 7th grade, our band played a
fun song called, "On Wisconsin!"
It was the University of Wisconsin's
fight song.
Wisconsin is one of the better college
football teams.
In fact, when I went to the Rose Parade with
the American Fork High School band, Wisconsin
was playing Oregon in the Rose Parade!
(Oregon beat them in the final seconds)
Here is the Wisconsin band and float
in the 2012 Rose Parade.
When the University of Utah went to the PAC-12,
I think BYU panicked!
BYU could not go to the PAC-12.
Although college football is played on Saturday,
all of the other sports are played on Sunday.
So, BYU bolted from the Mountain West Conference,
and became "Independent" (like Notre Dame)
in football. They joined the West Coast Conference
in all other sports. They are religious schools
(most notably John Stockton's school, Gonzaga)
who also do not play on Sunday.
When you are Independent, you have to find
schools to play.
We've played some great teams . . . Notre Dame, UCLA,
Washington, Nebraska, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Our season starts out hard, while others play
schools that are below mediocrity.
This year, we beat Portland State, and then we had 3 games
on the schedule that I thought we would lose:
LSU, Utah, Wisconsin.
The LSU game was supposed to be in Houston,
but because of Hurricane Harvey, it was moved
to the Super Dome . . . 2 hours from the LSU campus.
One player on the LSU team is the son of
Jazz legend, Karl Malone!
Karl Malone, Jr. (KJ)
The broadcasters of 1280 the Zone were excited
because Karl was staying at the hotel the teams were.
The BYU players had to be told he was one of
the statues outside the Vivint Arena!
When Bronco Mendenhall left BYU, Kalani Sitakie
became the new head coach.
(A head coach at any BYU sport must have a
current temple recommend.)
Heisman Trophy winner, Ty Detmer, is
QB coach and offensive coordinator.
I'm not sure if it's because all of the coaches are new
(now second year) or the players aren't that good.
But, I think it's because the other teams are better.
On Saturday, September 16, Wisconsin came to town.
(USU was tied with Wisconsin earlier this month,
10-10 at halftime and lost 59-10)
The game was on ABC, so a 1:30 start.
We had our ADK chapter planning meeting...breakfast at
Village Inn, then planning at Murray library.
Mark brought Shay to the restaurant, then
we left right after.
Shay is in 5th grade this year at Riley Elementary
in Salt Lake City! She is soooo smart,
because she loves 5th grade!!!
(I missed the first game cuz of being the Utah ADK president,
and we had a board meeting that had been scheduled for a year!)
I love taking Shay!
She's always so appreciative!
It was fun, all except that final score!
With Cheer Hansen Brems.
Her son in law is #35 for BYU.
I have taught several of her nieces and nephews:
AJ, Seth, Suki, and Ryan Adamson
Weston Broadbent
Dakota Hansen
She was the Days of '47 Queen when she graduated!
I got to know her because her sister, Cindy, lived
across the street from the shop.
I babysat Cindy's two oldest kids...Tiffany and Tyler.
Cheer is 2 years younger than me. Her brother, Brian,
is my age.
Cindy's granddaughter is Witney Carson from
Dancing With the Stars!
So, I babysat Witney Carson's dad!!!
With former student, Donny Neves, now a junior
at Lone Peak.
Love him! This kid could fix anything!
He actually once fixed my broken cupboard!
The highlight of the game was the retiring of #6.
This included:
Marc Wilson, Quarterback
1976-1979
Robbie Bosco, National Champion Quarterback
1984-1985
(How do you follow Steve Young? You win a
National Championship!)
Luke Staley, Running Back
1999-2001
Bucky the Badger does pushups on the flag
after every touchdown.
Wisconsin fans dressed as missionaries
Cheeseheads
Drinking Provo dry, almost.
Two bars total in Provo.
They opened at 10:00 a.m. for the Wisconsin fans.
The highlight of this post is that I managed
to mention John Stockton and Karl Malone
in the same post, without it being
about basketball or the Utah Jazz!
YAY, ME!!!
In fact, when I went to the Rose Parade with
the American Fork High School band, Wisconsin
was playing Oregon in the Rose Parade!
(Oregon beat them in the final seconds)
Here is the Wisconsin band and float
in the 2012 Rose Parade.
When the University of Utah went to the PAC-12,
I think BYU panicked!
BYU could not go to the PAC-12.
Although college football is played on Saturday,
all of the other sports are played on Sunday.
So, BYU bolted from the Mountain West Conference,
and became "Independent" (like Notre Dame)
in football. They joined the West Coast Conference
in all other sports. They are religious schools
(most notably John Stockton's school, Gonzaga)
who also do not play on Sunday.
When you are Independent, you have to find
schools to play.
We've played some great teams . . . Notre Dame, UCLA,
Washington, Nebraska, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Our season starts out hard, while others play
schools that are below mediocrity.
This year, we beat Portland State, and then we had 3 games
on the schedule that I thought we would lose:
LSU, Utah, Wisconsin.
The LSU game was supposed to be in Houston,
but because of Hurricane Harvey, it was moved
to the Super Dome . . . 2 hours from the LSU campus.
One player on the LSU team is the son of
Jazz legend, Karl Malone!
Karl Malone, Jr. (KJ)
The broadcasters of 1280 the Zone were excited
because Karl was staying at the hotel the teams were.
The BYU players had to be told he was one of
the statues outside the Vivint Arena!
When Bronco Mendenhall left BYU, Kalani Sitakie
became the new head coach.
(A head coach at any BYU sport must have a
current temple recommend.)
Heisman Trophy winner, Ty Detmer, is
QB coach and offensive coordinator.
I'm not sure if it's because all of the coaches are new
(now second year) or the players aren't that good.
But, I think it's because the other teams are better.
On Saturday, September 16, Wisconsin came to town.
(USU was tied with Wisconsin earlier this month,
10-10 at halftime and lost 59-10)
The game was on ABC, so a 1:30 start.
We had our ADK chapter planning meeting...breakfast at
Village Inn, then planning at Murray library.
Mark brought Shay to the restaurant, then
we left right after.
Shay is in 5th grade this year at Riley Elementary
in Salt Lake City! She is soooo smart,
because she loves 5th grade!!!
(I missed the first game cuz of being the Utah ADK president,
and we had a board meeting that had been scheduled for a year!)
I love taking Shay!
She's always so appreciative!
It was fun, all except that final score!
With Cheer Hansen Brems.
Her son in law is #35 for BYU.
I have taught several of her nieces and nephews:
AJ, Seth, Suki, and Ryan Adamson
Weston Broadbent
Dakota Hansen
She was the Days of '47 Queen when she graduated!
I got to know her because her sister, Cindy, lived
across the street from the shop.
I babysat Cindy's two oldest kids...Tiffany and Tyler.
Cheer is 2 years younger than me. Her brother, Brian,
is my age.
Cindy's granddaughter is Witney Carson from
Dancing With the Stars!
So, I babysat Witney Carson's dad!!!
With former student, Donny Neves, now a junior
at Lone Peak.
Love him! This kid could fix anything!
He actually once fixed my broken cupboard!
The highlight of the game was the retiring of #6.
This included:
Marc Wilson, Quarterback
1976-1979
Robbie Bosco, National Champion Quarterback
1984-1985
(How do you follow Steve Young? You win a
National Championship!)
Luke Staley, Running Back
1999-2001
Bucky the Badger does pushups on the flag
after every touchdown.
Wisconsin fans dressed as missionaries
Cheeseheads
Drinking Provo dry, almost.
Two bars total in Provo.
They opened at 10:00 a.m. for the Wisconsin fans.
The highlight of this post is that I managed
to mention John Stockton and Karl Malone
in the same post, without it being
about basketball or the Utah Jazz!
YAY, ME!!!
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