7 College Campuses and five Basketball 🏀 games in one afternoon….Challenge accepted !!! Start the Clock ⏰ at 6:34 am MT

Watching the Sunrise 🌅 on the stunning BYU campus…

Game Time is not until 2pm but 7am felt like a Peaceful Easy Feeling

Each year for our Anniversary ( 41 years now) we try and plan a unique way to celebrate and this year it started at Elk Ridge, Utah at 6:34 am.

Quick stops ✋ at Starbucks for Lin and conveniently a Taco 🌮 Bell 🔔 serving breakfast was right next door.

A few minutes later we were parked outside the Marriott Center on the Campus of Brigham Young University. It was some 7-8 hours before Tip of the Women’s game but it gave us ample time to take in the beauty of the place on our way up to Logan ( Utah State ). We knew that later on the schedule would be very tight so the sightseeing happened sooner than later.

Stop ✋ 2 was just down the road at Utah Valley University.

Utah Valley University is located just a few miles down the road in Orem.

It’s sad to think that this School 🏫 will be remembered by many for one day in History.

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One brief stop on the 2+ hour drive to the top of the State took place at a gas station ⛽. The drive was non-stop 9,000+ mountains, easy on the eyes 👀.

I was absolutely 💯% Blown Away by the crowd at Utah State !!!! No way it wouldn’t make any Top Ten list in the Country…

The Aggies ….11 am Tip Mountain ⛰ Time, televised on CBS

Next stop ✋ was in Ogden at Weber State where their most famous Alum is back as their General Manager.

3pm MT update : on the Campus of D2 Westminster University where the Griffins are hosting Colorado State University – Pueblo in a Women’s and Men’s Basketball 🏀 doubleheader.

Women played double overtime!

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Stop ✋ #6 of 7 – 4pm Tip at University of Utah versus Oklahoma State ! Big 12 Men’s Basketball 🏀

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7pm – Stop ✋ 7 of 7 falls into the category of Dumb Luck !!!

Earlier this Basketball 🏀 season I had seen the Salt 🧂 Lake City Community College teams play at a neutral site so we were swinging by to just snap up some pictures 📷 of their facilities.

Turns out that we stumbled into our very first Professional Volleyball 🏐 match between Salt Lake Lovb and visiting Atlanta !!!!

Between sets entertainment with a Jumbo Volleyball.

Salt 🧂 Lake 25 -16 in 1st set

Stop ✋ #8 of 7 took place at the Maverick Center where the Utah Grizzlies were playing their minor league Hockey 🏒 game

9:53 pm MST – put the car 🚗 in Park at 13,539 miles and began to reminisce about everything that occurred from 6:34 am / 13,209.

15 hours, 19 minutes

330 miles

So many holes 🕳 to fill in and some of that will happen after some sleep 💤😴.

Welcome 🙏 to Saturday as we prepare to show January the Door 🚪!!! Here’s our Morning 🌄 Brew

As the second round of weather is upon us now, we already know that the Wrestling has been moved.

Elijah Cox and Randolph College are slated to play up at Exit 313 in Winchester today. Shenandoah University is set to welcome the Wildcats.

Over in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, we have some dedicated Carroll County Volleyball 🏐 players set to compete for Cindy Edwards and her staff. With both Travis Osborne and Marion Harris on hand ✋we should be in a position where we can show some appreciation for this group of Ladies.

Speaking of Travis, his Bible Verse 🙏 of the Day:

Philemon 1:6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

As for the two of us, we have wondered up from the safety of the Desert 🏜 towards the Top of the State in hopes of visiting more of the 11 College campuses here in the Bee 🐝 Hive state where College Hoops are played.

Two of the 11 are Utah Tech and Southern Utah University, down in our end. The other nine are in the Greater Salt Lake City area.

Utah State – 11am

Weber State – Noon

Salt Lake CC (JuCo)….off

Westminster University – D2 1 &3 pm

University of Utah – 4pm (Men)

Snow College ❄ (JuCo) 1 & 3

Utah State – Eastern (JuCo) 1 & 3

Utah Valley University

Brigham Young University – 2pm

Amazingly 9 of the 11 will be hosting Basketball 🏀 games today ranging in Tip Times of 11am Mountain ⛰ until 4pm Mountain.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, sounds like a good question ???

We will see some College Basketball today but I’m not sure if it will rival what we watched last night.

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Thank You Vickey Ritchie for sending in the clip from Coach Ed…

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌

Women’s College Basketball 🏀 Night 🌙 with the focus being on FIVE separate contests beginning with a wild one in Winston-Salem !!!

Game #2 of 5 is Duke University Women’s team playing at Miami

Game 3 of 5 has Southern Utah University hosting UT – Arlington

In a few minutes in St George, the Trailblazers host a talented Abilene Christian ✝️ team.

Up the Interstate in Orem, Utah Valley is hosting as well.

5 Games on five College campuses, each one with a story to it !

If you are a fan of Women’s College Basketball 🏀, I encourage you to check back as we go. If not, enjoy your evening!

Duke 39 -23 at the Half in South Florida as Kira Lawson and the Lady Blue Devils look for a 12th straight W!

End of 1st here in Cedar City, SUU leads 21 – 13.

Why did the Wake – UVA score make the rundown tonight ? Women’s Basketball doesn’t have a large number of Triple Overtime games were 212 points are scored. I am sure that the 1,100 fans in Deac Town had a blast !!

Halftime score here in Cedar City, Thunderbirds of SUU lead, 30-24.

Vickey Ritchie Moment at the Half as two groups of Special Olympic Basketball 🏀 are playing !!!

Miami with a HUGE 3rd quarter has pulled within 55-50 of Duke with 10:00 to play.

Duke has held Miami scoreless for over 5:00 in the 4th, after they scored 27 in the third.

End of the 3rd here, SUU sinks a buzzer beater to push their lead to 53 -47

We made the KISS 💋 Cam !

Final #2 – check out the close out defense played by Duke in the 4th !!!

Final #3 of 5

Equal Opportunity Coverage :

In the WAC, the Men play against the same team the Women play, just on the other campus. Here are the 3 Men’s final scores…

Winding down here in Cedar City, T-Birds 🐦 lead, 77-66 (0:27..2)

Game 5 of 5 was simply WAC / wack ! Great way to end the Day long Hoopfest by watching 👀 Utah Tech versus Southern Utah University in the Burns Center…

193 points scored added to enjoyment

Saturday highlights :

Write ✍ about both the Carroll County High School Varsity Basketball 🏀 teams.

Watch Lin cheer on her Blue Devils on TV 📺💙

Cedar City Trifecta : Watching the Women’s version of SUU and UT in person ➕ the Duke Women and Furman Women on-line.

Snuck in a nice hike 🚶‍♂️ and weather updates from back on The Hill.

Fun Western Athletic Conference tilt was the perfect flavor of icing on the Basketball 🏀 cake 🎂….

Folks, there are 2 HUGE games being played on television 📺 today !!! For others, there’s football 🏈 as well…

The top 3 teams in the league are in action 🎬 just 20 minutes apart. Cards and 🐺🦊🐺 in Raleigh at 1pm, then Duke hosts Georgia Tech with Special Olympics Basketball in the House!

Great Women’s Basketball 🏀 !!!

What a great game taking place in a sold out Reynolds Coliseum !!!

Louisville was down 47 – 34, now leads 62 -58

Naturally, a game this great needs OT !!

88 – 80 for the Cards…

Imari Barry = Gamer

U of L was down five in the final minute of regulation, Barry scored the final five to force OT.

What an entertaining 2+ hours !

21 – 2 run after trailing 4 – 0…We see you Lady 👩 Blue Devils

50 – 16 now, might have to resort to the NFL……. 10th straight Win after 3-6 start.

93 – 46 (F)