Salt Lake City Council Challenge to the Provo City
Council re: U of U vs BYU football game
On November 18, 2008, the Salt Lake City Council announced
a challenge to the Provo City Council regarding the
University of
Utah Utes vs the BYU Cougars football game held Saturday, November 22,
2008 at the Rice Eccles stadium. The challenge: if the Utes
win, Provo City Council sings the U of U fight song to the Salt
Lake City Council or if the Cougars win, then the Salt Lake City Council
sings the BYU fight song to the Provo City Council.
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press release)
As a result of the Utes' defeat of 48-24 which won them the Mountain
West Conference championship, the Provo City Council sang the BYU
Cougars fight song to the City Council on January 13, 2009.
Council Member Carlton Christensen, Chair,
welcomes the Provo City
Council to sing the U of U fight song.
Council Member Christensen invites
the Provo City Council to
come forward to sing.
Provo City Council Members begin to sing the U
of U fight song.
Provo City Council Members sing with
enthusiasm.
Salt Lake City Council thanks the Provo City
Council Members
for a job well done!
Provo City Council Member Midge Johnson presents a
cougar blanket to
the Salt Lake City Council.