experience is phenomenal for the student athletes. That whole week, Disneyland, the parade, the pre-game. The recognition and the tradition. A reward for winning the conference and for Utah especially, a chance to showcase a lesser known program.
Little Utah finished with its 4th loss and still ended up in the top 10. That's unheard of.
Imagine being Brit Covey returning back a TD against an elite blue blood in front of 90k fans and 20 million viewers. Just because Ohio State came back and won the game at the last minute doesn't take that away.
I'm sure he feels the same way about making but losing the SB.
There's a reason Utah's RB berth was followed by another top recruiting class and several star players changing their minds and coming back for another year.
I think the rings going to the players are super cool.