Growing up my family had Season tickets to BYU Football. Of all my sisters I loved to go to the games the most. Of course my brother loved to go to the games also. I always wanted to attend BYU and going to the games in my teen years just solidified this. The only place I applied to for college was BYU. I went to BYU and loved it!! I got married just before my senior year of college and because of working and money I couldn't afford to get tickets anymore. It didn't help that my husband really didn't like watching sports. So for years I only listened to the games on the radio or watched them on tv (when we finally got the MTN.) In the mean time Craig was going to school and working fulltime and I was busy with having four kids. When Zach was about 8 or 9 I decided that it was time to introduce him to BYU sports. Since Craig was gone all the time to either school or work season tickets weren't really an option, so once a year I would by tickets to a football game and Zach and I would go. It didn't take long for him to be hooked. Craig finally graduated and started working normal hours with no weekends so I was able to buy a couple of season football tickets with my parents. It didn't take long before Anna wanted go as much as Zach. When my parents couldn't go I would let the kids bring some of their friends to the game. (Craig is still not really interested in going.)
Kaitlyn and Anna 
Zach, Spencer and Bryson
Last year BYU was doing pretty well in basketball also so I took Anna and Zach to a couple of games. They were hooked. There is an intensity with being in a building with 23000 people cheering on your team. Knowing that this was going to be a great year of basketball we decided to go to a few more games. Over Christmas break we went to 2 games. I just bought the cheap seats but we all were able to go. Even Craig came with us....He even bought himself a basketball T-shirt and shorts. Not really liking basketball (unless one of the kids is playing) he still could see that seeing Jimmer Fredette and Jackson Emery play in person was exciting. As conference play started the girls and I went to the Airforce game (Craig and Zach had scouting conflicts.) I had tried to pick a couple of season games that I thought would be really exciting. One happened to be the San Diego State game. Craig had scouts so me and my friend Alison took her son, my kids and one of Anna's friends to the game. It was like being at a rock concert. So much fun. The Marriot center was deafening. At one point I had to take Kayla out in the hall because her heart was racing. Of course we saw an amazing game. I decided that we wanted to go to one more game so I got tickets for BYU's last home game of the season against Wyoming. It was also sold out so we ended up on the very top row. I have posted some pictures that Anna took.
Alison and I outside the Marriott Center
Getting ready for Team introductions
Top row! At least we had a back to lean against.
Timeout entertainment
With it being the last game the kids wanted to try and get some autographs of some of the players. 
Anna with Charles Abouo (not sure about the spelling)
This was as close as they were able to get to Jimmer and Jackson.
Zach with Noah Hartsock
Anna and Stephen Rogers 
So I have now created 2 BYU superfans....Anna as well as Zach were pretty much dressed head to toe BYU for most of basket ball season. Anna's bedroom door is a shrine to Jimmer Fredette....with pictures from the newpaper. Zach has all of the Sports Illustrated issues that even mentions Jimmer in it. It has been a really fun year to watch and we are sad it is over......can't wait for football season.
Kaitlyn and Anna 
Zach, Spencer and Bryson 
Last year BYU was doing pretty well in basketball also so I took Anna and Zach to a couple of games. They were hooked. There is an intensity with being in a building with 23000 people cheering on your team. Knowing that this was going to be a great year of basketball we decided to go to a few more games. Over Christmas break we went to 2 games. I just bought the cheap seats but we all were able to go. Even Craig came with us....He even bought himself a basketball T-shirt and shorts. Not really liking basketball (unless one of the kids is playing) he still could see that seeing Jimmer Fredette and Jackson Emery play in person was exciting. As conference play started the girls and I went to the Airforce game (Craig and Zach had scouting conflicts.) I had tried to pick a couple of season games that I thought would be really exciting. One happened to be the San Diego State game. Craig had scouts so me and my friend Alison took her son, my kids and one of Anna's friends to the game. It was like being at a rock concert. So much fun. The Marriot center was deafening. At one point I had to take Kayla out in the hall because her heart was racing. Of course we saw an amazing game. I decided that we wanted to go to one more game so I got tickets for BYU's last home game of the season against Wyoming. It was also sold out so we ended up on the very top row. I have posted some pictures that Anna took. 
Alison and I outside the Marriott Center
Getting ready for Team introductions
Top row! At least we had a back to lean against.
Timeout entertainment 
With it being the last game the kids wanted to try and get some autographs of some of the players. 
Anna with Charles Abouo (not sure about the spelling)
This was as close as they were able to get to Jimmer and Jackson.
Zach with Noah Hartsock
Anna and Stephen Rogers 
So I have now created 2 BYU superfans....Anna as well as Zach were pretty much dressed head to toe BYU for most of basket ball season. Anna's bedroom door is a shrine to Jimmer Fredette....with pictures from the newpaper. Zach has all of the Sports Illustrated issues that even mentions Jimmer in it. It has been a really fun year to watch and we are sad it is over......can't wait for football season. 
