By Jacob Sorenson I as many of you stayed up late to watch BYU lose the other night to Long Beach State. As the 11:45pm hour rolled around I was beyond giddy to see the cougars high powered offense do what it often does, and I got nothing but the opposite. The first 5 minutes looked promising. Jumping out to a 10-2 lead the cougars werent about to fail us. Oh, were we wrong. The cougars began their turnover filled night early in the first half. The count had reached more than 22 by the final buzzer and as a fan, I was outraged. "Why in the world would a game like this intrigue me to watch?" I wondered. The other overwhelming factor that led to the Cougars demise were free throws. No team in our modern basketball world can expect to miss 13 free throws and still win the game, let alone a come from behind victory. The cougars had more front iron, back iron, and air balled free throws than any other team I recall previously watching, that includes the BYU vs. UVU gam...
Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.. -Phil Knight
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