Utah student newspaper columnist shows us his goodies

Utah sports columnist Cody Brunner has been through a lot this past year, and he's afraid that the Utes sports program--well, let's let him describe it:

"Since nobody else has the balls to say it," -- (Oh no...) -- "I'll go ahead. This has been one of the most disappointing years of U sports in recent memory. "

I don't know if it's about having the chutzpah to admit that Utah athletics had a down year. Perhaps it's simply a mutual understanding that everyone has? Nevertheless, I don't think involving your "junk" in the discussion is necessary.

Brunner goes through the sports he feels have let the Ute faithful down, and says that although he "had the pleasure of covering (Utah volleyball) last semester" and "was impressed with everything about it," he's disheartened by recent events.

"The program took an immense hit in the form of its two key players quitting," Brunner said. "They gave no reason as to why they were walking out, either, leaving many fans and casual observers scratching their heads."

Cody! Cody, Cody, Cody. Have you not been reading this site? We told you that Salvo and Anderson were leaving because of a complicated plot involving the Vatican and Tom Hanks' hair.

Or maybe he didn't read the "change of scenery" mea culpa. Or the various messageboard illuminaries' dissection of spoiled kids v. coaches out for themselves.

I just hope the only legacy of this whole incident isn't that it pushed Brunner to use the word "balls" in the opening sentence of a column.