In the calm before the storm, with the grass field as pristine as it could look, with the sun setting and splashing the sky with a mix of light red, orange and yellow, a trophy sat on a table.
Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun and San Diego State coach Rocky Long walked up to the table, shook hands and posed for pictures with the Mountain West Conference football championship trophy in front of them.
“No UFC hand grab?” one of the reporters filming the photo op jokingly asked the coaches.
Silence.
There is obviously no love lost between these MW foes.