The Utah Experience Utah Football Polynesian Pipeline THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH Front Row (L-R): Ray Stowers, Kenape Eliapo, Kepa Gaison, Isley Filiaga, Neli A’asa. Middle Row (L-R): Loma Olevao, Daniel Bukarau, BJ McKensie, Leki Katoa, David Cravens, Nano Tonga, Malakai Mokofisi. Back Row (L-R): Ammaron A. Wolfgramm, Aaron Tonga, Koa Misi, Peter Tuitupou, Kalani Sitake, Doug Elisaia, Zeke Tuinei-Wily, Pauli Latu, Vilisoni Kotobalavu, Corey Seiuli. Family Ties 25,000 Pacific Islanders living in metro Salt Lake City 22 Polynesians on the 2007 Ute football Team 8 Former Ute Polynesians currently on NFL rosters 5 Kaufusis to letter for Utah (Doug, Henry, Jason, Jeff, Sonny) 3 Kemoeatus to letter for Utah (Chris, Ma’ake, Tevita) 2 Polynesian coaches on the 2007 football staff Now Playing In The NFL Jonathan Fanene Steve Fifita Chris Kemoeatu Ma’ake Kemoeatu Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers Carolina Panthers Steve Fifita was the MVP of the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Sione Pouha Paul Soliai Kelly Talavou Tavo Tupola New York Jets Miami Dolphins Atlanta Falcons Houston Texans WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 15 Utah Football Utah Traditions Band Arnie Ferrin (NBA) • Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik-7 artificial The University of Utah Marching Band began Jordan Gross (NFL) heart in the 1940s as a military band that performed Lee Grosscup (NFL) • Alan C. Kay, credited with the concept of the for university events and ceremonies. In 1948, Ma’ake Kemoeatu (NFL) laptop computer University President A. Ray Olpin recruited Ron Missy Marlowe (Olympic gymnast) • Frederick Kempe, Assistant managing editor and Gregory from Ohio State University to form a Andre Miller (NBA) columnist, Wall Street Journal, New York. marching band fashioned after the great collegiate George Seifert (NFL) • Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott International bands of the Midwest. But in the turbulent ’60s, Chris Shelton (MLB) Inc. support for the band dwindled and in 1969, the Barry Sims (NFL) • Charles K. Monfort, chairman and CEO of the Associated Students for the University of Utah Alex Smith (No. 1 NFL Draft pick) Colorado Rockies, president of Monfort International (ASUU) discontinued its funding. The band was Steve Smith (NFL) Sales Corporation revived in 1976 after a fund-raising effort. Since then, Keith Van Horn (NBA) • John Naisbett, author of the bestseller Megatrends the “Pride of Utah” Marching Utes have performed Larry Wilson (NFL) • David Neeleman, founder and CEO of JetBlue at all home football games, as well as numerous NFL Airways Famous Alumni and college bowl games. • Raymond Noorda, founder of Novell Inc. Rocky Anderson, mayor of Salt Lake City • • Jody Olsen, Deputy director of the Peace Corps. Beehive Boot Terrel Bell, former U.S. Secretary of Education • • Simon Ramo, chief scientist in the development of The Beehive Boot, • Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and inventor America’s intercontinental ballistic missiles which signifies instate of Pong • Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist football supremacy, was Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios • • Terry Tempest Williams, author and conceived in 1971. The shared an Oscar in 2001 for the development of the environmentalist authentic pioneer boot software used in Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Jurassic Park, • John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc. is awarded annually to Titanic and Gladiator • Evelyn Wood, speed reading innovator. the Utah school with the • Jim Clark, founder of Netscape best record against its • Stephen Covey, author of the bestseller The 7 Habits Fight Song instate NCAA Division of Highly Effective People I foes. The schools who After every game, the Utah football players—along THE UTAH EXPERIENCE THE UTAH • Keene Curtis, Tony Award winning actor with the band and cheerleaders—honor their fellow compete for the boot are • Spence Eccles, chairman of Wells Fargo & Utah, Brigham Young students by serenading the student section with Company and former chairman and CEO of First the school fight song, Utah Man (lyrics below). and Utah State. In its 36-year history, the Beehive Security Corp. Boot has been awarded to Utah 10 times (1978, 1988, Although the origins of Utah Man are unclear, the • Jake Garn, former U.S. Senator 1993, ‘94, ’95, ’99, 2002, ’03, ’04 and ’05), BYU 20 general consensus is that the lyrics were written • E. Gordon Gee, chancellor of Vanderbilt and times and Utah State six times. in 1904 by the football team and its coach, Harvey former president at Colorado, Ohio State and Brown Holmes. While their words were original, the music Block U • Bill Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex was not. The tune is Solomon Levi, an old burlesque The Block U has overlooked the University of Utah • Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the LDS Church song, which supports the theory that Utah Man was from its perch at 5,300 feet above sea level for 102 originally a drinking song. In fact, the original third years. Lighted primarily for athletic events, the line of the first verse read: We drink our stein of lager 100-foot tall Block U notifies everyone in the Salt and we smoke our big cigar. It was later changed to Lake valley and beyond that the Utes are playing the current version, Our coeds are the fairest and each at home – and the lights flash after a victory. The one’s a shining star. While Utah Man won the hearts Block U, originally built of lime in 1905, was poured of the students, the administration frowned on it in cement in 1907. In 1969, the design was modified and, in 1942, acknowledged Hail, Utah as the school’s and lights were installed. A fund-raising campaign official song. Nonetheless, Utah Man will always be in 2006 raised $400,000 to renovate the aging U. Slabs the song of the students and alumni. of concrete and steel rebar now reinforce the 5,000 feet of surface area. Another major improvement was Fight Song Lyrics the installation of light emitting diode (LED) red and I am a Utah Man, sir, and I live across the green, white lights, which are controlled through a wireless Our gang it is the jolliest that you have ever seen. system. Our coeds are the fairest and each one’s a shining star, Our yell, you’ll hear it ringing through the mountains Conference Affiliation near and far! 1910-37 . Rocky Mountain 1937-48 . Big Seven We’re up to snuff, we never bluff, we’re game for any fuss. 1949-61 . Skyline No other gang of college men dare meet us in a muss. 1962-98 . Western Athletic So fill your lungs and sing it out and shout it to the sky, 1999-present . Mountain West Conference We’ll fight for dear old crimson for a Utah Man am I! Ki-yi! Famous Alumni Athletes Jamal Anderson (NFL) And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row, Mike Anderson (NFL) And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go. Andrew Bogut (No. 1 NBA Draft pick) Former Ute Steve Smith is now one of the top No matter if a freshman green, or in a senior’s gown, Michael Doleac (NBA) receivers in the NFL, playing for Carolina. The The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town. Andre Dyson (NFL) Pro Bowler led the NFC in receiving, receiving Luther Elliss (NFL) yards and touchdowns in 2005 and was named We may not live forever on this jolly good old sphere, “Comeback Player of the Year.” But while we do we’ll live a life of merriment and cheer, 16 2 0 0 7 M E D I A G U I D E Utah Football Utah Traditions And when our college days are o’er and night is drawing nigh, With parting breath we’ll sing that song: “A Utah Man Am I”. Chorus Who am I, sir, A Utah Man am I! A Utah Man, sir, Will be ‘til I die. Ki-yi! Homecoming Utah’s all-time record in Homecoming games is 52- 30-4. The first Homecoming game was held at the U. EXPERIENCE THE UTAH on November 12, 1921 against Colorado and ended in a scoreless tie. Internet The Utah athletics department made its first official appearance on the Internet in August of 1996 with a site that was managed and supported in-house. In 1997, the U. contracted the services of what is Participants in the Muss, Utah’s student fan club, number in the thousands and stand the entire game. now College Sports Television Online to manage its athletics website. Listed under the URL www. Muss Ouray reservation. They operate their own tribal UtahUtes.com, the Utah website contains current The Student Fan Club at the University of Utah, a government, oversee approximately 1.3 million acres information on all 18 of its varsity athletics teams. longtime basketball tradition, began participating of trust land and operate several businesses. at football games in 2002 and members renamed themselves The Muss. Currently, Muss members Television have reserved seats at the front of the student section One of the earliest nationally televised games was at all home football, men’s basketball and women’s between Utah and BYU on Thanksgiving Day, 1953. gymnastics events. Originally derived from the It was the first of 12 games selected by the NCAA school fight song (… No other gang of college men dare television committee for national broadcast in the meet us in a muss), the Utah student fan club has since 1953 season. An estimated 60 million people tuned used Muss as an acronym for “Mighty Utah Student into NBC and saw Utah edge BYU 33-32 in old Section.” The Muss, who began overflowing their Ute Stadium.