First Utah goes to the PAC-10 and now the YMCA takes our name.

YMCA shortens name, now known only as “the Y”

The Chicago-based U.S. non-profit announced Monday that it is changing both its logo and name to “the Y,” marking its first branding change in 43 years. The switch comes after more than two years of research indicated many people don’t understand what the group does. Officials with the Y say they hope the new logo will be more inviting.

The group’s mission is to strengthen communities by focusing on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

The new name applies to the group nationally, but individual locations will still be referred to as YMCAs. The transition is already underway and should be completed within five years at locations in more than 10,000 communities across the country.

I’m still stewing about this year’s BYU/Utah game. Yes BYU won but they didn’t cream Utah. I absolutely hate Utah and winning isn’t enough. I wan’t annihilation. When Max Hall said he hated everything about Utah he was singing my song. As the years have progressed I’ve developed more distaste for the school. This year I had tickets to the game and chose to give them away. I just can’t stand the aggravation. I knew I would be angry about ever call and I was right.

I’ve never liked Utah but over time I’ve realized they are not the University of Utah. They are a university in Utah. There charter isn’t education but liberalism and rebellion. They are the anti-BYU. It is loaded to the hilt with students who have rebelled against Mormonism. Everything goes except religion. Let me correct that. Everything goes except the Mormon religion. If a student wants to explore Hinduism, Buddhism or Mysticism, that’s just great. But if you are Mormon you’re an idiot.

So when football season comes I find it impossible to route for the Utes. I don’t care if they are in a BCS bowl. I will never route for them. I can acknowledge that they are good. They know how to win. They have done much better than BYU in post season bowls and in the NCAA basketball tournaments. Their success is aggravating.

Clearly I’m not the only one with these feelings. Every time BYU and Utah play, ugly things happen. I think things are getting out of hand.

I didn’t have these hostile feelings in the Edwards/McBride days. Both were great coaches who put the football in it’s proper perspective. They laughed, joked, hugged and teased each other. They shot commercials, golfed and attended charitable events together. I can see in hindsight that this was a powerful example.

We haven’t seen that type of example for years. Crowton, Meyer, Bronco and Kyle haven’t shown any interest in each other. Yes there are a few billboards of them pitching kidney cars but they look photoshoped. The ugliness of the rivalry isn’t fun or productive. It’s time to soften things up a bit.

In last night’s US Open, Serena Williams went ballistic on a small woman line judge. Serena who is built like a dump truck couldn’t understand why the little lady would feel threatened. If you watched it you would see Serena walk over to her with racket in hand, point the racket angrily at the woman and said, “If I could, I would take … this ball and … shove it down your throat.”

That type of behavior is very rare in sports. Especially in Tennis. After twenty four hours of thought on the subject here is the statement Serena came up with:

“Last night everyone could truly see the passion I have for my job. Now that I have had time to gain my composure, I can see that while I don’t agree with the unfair line call, in the heat of battle I let my passion and emotion get the better of me and as a result handled the situation poorly. I would like to thank my fans and supporters for understanding that I am human and I look forward to continuing the journey, both professionally and personally, with you all as I move forward and grow from this experience.”

What is she clearly saying in this statement?

• She should be applauded for taking her job seriously
• She is no worse than anyone else
• Forget about it because it is no big deal

I can’t stand it when people say, “I am human”. I’m pretty sure we don’t need to be reminded of that. It seems fairly obvious.

I’m sure that she will come out with a real apology in a few more days but she’s shown who she is, and at this point and I don’t see any class in her character.