I believe that we will win
This one’s for Matt, Chuckie, and the boys.
Utah State hasn’t won a football game in Provo since 1978. Utah State has a 1-6 record against BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall. Vegas predicts that the #18 Cougars will beat the Aggies by three touchdowns. You want to know what I think?
I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN.
To quote the great NFL coach Vince Lombardi, “Winning is not everything- but making the effort to win is.”
For those of you who doubt your Aggies for an in-state rivalry game, shame on you. What kind of a fan are you? You’re the kind of person who degrades his own team in front of his friends to look like you’re a super sports analyst.
Does it feel good to be right? So what if we drive the two hours to Provo and get munched 51-7, is that going to make your day? “I called it” you’ll say, “I told you we couldn’t beat a ranked team.” What a misuse of your imagination.
You think George Washington and his militia miraculously defeated the most powerful military in the world by saying, “Fellas, this is stupid, I bet we get destroyed.” as he crossed the Delaware? Now BYU isn’t His Majesty’s military, and they’re not the most powerful football team in the world, but they’re pretty darn good.
The take-home point I wish to make to any pessimist is this; that when a rivalry game is on, with hatred and heart as the fuel rather than stats and schedules, the playing field is leveled, every time.
I stand united with many in that statement, with all the students who will bear the disorienting hours of actually being in that city down south. Provo, the land of ultimate frisbee squads, bump-its in blonde hair, and being home by 11:30 pm on the weekend. Whatever happens in that valley, we will stand together as a Hurd.
To the players, to every Aggie that steps onto the field, I quote Vince Lombardi again. “You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn’t mean a thing. That’s for the fans. You’ve got to win the war with the man in front of you. You’ve got to get your man.”
Hail the Utah Aggies, we’ll play the game with all our might. See the colors flying, the Aggie blue and fighting white. How they stir us onward, we’ll win the victory all right. Hail the Utah Aggies, we’re out to win so fight, fight, fight.
BYU better keep their eye on their foot while their mouth is open.
—Brad Ferguson is a junior studying to be a commercial pilot. Contact him at brad.ferguson76@gmail.com or on Twitter @radferg47.