BYU moral victories: a tradition since 1953

Just read this article on Athlon Sports this morning:

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/holy-war-interesting-facts-about-byu-vs-utah-college-football-rivalry

I laughed out loud when I read this part about the 1953 game between Utah and BYU:

“Just being competitive soon became a big deal for the Cougars. In 1953, BYU faced Utah in one of the first college football games broadcast nationwide on television. The Utes held off a late fourth quarter rally to win 33-32. Several BYU players celebrated the close loss by carrying head coach Chick Atkinson off the field after the game.”

Sounds like things haven’t changed down in Provo since the 50s. They still celebrate moral victories every day of the week.