This has been an interesting season to say the least. In my prespective, the program was a victim of it's own success. Everyone, fans and media, jumped on the idea of how much talent this team had and anointed them contenders. I believe Jay Bilas even listed them as one of his Final Four teams in the preseason.

But mine is not to lament what could have been. I prefer to look at what was. It was a memorable season in my eyes, and an eye-opening experience for many, players, coaches, fans, and media. Success is hard to sustain. What I remember of the year:

First off, things I'd like to forget.

• Bradley tangling with Brown in Logan.
• Spivey's trash-talking and T in the conference tournament.
• Hunsaker losing his composure last night.
• The so-called "fans" chucking crap onto the court (I wanted to hide my face when that happened).

Now the things I want to remember about this season:

• Listening on radio as the team gutted out a win over Memphis in Puerto Rico.
• Burgess and Britton's effort in the first Wyoming game.
• Little-used Trace Caton canning a three as the half wound down against BYU.
• The entire CSU game at home (the best by far the team played).
• Burgess rejecting two Wesley shots in a row.
• Marc Jackson's incredible second half against Wyoming, including:
• Jackson climbing in with Davis and Nsonwu-amadi for a rebound, then outleting to Jeff Johnson for a dunk.
• Cullen's out-of-bounds play lob to Britton against USC.
• Cullen draining three straight triples to squelch a UNLV run in Vegas.
• Spivey calmly canning two free throws in the Pit to put the game away.
• Britton's incredible fake against BYU.
• Puzey's unorthodox putback against Pepperdine.
• Jacobson canning the three from 24 ft against BYU (by the time I'm old, that will have become an offbalance halfcourt shot that hit nothing but net!)
• Nate kissing the floor in his (supposedly) last home game.
• Allred playing like a man possessed against LBSU.
• Jeff Johnson grabbing two offensive rebounds on missed FT's to hold of New Mexico at home.
• Bradley nailing the three to send the Wyoming game to overtime.

While the team didn't fit the bill of teams past, I was still entertained. While they had their shortcomings, they were far from boring. When they succeeded, I was happy. When they failed, I reflected in their mortality. When they were down, I rooted for them to dig deeper (whether they did or not). It was a year of what could of been, but it was also a year of what was: A team with a huge personnel turnover that played in fits and starts, yet still managed to grab a share of a conference title.

Remember folks, when it is all said and done, it is only a game.

Jeromy in SLC

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