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Utah's Fauonuku tells BYU it's a "dirty team" at Las Vegas Bowl welcome reception

Las Vegas • Minutes after announcing that the usual welcome reception dance-off would pit teammate against teammate instead of team against team, to avoid another entry in the annals of BYU-Utah controversy, a Las Vegas Bowl emcee asked the Fremont Street crowd if he should give Utah defensive tackle Viliseni Fauonuku the microphone.

And so grew the annals.

"Honestly, I don't dance," Fauonuku said, walking over to the corner of the stage and addressing BYU's entire team. "I throw hands."

"BYU, y'all are a good team," he continued. "But you're a dirty team. Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'.