It’s time to grow up!
This is something as children we
heard quite often. But as adults we fall short of this as well. Our local radio
stations and newspapers are cluttered with comparisons between BYU and Utah
athletics. And it’s time for this to STOP. It’s time for our media outlets to focus on the Pac 12. I am not alone when I say I am so sick
of hearing media outlets pump the radio with awful comparisons. Host of local
shows will try to throw jabs to gain more listeners and gain a bigger response
by having disgruntled callers blow up their phone lines. I have a novel idea,
lets focus on future opponents in the Pac 12. Instead of focusing on the task
at hand and future events our media talks about dumb things players said during
a practice to get people to call in.
Lets
face the truth, when Utah got the invite to the Pac 12 they stole all the
thunder for sports in the state of Utah. And it still should. Our local media needs
to focus more on what other schools are doing in the conference and not what TDS
is doing in all world camp 2012. I agree BYU is decently deserving of coverage
they play in D1 football in the same state. But in reality this is PAC 12
football! USC, Oregon, Cal, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington,
Washington State, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, and now Utah! Did we simple
forget that we play these schools? Do I need to remind everyone that this is
the big time! Utah has a shot every year to play for a Rose Bowl, and yet we
muddle that with Bronco’s 7th commitment? C’mon!!! I know we are all
new to the Pac 12, but it is time to stop the childish s*** and focus on the
task at hand, we need to elevate what Utah has done, we need to put emphasis on
what is at stake and hold people to a higher accountability.
As you read this I am working in
Little Rock Arkansas, when I flip on the local radio I don’t hear bickering and
childish slanders toward other SEC teams, all I hear is how Arkansas is going
to be a better football and or basketball team. This is also true for other
teams in our own conference, and yet the SLC media has fallen flat on their
face. I want to ask a simple favor to all those we read this help me spread a
specific message to our local media and newspapers, and the message is simple.
IT’S TIME TO GROW UP!
