HUDDLE UP SPORTS FANS

EVERY NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME I LISTEN TO A ARROGANT LITTLE MAN COMPLAIN THAT WOMEN HAVE NO BUSINESS IN SPORTS. HE HAS GONE SO FAR AS TO START A MACHO CLUB (KWOOF-KEEP WOMEN OUT OF FOOTBALL) AND CLAIMS THEY SHOULD ONLY WEAR SOMETHING PRETTY AND BRING SNACKS OCCASIONALLY. WELL, I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE. I AM A NEANDERTHAL AND EVEN I DON'T THINK THAT WAY. MY WIFE HAS BEEN RIGHT BESIDE ME FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF LISTENING TO GAMES ON THE RADIO (UTE GAMES WERE SELDOM ON TV BACK IN THE DAY) AND HAS SPENT MORE THAN 10 YEARS NEXT TO ME AT RICE-ECCLES STADIUM. SHE HAS ENDURED RAIN,SNOW, AND RIDICULOUSLY LONG DRIVES ACROSS 3 STATES TO MAKE A BOWL GAME. WE EVEN DECORATED THE WAITING ROOM AT PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ON THE RIVALRY GAME THAT WE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO. SHE HAS GLADLY LET ME SPEND MONEY ON TICKETS, HATS,SHIRTS, AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF. SHE HAS TOLERATED OUR FACE PAINTING AND OVER THE TOP HECKLING.THE YEAR BEFORE LAST SHE HAD TO STEP IN AND BREAK UP A FIGHT THAT LASTED HALF WAY TO THE CAR. SHE CAN TELL PENALTIES APART AND CAN APPRECIATE A GOOD TACKLE. SHE HAS HAD 2 BOYS IN THE SPORT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HAS SUFFERED THE JOB OF TAXIING THEM AROUND AND LISTENING TO THEIR STORIES. SHE KNOWS WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING WELL AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO BECOME BETTER. NOW SHE MAY NOT WIN ANY SPORTS TRIVIA BUT I WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE NEXT TO ME ON GAME DAY! HERE IS SHELLY IN HER PATRIOTS JERSEY(WES WELKER) AND UTE JERSEY(BRIAN JOHNSON). LET IT BE DUALLY NOTED THAT THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN UNDER HER PROTEST. ALOT OF PROTEST!