Go Lady Utes!

I must confess that I don't follow the Lady Utes as well as I do the men. But a big woohoo! for coming back 14 points, beating New Mexico and breaking their huge home winning streak in The Pit.
The 9-6 (2-0 conference) Lady Utes are also looking at a chance for coach Elaine Elliott's 500th win this week at Colorado State. It'd be nice if she could get that win at home, but I'd rather see the team get her win on the road and keep up the good work.
Also congratulations to sophamore Joh-Teena Filipe on her third triple-double of the season against San Diego State and her first, and I'm sure not last, MWC player of the week honors.

Again, the spell checker hates me so I'm sorry for any errors I missed.

BCS Championship game

Congratulations to Urban Meyer and the University of Florida. I only watched the end of the game (See becksday.blogspot.com for what I was up to) but wow. I wish he hadn't abandoned us here in Utah. I like a good looking youngish coach who prowls the sidelines - especially one who wins. Coach Meyer is all that. Kyle Whittingham, whom he left us with, is youngish and has won more than he's lost but...
It's been since November of 1999 that anyone's scored as many as 41 points on Ohio State. So well done and well won.
Of the bowl games I paid attention to, only the Utes and Boise State came through with wins for me. Good thing I tend not to gamble.
And Urban and the Gator's win also makes the whole BCS system, which he started screwing up when he took the Utes to the Fiesta Bowl (a mere, but oh so long, two years ago), even more suspect. Thanks for beating Ohio State and giving the sensible football fans who think the BCS is a joke fodder for dissent. Go Broncos! (That's Boise State - not Denver.) Nothing against Florida, but they did lose one.
Another point about this game, my mom's family is from Michigan so I also seem to have a genetic dislike for OSU, though I'd cheer for them over BYU any day of the week in any sport or academic endevor.