Why I think Max Hall should run for President

It was a chilly 36 degrees on Saturday night as I watched Max Hall take the snap and zip a completion to Andrew George for the winning touchdown against Utah. The next thing I know, I'm on the field slammed amongst thousands of screaming fans. Max Hall walks by and I slap him on the shoulder pads and tell him great job. He takes off his helmet, winks at me and says, "Thanks for believing in me kid". I wasn't offended. I mean, I am 30 and older than him and he just called me a kid. It was surreal. As we fought traffic I heard Max Hall's comments live and I knew it would create a fuss. I was listening to history as it happened. I was giddy in my car. I mean, he just said that he hated Utah, how great was that! But there's a bigger reason that I loved hearing Max Hall go off. Enjoy with me for a moment the 2 images below.

This one

And this one.

Okay, so Max Hall had a horrible game last year at Rice-Eccles. There's probably no word that can describe how pathetic he played in the 2nd half. Do you think that bothered him? He is a fiery guy and it made him mad as heaven. But you know what, even if he wanted to let it go, he couldn't. Why? The constant bashing, nagging, taunting, it had to drive him out of his mind. I mean, this dude is competitive. He got taken out of his first scrimmage at BYU for getting into three fights. So this is the wrong guy to taunt, he's not going to sit there and take it. Put yourself in his shoes. Your playing one of the biggest games of your life. You lay an egg and you can't sleep that night. Or the next, or the next. Man, I bet Hall didn't get one good night of sleep for the whole year. And when you're awake that's all you hear about.

Here's my point. I love what Max Hall said because it wasn't what we thought he was supposed to say. It wasn't some politically correct answer with no emotion. It wasn't the vague rhetoric that we are so used to hearing from coaches and players. He said what he felt in those moments. And in those moments I really think he hated the university, the coaches, the players, and yes YOU, mr. or mrs. ute fan. Are you going to judge him for that and be offended? Since when has a Ute fan ever cared what a BYU player/fan thought anyway?

Praise Max Hall for playing the game with emotion. Praise Max Hall for calling out stupid Ute fans who poor beer on people. At least BYU fans only pour water. Beer is gross and it smells. Praise Max Hall for making a mistake. He's human and we all do it. I know plenty of people, including myself who open their mouths way too much and are never called on it. I'm just glad this next year, after he gets the kids down, Max Hall will be able to rest his head on the pillow and get a good night's sleep. As for Stevenson Sylvester...

Talk to the hand

What this all has to do with Max Hall running for President I have no idea.