Utah Wins!!!!

Hear that? That's the sound of my heart not beating.

My heart stopped about three minutes ago. Luckily, I have plenty of iron in my blood and can last another 12 minutes like.

What would make my heart stop? If you know, or if you read the title of this blog, you already know. The Utes took the field tonight against the Oregon State Beavers. The Beavers were not expected to do much this season, and their first few games showed that. When you lose 45-14, even if it's to a good Penn State team, you can't feel like the season is on the up and up. That is until you pick off the number one team in the nation (sorry Cory). That was one week ago. I went from a 1.2 on the Worried Scale (a 1 to 10 scale) to a 9.3 (a 10 is bedwetting scared). I was right...

The game was tough. Utah has a couple terrible weaknesses this year: starting slow and not holding onto the ball. We started the game okay, but had a terrible second half. Johnson struggled. The defense wasn't as steady. Let's get down to the good part...

With just over 2 minutes left, the Beavers scored a touchdown, putting them up 28-20. It was so frustrating. The Utes let them score on a bad penalty that kept their drive alive, and then got fooled on screen pass. After the Beavers put themselves up by 8, I started hitting my head against the wall. I'm in a hotel in Tulsa, so the people in the room next door asked me stop. I explained the situation, and it frustrated them so much, they insisted I continue hitting my head against the wall, just softer (this may or may not have happened).

The Utes got the ball back with two minutes and the magic started happening. Johnson was his real self. He threw some solid passes. Made some good plays and then BAM two long passes and touchdown! Down two the Utes did the logical thing and went for two (If they had gone for one, the Utes would have still been down by some unmeasurable amount. I went to college, trust me.).

Johnson dropped back AND WE FAILED ON THE ATTEMPT. Thank goodness for ref's and late flags. The second attempt was good. Utah forced a punt and took the ball. Johnson, back in form, drove the Utes down handing the ball to this man... only the all-time leader in Utah history in points. And guess what, he made it. I can go to sleep, bloody head and all!