It's Been Too Long ...

Since the University of Utah men's basketball team won in Provo. 2005 to be exact. Die-hard Ute fans will be making the trip down to see if Coach Krystkowiak's new and improved crew can put a stop to this seven-year drought. I have to say, I was thoroughly impressed with the Utes' performance last Wednesday at the Huntsman Center. They dismantled a Boise State club that earlier this season had defeated No. 11 Creighton, 83-70, on the road in Omaha. The Broncos were averaging 77.7 points per game and were out rebounding their opponents by a +4.6 clip.

The Utes took care of business and held the Broncos to 55 points and earned a 31-18 edge on the glass. Utah played with a level of toughness and defensive tenacity that I haven't seen a lot from them since moving out to Salt Lake City. And that attitude, my friends, comes from coaching. The much-maligned JHC crowd fed off the product on the floor and the atmosphere was amazing.

Traveling down south to a game is definitely a high-risk, high-reward proposition. You definitely have to take some razzing if you lose, and obviously our hoops team hasn't played well down there lately, but that is part of the fun. And it makes a victory behind enemy lines even that much sweeter!

Photo courtesy of Chandler Wride (@TransistorUte). Thanks "breh."

GO UTES!