Those factors likely will result in Utah’s crowd Tuesday afternoon at the Cotton Bowl Stadium being among the lowest during the school’s modern era of bowl appearances, beginning 25 years ago. And that’s exactly why Terri Treat insisted on going to Dallas.
So she and her husband, Terry, Taylorsville residents, booked the cheapest flight they could find — 6 a.m. Christmas Day. They’ll continue a Ute bowl tradition that usually includes several other family members, but their numbers are affected by this year’s circumstances.
Other fans planned to spend Christmas in Utah, then fly Tuesday morning to Dallas and hope they can make the 12:30 p.