Definition of A Fan (something's amiss in the Ute Nation)  FAN
n. short for fanatic; 1) A supporter marked by excessive
enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion 2) A person
marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm 3) A
passionate (expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling)
enthusiast (showing great excitement for or interest)  Now take
that definition and apply it to Utah Ute "fans" this Saturday. 
Doesn't quite fit, now does it???  Not saying our Utes don't
have true fans, but a disturbingly large portion of Ute fans are
fair-weather fans, i.e. poor excuses for fans in name/clothing
only.  Being a fan means believing in and supporting your team
no matter what the likely outcome of the game.  I'm not talking
about being delusional about your teams abilities.  I'm talking
about showing great amounts of  intense, unreasoning,
uncritical, warm excitement and interest  It's like supporting
our troops... you may not agree with the politics, tactics, or
battles that our soldiers are