We had an exchange student a few years prior who came back with his family to visit us in Idaho. When they were going home, they offered to take me with them for a month during the summer. Once in a lifetime opportunity for a kid like me, so my parents let me go.
I'm pretty sure I flew in to SLC the day before the game, and my dad surprised me by taking me (and the whole family) to this game.
It was a GREAT game, and an awesome welcome home.