Originally Posted by
Hadrian
I didn't know about the radio thing. I thought the name had something to do with the chant that the band does at basketball games. When the team is up by multiples of five, the band shouts: "Utah by five! Five wonderful points! Ha ha ha!" If Utah is up by say fifteen points, the band shouts "Utah by five, ten, fifteen! Fifteen wonderful points! Ha ha ha!" and so on. I don't know the origin of this chant or how long it's been used, but I know it happens. Eventually, I'm guessing the student section will probably join in, but as of right now it seems like most of them are pretty new to Utah basketball.