“Big Noon Kickoff” wasn’t the only one to roll into Provo this past weekend for the big game — I did, too.

My husband and I, both BYU alums, made the big commute from northern Utah County to attend the rivalry game on our wedding anniversary (six years, double our current three-peat of rivalry victories ... just sayin’).

Now, since I’m a mom of two little kids, let me preface this by saying, no, I did not wake up before the crack of dawn with my poster in hand to attend the “Big Noon Kickoff” show (I’m up in the night with kids enough to not elect to lose additional sleep). But I did tune into the show ahead of a day walking around campus, stopping by the BYU Store and grabbing a taste of the new BYU 150 Swirl ice cream at the BYU Creamery.

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