Let’s talk about Bru McCoy. If you haven’t heard that name yet, all you really need to know is that Bru McCoy is a really, really talented athlete and football player (WR) from Mater Dei High School in Southern California.
Most of us have been sports fans – in some form or fashion - for as long as we can remember. If you have memories of the great wins and losses that your Utes, Cougars, Aggies, or Jazz have experienced over the years, I’m willing to bet you can recall with equal clarity the times your heart was broken by a man or woman in zebra stripes.
The Utah Jazz are not going to win their first-round series against the Houston Rockets. You know it. I know it. After coming up short against the Rockets in Game 3 despite being at home in front of a raucous crowd on a night where Harden couldn’t buy a bucket, the Jazz know it, too.
The question to ask yourself after this weekend is not whether or not Eldrick “Tiger” Woods is the just greatest golfer of all time. Rather - after watching him officially complete his comeback with a fifteenth major championship and a fifth at Augusta- the question is, is he more than that?
Let me start this column with a disclaimer. I have never been a student at Brigham Young University. I am not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints myself.
For an athlete, certain milestones on your timeline are more important than others. Usually, it’s the “firsts” we focus on. Freshman season, rookie year, first touchdown, first game-winner, first time under the bright lights.
