Game of Thrones: Pac-12 Edition

March 11, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott addresses the media in a press conference before the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament between the Oregon State Beavers and the California Golden Bears at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 28, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Utes quarterback Travis Wilson (7) looks to pass during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Utah won 20-14. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

Utah: House Arryn

All about those mountains. House Arryn’s high-altitude perch in the Eyrie is borderline impregnable — unless you’re Bronn, of course (explicit language):

The warriors of the Vale are also well known for their valor on the field of battle. I won’t begin to say that there’s any real valor in playing sports, but on the other hand, it’s very true that no team relishes a game with Utah either on the gridiron or on the hardwood.

Utah fans really should embrace this and start referring to Rice-Eccles Stadium as “The Bloody Gate“.

And yes, we kept this section snark-free largely because the thought of the scores of BYU fans who alleged a surreptitious anti-BYU/pro-Utah agenda in our piece on their dirty football team last fall — because who cares more about taking a side in the Holy War than a site run by fans of a school that couldn’t care less about a rivalry in the state of Utah? — going absolutely bonkers as they search for confirmation of their conspiracy theories is just too amusing not to indulge.

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