Well tonight was the big rivalry, the "Holy War", the BYU vs University of Utah football game. It took place at the U of U, so here at BYU in Helaman Halls we gathered together at the Cannon Center to watch the game projected onto a big screen. There were some chairs, and then everyone else sat on the ground on blankets and pillows. I was with Braiden, Shanti, and Julius up at the very front on the ground to watch the game, and it was a ton of fun. So many people were together in one place cheering for BYU and during commercial breaks we would have games and dance parties and it was a lot of fun.
The thing that made the game ridiculous was the ending. The score with 8 seconds left and BYU in possession was Utah 24 and BYU 21, and it was just ridiculous. We ran it and got to the 30 yard line, and then Utah stormed the field because they assumed they had won, but then it was decided that there was still one second on the clock, so BYU got to punt it and try to make it in. Utah blocked the punt, and we thought we had lost, but then there was a flag on the play because the Utah fans started flooding the field too early, so we got another chance to punt it! If we made it then it would be a tie and we would go into overtime. We didn't make it. The ball hit the post and bounced off. Everyone in the Cannon Center watching the game was so stressed out during those last few minutes! It was the most ridiculous thing I've seen in football. We were all really bummed that we lost, but then someone pointed out that it had just turned to midnight and if we went into overtime we would have ended up playing on the sabbath, so that's why we lost. Well, I guess I can accept that reasoning...
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