On Saturday, I was assigned to be up at the U of U Medical Center all night. It was going to be an interesting story, but I was bummed not being at the game, and having to sneak peaks at the first half versus Oregon State on the tiny t.v. in one of the waiting rooms.

Then, it was discovered that we hadn’t gotten all the right permissions to be there, and I was sent packing. After checking with the assignment desk, I was off to see what I could do to help out Chris Detrick. I had just enough time to get to the game for the second half, so I headed downhill.

Driving to Rice-Eccles, I was struck by how pretty the light was at dusk. Since the game was in good hands with Chris, I had a rare opportunity to look around the outside of the stadium and make some photos that we rarely get a chance to make.

People make the architecture of the stadium come to life. Two boys on the skybridge near the northeast corner. Stadiums seem dead without people in them.

The sound of the crowd cheering echos down to street level competing with the rumble of the TRAX train on the north side.

Ready for kickoff in the east stands.

… just bummed that I missed a photo of the nachos for the new Füd category …

A similar version of this post is on SeeingRed at:

http://seeingred.sltrib.com/2011/10/away-from-the-game/