Gabe Gygi

I've been thinking a lot about Morgan Scalley's introductory press conference. To paraphrase, he specifically said, "I believe we can win a national championship here at the University of Utah, and it's gonna take all of us… and then some." The words ruminating most in my mind from that press conference (aside from being great fathers) are "it's gonna take all of us… and then some." Those words made us feel part of the team-quite literally as if we fans suit up with them each game and take the field. That made me think about Utah fandom and how we can pull our weight for these players, coaches, and everyone else involved. I don't know all the answers, but I thought about programs that have won national titles before us (besides BYU, because that didn't count) and how they got there. Thanks to the internet, and to summarize the obvious, research shows the blue-blood fanbases are massive. So to me, a key ingredient as fans is to become even more massive than we currently are. How exactly do we do that? There have been things happening recently that are not great for the fanbase. While it's okay to have differences in how we see things, one thing we all need to do is remain unified as Utes. Our energy bleeds into the locker room, and that blood must be a unified, loving family. We cannot be a dysfunctional family and bleed the right energy into that locker room. In order to grow into a massive, blue-blood-type fanbase and program, it doesn't end at just loving each other. It also means supporting each other. Like Morgan said, it's about serving others. Here on X, we can show support through engagement: like each other's stuff, retweet it, share it, come join spaces and make your voice heard. Be part of this family. Each fan has a voice and energy to offer the Utah Utes that pushes Wayshawn Parker that extra inch to extend a drive or fuels Lander Barton's intuition for a game-sealing interception in a miracle comeback. So love each other, support each other, and remember- even when it's hard to like someone or their stuff- that this is for Morgan, for Bud, and for Grandpa Ford. This is how "it's gonna take all of us… and then some" gets us to the higher heights Morgan is talking about and taking us to. Be there for the accounts that have few followers as much as the ones with large followings. The more we like, share, and get Ute voices into the atmosphere, the bigger, louder, and more inevitable we become to the Alabamas, Michigans, and Ohio States. Liking, sharing, and engaging in Ute fandom is not about any individual or their agenda, even though some will stand to benefit at different levels. It's about Utah athletics. It's about becoming inevitable. It's about becoming champions. Family on 3… Go Utes!!! #GoUtes P.s.- I love you P.s.s- it's ok to root for Oregon, Indiana, Michigan etc and be kind to those fanbases. Believe it or not, they can share, like, etc our stuff too which only helps build the word Ute. *AI was not used in the creation of this post. This is all from the ❤️ .

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