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[JohnnyLingo]

Originally Posted by All-American

You think they'll have winning seasons for the next fifty years? That's bold.

Hey, I'm sure anyone who's willing to dress up as a pirate to cheer the Utes is a lifer.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

Hey, I'm sure anyone who's willing to dress up as a pirate to cheer the Utes is a lifer.

Lest you forget, the ship was christened the "BCS Booty." Looks like a pirate ship; smells like a bandwagon.

[mpfunk]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

OK, here is an honest question, not meant to be trolling.

what is up with the U?

They are the Running Utes.
The mascot is an Eagle.
They have a pirate ship at home football games.
Their fight song is about men walking arm in arm down the avenue.

What am I missing? Is there some grand folklore that ties all this together? Seems kind of patchwork to me.

One quick note the Utes in basketball are the Runnin' Utes, but of course our best success came when we were the Stationary Utes under Rick Majerus. The football team is not the Runnin' Utes.

If you mock us again I will show that I'm up to snuff and never bluff, no gang of college men dare meet me in a muss.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

I can't believe the pirate ship idea wasn't discarded as soon as enough of you were sober.

If better Ute smack exists, I haven't seen it. What makes it good is that it's the fans that are the target. Making fun of some 19-year old kid who will be gone in two years is no fun. Making fun of Ute fans who will be cheering in the stands for the next fifty years is.

I didnt bring it up to mock it...and I am usually willing to mock anyone and everything.

I was honestly wondering about the genesis of such a rag tag grouping of unrelated items. Eagles/Hawks/Utes/Pirates/Men in Green Robes.

Il Pad's explanation of each thing, in and of itself, makes sense...however, there needs to be more cohesiveness, lest the next clever tradition that makes its way to RES on Game Day is something along the lines of "Pedro, the talking Churro" or maybe a concerted effort to get all students to wear top hats to home games.

These ideas make as much sense as some of the other recent bizarre Ute incarnations I have seen.....yes, I am talking to you, "The Muss".....

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by mpfunk

One quick note the Utes in basketball are the Runnin' Utes, but of course our best success came when we were the Stationary Utes under Rick Majerus. The football team is not the Runnin' Utes.

If you mock us again I will show that I'm up to snuff and never bluff, no gang of college men dare meet me in a muss.

This clarification further illustrates my point. Different names for different teams, even.

Ki-Yikes!

[mpfunk]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

I can't believe the pirate ship idea wasn't discarded as soon as enough of you were sober.

If better Ute smack exists, I haven't seen it. What makes it good is that it's the fans that are the target. Making fun of some 19-year old kid who will be gone in two years is no fun. Making fun of Ute fans who will be cheering in the stands for the next fifty years is.

Yes but when you come up with that smack, I always have this to reply with.



or this



or this



I can stop now.

[bYuPride]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

No, only one guy dresses up like a pirate. You may have seen him...well, the mtn. is only in about 4 homes in Utah so you wouldn't have seen him on tv.

Those are good suggestions. I'll bring them up at the next meeting. (the first home game next year.)

There are no dress requirements, but feel free to dress like Adam Ant.

who is the guy that dresses up like a pirate? he seems to get fatter every year.

[JohnnyLingo]

Originally Posted by mpfunk

Yes but when you come up with that smack, I always have this to reply with.

Feel free. You have your smack, and we have ours.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by mpfunk

Yes but when you come up with that smack, I always have this to reply with.

I can stop now.

KI-YIKES!

Fortunately, I do NOT want to get with them OR their friends....

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

I can't believe the pirate ship idea wasn't discarded as soon as enough of you were sober.

If better Ute smack exists, I haven't seen it. What makes it good is that it's the fans that are the target. Making fun of some 19-year old kid who will be gone in two years is no fun. Making fun of Ute fans who will be cheering in the stands for the next fifty years is.

19 year old kids?

Who do you think we're talking about when we reference zoobs?

The pirate thing is an act. Zoobness in a characteristic.