tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178087272024-03-13T17:52:30.108-06:00The FlickerbloggerMy right brain needs this.Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-6838698714828685912023-09-01T21:21:00.003-06:002023-09-01T21:21:29.266-06:00Is This the Year Everything Changes? Thanks to kids and work and life, I do not have time to do an in-depth analysis of the CSU Rams football schedule. With Week One kicking off tomorrow, we are going to go the easy route... here are my picks. After five years of sub-.500 football, the Rams return to a bowl. Four games are must win (Utah Tech, at Utah State, Nevada, at Hawaii). One is a guaranteed loss (Boise). The rest are coin flips. I think the Rams get better and better as the season progresses and I would not be surprised to see multiple trophies return to Fort Collins. Fight on, you stalwart Ram team!! <div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="164"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #d9782d;"><b>Prediction</b></span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #d9782d;"><b>Result</b></span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><span style="color: #d9782d;"><b>Flick's Picks</b></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Washington State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Washington State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Colorado</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Middle Tennessee"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Middle Tennessee</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah Tech"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah Tech</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at UNLV"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Diego State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-91065628567302847792022-09-28T14:00:00.001-06:002022-09-28T14:00:00.147-06:002022 Ram Recap - Week 4 - One Hundred and Thirty First<p>We had known for a while now that we would be unable to attend this past Saturday's game due to a conflict with Kenzie's softball schedule - a team that Sarah and I help coach. Ram kickoff was at 2:00 in Fort Collins. Kenzie's first pitch was at 2:30 at Hampden and Kipling. No way we were going to make it to the Fort for the second straight home game. My intention was to keep tabs on the football game through my phone and then return home to rewatch the broadcast after the fact. The video from Canvas Stadium streamed on my phone, alternating between my hand and my pocket. As the score kept creeping the wrong direction, I realized the largest flaw with my plan: I had no desire to watch a recording of the broadcast of yet another blowout loss. The Rams are down bad. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/09/24/PFTC/4a3f57f2-d931-4e0a-a506-c3e131b5f5c4-FTC_0924_JA_CSU-SAC-FBALL_20.JPG?crop=3599%2C2025%2Cx0%2Cy183&width=1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/09/24/PFTC/4a3f57f2-d931-4e0a-a506-c3e131b5f5c4-FTC_0924_JA_CSU-SAC-FBALL_20.JPG?crop=3599%2C2025%2Cx0%2Cy183&width=1200" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>The Damage</h3><p>The game started as all Rams games have - Rams get the ball, do little with it, punt, give up a touchdown on the following opponent's drive. 7-0 bad guys and the rest is history. By halftime, the deficit was two touchdowns. The offense sputtered in the second half and did not score again while Sac State tacked on another 17. The final score - 41 to 10 - has been the low point of this season so far. This was a thirty-one point loss against an FCS team in front of the Ram faithful who have weathered the shitstorm of crappy football for the last five years. </p><p>The issues that have plagued the Rams all year continued into this matchup. Poor conversion rates in the late downs (3-13 on third down, 1-3 on fourth). Poor rushing efforts (2.6 yards per carry). Poor field position execution (a very non-Stonehouse 35 yard punting average). Add in a Clay Millen injury, typical offensive line problems, and you have a blowout. Ouch. Oof. Gah. Bleh. Ugh. [Insert various disgusted onomatopoeia here.]</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Positives</h3><p>You should know by now that my glass is always half full, so despite the record and the point differentials the good stuff will always be unearthed. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Clay Millen looked sharp before exiting with an injury. Millen was a perfect 7/7 for 62 yards, connecting with Justus Ross-Simmons (x2), Tanner Arkin (x2), David Bailey, Louis Brown, Tory Horton. The Washington State game showed us that the Fort Air Raid offense had the capability to spread the ball to receivers other than just Tory Horton. While Millen's four drives only produced three points, spreading the ball to five receivers is a good sign. Clay is officially listed as day-to-day and the bye week comes at a great time for the young battered signal caller. </li><li>Speaking of that early field goal - THE RAMS SCORED IN THE FIRST HALF. TWICE!! The field goal was the result of an eight play drive that stalled after being 1st and goal at the seven yard line. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi's second drive of his afternoon ended with a 52 yard Tory Horton touchdown. A beautiful throw over the top of the dropping linebacker by the true freshman created the Ram's only first quarter touchdown of the season. I would like to see more of this, please... <br /></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We like this<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stalwart?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Stalwart</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamGrit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamGrit</a> ๐ <a href="https://t.co/M76HggHP2W">https://t.co/M76HggHP2W</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ut4LgO0VHP">pic.twitter.com/Ut4LgO0VHP</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1573786040279584768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Jack Howell - yet again. After limping off the field earlier in the game, Howell returned to the game to capture his third interception of the season in four games. This one was inside the red zone and ended a drive that started with a 35 yard reception. </li></ul><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ข๐กโ๏ธ<a href="https://twitter.com/Jackhowell1205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jackhowell1205</a> picks off his THIRD of the season<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stalwart?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Stalwart</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamGrit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamGrit</a> ๐ <a href="https://t.co/OieR1KfCjq">pic.twitter.com/OieR1KfCjq</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1573784492711546882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Tory Horton is the dude. The careers of Michael Gallup, Rashard Higgins, Warren Jackson, and Bisi Johnson gave CSU the reputation as Wide Receiver U. Horton's numbers after four games exceed those prolific pass-catchers, setting him up to restart the next wave of Wide Receiver U players coming through the program. Justin Michael of DNVR had <a href="https://thednvr.com/tory-hortons-hot-start-has-him-in-rare-company/" target="_blank">a great breakdown of how Horton's numbers compare to those previous receivers</a>. </li><li>Only two sacks! Having given up 23 sacks in three games, only having two sacks was a Christmas miracle. Let us all hope that this trend continues as we move into conference play. Our quarterbacks cannot be hit as much as Millen has been hit this season. </li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The End Result</h3><p>There are one hundred and thirty one NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams. With our record and how we have lost, we have been finding our way onto ESPN's bottom 10 each week. This week, we finally did it. We are officially ranked as the worst team in FBS: <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34676775/college-football-bottom-10-rocky-mountain-low-colorado" target="_blank">ESPN Bottom 10</a>.</p><p>Not to be outdone, The Athletic <a href="https://theathletic.com/3629150/2022/09/26/college-football-rankings-every-team-minnesota/" target="_blank">ranks all FBS teams from 1-131</a>. We are... number 131. </p><p>WARNING: Twitter self-promotion upcoming...</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WE'RE NUMBER 1(31)!! WE'RE NUMBER 1(31)!! WE'RE NUMBER 1(31)!! WE'RE NUMBER 1(31)!!<br />"We once again have a new No. 131. Colorado State takes the bottom spot after a 41-10 home loss to FCS Sacramento State." - Chris Vannini, twisting the dagger already in my heart <a href="https://t.co/QWJrAUJUAa">https://t.co/QWJrAUJUAa</a></p>โ Mike Flick (@Flickerbock) <a href="https://twitter.com/Flickerbock/status/1574410632052367361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Exodus</h3><p>With the current rules in place for transfers, week four is a critical point in the season for anyone interested in making a move. Players who leave a program at this point in the season are able to redshirt for the year and preserve their year of eligibility. With the new coaching staff firmly in place and an 0-4 start to the season, it was expected that players who did not quite see their place in the program to leave the team for the remainder of their collegiate careers. Three additional players have announced their intentions to leave this week - receiver Ty McCullouch, defensive back Tywan Francis, and linebacker Bam Amina. </p><p>Amina has battled injuries and has not played this year. </p><p>McCullouch's departure is the fourth receiver to leave the program (EJ Scott, Dante Wright, and Melquan Stovall). McCullouch and Stovall were starting receivers ranking 2nd and 3rd on the team in terms of receptions behind Tory Horton and their departures will signify a massive shift toward the young receivers brought in by this staff. As I said last week, this offense prides itself on big and fast receivers and the guys brought in this past year all fit that bill. With this exodus from the receiver room, now is the chance for these younger receivers to step up and show everyone why Norvell and company are so high on them. </p><p>The departure of Tywan Francis was more surprising to me. Francis has been a mainstay in the secondary through multiple coaching staffs and has been impactful this season. His 32 tackles trail only Jack Howell and Dequan Jackson for most on the team. I thought Francis had made a significant leap in his play this year under the tutelage of Freddie Banks and staying would help him finish the season with the best numbers of his career. Alas, Francis will take his last year of eligibility to another program. </p><p>As of this post, the following players have left the program: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bam Anima, LB</li><li>Cayden Camper, K</li><li>Tywan Francis, DB</li><li>Ches Jackson, OL</li><li>Ty McCullouch, WR</li><li>E.J. Scott, WR</li><li>Melquan Stovall, WR</li><li>Dante Wright, WR</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Up Next</h3><div>The Rams get a break this week with a bye before conference play begins next Friday. Bye opened up as a 2.5 point favorite, but the money clearly is coming in on Bye as it has shifted to CSU +4.5. </div><div><br /></div><div>Following the bye, the Rams get a taste of a hostile environment as they travel to the old stomping grounds of Jay Norvell and crew. The Friday night contest in Reno against Nevada will be tense, especially after Nevada head coach Ken Wilson said this: </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I think what happened to the players here doesn't happen in college football very often." <br /><br />Coach Wilson gives his thoughts on the Green Defection from the previous regime to Colorado State. <a href="https://t.co/ZXVkW3jZEJ">pic.twitter.com/ZXVkW3jZEJ</a></p>โ Nevada Sports Net (@NevadaSportsNet) <a href="https://twitter.com/NevadaSportsNet/status/1574833291819028480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div>It is odd that a college football coach would provide speculative comments like this during his press conference. Regardless, this Nevada team will be pumped up for a game against a coach that they believe wronged their program. A win in Reno would be sweet mostly because any win will be appreciated at this stage, but a win after the salty Wolfpack would be incredibly satisfying. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h3><p><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="164"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Michigan"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Michigan</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 7 - Mich 51"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 7 - Mich 51</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Middle Tennessee"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Middle Tennessee</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MTSU 34 - CSU 19"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">MTSU 34 - CSU 19</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Washington State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Washington State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 7 - MSU 38"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 7 - MSU 38</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sacramento State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Sacramento State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sac 41 - CSU 10"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Sac 41 - CSU 10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-66599417135427038822022-09-22T20:20:00.004-06:002022-09-22T20:21:38.467-06:002022 Ram Recap - Week 3 - This Ain't No New Mexico Bowl<h3 style="text-align: left;">The Year 2013</h3><p>Where is Shaquil Barrett when you need him? The last time the Rams played the Cougars, it was at the 2013 New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium in Albuquerque. The Rams trailed by 15 with less than four minutes remaining in the game. A quick drive ending in a Garrett Grayson to Jordon Vaden touchdown got the Rams within eight with less than three minutes to go. Shaq Barrett caused a fumble and recovered it himself. Kapri Bibbs scored his third touchdown of the day with half a minute remaining, Donnell Alexander pushed in the 2-point conversion, and the game was tied. On the ensuing kickoff, the Cougars fumbled the ball away and the Rams recovered. The Rams ran two offensive plays, got the clock down to 0:04 and then Jared Roberts cranked a 41-yard field goal through the uprights to complete the comeback and provide me with one of the greatest Ram football memories of my lifetime. For real - just go back and watch these highlights. That Ram team was eff-you-enn fun. </p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4MgzZaz75YU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>But that game was 9 years ago, Mike, why are you giving us an old recap?! Because it is more fun than recapping the game from this past Saturday, fine reader. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Present Day</h3><p>Our grit-filled Rams travelled to Pullman, Washington to face a team whose only focus was avenging that 2013 loss (presumably). Never mind that the Cougars had just waltzed into Camp Randall and beat the Badgers on their home turf the previous week. Never mind that the Cougars were receiving votes in the various top 25 polls. No - they were out for revenge for a game that happened when the players were in elementary/middle school and the coach was a defensive coordinator at Augustana University (not a made up school). </p><p>The revenge saga played out in a storybook manner for Cougars fans - elated that their heartbreaking defeat from years ago was finally avenged. It started like the two previous CSU games - the opponents quickly putting the Rams at a deficit. The sequence encapsulates the first half of CSU football games all season: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>CSU receives the opening kickoff</li><li>CSU gains -5 yards (2 runs for 4 yards, a 9 yard sack) and poorly punts the ball away</li><li>Four play, 46 yard Cougar TD drive</li><li>CSU gains -5 yards (1 run for 0 yards, a penalty, and two incomplete passes) and poorly punts the ball away</li><li>Five play, 52 yard Cougar TD drive</li></ul><div>Just like that, the Rams are down 14. The ensuing drive looks promising - the Rams move the ball down the field and get into field goal range. Was this the moment that CSU finally breaks the streak of not scoring a single point in the first half? Absolutely not. Newly appointed starting placekicker Michael Boyle misses his 44 yard attempt and the Cougars march down the field and score another touchdown. 21-0 bad guys. </div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, the first half was an offensive disaster (just like Michigan and Middle Tennessee) and the game was over before the break. Struggling teams only increase their struggles if they cannot flip the field and the lack of offensive production combined with getting next to nothing out of their punting unit has made it impossible for a defense that is already working extremely hard to keep the Rams in games. The final score was lopsided, the deficiencies from the season's first two contests reared their ugly heads yet again, and the Rams limped back to Fort Collins with an 0-3 record on the schedule. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The offensive line struggled - we added another seven (SEVEN!!) sacks to our season totals. In three games, we have given up a staggering 23 sacks - comfortably the most in all of FBS. Second place Akron only has given up 15 all year. </li><li>Our run game was ineffective. Missing leading rusher A'Jon Vivens to injury, the running back stable was able to produce 51 yards on 17 carries. If you add in the Clay Millen runs/sacks, the yards per carry average was 1.2 for the game. Ouch. </li><li>The punt game was atrocious. Ryan Stonehouse spoiled us the past several years with big booming punts that flipped the field and gave the defense a chance to use the field to their advantage. Five punts with a 34 yard average are not going to cut it. Struggling teams need to win field position battles to be competitive in games where they are overmatched and the punt unit has failed to do that. </li><li>The CSU kicking unit missed their only attempt on the day - a 44 yard attempt and fitting ode to recently departed Caden Camper. </li><li>Third and fourth down continue to be a problem. Overall, the Rams were a dismal 2-13 on third down and 1-5 on fourth. This offense NEEDS to sustain drives and that involves success on those late down chances. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>But the struggles of a Norvell rebuild have some perks - we are getting some national attention!! </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="it">Longest current losing streaks:<br /><br />Colorado State 9<br />Buffalo 7<br />New Mexico State 4<br />Colorado 3<br />Georgia State 3</p>โ Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1572227831257407488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div>That losing streak had to amount to something. And that something is the #3 spot in ESPN's Bottom 10 rankings! </div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Filed to ESPN in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince, er, King Charles: The latest edition of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bottom10?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bottom10</a> gets the royal treatment as get off the throne to crown a new No. 1. <a href="https://t.co/LSglXIAZRA">https://t.co/LSglXIAZRA</a></p>โ Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNMcGee/status/1572570783272284161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2022</a></blockquote><p>You'll notice a high percentage of Colorado football teams on both lists. Not a good time for college football in Colorado. Hell, even Air Force lost to freaking Wyoming! </p><p>To pile on, Jay Norvell announced this week that two more CSU players had left the team. CSU's second leading receiver (and Nevada transfer) Melquan decided to maintain his second-to-last year of eligibility and leave the program. Backup offensive lineman Ches Jackson also announced that he was leaving the program. While it stinks that a player of Melquan's talent is leaving the program, the depth of the wide receiver room might be their biggest strength on the offensive side of the ball. The departures of Stovall and Wright open up huge opportunities for the young, talented, and BIG wide receivers recruited by the Norvell staff. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Positives</h3><p>Anyone can spit on a program when it is down and I am not that kind of person. The Rams are in a full rebuild with the daunting task of eradicating the losing mentality of the previous two coaching staffs. Years and years of losing culture does not get erased in a couple weeks, especially when two out of three games are on the road against teams in or near the top 25. This program is smack dab in the middle of a cultural-shifting rebuild and the most important thing to utilize as a fan in a situation like this is patience. So let's talk about the good things we saw on Saturday: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Six players (Horton, McCullouch, Morrow, Ross-Simmons, Stovall, Thomas) caught passes and all of them had no less than three receptions. As the season progresses, Millen needs his attempts to be spread around this roster to more than just Tory Horton and Saturday's game was a great start. </li><li>Justus Ross-Simmons saw his first extended time for CSU and he looked like the receiver we were introduced to during his recruiting. His three catches for 20 yards included his career first touchdown of 14 yards to get the Rams on the board.</li><li>Jack Howell, yet again, proving how valuable he is to the back side of the defense. Second on the team in tackles, plus another interception. Had he kept the ball off the turn in Ann Arbor, he would have an interception in all three games so far. </li><li>CJ Onyechi and Mohamed Kamara are becoming quite the formidable pass rushers off the edge. Between Onyechi's 2 sacks and Kamara's 1.5 sacks, those two were constantly in the backfield causing a ruckus. </li><li>This stat: <br /></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">70 FBS quarterbacks have attempted at least 85 pass attempts so far in 2022. Just eight of them have a higher completion rate than Colorado State's Clay Millen, who's completed 71.8% of his throws.</p>โ Mountain West Wire (@MWCwire) <a href="https://twitter.com/MWCwire/status/1571535631435837440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This is astounding, considering what Millen has faced this year. Constantly under pressure, sacked more than anyone else in college football, hit hard seemingly every play, yet he still does a great job getting the ball to his receivers. And this is a freshman quarterback making his first three starts of his college career while getting his butt kicked on the regular. If that doesn't make you optimistic about our Rams, I don't know what will. </li><li>The remaining schedule finally starts to get manageable. When these non-conference games were scheduled years ago, Michigan was a big get and an anticipated loss. Washington State has been so up-and-down, it was a coin toss when it was scheduled. In most cases, a Middle Tennessee game is a no-doubt winner but they caught us in an abyss that we are now trying to climb out of. The rest of year is FCS and MWC - significantly different than Power 5 road games. Now this is not me saying that the Rams will win out, but the odds of snagging a victory are way higher going forward. And with the Mountain West having a down year, this is the time to improve that offensive effort, fortify that offensive line, string together some quality drives, and maybe just maybe score some points in the first half of a game. </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Up Next</h3><div>Stingers Up! Our non-conference slate wraps up with a visit from FCS Sacramento State University. Sac State is undefeated on the year with victories over Utah Tech and Northern Iowa (sorry Ali Farokhmanesh) to start the season. The combined record of their opponents is now 1-5, so their competition has not been great. This game presents an amazing opportunity for the Rams to show the improvement that Ram fans have expected since Norvell's arrival in Fort Collins. Yet an opportunity is just that - an opportunity. Our Rams have played well enough for the spread of Saturday's contest to be set at CSU +3.5. You read that correctly. The Hornets are an FCS team favored on the road against our Bottom 3, longest losing streak in the nation Colorado State University Rams. Here are two good things: 1) should things go south, the Flicks will not be there to witness it, and 2) the Rams will look amazing in the pumpkin and alfalfa, regardless of the outcome. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/29552276/1663609181/1500x500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/29552276/1663609181/1500x500" width="800" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of CSURams.com</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h3><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="164"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Michigan"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Michigan</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 7 - Mich 51"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 7 - Mich 51</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Middle Tennessee"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Middle Tennessee</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MTSU 34 - CSU 19"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">MTSU 34 - CSU 19</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Washington State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Washington State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 7 - MSU 38"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 7 - MSU 38</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); 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border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><br /></div><p></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p></p>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-55780840289808577322022-09-16T08:00:00.012-06:002022-09-22T20:23:05.768-06:002022 Ram Recap - Week 2 - Stuck in the Middle (Tennessee) With YouThis, folks, is what we call a rebuild. <div><br /></div><div>I entered this past week with more optimism that should follow a 51-7 road loss. We were coming home against a far weaker opponent with our shiny new coach and our shiny new team in our shiny new(ish) stadium. This was the TRUE start of the Jay Norvell era. The weather knew better though as the cool and wet air moved in the night before. It was a sign. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Rams won the toss and elected to receive. Damn right - give the damn Fort Air Raid the damn ball in our damn home stadium. One kickoff, one long MTSU injury delay, and one CSU offensive play later, the Rams were down 7-0. Ouch. A telegraphed pass attempt from Clay Millen to Tory Horton sailed over the receivers head and into the awaiting arms of Middle Tennessee safety Tra Fluellen who had an unimpeded look at the end zone just a short 35 yards away. And that was just the start... <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Takeaways</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Big Uglies</h3><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09.10.22_footbalVsMiddleTennesee_Rindurkar_0362-900x601.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ripping off Queen - Under Pressure" border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09.10.22_footbalVsMiddleTennesee_Rindurkar_0362-900x601.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Rocky Mountain Collegian</td></tr></tbody></table>For being "offensive line experts", the Addazios never recruited a great stable of front-line offensive guys. With the late arrival of Norvell and Bill Best, the OL cupboard was pretty bare and the Rams have had to rely on the few existing guys who stuck around and whatever transfers they could muster in a short amount of time. This all amounts to a unit that is the weakest collective group on the field through the first two games on the schedule. To make things worse, both starting tackles (LT Brian Crespo-Jaquez and RT Dontae Keys) were hit with the injury bug and missed all or part of this game. Keys may return this week, but Crespo-Jaquez is out for the year - shortening an already short bench. Center Jacob Gardner played left tackle for Norvell at Nevada and may slide outside to replace injured Crespo-Jaquez. Even if Keys is available to play this weekend, this line is a patchwork quilt of big uglies trying to improve just enough to get the Fort Air Raid flying. </div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless of who is playing along that line, the unit needs to improve drastically. Outside of the 19 point third quarter this past weekend, the Rams have more sacks given up (16) than points scored (7). That ratio needs to dramatically flip. No one else in the country has given up more than 11 sacks besides our boys in the green and gold. Painful (to watch and for Clay Millen, I'm assuming). </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Millen to Horton (Repeat)</h3><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.reporterherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RHC-Z-CSUvMTSU09102211-01.jpg?w=1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Yeah, these two..." border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="800" height="224" src="https://www.reporterherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RHC-Z-CSUvMTSU09102211-01.jpg?w=1024" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Loveland Reporter Herald</td></tr></tbody></table>The third quarter showed a glimpse of what Norvell and Mumme are trying to develop in Fort Collins - an explosive vertical passing game that puts up points and keeps defenses on their heels. In the quarter, the Rams jumped on the board for 19 points including three touchdown passes from Millen to Horton. For the second week in a row, Horton was the leading receiver in the game with nine receptions for 186 yards and those three scores. Clearly, Horton is Millen's first (and sometimes only) choice when dropping back to pass. Even though two other wide receivers and two running backs caught balls from Millen, the sieve of an offensive line makes it tough for a quarterback to get to their drop, go through their progression, step up in the pocket, and deliver a quality throw. Instead, Millen is immediately pressured and targets his primary receiver - Horton. This is what led to the opening pick-6 and Horton's big numbers in the second half. Improved line play and a focused defensive effort to stop Horton will go a long way in making this Fort Air Raid offense more diverse on the receiving side and more explosive overall. As a side note - CSU has scored four touchdowns in two games. All four have resulted from a pass from Millen to Horton. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Protecting the Pig</h3><div>For the second week in a row, the Rams lost the turnover battle. Two fumbles and two interceptions are catastrophic when you are trying to win a football game. Even worse is how you packaged up the turnovers: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>An interception returned for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage</li><li>A fumble in the red zone (inside the 10 yard line!!)</li><li>A fumble two offensive plays later on the next dang drive</li><li>A late interception with 7:45 left in the game as the possibility of a comeback was rearing its head</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Let's Be Positive</h3></div><div>Despite the dominant performance by the Blue Raiders (lame name), there was some quality on the field. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The aforementioned Millen-Horton connection. This could be the top QB/WR duo in the Mountain West by season's end. </li><li>The consistent play from the defense. The Blue Raiders (still lame) scored 27 points in the first half; seven coming from their pick-six, two field goals, and two touchdowns on short fields (41 yards and 18 yards on their two touchdown drives). The offense did them no favors - they did not sustain drives or win the field position battle at all in the first half - and score reflected that accordingly. In the second half, the improved offensive production allowed the defense time to recover and keep up with the Middle Tennessee offense, holding them to just seven points the rest of the game. And those points came on the initial drive of the third quarter! </li><li>Jack Howell - game changer (team leading 17 tackles, 1 interception)</li><li>Mohamed Kamara - game changer (3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack)</li><li>Robert Sudar - game changer (Starter jacket)</li></ul><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So good to be back here! Go Rams!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stalwart?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stalwart</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSU</a> <a href="https://t.co/BNEv2dZ2b2">pic.twitter.com/BNEv2dZ2b2</a></p>โ Robert Sudar (@DeuceCO) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeuceCO/status/1568686159131443201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Fallout</h3></div><div>As one expects with the new transfer rules and a team in a rebuild, news broke this week of two experienced players entering the transfer portal - wide receiver and Freshman All American Dante Wright and place kicker Cayden Camper. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's start with Camper... #95 will forever be tied to the Rams as he holds the program record for most field goals in a game (six against SJSU in 2021). Camper was a decent kicker, but his FG% was only 69.6% for his career. The Rams have two senior transfers (Henry Katleman from Oregon and Michael Boyle from Hawaii) that will most likely take over FG duty this season. Katleman has been doing kickoffs all year and has a strong leg. The Norvell staff also recruited a freshman kicker - Bryan Hansen - out of Texas should the two seniors struggle. I am not exactly sure what the story is with Camper's departure, but I hope he finds success wherever he lands. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/89-drJCWxeMYBG9CC3-xhHxiYvs=/0x0:4267x3266/1200x800/filters:focal(1793x1292:2475x1974)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67103040/USATSI_13470452.0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Thanks for everything, Dante" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/89-drJCWxeMYBG9CC3-xhHxiYvs=/0x0:4267x3266/1200x800/filters:focal(1793x1292:2475x1974)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67103040/USATSI_13470452.0.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Mountain West Connection</td></tr></tbody></table>Now Dante... Dante Wright has been synonymous with CSU since his arrival on campus. His freshman year was explosive - 802 yards receiving, 214 yards rushing, 135 yards returning punts, and six touchdowns. Ram fans were excited about the potential of this young kid as he gained national recognition as a Freshman All American. That year, of course, was the end of the line for Mike Bobo. Even though they were operating within an offense designed by a rock, Dante and Trey McBride remained the main focus of the passing game when they were forced to throw the ball after two unsuccessful halfback dives. Needless to say, I was amped up about what Wright could do within the new Fort Air Raid system. Wright is a little burner - a perfectly formed slot receiver that can break the top off the defense. Unfortunately, things did not gel with the new coaching staff and Nevada transfer Melquan Stovall has taken most the snaps at that slot receiver position. This breakup seemed inevitable after the first couple games saw Wright rarely on the field. Wright will get some looks from some other schools for next season and I hope he finds a place where he can get some touches and show off that freakish athleticism and speed. I will always appreciate Dante's efforts and commitment to CSU, especially during such a tumultuous time in Fort Collins. </div><div><br /></div><div>As Justin Michael said <a href="https://thednvr.com/dnvr-rams-podcast-dante-wright-enters-the-transfer-portal-heres-what-norvell-said-and-what-ram-fans-should-make-of-the-situation/" target="_blank">on his podcast</a> the other day, this receivers room is the deepest it has been in a long, long time. There are some extremely talented (and BIG) receivers waiting to make an impact. At least one of these young guys (Justus Ross-Simmons, Mekhi Fox, Louis Brown, etc) will be on the field this season. In the long run, this move will be beneficial to both sides - Dante can get the playing time that he expects and the program can move into this new era of the Fort Air Raid. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Up Next</h2><div>Another P5 road game - this time to Pullman, Washington to face the Cougars of Washington State. As I developed my preseason game-by-game picks, I wavered on whether or not I thought the Rams could ride into town and steal a victory. Luckily for my personal picking record, realism beat out the dreamer in me and I landed on a Ram loss. Then Washington State rolled into Camp Randall in Madison and beat the Badgers last Saturday. This one could be another ugly loss. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sports.mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ap_c26d6315f6c14b07b7ba72ada2f786c7-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Preview of the Cougar celebration" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://sports.mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ap_c26d6315f6c14b07b7ba72ada2f786c7-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Seattle Sports 710 AM</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h2><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="164"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Michigan"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Michigan</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 7 - Mich 51"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 7 - Mich 51</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Middle Tennessee"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Middle Tennessee</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MTSU 34 - CSU 19"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">MTSU 34 - CSU 19</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Washington State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Washington State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sacramento State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Sacramento State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><br /></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0Arvada, CO, USA39.8027644 -105.087484211.492530563821155 -140.2437342 68.112998236178839 -69.9312342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-28177679327607442112022-09-07T21:47:00.002-06:002022-09-22T20:23:36.982-06:002022 Ram Recap - Week 1 - Maize and Blue (Like the Sad Kind)<p>The house - big. The opponent - strong. The result - less than favorable. My confidence - unwaveringly strong. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RHC-Z-MillensackMich090322.jpg?w=525" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Basically how Clay Millen spent the whole game" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="525" height="267" src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/RHC-Z-MillensackMich090322.jpg?w=525" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Denver Post</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>The Rams entered this game as heavy, heavy underdogs. An initial 27.5 point line grew to 30.5 before kickoff. This CSU team travelled to the Big House to face a Michigan team fresh off an appearance in the College Football Playoffs (losing to eventual champion Georgia) with the following credentials: <p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New head coach, </li><li>New coaching staff, </li><li>New support staff,</li><li>The youngest quarterback room in the nation, </li><li>An offensive line that had never played together, AND</li><li>60+ new players on the roster, BUT</li><li>No Steve Addazio!<br /></li></ul><div>Unlike Appalachian State from years ago, the Rams were unable to shock the world with a visiting victory. Michigan rolled to an easy victory and comfortably covered the giant spread. Despite the score and aesthetic of the game, my feelings about the state of the Ram program remained unchanged after the final whistle. This game was not penciled in as a loss. It was not even marked in pen. This game was added to the schedule as a loss in permanent marker. Michigan is a powerhouse team in a powerhouse conference and we are recovering from the dung pile left by Mike Bobo and exponentially grown by Steve Addazio. Even my preseason predictions said quite clearly that this was a loser from the beginning. </div><div><br /></div><div>Understanding that the predicted struggles became reality, I'm not going to dwell on the negative. I am not going to moan and groan about the porous offensive line play or lack of downfield plays or our fourth down defense or the few big plays and instead want to focus on the positive things that popped up throughout the game. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Why I'm Still Optimistic</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">Clay Millen/Tory Horton</h3><div>It is quite clear that Horton is Millen's favorite target. Horton led all players in receptions (6) and yards receiving (69). He had another incompletion that was thiiiiissssss close to being an amazing grab along the right sideline. The fact that Millen and Horton practiced together all of last year and into this year was quite apparent during the game. Horton's athleticism generated separation from the skillful Wolverine secondary and Millen's deep ball looked smooth and natural. This combination will be explosive as the quality of defensive opponents drops off throughout the year. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Running Backs</h3><div>The pressure from the Michigan front seven never really allowed the Fort Air Raid to unleash - there just was no time for receivers to get open and for Millen to find them. As a result, the Rams leaned on their running game far more than most were expecting. Fellow J.K. Mullen High School alum A'Jon Vivens got the start at tailback and looked explosive at times. Avery Morrow, Jaylen Thomas, and David Bailey all took handoffs and ran hard. The total rushing numbers - 82 yards on 39 carries - are skewed due to the loss of yardage on those seven sacks. The average without the sacks is right around 3.4 yards per carry, which is a decent number considering the speed, strength, and athleticism of the competition. Lesser defenses playing on their heels against the Fort Air Raid will give up lots of yards to this group if they collectively run like they did on Saturday. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Defensive Effort</h3><div>Before the game spiraled out of control, the Rams defense demonstrated the mentality that new defensive coordinator Freddie Banks should enjoy mightily. Michigan's first possession was a 3-and-out (aided by two drops/incomplete passes). Michigan's second possession resulted in a touchdown. Their third and fourth possessions showcased a "bend but don't break" defensive effort that held Michigan to two field goals once inside the red zone. Throughout the rest of the game, the CSU defense was challenged by a far superior foe and never backed down or gave up on a play. While there were some lapses in tackling fundamentals, this defense looked pretty darn good for a unit that gave up 51 total points. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Old Guard</h3><div>Leading that defensive effort was a quartet of holdovers from the last coaching regime - Dequan Jackson, Cam'Ron Carter, Jack Howell, and Tywan Francis. At the end of the game, these four sat on top of the defensive stats for the game. Jackson is the foundation of that defense and he did a great job of tracking sideline to sideline. Carter and Francis both were faced with challenges to their playing time by the incoming players. Both guys responded brilliantly. And Howell repeatedly puts himself in the exact right spot to make a play. His near interception of Cade McNamara would have been on the season's highlight reel, had he slid a hand underneath the ball. It was cool to see familiar faces lead a defensive unit that had some bright moments on the fourth-highest-watched game of the day. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Paddy Turner</h3><div>The numbers are not impressive - the Aussie punted the ball away five times for an average just under 36 yards per punt. Having watched Ryan Stonehouse the past few years, 36 yards is not great. But Paddy did exactly what was asked of him - keep the ball out of the hands of the Michigan returners. Only one punt was returned - his final punt was returned 10 yards - and that is exactly what you do when you think your special teams might be overmatched. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Up Next</h2><div>The Jay Norvell era officially begins at Canvas Stadium as the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders roll into Fort Collins on Saturday. The Directional Tennessee team is also 0-1 after getting thumped 44-7 by our old friend and James Madison University transfer, Todd Centeio. Centeio looked like a Heisman candidate, throwing for 287 yards and 6 (SIX!!) touchdowns. My reaction to Centeio's performance comes down to two different options: </div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Middle Tennessee State is bad</li><li>Steve Addazio was an even worse coach that we thought</li></ol><div>Considering this was James Madison's first ever game at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, I would lean toward number one. But knowing how much I despise Steve Addazio and what he did to my favorite team, it could totally be number two. Most likely it is a combination of both and my disdain for the bald boorish bonehead can continue. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>The Rams are early favorites, giving the Blue Raiders 11 points. My expectation is that the experience in Ann Arbor, the toughness of this team, and the energy of the home crowd lead the Rams to cover this spread. Also, Kevin Lytle (Fort Collins Coloradoan) tweeted out these stats: </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jay Norvell spoke Monday about expectation of his teams to bounce back after losses and how they did that at Nevada.<br /><br />To wit: Last four years, Nevada was 12-4 following losses (contained within a season) and never lost more than two in a row in that time.</p>โ Kevin Lytle (@Kevin_Lytle) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle/status/1567546288719396866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2022</a></blockquote><p>That is a coaching statistic. Belief in your team and the commitment to improve week after week starts at the top and Jay Norvell brings that kind of juice to the party. I'm liking what I'm seeing with this team. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h2><p><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="164"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Michigan"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Michigan</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 7 - Mich 51"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 7 - Mich 51</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MIddle Tennessee"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Middle Tennessee</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Washington State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Washington State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sacramento State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Sacramento State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p></p>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-53209470246307737872022-08-31T16:00:00.007-06:002022-08-31T16:00:00.148-06:00You Play to Win the Game (Part V)What's this I'm feeling? Is... is that... hope?!! <div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ad(daz)ios, Stevie Boy</h3><div>Last season ended so poorly, I could not even muster enough energy to write about weeks 11 and 12. In those weeks, the Rams fell behind and could not catch up to a Hawaii team that ended up firing their coach and then got BLASTED at home by the Nevada Wolfpack. During that final home game of the season, two amazing things happened. </div><div>1) Steve Addazio was ejected from the game like the chump that he is.</div><div>2) This: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJd_hGdfWwu3Rm9E3WtQobFkVM65UwBv38rAZjXjG8bDTN37iQ_lsNiEkWIM3FS1hHH4O_YaSfPC-kzAdSDRR3GNHbe7rtdOuYydC6hGwik4gNHn28pK7QGPZjMouLwNUxJKiYglBxFc7UyTQekpbpMMfosAe-0ruXCxmdnK6oyanou34zC0/s4032/Addazio's%20Last%20Game.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJd_hGdfWwu3Rm9E3WtQobFkVM65UwBv38rAZjXjG8bDTN37iQ_lsNiEkWIM3FS1hHH4O_YaSfPC-kzAdSDRR3GNHbe7rtdOuYydC6hGwik4gNHn28pK7QGPZjMouLwNUxJKiYglBxFc7UyTQekpbpMMfosAe-0ruXCxmdnK6oyanou34zC0/w480-h640/Addazio's%20Last%20Game.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Yep, that shirt says "I WAS AT ADDAZIO'S FINAL CSU GAME 11-27-21". This fine gentleman was seated across the aisle from our crew and while I loved the sentiment, I was unsure how CSU could financially make this the truth. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward to today and it WAS his last CSU game. The opposing coach from that final game (Nevada's Norvell) was hired to fix this broken program and has done nothing but impress the Ram faithful in his time in Fort Collins. His introductory press conference was filled with feel-good moments about the man and his vision for the team. His recruiting classes are vastly better than we have seen, his offensive scheme is modern and exciting, his coaching staff is energetic and engaged, and the program (top to bottom) is injecting itself into the CSU and Fort Collins community. Things are finally looking up!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Even though the program appears to be in good hands and the trajectory appears to be going up, we do have to remember that this is a program with a new staff coaching a roster that has experienced a massive turnover including the youngest quarterback room in the country (career totals for the room include three pass attempts, two completions, and 18 total yards passing). All of these factors have tempered my expectations a bit, but I'm still encouraged by what we are hearing and seeing. Let's dig in... </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Schedule</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 1: at Michigan</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mgoblue.com/images/2022/8/29/20220829_fbl_michigan_monday_colorado_state.jpg?width=1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://mgoblue.com/images/2022/8/29/20220829_fbl_michigan_monday_colorado_state.jpg?width=1000" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the University of Michigan</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Is there a better way to welcome a quarterback unit of two redshirt freshmen and two true freshmen into collegiate football than a game against a pre-season top 10 team at the Big House? While CSU has inexperience under center, at least they have a clear #1 - Clay Millen. Michigan is trying a new approach - use the two early powderpuff Mountain West Conference games to figure out which QB starts the remainder of the season. CSU will see returning starter Cade McNamara in week one and JJ McCarthy will start for week two against Timmy Chang's Hawaii squad. A quarterback controversy into the season does not seem like National Championship material, but you do you Jim Harbaugh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The line for this game started at CSU +27.5 and has moved to CSU +30.5. While I think the Rams end up covering, this might be a rough start to the Norvell era. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Week 2: Middle Tennessee</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://goblueraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=14&image_path=/images/2018/10/18/MT_with_horse_CMYK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" src="https://goblueraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=14&image_path=/images/2018/10/18/MT_with_horse_CMYK.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Middle Tennessee State University</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Conference USA member Middle Tennessee State is coming off a 7-6 season that culminated with a Bahamas Bowl win over Toledo - the same Toledo that was one of three improbable Ram victories last season. I think the first home game in Fort Collins for Jay Norvell will be full of energy and excitement and the Rams come away victorious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Week 3: at Washington State</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1gp0cqcpext3x.cloudfront.net/images/2020/11/18/Cover.png?width=1416&height=797&mode=crop&quality=80&format=jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://d1gp0cqcpext3x.cloudfront.net/images/2020/11/18/Cover.png?width=1416&height=797&mode=crop&quality=80&format=jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Washington State University</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Who the heck knows what to expect from the Cougars? WSU went 7-5 in the 2021 regular season, lost to the Chippewas of Central Michigan (and old friend Jim McElwain) in the Sun Bowl, and made Jake Dickert the full-time head coach. With his interim title, Dickert went 3-3 to close out last season including a massive win over Washington - their first win over their in-state rival in eight tries. Despite the uncertainty from the past calendar year, Dickert appears to have settled the instability with the program and winning in Pullman might prove difficult. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 4: Sacramento State</h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://logos-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sacramento-State-Hornets-Symbol.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://logos-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sacramento-State-Hornets-Symbol.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Logos-World.net</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Stingers up! Sac State enters the 2022 season ranked #7 at the FCS level. While concerning with CSU's recent history against FCS opponents, the new regime in Fort Collins should reverse a trend that no one has enjoyed. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 6: at Nevada</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://nevadawolfpack.com/images/aotw_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="374" height="257" src="https://nevadawolfpack.com/images/aotw_logo.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of University of Nevada-Reno</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>What will the atmosphere be like at Mackay Stadium when Jay Norvell and his staff and team filled with folks who called Nevada home as recently as May come rolling into town? Despite Jay's friendly demeanor, I expect some vitriol... Because of the mass exodus of people from Reno to Fort Collins, the Rams should easily win this one on the road. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 7: Utah State</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.photos.prod.readmedia.com/default_share_image/4112/original/LargeDefaultSocial-UtahState.jpg?1596062127" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.photos.prod.readmedia.com/default_share_image/4112/original/LargeDefaultSocial-UtahState.jpg?1596062127" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Utah State University</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Utah State won the Mountain West last year - a surprising feat with first year head coach Blake Anderson. USU happened to play in Week 0 against historically awful UCONN and escaped with an 11 point victory at home. Most Ram fans have probably pushed the 2021 CSU/USU game out of their heads (remember the last second field goal fiasco?!!), but I remember it well. The addition of a special teams coach and subtraction of an absolute idiot head coach should help this situation. USU is better than they showed against UCONN and should beat the Rams in Fort Collins. This is one of those swing games that could dramatically shift the tone of the season if the Rams were to emerge victorious. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 8: Hawaii</h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/web1_MICHIGAN_ST_HAWAII_7022817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="605" height="400" src="https://www.staradvertiser.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/web1_MICHIGAN_ST_HAWAII_7022817.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Long-time CSU receivers coach Timmy Chang took over the program at his alma mater in January of this year after a tumultuous tenure under previous head coach Todd Graham. Multiple allegations of mistreatment by the players forced Graham out and reset the clock on the program. Chang brings a lot of energy and passion to the program, but he is not even a year into a total program overhaul. The Rainbow Warriors are not in a good place right now (losing 62-10 against Vanderbilt?!!). This should be a decisive Ram victory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Week 9: at Boise State</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://assets.sbnation.com/assets/752319/boise-not-a-state.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="630" height="265" src="https://assets.sbnation.com/assets/752319/boise-not-a-state.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of SBNation.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This is a loss until the CSU football team proves that it is not always a loss. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 10: at San Jose State</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2019/07/19/78616f0a-af9c-4dc1-9ce9-ad5f16261f55/thumbnail/1200x675/8a185fae244b15a8c306f57d453f62a1/san-jose-state-mascot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2019/07/19/78616f0a-af9c-4dc1-9ce9-ad5f16261f55/thumbnail/1200x675/8a185fae244b15a8c306f57d453f62a1/san-jose-state-mascot.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of CBSSports.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>San Jose State is another interesting matchup for CSU. By the time CSU travels to San Jose, they will have some games (and hopefully wins) under their belts. This is a game that could go either way and neither outcome would surprise me. Considering this is on the road, I think the Spartans come out on top. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 11: Wyoming</h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg/mlb/vwpvamjzpewgjbbtq1ct" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg/mlb/vwpvamjzpewgjbbtq1ct" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of MLB.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I turn 40 years old the day of the Border War. If the Rams lose, I will cry. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 12: at Air Force</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.insider.com/60ef2a15a8d8c00019b032fc?width=1136&format=jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://i.insider.com/60ef2a15a8d8c00019b032fc?width=1136&format=jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Insider.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Air Force vs. Air Raid. Let's freaking go. Air Force is in contention to win the Mountain West Conference, so I am happy this matchup takes place late in the season. By Week 12, Fort Air Raid should be flying on all cylinders and should be able to score frequently against a forever-outsized AFA secondary. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 13: New Mexico</h4><div>This is a win until the New Mexico football team proves that it is not always a win. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h3><div>The schedule can be broken into four categories: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Will not win (2 - Michigan, Boise State)</li><li>May win (4 - Washington State, Utah State, San Jose State, Air Force)</li><li>Should win (2 - Wyoming, Middle Tennessee)</li><li>Have to win (4 - Sacramento State, Nevada, Hawaii, New Mexico)</li></ul></div><div>I know it is year one of a new coaching staff. I know that the quarterback position is young and inexperienced. Yet, I still think that the combination of Jay Norvell, his staff, and the talent in Fort Collins gets us close to, if not in, a low level bowl game. And for as bad as this program has been the past few years, sniffing a bowl game sounds like heaven on earth. Go Rams! </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Final prediction: 6-6</h4><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="164"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Michigan"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Michigan</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MIddle Tennessee"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Middle Tennessee</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Washington State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Washington State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sacramento State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Sacramento State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0Arvada, CO, USA39.8027644 -105.087484211.492530563821155 -140.2437342 68.112998236178839 -69.9312342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-10863815977934634342021-11-11T13:52:00.003-07:002021-11-11T13:57:09.874-07:002021 Ram Recap - Weeks 8, 9, and 10 - Pain<h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 8 - at Utah State</h2><div>Pain.</div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Instead of spiking it on first down and stopping the clock, Colorado State rushed their field goal unit onto the field.<br /><br />With the clock running, they then missed the potential game-winning field goal. Utah State wins the game. <a href="https://t.co/vw3sXclgDP">pic.twitter.com/vw3sXclgDP</a></p>โ CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1451778737314439169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div>Pain.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 9 - Boise State</h2><div>Pain.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ijPM6WqeNE0/YY1-8foHGHI/AAAAAAAARhc/FvXM_tcvzQUwDwDC6dJlr9PrxD7Xqo3rgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="690" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ijPM6WqeNE0/YY1-8foHGHI/AAAAAAAARhc/FvXM_tcvzQUwDwDC6dJlr9PrxD7Xqo3rgCLcBGAsYHQ/w576-h640/image.png" width="576" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pain.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 10 - at Wyoming</h2><div>Pain.</div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Itโs home. <a href="https://t.co/gsgFG8j8uC">pic.twitter.com/gsgFG8j8uC</a></p>โ Wyoming Cowboy Football (@wyo_football) <a href="https://twitter.com/wyo_football/status/1457128287046569985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div>Pain. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2020/0808/r729075_1296x729_16-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2020/0808/r729075_1296x729_16-9.jpg" title="Mistakes were made" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of ESPN</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pain.<br /><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h2><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"South Dakota State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SDSU 42 - CSU 23"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 42 - CSU 23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"VU 24 - CSU 21"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">VU 24 - CSU 21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 22 - Tol 6"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 22 - Tol 6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 14 - Iowa 24"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 14 - Iowa 24</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SJSU 14 - CSU 32"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SJSU 14 - CSU 32</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 3"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 3</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UNM 7 - CSU 36"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNM 7 - CSU 36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3 - 3"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 3</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 24 - USU 26"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 24 - USU 26</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3 - 4"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 4</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BSU 28 - CSU 19"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BSU 28 - CSU 19</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"4 - 4"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4 - 4</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 17 - Wyo 31"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 17 - Wyo 31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"5 - 4"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5 - 4</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-35603050191581430782021-10-21T16:00:00.011-06:002021-10-22T07:55:19.628-06:002021 Rams Recap - Week 7 - Lo(w)bos<p>Where we you on November 21, 2009? I can tell you where I was - angry and frustrated in front of a television watching my Rams fall to the New Mexico Lobos in Albuquerque during a 3-9 season in which CSU did not win a single conference game. Since that day, CSU has rattled off eleven straight victories against the Lobos including this past weekend's Homecoming blowout of our southern neighbors. Now that is a freaking streak...</p><p>The story of the game this week was the absolute mockery CSU made of the New Mexico offense after their true freshman starting quarterback wrote checks that his side of the ball could not cash. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Interesting quote in the ABQ Journal from Lobos freshman QB CJ Montes who is likely to make his first college start tonight vs CSU:<br /> <br />"Schematically, we should run through these guys. What (offensive coordinator Derek Warehime) has for us, I think we should blow these guys out.โ</p>โ Brian Roth (@BrianHRoth) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianHRoth/status/1449394599005286407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>Um... buddy... this was your final stat line...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ki4OOgLJW0/YXHJaYq7TkI/AAAAAAAARgA/4uUTfh0IOyIWWG6z6uy-K-4sJpM7_OscwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="1207" height="86" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ki4OOgLJW0/YXHJaYq7TkI/AAAAAAAARgA/4uUTfh0IOyIWWG6z6uy-K-4sJpM7_OscwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h86/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ouch... I don't want to pile on, but... <p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">โI think we should blow these guys out.โ <br /><br />๐คซ <a href="https://t.co/5xrpU0XNHj">pic.twitter.com/5xrpU0XNHj</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1449583468199829509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>Needless to say, it was a great day. The weather was beautiful, the stadium was packed, the leaves around campus were changing colors, the defense straight up dominated the Lobos, the offense put up 36 points, and my predicted victory came to fruition. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Defense</h3><p>The Lobos scored zero offensive points. The Lobos ended the game with 69 total yards of offense. The Lobos ended the game averaging less than one yard per pass attempt (LESS THAN ONE YARD PER ATTEMPT!!). The Lobos ended the game averaging 1.5 yards per carry. The Lobos were 2-12 on third down and 0-1 on fourth down. The Lobos had three turnovers (one fumble and two interceptions). </p><p>When I say that the defensive effort on Saturday was historic, I'm not being hyperbolic. They actually made history. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">After a correction, the final official yardage total allowed by <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CSUFootball</a> last night is 69 yards.<br /><br />A 10-yard difference was corrected on the intentional grounding penalty.<br /><br />The YPP record is now 1.2. <a href="https://t.co/r2n0osW6hv">https://t.co/r2n0osW6hv</a></p>โ Colorado State Stats and Info (@CSUStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUStatsInfo/status/1449839366524657664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Offense</h3><p>Toddy Centeio and the offense pumped out the most points the Rams have scored in any game this year, scoring 36 on three touchdowns and five field goals. Does this make me excited? A little. But New Mexico was clearly outclassed and the Rams kicked FIVE FIELD GOALS. A quick breakdown of the field goals: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>First and goal at the 7. Three straight runs to the 3 yard line, kick a field goal. </li><li>First and 10 at the 29. Run, sack, incomplete, kick a field goal.</li><li>First and 10 at the 23. Run, run, sack, kick a field goal. </li><li>First and 10 at the 12. Run, sack, completion, kick a field goal. </li><li>First and goal at the 10. Run, run (defensive penalty), run, run, kick a field goal. </li></ul><div>Why CSU cannot score touchdowns when they get into the red zone is a mystery to me. Is it because defenses consolidate with the shortened field? Is the vanilla, repetitive, halfback dive play calling to blame? I honestly do not know. What I do know is that CSU's remaining games will be a challenge to win if the offense continues to struggle getting into the end zone. The next four are brutal: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Utah State in Logan - the Aggies have been a roller coaster this season, but they have averaged 29 points including 324 yards passing per game. With the weakness of our defense residing in the secondary, USU should put up points. </li><li>Boise State in Fort Collins - we have never beat them. Ever. </li><li>Wyoming in Laramie - Wyoming has been craptastic this season, but this is a rivalry game in their home stadium. They will show up. </li><li>Air Force in Fort Collins - The Falcon's lone loss this season was against Utah State where they put up 45 points. </li></ul><div>A 2-2 record over the next four is the lowest I will accept. This keeps the Rams at .500 and gets them one game away from bowl eligibility - something we never would have predicted after the Vanderbilt game. </div><div><br /></div><div>3-1 would be better. </div><div><br /></div><div>4-0 would be perfection. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless, there are some big positives that I have seen this season: </div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The student section - even after the first two home losses, they continue to show up for the games. It is so encouraging to see the lower east stands fill in before kickoff. </li><li>The effort - while the results may not be fully what we want, this team does not quit or let up. The effort has been high from kick to final whistle. </li><li>Tailgating - missing a year of fall days in Fort Collins with some of my favorite people was a bummer. Being back on campus has been so incredibly wonderful. </li><li>The student section - did I mention the students? </li></ol><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h3></div><div>A win for the Rams equaled a win for Mikey. Back to .500! </div><div><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></div><p></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"South Dakota State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SDSU 42 - CSU 23"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 42 - CSU 23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"VU 24 - CSU 21"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">VU 24 - CSU 21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 22 - Tol 6"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 22 - Tol 6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 14 - Iowa 24"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 14 - Iowa 24</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SJSU 14 - CSU 32"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SJSU 14 - CSU 32</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 3"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 3</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UNM 7 - CSU 36"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNM 7 - CSU 36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3 - 3"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 3</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-38001218990316261462021-10-15T11:56:00.004-06:002021-10-15T12:02:01.799-06:002021 Rams Recap - Weeks 4, 5, and 6 - Idiots Out Wandering Around, A Bye, and Conference PlayHere's what happens when you have three kids closing up their fall softball/baseball seasons, an 11 month old, a working wife, a house to tend to, a full plate at work, a million (estimate) dogs, a quick jaunt to Glenwood Springs,. and a work trip shoved in the middle: your dumb ramblings on CSU football gets put on the back burner. But boy, do we have a lot to talk about... <div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Week 4 - Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City</h3><div>At kickoff, the Hawkeyes were ranked #5 in the country and there were talks that this Iowa defense was only rivaled by Georgia this year. For a Rams team that brutally lost their first two contests of the season to an FCS team (albeit an FCS powerhouse) and a garbage SEC team, my expectations were that the tradition of waving to the children's hospital next door would be the highlight of the weekend. While the wave tradition was incredibly cool, the Rams performance on the field was a highlight. The Rams... actually looked... good?!! </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">๐๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ than the game. ๐<br /><br />And, a ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ we'll never forget. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamClash?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamClash</a> ๐ค๐ค <a href="https://t.co/L5c4FAG1Jl">pic.twitter.com/L5c4FAG1Jl</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1442942549115637767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div>A solid start to the game had the Rams up 14-7 at halftime. The lone Iowa touchdown was a 43 yard pass play, a type of explosive play that we have come to expect with our young secondary. Field position played a big part of our early success, as we started our first touchdown drive at the Iowa 35 yard line after a shanked punt. The following Iowa possession ended in this: </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The ๐๐๐๐ that led to the lead!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamClash?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamClash</a>๐ค๐ค <a href="https://t.co/GKwZKZNghG">pic.twitter.com/GKwZKZNghG</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1441874500975476739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div>Yep, that is true freshman Robert Floyd perfectly jumping the route and setting up the Rams with back-to-back short fields. Four plays later, the Rams took the lead into the break. Unfortunately for the Rams, the teams were required to come back out and play two more quarters. The Rams wasted no time restoring the correct pecking order - after three consecutive punts to the start the second half, the Rams were backed up to their own 6 yard line where they promptly fumbled and Iowa recovered. One quick play later, the game was tied and the Hawkeyes never looked back. </div><div><br /></div><div>Going through the stats from the game, the issues plaguing this team throughout the season reared their heads yet again against the Hawks. Centeio's accuracy was suspect, only completing 16 of his 30 attempts for a measly 5.2 yards per reception. One of those receptions was a ball that should have been intercepted, was completely underthrown, but was saved by the badass by the name of Trey McBride. I know that I have been critical of Centeio this year, but his arm was a liability against that defense. We clearly had a safe game plan against this top 5 defense, but the lack of touch and finesse out of the QB kept the Rams from truly competing in the second half. The run game did not help matters, either. The stout Iowa front punished our offensive line and collapsed on any hole that the running game tried to create. Our 48 rushing attempts netted 95 total yards. Oof. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enough about the bad - let's talk about the good. The 2021 Hawkeyes defense is a turnover machine. After this past weekend, the 6-0 number 2 ranked Hawkeyes are +14 in turnover differential. That includes the CSU game, where it was a net 0. Other than that stupid fumble with our butts in the end zone, we did not make the dumb mistakes that this Iowa team has feasted on this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>The defense also showed up again in Iowa City. Their rushing attack looked about the same as ours - ineffective and struggling. The Hawks finished with 54 yards on the ground at a 1.7 yard per attempt clip. That is a beastly showing from that front seven. The Iowa passing game was mostly held in check as well. Petras completed 15-23 for 224 yards with 70 of those yards coming on two of his touchdown throws. </div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, it was great to see an energized and motivated Ram team step up against a top-tier opponent. While a win would have been a nice cherry on top of this performance, I liked the way we closed out our non-conference schedule as we headed into the bye week before Mountain West play. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 5 - The Bye</h4><div>The Rams won this week. </div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Week 6 - Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins</h4><div>Conference play! Back to Canvas! Tailgating! Homecoming! Football is life!! </div><div><br /></div><div>The defending Mountain West champions rolled into Fort Collins for an early afternoon clash with the Rams without some key individuals - namely starting quarterback Nick Starkel. The senior had been a major reason why the Spartans had emerged out of nowhere to win the conference title in 2020 but had injured his arm against Western Michigan earlier in the season. That left the quarterbacking responsibilities to Nick Nash - a running quarterback similar to the quarterback play on the other side of the ball. The Rams had an opportunity to take advantage of a hobbled offense, and boy did they ever. The defense, once again, was dominant along the front line. Patchan, McBride, Jackson, and company were continuously in the backfield disrupting running plays and flushing Nash out of the pocket. The Rams defense ended the day with three sacks and six tackles for a loss and SJSU could never get into an offensive rhythm. It was not perfect, but the effort and execution was beautiful. </div><div><br /></div><div>The two Spartan touchdowns came on plays similar to ones described on this here website every week - a breakdown in the Rams secondary resulting in a wide open SJSU receiver walking into the end zone by themselves. The first Spartan touchdown happened right in front of us in the north west corner of the stadium. Freshman Jack Howell bit on the underneath route, and Deese ran right past him for an easy score. The second one was a seam route that no one picked up on the right hash. We have seemed improved play out of the secondary with the insertion of the freshmen into the unit and these types of breakdowns should be expected out of this inexperienced unit, but I hope to see more progression in this group as we enter the gauntlet of our conference schedule. Howell still had a great day, collecting his first career interception by jumping a route perfectly. </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Going the other way๐<a href="https://twitter.com/Jackhowell1205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jackhowell1205</a> ๐ช<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamClash?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamClash</a> ๐ค๐ค <a href="https://t.co/kUATGr7QYQ">pic.twitter.com/kUATGr7QYQ</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1446930531518595074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div>On the other side of the ball, the offense had their most complete game of the year. A'Jon Vivens and Jaylen Thomas both looked quick to the hole and explosive through the line. The offensive line looked good in both run and pass blocking situations and the team used that success to thump their opponent from kickoff to final whistle. But... </div><div><br /></div><div>The red zone offense... ugh. It was bad. </div><div><br /></div><div>- First and goal at the five --> two runs, a sack, and a field goal</div><div>- First and goal at the nine --> three runs and a field goal</div><div>- First and goal at the ten --> three runs and a field goal</div><div><br /></div><div>All four trips into the red zone resulted in field goals - not a touchdown to be found. The lack of creativity from the offensive play callers in first and goal situations was disappointing. It almost seemed like they were happy with 3 points and conservatively planned on getting only that. That strategy worked against a team missing its starting quarterback who struggled to put points on the board. The same strategy will not work against the likes of Boise State and our trophy games with Air Force and W(h)yoming. Those possessions need to turn into touchdowns. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now for a bit of a mea culpa: I have been extremely critical of the quarterback play from Todd Centeio. This was his best game of his career. He started the game on a tear - completing his first 12 passes of the game. He ended up with an 82.6% completion rate (19-23) of mostly short passes. But Centeio finally did what we have been asking him to do all year - he distributed the ball to multiple receivers (8 different players had a reception) and he launched a great deep ball with perfect touch for his touchdown throw to Ty McCullouch. Just watch it. It is gorgeous. </div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A Beaut. <a href="https://twitter.com/toddycenteio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@toddycenteio</a> ๐ค <a href="https://twitter.com/tym4_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tym4_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamClash?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamClash</a> ๐ค๐ค <a href="https://t.co/bZEPWQdvRZ">pic.twitter.com/bZEPWQdvRZ</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1446953991628210177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div><br /></div><div>Go ahead, watch it again. I'll wait. </div><div><br /></div><div>Opposing defenses have collapsed on the run game all year. This was the first game that the offense took advantage of the man coverage and single high safety that teams have been showing against the Rams. We know that Addazio's squad wants to be a run-first balanced team. Showing the potential for a deep ball will only help the run game. We can only hope we see more of this as we get into the meat of our conference schedule. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Coming up</h3><div>My children have never seen or experienced a CSU loss to the University of New Mexico in football. The last time that CSU lost to the Lobos was November 21, 2009. I have no desire for that to change this year. A win against the Lobos would bring our overall record back to .500, extend that awesome streak, and get our conference record to 2-0 before a sticky quartet of games (at USU, BSU, at Whyoming, AFA). We need this win like Brian White needs his smoker.</div><div> </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h3><div>Happy to report that I was wrong about losing to SJSU. My record matches that of the Rams. A victory on Saturday would bring us both back to .500. </div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"South Dakota State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SDSU 42 - CSU 23"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 42 - CSU 23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"VU 24 - CSU 21"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">VU 24 - CSU 21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 22 - Tol 6"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 22 - Tol 6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 14 - Iowa 24"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 14 - Iowa 24</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SJSU 14 - CSU 32"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SJSU 14 - CSU 32</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 - 3"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 3</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; 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I guess that's why you play the games... </p><p>While the victory was surprising, the way that the game was won was not. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The run defense: </h4><p>The Ram front seven, the strength of the team last year, dominated the Toledo Rockets in the trenches. Toledo finished the contest with 21 yards of rushing. On 28 attempts. For an average of 0.8 yards per attempt. LESS THAN A YARD PER CARRY. That is absurd and a huge indication of how well the defensive line and linebackers played on Saturday. In their previous games this year, the Rockets rushed for 205 yards on 39 carries against Norfolk State (5.3 yards per carry) and 124 yards on 30 carries against Notre Dame (4.1 yards per carry). According to these numbers, we are over four times better than #8 Notre Dame. Math don't lie. We knew that the front seven had a chance to be really good and they proved it against the Rockets. It was the secondary that we were concerned about...</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The pass defense:</h4><p>Our secondary has been the Achilles heal of the defense for two seasons now. Poor positioning, bad communication, the inability for the DBs to turn their head to the ball as it comes their way. All of these flaws were setting up a blowout loss to Toledo, a team that throws the ball effectively. While Carter Bradley did not necessarily have a bad day, our secondary kept him in check. Bradley posted his worst statistical passing game of the year while still throwing for over 250 yards with a completion percentage above 60%. They just could not get into the end zone. Was the success of the secondary due to the insertion of Jack Howell into the starting lineup? Howell ended up with 9 tackles and a pass defensed as part of his MWC Freshman of the Week winning performance. A big art of the success against the passing game can be attributed to those guys up front. Six sacks. Ten tackles for a loss. Two quarterback hurries. Two forced fumbles on Bradley. He just could not get comfortable in the pocket long enough to deliver the ball downfield. Huge props to the line and linebackers for applying pressure to alleviate the concerns behind them. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The special teams: </h4><p>One thing has been consistent this season - our punter is solid. Stonehouse put up another game of big numbers, punting 6 times with an average slightly over 52 yards per punt. The guy just does his job and does it well. The bonus special teams play was a dude that I love cheering for - Thomas Pannunzio. Pannunzio exemplifies the type of player that Sonny Lubick used to recruit, develop, and dominate with. Originally a walk-on from Pueblo South, Pannunzio was placed on scholarship last year after showing his value as a Swiss Army knife for the Rams. Pannunzio can play wide receiver, defensive back, and special teams. He has been a steady hand returning both kicks and punts. He plays with a passion and determination unmatched on the team. This week, he had his moment. Knotted at 6 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Ram defense forced a punt. Pannunzio received the punt at the 30 yard line and wiggled his way downfield a special teams touchdown. Love to see those try-hard guys have success for my favorite team. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Good morning to this punt return แด๊ฑแดแดแดษชแดสสส. โ๏ธ<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamClash?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamClash</a> ๐ค๐ค <a href="https://t.co/sR5HtW1MLL">pic.twitter.com/sR5HtW1MLL</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1439625436569292804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>I would be remiss if I did not mention the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week - Cayden Camper. After a rough start to the season, Camper came up big time in the win over the Rockets. Camper was 5 for 5 on FG with makes from 31, 42, 29, 47, and 23. His last three field goals came in the fourth quarter, icing the game for the Rams. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We're racking up the ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ now with the <a href="https://twitter.com/MountainWest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MountainWest</a>! <br /><br />๐๐๐๐๐ฉ:<br />ยป Cayden Camper<br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/MountainWest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MountainWest</a> <br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/LouGrozaAward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LouGrozaAward</a> <br /><br />ยป <a href="https://twitter.com/Jackhowell1205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jackhowell1205</a><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/MountainWest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MountainWest</a> <br /><br />ยป <a href="https://twitter.com/mcbtrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mcbtrey</a><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/seniorbowl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@seniorbowl</a><br /><br />ยป <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_patchan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scott_patchan</a><br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF_College?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PFF_College</a> <br /><br />๐ <a href="https://t.co/li9ZPMbH2Z">https://t.co/li9ZPMbH2Z</a> <a href="https://t.co/nJTtNV7GP4">pic.twitter.com/nJTtNV7GP4</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1439996717902880769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The offense:</h4><p>More math: 7 points for the Pannunzio punt return touchdown plus 15 points off the foot of Cayden Camper equals... all the points we got. The win came despite the offensive concerns bleeding into this game. Obviously the Rams moved the ball well enough to get into field goal range, but the same question marks arose this past weekend. The running game was healthy. David Bailey earned 132 yards on the ground. The offensive line looked more cohesive and effective this game. There was some visible improvement from the SDST and Vandy contests in that regard. </p><p>But I have never in my life seen a game where one player (a tight end, for that matter) has accounted for 99.1% of all receiving yards and their team still won. That is what we saw with Trey McBride as he added to his NFL draft highlight reel on his way to becoming the next #NextLevelRam. McBride's 109 yards on 9 catches was a lone highlight of the passing game. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CSUFootball</a>'s Trey McBride (<a href="https://twitter.com/mcbtrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mcbtrey</a>) through Week 3...<br /><br />๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐<br />ยป No. 1 - Receptions (30)<br />ยป No. 1 - Rec. Per Game (30) <br />ยป No. 11 - Recv. Yards Per Game (113.0)<br />ยป No. 12 - Receiving Yards (339) <a href="https://t.co/dmck7gNeoX">pic.twitter.com/dmck7gNeoX</a></p>โ Colorado State Stats and Info (@CSUStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUStatsInfo/status/1440408462421151746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>Centeio continues to have some sort of dirt on Addazio to remain in the starting spot. Fails the eye test. Fails the film test. And the numbers don't lie. </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l3myWtLnPSo/YUs2qUQHKyI/AAAAAAAARfM/Xmj3g1SO-aEPlk8lsR19XnFTWzmS1sQfgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png"><img data-original-height="447" data-original-width="1258" height="227" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l3myWtLnPSo/YUs2qUQHKyI/AAAAAAAARfM/Xmj3g1SO-aEPlk8lsR19XnFTWzmS1sQfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h227/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Declining completion percentages concern me. His lack of touch concerns me. His declining yardage concerns me. The Rams are not going to hold all their opponents to 6 points. The quarterback and receiving corps need to provide better production in order to convert Saturday's win into a successful season. What I have seen from Centeio this year and last has not convinced me that he is the answer. At what point do Addazio and Budmayr realize that the future of this program is in the hands of Evan Olaes and not Todd Centeio? </p>Up next: <p></p><p>#5 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. The line opened at CSU +22. That's a big number. But so was CSU +14.5 at Toledo. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/840/283/350.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="425" height="225" src="https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/840/283/350.png" width="425" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h4><p>I was not expecting CSU to win this game either before the season started or as the ball was kicked off to start the game. After weeks 1 and 2, I was not even expecting CSU to cover the 14.5 point spread. Boy howdy, was I wrong. I hope my wrongness continues throughout the remainder of the season, except against New Mexico, Utah State, and Hawaii. </p><p><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"South Dakota State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SDSU 42 - CSU 23"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 42 - CSU 23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"VU 24 - CSU 21"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">VU 24 - CSU 21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CSU 22 - Tol 6"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 22 - Tol 6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 2"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0Arvada, CO, USA39.8027644 -105.087484211.492530563821155 -140.2437342 68.112998236178839 -69.9312342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-18811143127187254172021-09-18T07:11:00.002-06:002021-09-18T07:11:46.749-06:002021 Rams Recap - Week 2 - This SECs <p>I spent a chunk of last Saturday watching the Rams give away their only winnable non-conference game. </p><p>I spent a chunk of last Sunday looking for a win on the remaining schedule. </p><p>We are in trouble, folks. </p><p>Vanderbilt is in (arguably) the best football conference in the country. Surprisingly, they are also incredibly terrible at football and have been for years. In 2019, they were 3-9. In 2020, they were 0-9. In 2021, they lost to mediocre FCS East Tennessee State University in their opening game before heading to Fort Collins. Everything was set up for an easy victory for the Rams and the first half played right into the predicted narrative. Despite two missed field goals, CSU had a 14 point lead when a Ryan Stonehouse punt was tipped and redirected out of bounds near midfield with 1:57 left in the second quarter. The Commodores walked down the field, scored their first points to make it a 7 point deficit at the half, and changed the vibe of the entire game. </p><p>After halftime, the Commodores made adjustments to their failing game plan. The Rams... did not. An early second half Centeio interception led to the tying Commodores score. Then they took the lead with a touchdown on their next possession. Punts were exchanged for a majority of the second half until the Rams reached desperation mode and drove the field to tie the game with a Trey McBride (still really good) touchdown on fourth down. Unfortunately, the Rams left 3:00 on the clock, which Vanderbilt used to get into field goal range, kick a 38 yard field goal, leave 0:19 for the Rams to do nothing with, and tear the hearts out of fans already beaten down and abused by their football program. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- The Rams racked up 115 yards of penalties including two targeting calls. </p><p>- The secondary continues to be bad - pass interference calls, blow coverages, and open receivers downfield. </p><p>- The Rams missed two field goals in the first half. </p><p>- Dante Wright got hurt. </p><p>- The coaching staff continues to lean on their guys - transfers from Temple and Boston College who just are not getting it done.</p><p>- That misplaced loyalty applies to one of the most frustrating positions thus far: the quarterback play was bad. No better way to explain it than this stat: the Rams were 4 of 15 on 3rd down. </p><p>But we should talk about the positives, right coach?</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3bQYH8xyinc?start=437" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p>The coach is out here yelling at reporters for asking questions of a coach who has gone 1-5 in his time here, has been an average (at best) head football coach for his entire career, just lost to a team who has not won a football game in two years, and all while the landscape of college athletics is shifting while CSU's terrible football program keeps us on the outside looking in. But yeah, let's focus on the positives... </p><p>Here is a positive, coach. Ryan Stonehouse is a goddamn beast. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">There's been a <a href="https://twitter.com/_RyanStonehouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_RyanStonehouse</a> sighting. ๐๐-yard boot.<br /><br />โ
Career Long <br />โ
Fourth-longest punt in school history <a href="https://t.co/VURTUMveq6">pic.twitter.com/VURTUMveq6</a></p>โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1436914691159183361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>I know we are are only two games into the season but any hope for success is waning rapidly. This is a bad team being coached by a staff that I do not trust to make the improvements across the roster to change the results. I definitely do not trust the staff to make the best decision for the program by making a change at quarterback. Addazio remains ridiculously loyal to Centeio, despite his obvious shortcomings. Addazio will continue to blame the losses on injuries or suspensions or whatever deflects away from the real problem - a mediocre coach struggling to lift up a football program that has been in the dumps for years. Vivens has been the most explosive runner out of the backfield, yet carries for both Vivens and McElroy are hard to come by. The supposed strengths of the program (specifically the OL) has been porous. Our vaunted defensive front has not been able to overcome the shortcomings of the secondary. Our kicker is a liability. And our quarterback is not good enough - his limitations restrict what the offense can do and opposing defenses can feast on our scheme. We are over it. </p><p>Back to my earlier statement: where can CSU dig up a win in the remaining schedule? My preseason post predicted four Rams victories coming over Vanderbilt, New Mexico, Utah State, and Hawaii. We just lost the first of those games and the other three do not look promising. All three remaining games are on the road. New Mexico is sick of losing to CSU and will have extra motivation to beat the dead horse that is this Addazio-helmed squad. Utah State is 2-0, including a butt-kicking of North Dakota and a three point win on the road against the Cougars of Washington State. The Aggies were a question mark coming into the season, but early returns are showing that they are not the garbage team everyone anticipated to see this season. Hawaii lost their first game to top-25 UCLA, dominated their next contest in a barn burner over Portland State, then lost to the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis. Hawaii historically has been a pass-heavy squad, which matches well with the weak secondary unit of the Rams. We might be staring down the barrel of an 0-12 team. Would that be enough to bid adieu to Addazio? </p><p>We continue our quest for a singular win with a trip to Ohio, to face off against the Rockets of Toledo. Toledo is no joke, having just faced off against Notre Dame in South Bend and nearly pulling the upset. Their three point loss against a top 15 program is a good sign that the folks betting for Toledo to cover the -14.5 point are in good shape. I'd love to be proven wrong, but until then this SECs. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h4><p>I was right until the Rams decided to not win the ball game in the second half. </p><p><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"South Dakota State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SDSU 42 - CSU 23"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 42 - CSU 23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"VU 24 - CSU 21"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">VU 24 - CSU 21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-22879141220935061092021-09-07T15:00:00.002-06:002021-09-07T15:00:00.250-06:002021 Rams Recap - Week 1 - When Being Right Feels Wrong<div>Uff da. For those of you who do not hail from the Midwest, that's basically a Scandinavian way of saying "oy vey". And uff da is pretty much the only way I can describe what I witnessed on Friday night in Fort Collins. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/heights-photos/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/03134825/AP18286744011131-1024x683.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/heights-photos/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/03134825/AP18286744011131-1024x683.jpg" title="Confused Addazio Befuddled By Opponent" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Associated Press</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Just this past week, I predicted that the Rams would lose to FCS South Dakota State. Well guess what? I was right. But man, I was expecting a back-and-forth battle between the two teams with CSU ultimately failing to overcome the Jackrabbits attack. I was NOT expecting the actual butt-kicking that occurred at Canvas Stadium. </div><div><br /></div><div>South Dakota State is a good FCS program - they are just months removed from a FCS Championship Game appearance. But they dominated the trenches and that was the difference in the game. That fact is what drives me mad about this Colorado State team. Steve Addazio is lauded as an offensive line guru. Yet our offensive line could not control the line of scrimmage, could not open up running lanes, and could not create a pocket from which Todd Centeio could comfortably get the ball downfield. Offensive line issues are common early in the college football season, but this isn't a new group of guys learning to play alongside each other. The line is the same group of dudes that played together last year. Where is the improvement? The Ram running backs were consistently getting hit behind the line of scrimmage. Any semblance of a hole collapsed on the runners bursting through it. The Rams averaged 3.1 yards per rushing attempt for the game. Three yards per carry. Atrocious. The leading rusher for the Rams, David Bailey, had 19 rushing attempts for 46 yards. Marcus McElroy and A'Jon Vivens only had 5 rushing attempts combined. On the passing front, Centeio was under duress for the entire game and often had to use his legs to escape the immediate pressure. When he did have enough time to set his feet, his throws were zipped to receivers close to the line or they sailed over their heads downfield. Early in the first quarter, he overthrew a wide open Dante Wright for what should have been the opening score. It was the first of two throws that completely missed receivers that could have walked into the end zone. While the stats show some equality (time of possession, drives, and total yards are nearly identical between the two teams), the stats do not fully tell the story of the game. CSU was outclassed when they had the ball. </div><div><br /></div><div>The defense was not much better. Last year, CSU games were kept close due to the exceptional play of our defensive line unit. Again, SDSU dominated the line of scrimmage and the Rams could not contain Chris Oladokun. Even when they did manage to create pressure on the quarterback, they could not drop him for a loss. Part of the reason for that is the big question mark coming into the season - the Ram's secondary. The secondary was already behind the 8-ball with the injury to projected starter Linwood Crump, a transfer from Temple. He was expected to start opposite Rashad Ajayi to help solidify that young unit. His injury shortened up an already short bench and it showed against the Jackrabbits. The SDSU receivers spent most of the day roaming freely on the CSU side of the ball. Even when pressure was applied, Oladokun was able to find someone with some space to advance the ball downfield. Miscommunication, blown coverages, and an absence of backfield pressure were the themes of the game. Frustration level - [100 emoji]. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TDP-L-csu-football-rs-010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="800" height="451" src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TDP-L-csu-football-rs-010.jpg" title="A Jackrabbit ramming over a Ram" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Denver Post</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>All in all, Friday's game was a tough pill to swallow. I did not have high expectations for this team - I predicted them to go 4-8, after all. But I expected to see some progression from a team that had a full offseason to prepare after the COVID infested trial run last year. The play calling from Jon Budmayr was not "explosive and exciting" as promised by Addazio prior to the game. Tough to do that when your offensive line looks like a high school squad. The secondary's inability to cover opposing wide receivers will be exposed even more against aerial attacks like San Jose State and Toledo. </div><div><br /></div><div>As an eternal optimist, I am not quite ready to write off this team. However, the issues that we saw are ones that losing football teams have: inability to control the line of scrimmage, consistently finding your offense in 3rd and long situations, consistently giving up big plays when your defense forces a 3rd and long, communication breakdowns in coverage, failing to execute explosive plays. Those are major flaws in a football program that has been overrun with flaws for nearly a decade. It's inexcusable and the timing could not be worse. The second major conference realignment started this summer and CSU is perfectly poised for an invitation to a Power 5 conference - state of the art facilities, basketball programs just starting their ascension into the national conversation, a perennial volleyball tournament team, nationally ranked track and cross country programs, pending upgrades to the softball and soccer facilities, a top tier land grant research institution located on a gorgeous plot of land in a beautiful state where people want to live. The one box that does not get checked just so happens to be the one that matters more than all the others (thanks television contracts) - our football team sucks. And because our football program is mired in the mud, no invite will come and CSU will be on the outside looking in yet again. The alumni and Fort Collins deserve better than that. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will leave you with some positives in an attempt to cleanse the palate prior to Saturday's late night matchup with the Commodores from Vanderbilt: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Trey McBride is the real freaking deal. One week in and he showed why draft pundits are high on his future at the next level. Trey was the best Ram on the field, grabbing 13 catches for 116 yards, dragging Jackrabbits for yards after each catch. McBride has that edge that you need to be successful at a high level - throughout the game, you could see how much his persistent effort was agitating the SDSU defense. While they did not appreciate McBride's tenacious play through the whistle, those of us watching from the stands certainly did. </li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/09/04/PFTC/546f1e81-8f73-4474-9c73-eb83cfda5e85-FTC_0903_JA_CSU-SD-FB_035.JPG?crop=2999,1687,x0,y0&width=2999&height=1687&format=pjpg&auto=webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/09/04/PFTC/546f1e81-8f73-4474-9c73-eb83cfda5e85-FTC_0903_JA_CSU-SD-FB_035.JPG?crop=2999,1687,x0,y0&width=2999&height=1687&format=pjpg&auto=webp" title="Small Jackrabbit attempts to upend giant human wrecking ball" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Coloradoan</td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dante Wright can and will be a weapon for CSU this year. Wright's day was a bit quieter than McBride's (6 receptions for 103 yards), but he spent a considerable amount of the evening open in the Jackrabbit secondary. Wright's speed is tough to defend, unless the quarterback overthrows him as he is walking into the end zone by himself. </li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TDP-L-csu-football-rs-006.jpg?w=516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="516" height="434" src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/TDP-L-csu-football-rs-006.jpg?w=516" title="Speed kills" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of the Denver Post</td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ryan Stonehouse can boot the damn ball. His first punt looked like it sliced off the side of his foot and it still went for 40 yards. His second punt was a thing of beauty. I won't describe it. Just watch... </li></ul></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;">Ryan Stonehouse appreciation post <a href="https://t.co/NYM8NR7kHZ">pic.twitter.com/NYM8NR7kHZ</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">โ Justin Michael (@JustinTMichael) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTMichael/status/1434576844062220288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2021</a></div></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Vanderbilt is baaaaaaaaad. Like really bad. CSU lost to a powerhouse FCS team that just lost the national championship game. Vanderbilt lost to Eastern Tennessee State University. Without looking it up - what is the mascot for ETSU? If you knew it, stop lying. (They are the Buccaneers.) Not only did they lose to an average FCS team, they were unable to score a touchdown against the vaunted Buccaneers defense. CSU opened as 6.5 point favorites. Let's hope they fix some stuff before Saturday night comes around. </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h3><div>Being right feels so dang wrong. But, prove me right again this week, Rams. </div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"South Dakota State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"SDSU 42 - CSU 23"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 42 - CSU 23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0Arvada, CO, USA39.8027644 -105.087484211.492530563821155 -140.2437342 68.112998236178839 -69.9312342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-114457285551218252021-09-02T18:00:00.113-06:002021-09-02T18:00:00.231-06:00You Play to Win the Game (Part IV)<div style="text-align: justify;">Let's recap the recent history of CSU football: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Trend upward</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lose head coach to SEC</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Hire former SEC coordinator</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Gradual decline under former SEC coordinator</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Former SEC coordinator gets fired and becomes SEC coordinator again</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Hire head coach from ACC</li><li style="text-align: justify;">COVID</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sadness</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And that's where we are at. Sadness. Last year, the Rams were able to get in four total games, compiling a 1-3 record under first-year head coach Steve Addazio. Between COVID and that truncated schedule, it is hard to evaluate the program heading into the full 2021 season. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">What We Know</h2><div style="text-align: justify;">Very little. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">The positions of strength from last year, specifically defensive line and tight end, should continue to be strengths. Toby McBride, Scott Patchan, and Manny Jones lead a group of defensive lineman who were the best position group for CSU in 2020. Trey McBride and a healthy Cam Butler provide an incredibly dangerous 1-2 punch at the TE position. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Dante Wright is back. I worry that the lack of depth at WR could become a problem. EJ Scott and former QB Justice McCoy need to step up so defenses don't key in on Wright. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">DeQuan Jackson returns to lead the linebacker unit after a standout shortened season in 2020. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">CSU continues to have one of the best punters in the country in Ryan Stonehouse. Unfortunately, the punt coverage team has been horrible to go along with it. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">The coaching staff remained relatively intact, with the major exceptions being new offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.</li><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Offensive coordinator Jon Budmayr comes to Fort Collins after six years in Madison at the University of Wisconsin. His last three were as quarterbacks coach of the Badgers. Budmayr steps into the role vacated by Joey Lynch when he departed to be the pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Vanderbilt - a team that plays CSU this season. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Wide receiver coach Alex Bailey replaces Kenny Guiton, who left to take the same role at the University of Arkansas. Bailey held the same position at Ball State before joining the Rams. </li></ul></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">What We Don't Know</h2><div style="text-align: justify;">Damn near everything else. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Was Todd Centeio's performance last year truly impacted by an injury (as divulged this summer)? Should we be expecting a better and more consistent season from him this year? </li><li style="text-align: justify;">If Centeio gets hurt or is not productive, is true freshman Evan Olaes ready for college football? </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Will Jon Budmayr provide something more explosive and exciting than what we saw from Joey Lynch? </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Will the offensive line play up to the expectations of an Addazio-led team? </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Will the addition of running back David Bailey from Boston College improve the production out of the backfield? </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Will the young secondary (with the exception of senior Rashad Ajayi) make a leap from the disaster we witnessed last year? </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Will the special teams be an absolute dumpster fire again? In four games, the 2020 Rams gave up touchdowns on two blocked punt returns, a blocked field goal return, a kickoff return, and a punt return. That is... um... bad. At least CSU hired a full-time special teams coach this offseason. [Whispers from off screen] Oh, they did NOT hire a full-time special teams coach this offseason. Okay then. </li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Super Quick Game By Game Breakdown</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">South Dakota State</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/images/Mon-19/Artboard%202%402x_4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="341" height="246" src="https://www.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/images/Mon-19/Artboard%202%402x_4.png" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">The Jackrabbits are 4 months removed from a FCS championship game loss to Sam Houston State. They have been a class FCS team for years now and pose a giant threat to the Rams. I hope my negativity is countered with a solid game from Addazio's squad, but I see this game being a close one won by the team with more experience winning in the last few years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Vanderbilt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-news/files/20190417224211/vu06b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="661" height="320" src="https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-news/files/20190417224211/vu06b.jpg" width="265" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">For the second time in the short Canvas Stadium history, an SEC team will visit Fort Collins. The early odds on this game have CSU as a heavy favorite against the bottom of the Southeastern Conference. This is a winnable game against a bad opponent at home. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">at Toledo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.utoledo.edu/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/webrocky1-copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="http://news.utoledo.edu/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/webrocky1-copy.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Remember what Toledo did to CSU in Fort Collins in 2019? The Rockets scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to outpace our beloved Rams at home. Granted - that was a Mike Bobo coached team and that was two seasons ago, but going to Ohio to play a team with a recent history of scoring a lot of points with a young and shaky secondary doesn't seem like a recipe for success. </span></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">at Iowa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://brand.uiowa.edu/sites/brand.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__768_x_432/public/2020-05/Tigerhawk-gold%20on%20black%402x.png?h=e39f7b2b&itok=cVxuoWv9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="180" src="https://brand.uiowa.edu/sites/brand.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__768_x_432/public/2020-05/Tigerhawk-gold%20on%20black%402x.png?h=e39f7b2b&itok=cVxuoWv9" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are headed to Kinnick Stadium, enjoy waving to the kids in the adjacent hospital. It might be the best part of the day for Rams fans. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">San Jose State</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sjsu.edu/_images/news/featured_calendar_default-spirit-mark_121520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="450" height="214" src="https://www.sjsu.edu/_images/news/featured_calendar_default-spirit-mark_121520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">The Spartans had a dramatic resurgence in 2020 after years and years of cellar dwelling in the Mountain West Conference. The reigning MWC champions are projected to compete with Nevada for the West Division and MWC titles. Even at home, this will be a difficult game for the Rams to win. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">at New Mexico<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://logos-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-Lobos-Logo-2009-Present.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://logos-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-Lobos-Logo-2009-Present.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">I was childless when CSU last lost to New Mexico. The end of the ten game winning streak could be this year, with an improving Lobos team under the guidance of Danny Gonzales. I think the Rams will have enough grit to extend this win streak to 11 games. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">at Utah State<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Utah-State-Aggies-Logo-1996.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="800" height="201" src="https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Utah-State-Aggies-Logo-1996.png" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">Remember when Utah State was challenging Boise State for the Mountain Division title? This program has completely fallen off a cliff with most college football analysts and prognosticators expecting the Aggies to finish in last place in the division. The Rams need to take advantage of two straight games against lower-tier MWC teams. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Boise State</h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d2jyir0m79gs60.cloudfront.net/college/logos/Boise_State_University.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="724" height="246" src="https://d2jyir0m79gs60.cloudfront.net/college/logos/Boise_State_University.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Rams led the Broncos 52-38 with 3:00 left in the 4th quarter in 2017. The Rams lost that game 59-52 in overtime. That was the best chance CSU has ever had to defeat the Broncos. Until the Rams win one, I will always pick Boise to win a football game between these schools. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">at Wyoming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiGneZtYx4RgkHtUpq5N7AtlO2TD9SNSCeuQ&usqp=CAU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="337" height="142" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiGneZtYx4RgkHtUpq5N7AtlO2TD9SNSCeuQ&usqp=CAU" width="320" /></a></div><br /></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">The recently refurbished Bronze Boot currently resides in the correct location - Fort Collins, Colorado. The Wyoming game last season was the bright spot of the season last year and I loved seeing the green team running across the field to grab the trophy. I do not think the Rams hold the trophy for another year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Air Force</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/801517346930114560/YUJiRErP_400x400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/801517346930114560/YUJiRErP_400x400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">This game is tailor made for a Ram victory - Steve Addazio is known for leading teams with strong line play. CSU's big uglies on both sides of the ball should be able to handle the smaller fronts of the Academy, but history has shown us that the Rams always struggle with the airmen. Add in our inability to cover anyone and Air Force's uncommon yet predictable pair of 80 yard touchdown passes and we will be losing yet another game at Canvas. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">at Hawaii</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hawaiiathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=small&image_path=/images/2012/6/18/70s_warrior_logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="210" src="https://hawaiiathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=small&image_path=/images/2012/6/18/70s_warrior_logo.jpg" /></a></div></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">Another game that we have to win. Hawaii currently is not letting spectators into their events, so the light crowds at Aloha Stadium will not be a factor. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Nevada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://nevadawolfpack.com/images/aotw_logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="374" height="205" src="https://nevadawolfpack.com/images/aotw_logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></h3><div style="text-align: justify;">The Wolfpack is expected to win the West Division and challenge Boise State for the overall MWC championship. They will most likely be coming to Fort Collins with postseason aspirations. The Rams get run in the final week of the season. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Flick's Picks</h2><div style="text-align: justify;">Tally up the W's and L's and you are looking at a Ram team sitting at 4-8 at the end of the year. Wins in two games against the Jackrabbits, Cowboys, and Falcons would get them to a .500 record and bowl eligibility. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, I'm just excited for two things: playing more than four games and physically going to games with my homies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; 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font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">South Dakota State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vanderbilt"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Vanderbilt</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Toledo"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Iowa"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Iowa</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Jose State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Hawaii</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Nevada</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":" "}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0Arvada, CO, USA39.8027644 -105.087484213.146184875378452 -140.2437342 66.45934392462155 -69.9312342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-70770002890646506772020-12-10T11:30:00.009-07:002020-12-10T11:30:10.762-07:002020 Rams Recap - Week 7 - WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THIS? <h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The One In Which I Turn On My Television and Football Appears</span></h1><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">What's this? What's this?</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">There's Rammies everywhere</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">What's this?</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">There's footballs in the air</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">What's this?</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">I can't believe my eyes</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">I must be dreaming</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Wake up, Jack, this isn't fair</span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">What's this?</span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">- Jack Skellington, presumably, upon turning on CBS Sports Network around 5:00 last Saturday</span></span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Real Live Football</span></span></h2><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Let me begin by stating that watching the Rams lose is still better than their games getting cancelled. It truly is. For several hours on Saturday, I was engrossed in an on-field battle, questioning decisions, cheering for McElroy touchdown runs, explaining penalties to my kids, yelling about missed holding calls, and watching an actual CSU football game. It was glorious. </span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">The first quarter was dominated by the defenses, with only a single SDSU touchdown on the scoreboard. The second quarter was a whirlwind of scoring, highlighted by TWO MORE special teams touchdowns for the opposition. After kicking a 43 yard field goal to make it 7-3 early in the second quarter, Jordan Byrd returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown. CSU gets the ball back, goes three and out, then fails to cover BJ Busbee as he sprints 90 yards to make it 20-3 Aztecs (SDSU missed the PAT, if you are wondering how that math works). That's the story of the game. A string of five plays pushed the score from a 4 point deficit to a 17 point deficit and the Rams were in catch-up mode the rest of the game. The good news is that they responded. Two touchdowns from Marcus McElroy (including a 37 yard run where he bounced some defenders) and the Rams were within one score at halftime. </span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">The second half was about defensive adjustments and no team scored in the third quarter. A couple of Aztec field goals in the fourth padded their lead. </span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin-bottom: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">This season was going to be a big question mark, regardless of COVID sucking the life out of it. We had a new coaching staff coming in to right the wrongs of the previous five years - this was a season of growing pains. In those seasons, the best idea is to look for indicators that improvement is happening. Saturday's game gave us several key glimpses of what to expect from the Rams moving forward: </span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px;"><ul style="color: #202124; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">This team plays hard for Steve Addazio and his staff. Despite the special teams gaffes, this team never shows signs of letting up or resigning to defeat. They scrape and claw the entire game.</span></li></ul><ul style="color: #202124; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chuck Heater's defense has been a bright spot this year. The defensive line and linebackers have been disciplined in their run coverage and tenacious getting to the quarterback. The Rams are generating tackles for losses at a rate we have not seen in Fort Collins since the Sonny days. The secondary remains a concern as teams tend to find open receivers for big plays, but they looked better this past weekend. Hopefully that continues to improve. </span></li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://csurams.com/images/2020/9/23/Heater_Chuck.jpg?width=300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://csurams.com/images/2020/9/23/Heater_Chuck.jpg?width=300" title="Give Him The Cheese" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chuck Heater - Courtesy of CSURams.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><ul style="color: #202124; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">I was excited about the Joey Lynch hiring. His last year at Ball State produced an efficient, balanced, and exciting offense. We haven't seen that at all this year. The frequency of run-run-incomplete pass-punt sequences is too high. The run game on 2nd and long has been atrocious (which further confounds me about the play calling). Understandably, the offense succeeds when Dante Wright and Trey McBride are featured in it. However, the offense tends to focus on just those two and neglects the fully-capable Nate Craig-Myers, EJ Scott, and others. </span></li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/01/16/PFTC/bbcd2dea-e239-4275-b9cf-19ae8ea0a977-ca70fea8-49a4-40fc-a229-b3ec5aac752f_thumbnail.png?crop=480%2C480%2Cx128%2Cy0&quality=10" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/01/16/PFTC/bbcd2dea-e239-4275-b9cf-19ae8ea0a977-ca70fea8-49a4-40fc-a229-b3ec5aac752f_thumbnail.png?crop=480%2C480%2Cx128%2Cy0&quality=10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joey Lynch - Courtesy of The Coloradoan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><ul style="color: #202124; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Building off the offensive concerns - the use of Todd Centeio has been baffling. His surprise start in the first game should have been a sign of QB woes to come. While Patrick O'Brien has not been stellar, he provides the best passing option for the team. I thought that Lynch and company had figured out how to balance the two quarterbacks until Centeio closed out the game down two scores with time ticking away. At that juncture, you need your best passer in the game and that should have been O'Brien. Centeio should be used as a change-of-pace read-option quarterback when a spark or change is needed. Not for long stretches and definitely not to close out a game when we are behind. </span></li></ul><ul style="color: #202124; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">CSU has given up five (@&@#%@#*%#$^) special teams touchdowns in the last two games. Two blocked punts and a blocked field goal against Boise. A punt return and a kickoff return against San Diego State. Would you care to guess which phase of football does not have a dedicated coordinator on the Steve Addazio staff? Yeah, Addazio needs to hire a special teams coach immediately. The two special teams TDs for SDSU was the difference in the game. </span></li></ul></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upcoming: Utah State - The Final Game</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Utah State is horrible this year. This is a winnable game at home against the lesser Aggies. In fact, one win CSU is a DOUBLE DIGIT FAVORITE. Analyzing the common opponents, the Aggies were throttled by Boise State (as were we), throttled by SDSU (we played the Aztecs hard), and thumped by Fresno State (same here). Their only win on the year is to New Mexico - a team who only has one win of their own against Wyoming - a team we beat to regain the Bronze Boot for a year. Did I mention that we beat Wyoming and that the Bronze Boot is sitting in Fort Collins right now? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmJ5RdbUcAAw1ZF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmJ5RdbUcAAw1ZF.jpg" title="Every O'Brien on the roster in one photo" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Patrick O'Brien on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, I expect the game to be cancelled due to COVID within hours of this post hitting the interwebs. Go the Rams. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 17 - FSU 38</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UW 24 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BSU 52 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 17 - SDSU 29</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-9290514542951893512020-12-01T14:50:00.001-07:002020-12-01T14:50:50.738-07:002020 Rams Recap - Week 6 - COVID Means Cancelled<p> </p><h2>COVID Picks Up <strike>Second</strike> Third Victory Over the Rams</h2><p>Thanksgiving - a time for food, family, and football. I ate well. I talked to my extended family on Zoom. And the CSU game was cancelled yet again for COVID. This time, the CSU President and Larimer County cancelled the game due to rising COVID numbers in the area and within the football program. The team was hours away from heading to Colorado Springs on Wednesday when the news broke that the game was no longer on the table. There was no joy in Mudville, for mighty Casey had struck out. </p><h3>Upcoming: San Diego State Aztecs</h3><div>The Aztecs had an interesting road this weekend as well, although their path resulted in a game being played three states to the east. SDSU was scheduled to host Fresno State, but Fresno was unable to travel due to their own set of COVID cases. Instead, San Diego State travelled to our home state to take on the Buffaloons from Boulder (the Pac-12 requires any make-up games to be held at Pac-12 stadiums). After going down 14 points early, the Aztecs scored 10 before halftime to make it a four point game. That was as close as it got as the Boulderites added a couple field goals to make it a double-digit victory. San Diego State returns home to finish up their unofficial state of Colorado home and home series as they host my Rammies on Saturday. Most likely, the Rams will be unable to travel due to COVID complications and another game will be off the schedule. Next highest probability is the Rams traveling to southern California only to get beat by the home squad. There is a slight chance that the Rams are able to travel and come home with a victory. We always do play SDSU better on the road in good weather. Our struggles against them seem to always come at home in the cold and snow of Colorado. Go figure. But as of now, the game is on and we hope that a CSU football game can finally grace our television screens this weekend. </div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless, this season is matching 2020 in every way shape and form: disappointment and cancellations. The good news is that the Bronze Boot resides in Fort Collins and NOTHING can take that away from us. Go Rams, I guess? </div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 17 - FSU 38</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UW 24 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BSU 52 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-92174601982952133182020-11-24T08:58:00.006-07:002020-11-24T08:58:51.747-07:002020 Ram Recap - Week 5 - The One In Which COVID Steals a Winnable Game<h2 style="text-align: left;">COVID Picks Up Second Victory Over the Rams</h2><p>What do the University of New Mexico and UNLV have in common besides having terrible football teams? COVID football cancellations! Yet another winnable game struck from the schedule due to this stupid pandemic. Go State. </p><p>The events that transpired last week were weird and 100% in line with 2020 proceedings. There was a report that the game was cancelled, followed by an Addazio press conference where he said the game was on as far as he knew, followed by conflicting reports about the game status, followed by the Mountain West Conference finally announcing that the game was cancelled. Uncertainty? Chaos? Confusion? COVID? Must be a 2020 Ram football game against a team we can actually beat. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Upcoming: The United States (Ch)Air Force Academy</h3><div>Thanksgiving may not feel the same this year as we are bunkering down and staying home, but at least we have football to look forward to! And not of the NFL variety. I'm sure I will watch that too, but the Rams play those pesky Zoomers from Colorado Springs at noon. Air Force is one of those teams that should thrive under these weird COVID restrictions - the football team is used to a regulated and regimented schedule. Air Force is also a team that tends to control games against the Rams (especially in recent history) using their annoying triple option before their quarterback goes 3-3 for 140 yards and 3 TDs. The Falcons are 2-2 on the year with massive wins against Navy (bad) and New Mexico (bad) and losses against Boise State (good) and San Jose State (good?!!). </div><div><br /></div><div>The secret to beating Air Force this year (and every year) is disciplined play along the defensive front. Teams that stay disciplined and tackle well can beat the Falcons. Teams that get out of their lanes and charge too far upfield get shredded by this old school offensive scheme. The good news? CSU's defensive front has been the strength of this team this season. The struggle has come from the back end - the secondary. Strength versus strength bodes well for this Ram team, but I worry that Air Force has just enough of a passing attack to exploit that struggling secondary. Again - the receivers from Air Force are not the same caliber as the ones from Boise State (or Fresno State for that matter), so we should be able to defend this team assuming the quality play from the front seven remains. </div><div><br /></div><div>But can we score? One of the major frustrations with the Mike Bobo squads was their inability to win the line of scrimmage. Steve Addazio's teams are known for their grit and fire, especially along the offensive lines. Air Force's defensive front is always going to be smaller than CSU's o-line. The Rams win this game if Addazio's line plays the way Addazio wants them to play - aggressive, mean, and downhill. Open running lanes mean defensive players creeping toward the line, which means more room for Trey McBride, Dante Wright, EJ Scott, and Nate Craig-Myers to roam free.</div><div><br /></div><div>Plus, do we really think anyone on Air Force can guard DanTrey? No, they cannot. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wpi.sportsbookreview.com/pickdev/sites/2/2020/11/23065320/063_1164956033-aspect-ratio-16x9-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://wpi.sportsbookreview.com/pickdev/sites/2/2020/11/23065320/063_1164956033-aspect-ratio-16x9-1.jpg" title="DanTrey, doing what DanTrey do" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of SportsBookReview.com</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>Although I predicted a Ram loss at the beginning of the season, I've talked myself into a Ram victory. Those pompous cadets need to get a beatdown at the hands of my Rams. Go Rams!! </div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 17 - FSU 38</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UW 24 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BSU 52 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-44459832879036876932020-11-18T14:40:00.000-07:002020-11-18T14:40:08.641-07:002020 Ram Recap - Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 - Smorgasborg <p>As one would expect with a newborn arriving the first week of November, the amount of time available to digest the performance of the CSU football team has been minimal. Now that little Morgan has arrived and we are settling into our routine, I have found pockets here and there to keep my creative endeavors moving. This includes recaps of what the Rams have produced thus far this season. And wow - the results are all over the board. Seems about right for the year 2020. </p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 1 - New Mexico</h2><p>The state of New Mexico has been a hotbed of COVID activities and, despite the efforts of the universities and the Mountain West Conference, the game between the Lobos and Rams was cancelled with no plan to reschedule. This game was one that I was looking forward to - the Rams have a decade-long win streak against our southern state neighbors. The Lobos, like the Rams, are in the first year of a head coaching regime. Their program has been in shambles over the last several years. This could have been a great warmup game to get the Addazio squad game-ready and game-tested. Alas, we are CSU football fans and cannot have nice things. </p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Final score:</u></b><br />New Mexico - 0<br />Colorado State - 0<br />COVID - 1</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 2 - Fresno State</h2><p>As I filled in my predictions, the number of games that looked like wins was LOW. I scrambled to find a game that looked close that I could flip the Ram's way. I ended up flipping the Fresno State game in favor of my team. In hindsight, that was a poor choice. The Bulldogs had lost the previous week against Hawaii so there was some hope as kickoff neared. From the jump, the Bulldogs were the better team and this continued through the entire game. The starting of Todd Centeio at quarterback took the Ram faithful by surprise; everyone had expected Patrick O'Brien to start with Centeio as a change-of-pace option strategically used within the gameplan. Instead, we got a run-heavy option approach that was not able to keep up with the Fresno State scoring. By the time O'Brien was inserted into the game, the score was out of reach with the time remaining. The first game of the Joey Lynch offense at CSU was not the most impressive, but he was without Dante Wright (stud). </p><p>The biggest concern from that game was the secondary. Fresno State receivers were running wide open the entire game. The weakness in the secondary showed prominently on multiple third and long plays that resulted in large gains for first downs or short 4th down situations that Fresno was able to execute. </p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Final score:</u></b><br />Colorado State - 17<br />Fresno State - 38</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 3 - W(h)yoming</h2><div>The last time that we had our hands on the Bronze Boot was 2015 - Bobo's first year as head coach with a roster full of Jim McElwain recruits. Bobo could not mess that one up and his first year Boot victory gave us a false sense of excitement around this new coaching staff. This year was different - a new staff with a bunch of Bobo recruits who had a string of losing seasons behind them and not much optimism with the program. </div><div><br /></div><div>But man, did the Rams show up to play. The Rams received the opening kickoff and gained one first down before punting. Then the Rams set the tone - Xazavian Valladay was stuffed in the backfield on first down, bringing up second and 12. An incomplete pass put Wyoming in the exact position that had killed CSU the week before: third and long. Luckily, Levi Williams is not Jake Haener and a great break on the ball by Marshaun Cameron ended up with Cameron and the football in the end zone. 7-0 Rams. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next possession, Cameron sacked Williams and forced a fumble which was recovered by Dequan Jackson. One play later, Trey McBride was waltzing into the end zone with the football and the Rams had what I have been told is a "two touchdown lead". It has been so long, I had forgotten what that was. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Cowboys are a resilient team and naturally fought their way back into the contest. With a little over eight minutes remaining in the game, CSU received a kickoff following a Wyoming touchdown to bring the score within seven. Patrick O'Brien, A'Jon Vivens, Dante Wright, Marcus McElroy, and Trey McBride took nearly six minutes off the clock and moved the ball to the Wyoming 29 yard line. Freshman kicker Robert Liss, who had missed a 45 yard field goal earlier in the game, walked out and stuck the dagger in the Pokes with a 48 yard beauty through the uprights. The ten point lead would hold and the Rams would finally get to rush across the field to grab that beloved "trophy" (again, this is a word that I have not used in five years so I am a bit rusty). I do not care what happens the rest of the year - we won the Boot. Life is good. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Final score:</u></b><br />W(h)yoming - 24</div><div>Colorado State - 34<br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Week 4 - Boise State</h2><div>Did we pick a bad week to play Boise State. The previous week, Boise was ranked in the top 25 and hosted a top 10 team in BYU. BYU ran roughshod over the Broncos, embarrassing them at every turn. The CSU game was a bit of a revenge/recovery game for Boise State and they flat steamrolled the Rams. </div><div><br />The game started off poorly and the Rams could never recover. Let us take a look at the possessions to start the game... </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>CSU: 3 plays, -3 yards, Stonehouse punt blocked and returned for a Boise touchdown (0-7)</li><li>CSU: 3 plays, 4 yards, punt - fumbled by Boise and recovered by CSU only to produce...</li><li>CSU: 3 plays, 4 yards, punt </li><li>BSU: 10 plays, 48 yards, TD (0-14)</li><li>CSU: 4 plays, 13 yards, punt</li><li>BSU: 3 plays, -9 yards, punt</li><li>CSU: 6 plays, 44 yards, blocked field goal returned for a Boise touchdown (0-21)</li></ul><div>Just like that, the Rams were down by three touchdowns. Game over. For anyone keeping track at home, the Rams currently are the proud owners of [calculator noises][super complicated math going on in the background][Dustin Hoffman Rain Man brain] zero victories against Boise State. We have never won a football game against them. Fortunately, they are a junior college and we crush them in academics, which is totally what all the cool kids use as their metric.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Final score:</u></b><br />Colorado State - 21<br />Boise State - 52</div><div><br /></div><div><h2>Looking Ahead</h2><div>The University of Nevada Southern Showgirl Edition is scheduled for this upcoming Saturday. There were some reports of the game being cancelled due to COVID, but those reports were unsubstantiated as of this post being posted. Naturally, the games that CSU have a great chance of winning are the ones that are impacted by COVID. The joys of being a CSU fan. If the game does happen, I like CSU at home against the Rebels. Even up the record and get closer to bowl eligibility (I snorted). </div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Flick's Picks</h2><div>Enough about the football team - how did YOU do Mike? Well, not great, Bob. </div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 17 - FSU 38</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 1</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UW 24 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BSU 52 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 2</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-80103001634693142012020-11-11T16:00:00.033-07:002020-11-11T16:00:04.458-07:00Inktober 2020<p style="text-align: left;">Another October in the rear view, another Inktober completed. I still get excited about this challenge every year and it was great to see more people join in on the fun (The usual crew of Jason, Clayton, Keaton, and Robert participated. Mackenzie did the whole month and Carson made it way longer than last year. Even Nat and Matt did it this year and they don't consider themselves to be artists!!). While all of my creations have been posted to social media already, I like to capture all of the drawings from the year into a single location. Mostly because it allows my parents (anti-social media folks) to see this year's doodles.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Going back through my drawings, there seem to be a high number of silhouetted people. Don't have to draw their faces if they are a shadow! </p><p style="text-align: left;">I would highly recommend participating next year. Inktober is a great way to force yourself to make time for things that are creative and outside of our normal 9-to-5. If you absolutely cannot wait until October 2021, you can join me in a new promotion that debuted this year - Inktober52. One prompt for each week of the year. More info for that is here: <a href="https://inktober.com/inktober52">Inktober52</a>. I have been slowing cranking out these guys, but I'm still 20 weeks behind. FINISH THE CRAPPY YEAR STRONG!!</p><p style="text-align: left;">As always, happy drawing!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ziwF6QJGPl8/X6B2aBbHlcI/AAAAAAAARQk/qmrsH93FIkgdJ8XRQaiG4Q4w_-eNIRJWACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Inktober2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ziwF6QJGPl8/X6B2aBbHlcI/AAAAAAAARQk/qmrsH93FIkgdJ8XRQaiG4Q4w_-eNIRJWACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/Inktober2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">October 1st - Fish</h3><p style="text-align: center;">I started the month with something I've loved since my days at Big Tool Box/Highlands Garden Center as a high schooler - koi fish and water lilies. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVqekEj-VnM/X6BttHDsRHI/AAAAAAAAROM/vbouEJv51hgEnRrBgq2eh9z2BY0-9DRsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0520.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVqekEj-VnM/X6BttHDsRHI/AAAAAAAAROM/vbouEJv51hgEnRrBgq2eh9z2BY0-9DRsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0520.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 2nd - Wisp</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What started as an idea around a wisp of wind blowing a wisp of hair turned into wisps of wind blowing wisps of hair on the head of Mrs. Hamburgler as she rakes leaves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw07RALKo0qi3_qUDuC_YgFUXCdzFhyphenhyphencFu8eckyLRWfVeXAcNjhu9THvFmEzCOO6Sgj6S7U6G7KKnEX2uejg_78sidlW6sAwE73QnXqzaCwTSTB6BU9FctLIHgiQMONflnT9x/s2048/IMG_0521.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIw07RALKo0qi3_qUDuC_YgFUXCdzFhyphenhyphencFu8eckyLRWfVeXAcNjhu9THvFmEzCOO6Sgj6S7U6G7KKnEX2uejg_78sidlW6sAwE73QnXqzaCwTSTB6BU9FctLIHgiQMONflnT9x/w640-h480/IMG_0521.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 3rd - Bulky</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was supposed to be Dwayne Johnson. The only thing I got right was the bald head and The Rock bull logo. Otherwise - too small. Can you smelllllllllllll what The Rock is cooking?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VwZ46RN2yDo/X6BtrWBwXyI/AAAAAAAAROI/4JLhBi6guIYsm0YgN4VSS_X59JHGxDOFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0522.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VwZ46RN2yDo/X6BtrWBwXyI/AAAAAAAAROI/4JLhBi6guIYsm0YgN4VSS_X59JHGxDOFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0522.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 4th - Radio</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A boombox or standard radio seemed too standard. I went another direction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-003nmJQdcTo/X6BttWndDxI/AAAAAAAAROQ/I4E4ktASJlcVqUinfchvnd3QS07LRUi3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0523.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-003nmJQdcTo/X6BttWndDxI/AAAAAAAAROQ/I4E4ktASJlcVqUinfchvnd3QS07LRUi3QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0523.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 5th - Blade</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I move for no man."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gP_uXE3-DVs/X6Btt5mUopI/AAAAAAAAROU/scwbif1K8TcwVXRNxz3QK0jQzpUbtnZPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0524.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gP_uXE3-DVs/X6Btt5mUopI/AAAAAAAAROU/scwbif1K8TcwVXRNxz3QK0jQzpUbtnZPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0524.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 6th - Rodent</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I shared some thoughts on Speedy on the social media accounts the day I drew him: "Fun fact about Mikey that is probably only fun for one person (me) but is nevertheless a fact: for my entire childhood, I had a blanket that had Sylvester and Tweety on it (said blanket is still at my parentsโ house). I loved cartoons and animation and I loved Looney Tunes. One year, I got a Looney Tunes calendar for Christmas or my birthday and those 16 months of Looney Tunes drawings were the inspirations for many of my sketches and doodles. Today, drawing Speedy took me back to those early days where I worked feverishly to mimic the lines and textures of some of my favorite characters drawn by people who had the job I wanted."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D0GdnJVwWGM/X6BtuQJCAfI/AAAAAAAAROc/3iH0qIiU-C0mCczFwG27MCeygLqRoxpNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0525.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D0GdnJVwWGM/X6BtuQJCAfI/AAAAAAAAROc/3iH0qIiU-C0mCczFwG27MCeygLqRoxpNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0525.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 7th - Fancy</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7kkCFYCOAg/X6BtwTaEtEI/AAAAAAAAROg/AcXP_Ywa8CcEM2fkmmF9W_c3P5wW2t2KwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0526.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7kkCFYCOAg/X6BtwTaEtEI/AAAAAAAAROg/AcXP_Ywa8CcEM2fkmmF9W_c3P5wW2t2KwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0526.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 8th - Teeth</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This could be considered a self portrait.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LjzB1-NNtS0/X6BtwwgDx3I/AAAAAAAAROk/n_eDildruVoxy8voHA7052OaoRC4bfjKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0527.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LjzB1-NNtS0/X6BtwwgDx3I/AAAAAAAAROk/n_eDildruVoxy8voHA7052OaoRC4bfjKQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0527.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 9th - Throw</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My thoughts on 2020, in three frames.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjmEVYYQyCs/X6BtxeJB4SI/AAAAAAAAROo/Uo1agjZMROoBrTjNo3lD2bEIk6g_9Qy1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0528.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjmEVYYQyCs/X6BtxeJB4SI/AAAAAAAAROo/Uo1agjZMROoBrTjNo3lD2bEIk6g_9Qy1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0528.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 10th - Hope</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, she may be embroiled in all sorts of weird domestic abuse claims and she might be a bit on the crazy side, but Hope Solo is a freaking amazing goaltender. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QeyT1s0ZS8U/X6BtyzVyz7I/AAAAAAAAROs/jgV3PGyn-5oDkTxKwJ9gueSuYkEf3X7cgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0529.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QeyT1s0ZS8U/X6BtyzVyz7I/AAAAAAAAROs/jgV3PGyn-5oDkTxKwJ9gueSuYkEf3X7cgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0529.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 11th - Disgusting</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Couldn't think of anything more disgusting than this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5iI6qYzaGA/X6BtzuQxrkI/AAAAAAAAROw/ZMK6JHwTu0QQwI0Gp_sky8HXLTk96VGCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0530.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w5iI6qYzaGA/X6BtzuQxrkI/AAAAAAAAROw/ZMK6JHwTu0QQwI0Gp_sky8HXLTk96VGCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0530.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 12th - Slippery</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bon Jovi on the turntable. Bon Jovi on the wall. Metallica on the shelf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQ64Pd3JLTk/X6Bt0YGoRmI/AAAAAAAARO0/15y3or33Rb0UH-f90jZIbdM61FtpYGjawCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0531.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQ64Pd3JLTk/X6Bt0YGoRmI/AAAAAAAARO0/15y3or33Rb0UH-f90jZIbdM61FtpYGjawCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0531.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 13th - Dune</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the greatest pilot episodes all time resulted in an underwear clad Walter White standing in the middle of the desert with a gun in hand accepting his fate as a criminal on his first venture into the underworld. It was fun to use the Breaking Bad chemistry logo concept on that day's prompt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2TROmzwGq8/X6Bt2RE-KwI/AAAAAAAARO4/4g7XCxwVNvUhK4zbtoemXOATxOCN9sAhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0532.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2TROmzwGq8/X6Bt2RE-KwI/AAAAAAAARO4/4g7XCxwVNvUhK4zbtoemXOATxOCN9sAhACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0532.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 14th - Armor</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An exercise in textures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AfPmtnIkUYo/X6Bt2SuZM7I/AAAAAAAARO8/FkC6bvv7EB8_GS_r88QGhl5x7odGaA7-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0533.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AfPmtnIkUYo/X6Bt2SuZM7I/AAAAAAAARO8/FkC6bvv7EB8_GS_r88QGhl5x7odGaA7-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0533.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 15th - Outpost</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Few people probably got the reference - in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an early episode has a young crew of clones defending a remote outpost on the Rishi moon. There is a scene where the blaster doors open and the rookie clones open fire on the attacking droids. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxd7l5KwUOc/X6Bt3VOAY7I/AAAAAAAARPA/GlmKHwZlQ5kidOLIT_Fqh1AFJBVSvFyLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0534.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxd7l5KwUOc/X6Bt3VOAY7I/AAAAAAAARPA/GlmKHwZlQ5kidOLIT_Fqh1AFJBVSvFyLwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0534.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 16th - Rocket</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am Groot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1ZvMtSNHto/X6Bt5De3BuI/AAAAAAAARPE/u2NJm3V7pTcYxIBJIyTeUCprUXU9NLDMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0535.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1ZvMtSNHto/X6Bt5De3BuI/AAAAAAAARPE/u2NJm3V7pTcYxIBJIyTeUCprUXU9NLDMACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0535.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 17th - Storm</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A barn. A silo. A corn field. A tornado.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUIqQI1LtNE/X6Bt5yvu97I/AAAAAAAARPI/qfnVGwC3Q6k31yRBSpYy7A1Ajd4RwzhigCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0536.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUIqQI1LtNE/X6Bt5yvu97I/AAAAAAAARPI/qfnVGwC3Q6k31yRBSpYy7A1Ajd4RwzhigCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0536.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 18th - Trap</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite trap artists with their most recognizable album cover - Outkast's Stankonia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xBF_1OGVTK8/X6BuCezrMNI/AAAAAAAARP8/jPr1zFD31-gr_QeTDKE7cbhdt5JEEJHOACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0551.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xBF_1OGVTK8/X6BuCezrMNI/AAAAAAAARP8/jPr1zFD31-gr_QeTDKE7cbhdt5JEEJHOACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0551.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 19th - Dizzy</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The concept was inspired by the stairwell scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The other details were freestyle additions to heighten the dizziness as the drawing developed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6PwV0ZxU1E/X6Bt6OhKRWI/AAAAAAAARPQ/RkNL--CvhwkvxvGEchWcGrjEvv478XmuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0538.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6PwV0ZxU1E/X6Bt6OhKRWI/AAAAAAAARPQ/RkNL--CvhwkvxvGEchWcGrjEvv478XmuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0538.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 20th - Coral</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have made it a point to improve my ability to draw faces - the smooth and blended edges of facial features are hard to capture with the abrupt lines of ink. When a prompt immediately made me think of the famous Walking Dead memes, I jumped at the chance to draw one of the most annoying characters on the series. I still cannot figure out how to ink a human mouth...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6dlAboEdUSI/X6Bt6AfesCI/AAAAAAAARPM/Foe5-h42p5kNYDo4tS-WD2q934lPar7zACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0539.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6dlAboEdUSI/X6Bt6AfesCI/AAAAAAAARPM/Foe5-h42p5kNYDo4tS-WD2q934lPar7zACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0539.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3>October 21st - Sleep</h3>Count backwards from 10...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8rBpjjWOUY/X6Bt8FxvA8I/AAAAAAAARPY/u40NYvgabsoSmPRo99cFAhbybV-isFf4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0540.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8rBpjjWOUY/X6Bt8FxvA8I/AAAAAAAARPY/u40NYvgabsoSmPRo99cFAhbybV-isFf4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0540.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 22nd - Chef</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This commercial is still funny after all of these years. Great googly moogly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a5nA01KZ5ao/X6Bt8Btg2UI/AAAAAAAARPc/A0NXAo2L_-I1L84r89D4YO2nBrnXxRGGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0541.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a5nA01KZ5ao/X6Bt8Btg2UI/AAAAAAAARPc/A0NXAo2L_-I1L84r89D4YO2nBrnXxRGGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0541.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 23rd - Rip</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was supposed to go golfing with Matt, Robert, and Blaine on the 16th. Due to a potential COVID exposure, we pushed it to the 23rd. The high temperature on the 23rd was 34 degrees. This was the only golfing I did that day... :-(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oLKwEvEv2q8/X6Bt7P7y9CI/AAAAAAAARPU/HQeDZpCch8MZ1fTqfndbsurcHDD2higFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0542.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oLKwEvEv2q8/X6Bt7P7y9CI/AAAAAAAARPU/HQeDZpCch8MZ1fTqfndbsurcHDD2higFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0542.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 24th - Dig</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love construction equipment. Have since day one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBkchROzDE0/X6Bt9NSHkgI/AAAAAAAARPg/72MPxekDoAwoVnHEDjNw0AnU8c0oHY59ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0543.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBkchROzDE0/X6Bt9NSHkgI/AAAAAAAARPg/72MPxekDoAwoVnHEDjNw0AnU8c0oHY59ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0543.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 25th - Buddy</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The iconic glasses, but with a different spin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7luapahkz4/X6Bt-VXptqI/AAAAAAAARPk/oaxr1hgH9MMEo-6iH0sl_jterYtt_Z37ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0544.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7luapahkz4/X6Bt-VXptqI/AAAAAAAARPk/oaxr1hgH9MMEo-6iH0sl_jterYtt_Z37ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0544.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 26th - Hide</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Problems go away when you hide from them, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-erxnjPTcKfk/X6Bt-_ZdpTI/AAAAAAAARPo/ito1UJmkpnM0-Ewy9tJY5yDVA3AH-gxAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0545.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-erxnjPTcKfk/X6Bt-_ZdpTI/AAAAAAAARPo/ito1UJmkpnM0-Ewy9tJY5yDVA3AH-gxAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0545.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 27th - Music</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My love of Page, Jones, Bonham, and Plant started back in grade school at All Souls. To this day, Zeppelin is still one of my favorite bands of all time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3P_ytv2P_I/X6Bt_rfwXWI/AAAAAAAARPs/1en3oD1KOXg7We-twOUokTexPU6Ae0SGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0546.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3P_ytv2P_I/X6Bt_rfwXWI/AAAAAAAARPs/1en3oD1KOXg7We-twOUokTexPU6Ae0SGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0546.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 28th - Float</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is always on the Flick television on Thanksgiving morning. Tom Turkey has been a part of that parade for longer than any other recurring float. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOmGGL1Fqes/X6BuA3upD9I/AAAAAAAARPw/1-Gvcm5Uywo0p-IyH6GZ_EXBd3T3UJDdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0547.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOmGGL1Fqes/X6BuA3upD9I/AAAAAAAARPw/1-Gvcm5Uywo0p-IyH6GZ_EXBd3T3UJDdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0547.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 29th - Shoes</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Or in this case, both. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbrDqRMVlBQ/X6BuBRopsyI/AAAAAAAARP0/L59GG4gpsMoE2DfXxmj3DlYWl74RC8NlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0548.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbrDqRMVlBQ/X6BuBRopsyI/AAAAAAAARP0/L59GG4gpsMoE2DfXxmj3DlYWl74RC8NlwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0548.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 30th - Ominous</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a few kids (and some adults) in our neighborhood dress up as the grim reaper for Halloween. Nothing more ominous than impending death... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myREXhdpS2I/X6BuCG_JebI/AAAAAAAARP4/URV7dDY23UAn-ffK5MyjBDofMboCZBsNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0549.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myREXhdpS2I/X6BuCG_JebI/AAAAAAAARP4/URV7dDY23UAn-ffK5MyjBDofMboCZBsNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0549.JPEG" width="480" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">October 31st - Crawl</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a long hiatus due to COVID, CSU football made its flat-faced return to our televisions on October 29th by getting thumped by Fresno State. My thoughts on "crawl" were on the scrolling ticker at the bottom of the screen. Adam assumed it meant "crawl under a bridge and die" and Robert assumed it was "time seemed to crawl by watching that game". Being a Ram fan is fun, y'all!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lqm7oWzMgTo/X6BuCmZ1yQI/AAAAAAAARQA/OGrffuQ4SMECuB3m_goW4y-dyaiXsC0HACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0550.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lqm7oWzMgTo/X6BuCmZ1yQI/AAAAAAAARQA/OGrffuQ4SMECuB3m_goW4y-dyaiXsC0HACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0550.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-46383834776797813902020-10-29T09:13:00.000-06:002020-10-29T09:13:00.018-06:00You Play to Win the Game (Part III)<div style="text-align: left;">This year has been a wacky one all around, so it is not surprising that our sports got messed up along the way. After cancellations by conferences around the country paused our college football season, we were supposed to enjoy the first week of Mountain West football last week. Which we did with one noticeable exception: my favorite team. New Mexico was scheduled to head to Fort Collins to kick off the season, but outbreaks of COVID in the county surrounding the Lobo's campus caused the game to be cancelled. This was disappointing - I was excited for the Rams to play under the new coaching staff and against a team that they should beat (and have not lost to in a decade). We moved onto week two and it gave me an extra few days to pull together my predictions for the year. And wow... not sure how to predict anything at this point. But I have done it for the past two seasons, so here we go again... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">New Mexico</h3><div style="text-align: left;">COVID wins. Everyone else loses.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">at Fresno State</h3>CSU is a slight road favorite over the Bulldogs. Fresno lost last week to Hawaii. Since this appears to be one of the few winnable games on the schedule, I'm riding the Rams in this one. <div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Wyoming</h3><div>The Rams have not beaten Wyoming since 2015. Life is terrible and the Bronze Boot returns to Laramie. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">at Boise State</h3><div>El. Oh. El. A win on the Smurf Turf would be a goddamn miracle. This is a blowout loss. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">UNLV</h3><div>Thankfully, there are a few Mountain West Conference teams that are struggling like our Rams. UNLV is one of them and this is a game the Rams NEED to win. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">at Air Force</h3><div>Just like Wyoming, CSU has not beaten Air Force since 2015. The Ram/Falcon trophy stays with the Zoomies. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">at San Diego State</h3><div>A road trip against a team that is consistently at the top of the West Division. Rams lose a close one. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Utah State</h3><div>Aggie on Aggie violence. Despite the home matchup, Utah State has been a problem for the Rams. CSU closes out the season with another loss. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Final tally: </h3><div>2-5-1 (Wins-Losses-COVID). The Steve Addazio era has begun. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="70"></col><col width="276"></col><col width="80"></col><col width="116"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"COVID"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">COVID</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0 - 0"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">0 - 0</td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Fresno State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UNLV"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Diego State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); 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The images and videos from across the nation flash through my brain. The emotion and angst of the
people protesting fill my mental voids. I am a 37 year old white male who grew up in a middle
class suburban family who now has a college degree, a stable career, and my own
middle class white suburban family. What the hell do I know about the struggles
and injustices of the black community?
<div><br /></div>
<div>
The murder of George Floyd was the latest episode in this horror story of
police brutality directed toward minorities. Nine minutes of unlawful and
inhumane torture ended the life of a man whose crimes were being a black man
and an alleged counterfeit $20 bill. The absurdity of that last sentence
creates pits in my stomach. How can you not be outraged? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Everything in my life has been a product of the privilege that I have been
fortunate to have since birth. My family life, my education, my opportunities,
my employment, my health, my house, my cars, my safety - all receiving assistance along the way
from the color of my skin, the zip code of my birth, and the income of my
family. In the casino of life, I am the house. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1619 (exact date disputed among historians) - First slaves arrive on American soil</div><div style="text-align: center;">1863 - Emancipation Proclamation</div><div style="text-align: center;">1865 - 13th Amendment to the Constitution</div><div style="text-align: center;">1934 - National Housing Act</div><div style="text-align: center;">1964 - Civil Right Act</div><div style="text-align: center;">1965 - Voting Rights Act</div><div style="text-align: center;">1968 - Fair Housing Act</div><div style="text-align: center;">1970s and 1980s - War on Crime</div><div style="text-align: center;">1994 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hundreds of years of slavery. One hundred years between the end of slavery and national legislation protecting the rights of black humans. From Lincoln's famous address until today, we have seen practices like redlining, Jim Crow laws, active hate groups, mass incarceration, a privatized prison system profiting off full facilities, excessive minimum sentencing, racial disparity in the legal system, a financially crippling health care system, and militarized police forces all holding poor communities in their increasingly poor situations. And those disadvantaged communities are overwhelmingly filled with people who earned their freedom after we had a head start of several hundred years. </div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
The nasty and horrible truth is that the system that we reside in favors those
of us who have been in power the longest. It is that system that allows those
inhumane policemen to commit violent (even deadly) acts against minorities
with little to no repercussions. It is that system that is being protested.
And it is that system that must be changed.
</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div style="max-width: 854px;"><div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://embed.ted.com/talks/paul_rucker_the_symbols_of_systemic_racism_and_how_to_take_away_their_power" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" width="854"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>Part of what has been on my mind has been my uncertainty as to what I can do
as a 37 year old white male in the suburbs to help combat these injustices.
Luckily, I have found people like Emmanuel Acho to help me figure that
out. </div>
<div><br /></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
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Dear white people,<br />For days youโve asked me what you can do to help.
Iโve finally found an answer.<br /><br />Let your guard down and listen.
<a href="https://t.co/74SVv8XOqp">pic.twitter.com/74SVv8XOqp</a>
</p>
โ Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho)
<a href="https://twitter.com/thEMANacho/status/1267609472589090816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a>
</blockquote>
<div>
I owe it to Paul, Emmanuel, and the black community to do my part. Personal accountability is key in improving our society, so here is my individual pledge. It is not enough, but it is a start. </div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
First and most importantly, I promise to listen to Paul and Emmanuel and others
who can provide first-hand knowledge on their upbringing as a black human in
this world.
</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
I promise <a href="https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234" target="_blank">to educate myself on the history and current struggles of the black community</a>. I will never be able to fully comprehend the depths of your
struggles, but I can do my research and I can have empathy.
</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
I promise to educate my children in the same regard. Change starts in the
home. Fortunately, this already started with an intense and deep conversation
just the other night between my wife, my kids, and me about race and the current
state of affairs. Their natural disgust toward racism was a warm reminder that
hate is taught and that we are going through this process with genuinely kind and good kids.
</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
I promise to use my power as a voting citizen to fill our local, state, and
federal government with individuals who understand the importance of this
issue and who will work to right this wrong.
</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>
I promise to support and empower minorities in my line of work. That starts with a personal re-engagement with the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
(COMTO) and a new commitment to organizations like the CSU chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) to promote a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplace.</div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>If you do not think there is a problem in our society, how would you respond to Jane's request? </div>
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This speech from Jane Elliott about racism is still relevant 24 years later.
<a href="https://t.co/XHszqbgyjR">pic.twitter.com/XHszqbgyjR</a>
</p>
โ attn (@attn)
<a href="https://twitter.com/attn/status/1266391347839131649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2020</a>
</blockquote>
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Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-17749509264370128812019-12-13T20:12:00.004-07:002019-12-13T20:12:29.510-07:002019 Ram Recap - Week 14 - Going Bowling<div style="text-align: left;">
Apologies for the delay - between life and work, I have not had time to get this thing updated. Without further ado, the final Ram Recap of the Mike Bobo era...<br />
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The early afternoon Black Friday football game and corresponding morning tailgating caused the Flick family to be more proactive about game day planning than usual. The scheduled 8:00 am departure on Friday forced us to organize our gear on Thanksgiving before any family festivities began. With the cold and snowy weather forecast, I set about packing our gear with a high probability that Sarah would skip out at some point. Sarah and I gathered our warm weather gear for us and the kids and piled the tailgating supplies in the garage before heading over to Sarah's grandma's house for Thanksgiving dinner. There were no comments from the wife about staying home.<br />
<br />
The next morning, it was a brisk 19 degrees as I began packing the van. Tables, grills, stoves, gas canisters, and piles of warm clothes and blankets were stacked in the back of the car. There were no comments from the wife about staying home.<br />
<br />
The kids were jostled awake and long underwear and warm clothes were layered on small bodies. They slapped on their winter boots and headed to the packed car warming in the garage. There were no comments from the wife about staying home.<br />
<br />
The house was closed up, the dogs were kenneled, and Sarah and I wandered out to the garage to drive to Fort Collins. She really was coming...<br />
<br />
Despite leaving 40 minutes after we planned, we still were the only people in Lot 445 when we arrived. The Nelsons arrived shortly after. The Turgeons and Landrys (and Keith's propane heater) followed quickly behind. We were ready for CSU's "bowl game" as Mike Bobo had previously dubbed this Ram/Bronco matchup.<br />
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Boise State entered the contest already having clinched the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. With their ticket already punched to the MWC championship game against the Rainbow Warriors, Boise was playing for something much bigger -- consideration for a New Years bowl game. CSU maintained contact with the ranked Broncos, but Boise State was able to maintain a lead for much of the game. While the seven point loss did bisect the spread, the Rams loss left them at 4-8 on the year and with questions lingering about the future of the coaching staff. </div>
<h4>
The Positives:</h4>
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<ul>
<li>Camden started breaking down as the game started. He was cold. He wanted to go home. After taking a quick nap on my lap, he bounced back and was without complaint the rest of the game. And I mean the rest of the game -- all the way until the clock hit zeros. The older two kids did awesome, despite the weather. It helped that strangers sitting below our seats in the coaches' terrace were throwing them cookies and Jolly Ranchers... </li>
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<li>Even Sarah made it to the final whistle!</li>
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<ul>
<li>The Rams played well against a tough opponent. Effort is rarely the problem with these Mike Bobo teams. The team played their butts off for their coach's last game at the helm. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>John Jancek's defense once again was impressive. After a dismal 2018 campaign, Jancek's side of the ball produced at a rate not seen in Fort Collins since the Sonny Lubick days. Just look at the improvements made from 2018 to the 2019 season.</li>
</ul>
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Chop wood carry water! Progress is continuous action! We will continue to get better <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#edge</a> <a href="https://t.co/S4k4EYQQ75">pic.twitter.com/S4k4EYQQ75</a></div>
โ Joseph Guarascio (@CoachJoeyG) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJoeyG/status/1201547302198038528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<ul>
<li>The Ram football season is over, so I no longer have to come up with creative ways to talk about a bad football team. </li>
</ul>
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<h4>
The Negatives: </h4>
<ul>
<li>The Rams still have never won a football game against Boise State.</li>
<li> This program is a dumpster toilet fire. </li>
</ul>
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<h4>
Up Next - The Next Era:</h4>
<div>
Had my picks been an actual football team, the final tally (8-4) would have been decent enough to receive an invitation to an early bowl game against the Western Michigan Chippewas.<br />
<br />
As for the actual football team, the 4-8 record in season number five was the final nail in the Mike Bobo coaching coffin. On Wednesday, December 4th, Mike Bobo and CSU mutually agreed to part ways (with a shockingly low $1.82 million buyout) and Mike Bobo is no longer the head coach of the CSU football team. His offensive acumen quickly landed him a new gig as the offensive coordinator at the University of South Carolina. The Rams coaching search landed on Steve Addazio, the former Boston College head football coach. More on the entire coaching swap in a later post...<br />
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I enjoyed doing this again this season: I hope you enjoyed following along. May the 2020 Ram season start with a strong showing against our neighbors to the south up at Canvas Stadium.<br />
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<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Colorado (Denver)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CU 52 - CSU 31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Western Illinois</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 38 - WIU 13</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Arkansas</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UA 55 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UT 41 - CSU 35</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">USU 34 - CSU 24</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 24 - CSU 10</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 35 - UNM 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 41 - FSU 31</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 37 - UNLV 17</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">AFA 38 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 3</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">WYO 17 - CSU 7</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 4</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BSU 31 - CSU 24</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8 - 4</td></tr>
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<br />Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-66717106902012840242019-11-26T11:05:00.000-07:002019-12-03T14:18:11.517-07:002019 Ram Recap - Week 13 - W(h)y(?)oming<div style="text-align: left;">
This may be hard to believe, but the weather in Laramie for a battle over the Bronze Boot was really cold and terrible. Never could have predicted that. Also cold? The Rams offense. While seven points does get you taco's, it rarely is enough to win a football game. And that is exactly what happened. Looking back through the drive summaries of the game, the first half was boring as hell - five punts, a touchdown for each team, and a Wyoming kneel down to end the half tied at seven. The second half was just as lame, but more diverse - four punts, one touchdown, one field goal, one interception, one missed field goal, two turnover on downs, and one sad Wyoming drive to run out the clock.</div>
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The Positives:</h4>
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<li>John Jancek's defense played well enough to win the game. They legitimately did. They gave up 17 points to a rival, despite the offense giving Wyoming short fields on one of the touchdown drives. After last year's horrendous start to the Jancek era, his defense has been a strength as this season has progressed. </li>
<li>Warren Jackson remains the best player on the field. Six receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown is pretty pedestrian for Jackson, but he did accomplish a major career milestone in the loss. </li>
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With that reception, <a href="https://twitter.com/WideOutNation18?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WideOutNation18</a> has become the 9th player in program history to tally a 1๏ธโฃ, 0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ yard season! <a href="https://t.co/dTXZvT8xhN">pic.twitter.com/dTXZvT8xhN</a></div>
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โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1198100954085838849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2019</a></div>
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<li>As this game was on a Friday night in Laramie, I was not able to drive up to watch it in person. That means that I was able to avoid the cold (20-something degrees at kickoff and falling) and watch from the warmth of my living room. And believe me, I tried everything: </li>
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I have tried sitting in every seat in my living room. I sat on the coffee table. I stood up. I sat on the floor. Nothing I have done has helped the Ramsโ offense. Iโve done all I can.</div>
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โ Mike Flick (@Flickerbock) <a href="https://twitter.com/Flickerbock/status/1198112179167232001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2019</a></div>
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<li>The white pants/white jerseys/white helmets with green bones is such a clean look. </li>
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Final from Laramie. <a href="https://t.co/QzreS1Y2RD">pic.twitter.com/QzreS1Y2RD</a></div>
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โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1198117315692380160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2019</a></div>
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<li>[This was from last week. Still applies.] As you can tell, I am stretching a bit to find positives. I am so damn sick of losing rivalry games. </li>
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The Negatives: </h4>
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<li>The minuscule chance that CSU could stumble into bowl eligibility evaporated into the cold Wyoming wind. While I did not have much confidence in the Rams' ability to beat a top 25 Boise State, we will now all drive to Fort Collins on Black Friday without any false hope of a possible bowl game. </li>
<li>Last week, the Rams averaged 1.3 yards per carry. Thankfully that number was improved against Wyoming where they averaged... [calculating]...[wait for it]... 1.6 yards per carry. Ugh. </li>
<li>The first Ram offensive drive of the second half started with an incomplete pass followed by a 9 yard scramble by Patrick O'Brien. On third and one near midfield, the Rams called a QB sneak that resulted in no gain. Going for it on fourth down, the Rams reached deep into the playbook to call another QB sneak that resulted in no gain. Turnover on downs. Wyoming would then drive down half the field to score the go-ahead touchdown. The game was effectively over. I love when Bobo gets aggressive on offense. I loved that Bobo went for it on fourth down twice in the opening drive against Air Force. Placing your trust in your team to get the yardage needed to move the sticks is a great motivator. But calling a QB draw on second down and then two straight QB sneaks on third and fourth down was horrible. Wyoming had been all over the run game up to this point - pull something out of your giant offensive brain of yours and give your team a chance. That sequence was frustrating. </li>
<li>Two drives later, the Rams had moved into Wyoming territory with a balanced attack - strong runs from Marcus McElroy and receptions by Trey McBride and Dante Wright got the Rams to the Wyoming 31 yard line. Two incomplete passes in the direction of Warren Jackson (neither was particularly close) and the Rams faced 4th down and 2. Down a touchdown on the road against a bitter rival during the fourth quarter of a freezing cold and windy contest and Mike Bobo elected to try a 50 yard field goal. Maybe the previous fourth down attempt scared him, but this was a chicken decision. What did the Rams have to lose in that scenario. You have a wide receiver who cannot be consistently defended by any cornerback in the Mountain West Conference. You do not have a single play in your playbook to get him the ball? </li>
<li>The Rams have lost 12 straight rivalry games. Twelve straight. If you are a fourth year senior on the football teams of the University of Colorado, the United States Air Force Academy, or the University of Wyoming, you have never experienced a defeat at the hands of the football team from Colorado State University. </li>
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Up Next - Week 14 - The Merciful End:</h4>
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Bowl eligibility: out the window.<br />
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Trophy case: empty.<br />
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This season has been a frustrating continuation of the last few years of the Mike Bobo led program. Reports surfaced this week that two bottom-feeder Mountain West Conference teams already have plans to replace their coaches - Bob Davie from the University of New Mexico and Tony Sanchez from UNLV. Will Joe Parker make CSU the third MWC school to make a change? I know that the buyout money is in question, but I do not understand how Parker can look at what is transpiring with the football program and think that more time is the solution. The status quo is not working.<br />
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Our realtor always talks about the street optics of a property. If you are driving by a house that is on the market and you do not like what you see from the street, your chances of looking inside the house lessen considerably. College athletics are the street optics of university systems. CSU is a fantastic research university with a top 5 veterinary program and general academic excellence across the varying colleges. But the outward-facing, prominent public view of the university comes through the athletic department and specifically the big sports - football and basketball. When Bobo arrived on campus, CSU was positioning for something bigger - an invitation to a Power 5 conference. With the new on-campus stadium in the works, a run of success under Jim McElwain, and improved recruiting across the board, CSU football was on its way to being a top selection for any conference realignment or expansion.<br />
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In the last five years, CSU has improved our national academic rankings in most categories, has continued to expand our research capabilities, has made incredible strides to modernize and further beautify the campus, and has continued to be a leading high education system in the western United States. The athletic department has made strides as well - I can honestly say that at least 11 of the 13 varsity sports that are not football are trending upwards:<br />
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<li>Women's volleyball continues their dominance of the MWC, currently ranked #11 in the country after going undefeated in conference play this season,</li>
<li>Men's cross country entered the NCAA regional meet with a national ranking of #25</li>
<li>Women's cross country has gone from a non-contender to finishing 4th at the MWC championship race,</li>
<li>Men's and women's track and field are both the defending indoor and outdoor MWC champions, </li>
<li>Women's soccer is coming off their best season in program history (12-5-3) earning their first invite to the MWC tournament,</li>
<li>Women's softball spent portions of last season ranked in the top 25 last season and participated in the NCAA tournament, </li>
<li>Men's golf is ranked in the top 25 and won their last three tournaments of 2019,</li>
<li>Women's golf produced record scoring during this past fall season,</li>
<li>Women's basketball had one down year last season among a run of solid MWC representation (and my favorite coach at the university),</li>
<li>Men's basketball is trending up with the return of Niko Medved and the talented young players that have followed him to Fort Collins. </li>
<li>The remaining two programs (women's swimming and diving and women's tennis) may be trending upwards, I am not well informed team. </li>
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And then there is the football program. The most prominent and visible and recognizable program in the department is in shambles with no signs of recovery. Three of the five power conferences will be renegotiating their media rights between 2022 and 2024, potentially shifting the college landscape similar to what we saw in 2011. That time frame worries me. Will the successes of the CSU athletic department and the academic achievements be enough to offset the doormat that is the football program? Or, can the football team do in the next two years what the other CSU programs have done to put the university in a position to be considered for any and all realignment options? At the current trajectory, I do not see that happening.<br />
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<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Colorado (Denver)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CU 52 - CSU 31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Western Illinois</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 38 - WIU 13</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Arkansas</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UA 55 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UT 41 - CSU 35</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">USU 34 - CSU 24</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 24 - CSU 10</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 35 - UNM 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 41 - FSU 31</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 37 - UNLV 17</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">AFA 38 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 3</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">WYO 17 - CSU 7</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 4</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
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<br />Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-17991747980807937872019-11-21T08:05:00.000-07:002019-11-26T11:42:05.195-07:002019 Ram Recap - Week 12 - Chair Farce<div style="text-align: left;">
The weather should have been the first indicator of things to come. What was expected to be a gorgeous, cool, fall day in Fort Collins ended up being cold and blustery. The wind during our tailgate attempted to rip away our canopy and forced sweatshirts and jackets to emerge earlier than anticipated. We figured the stadium would provide a respite from the wind, as our seats force our backs to the west and the bleachers and press box provide a tall shelter. Somehow, physics declined cooperation and the wind swirled around our seats throughout the game. Moments of calmness were fleeting and welcomed, however brief they were. Our hats and gloves and jackets and hoods and blankets battled the entire game, but were overcome at the end of the third quarter and we headed home. The cold weather and bad football team gave us a great opportunity to explore the stadium - going to the top corner of our section and giving us some cool shots.</div>
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If you are a regular reader of this website, you may remember the first bullet in <b>The Positives</b> section of the UNLV recap was all about the success of the Rams being tied to their early offensive outbursts. This weekend followed that script exactly - finishing the first quarter up 14 - 0 over the Falcons. Great! Then the Rams decided to do nothing else offensively for the remainder of the game, let Air Force rattle off 24 unanswered points, score a late touchdown to make it interesting, then end the game dramatically by giving up a 99 yard interception return for a touchdown as the clock showed less than 2:00 remaining in the contest. Not great. Another trophy going back to a rival for anther year...<br />
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The Positives:</h4>
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<li>The first drive was magical and exactly what we expect from a Bobo offense. A solid mix of run and pass, aggressive fourth down play calls, and the Rams ending it in the end zone. After this drive, I was convinced that a good defensive effort combined with this offense would be enough to head home with a victory. </li>
<li>The defense played well for most of the contest. The Air Force offense was completely stifled to start the game - starting the game with a fumble that was returned for a CSU touchdown and then two straight punts. The Rams defense added an interception in the third quarter and played far better than the final score indicated. This loss was not on the defense. </li>
<li>This tweet came out prior to the Air Force game, but was a great indicator of the strides that have been made this year on the defensive front. There are some high quality programs on this list. And also CSU. </li>
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Fewest missed tackles as a team, through 11 weeks:<br />
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1. Ohio State - 51<br />
2. Michigan - 58<br />
3. Utah - 60<br />
4. Georgia - 63<br />
5. Air Force - 64<br />
6. Penn State - 68<br />
6. Colorado State - 68<br />
8. Alabama - 71<br />
8. Louisiana - 71<br />
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<li>Our tailgate game remains strong. Despite the wind, we successfully pre-gamed without incident. At one point, our tailgate television blew off the table and (no joke) landed upright on the ground next to the table. No damage from what we could tell. The TV took the rest of the night off after that miraculous save. </li>
<li>As you can tell, I am stretching a bit to find positives. I am so damn sick of losing rivalry games. </li>
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<li>The wind. It really was not that cold in Fort Collins on Saturday evening, but the wind made watching an outdoor sporting event unbearable. </li>
<li>During our time at the top of the section, we were vertically lined up with the northernmost suite. The kids tried their hardest to get the suite life folks to acknowledge their waving and dancing, to no avail. As I watched the kids go ham for the preoccupied audience, I was amazed by how many people in the suite were not watching the field out the window or on the television screens. Maybe I am a nut, but you came to a football game - watch the football game. </li>
<li>While my prediction record for the season is guaranteed to be above .500, this incorrect pick hurt a lot. The loss essentially eliminates the possibility of stumbling into a bowl game. Of our last three games, this game had the best odds for a CSU victory. The start was exactly what CSU needed - a strong offensive first drive to open the scoring and a defensive score to go up by 14 in the first quarter. Then the offensive wheels just fell off. Offensive production outside of a two-play, 75 yard touchdown drive in the second half was non-existent. The offensive game plan was garbage. The offensive execution was garbage. The offensive adjustments were garbage (if they adjusted at all). </li>
<li>I spent some time after the game texting with a buddy who was a former offensive lineman in high school and long-snapper at CSU (Hi John). Obviously, his understanding of football far exceeds any knowledge I have of the sport. His complaint was that despite the offensive line getting dominated by the smaller Air Force defensive line, CSU continued to call plays with 7 step drops. These deep drops in the pocket gave Air Force the time and space to put pressure on O'Brien before he had a chance to offload the ball. </li>
<li>Another nugget from John: CSU is 8-31 against FBS teams with 4 or more wins. CSU is 18-1 against FCS teams and FBS teams with 3 or fewer wins. That is garbage. </li>
<li>I can imagine being an Air Force fan is quite fun. You are the smaller team in every contest (with the service academy games as a possible exception). Yet your team plays harder than the opposition in EVERY. DAMN. GAME. There is never a question of effort or toughness or grit with that team. As one of those opposing teams, watching a smaller, less athletic team completely dominate the trenches is frustrating. The week prior to the game, CSU Creative pumped out a video where CSU talked about the tougher team winning. Well guess what, Rams. That statement remains true. </li>
<li>The Rams rushed for 39 yards on 31 attempts. That equates to an average yards per rush of 1.3. LESS THAN A YARD AND A HALF PER RUSH. </li>
<li>The Rams were 4-16 on 3rd down. </li>
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Up Next - Week 13:</h4>
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The good news is that the Rams still have a mathematical chance to work their way into a bowl game. The bad news is that the probability and likelihood of that happening is damn near zero. Wyoming played Boise State on the Smurf Turf earlier this month and ended up losing to the Broncos in overtime. I watched a chunk of that game and commented during the broadcast that I could not see how CSU beats either of those teams. After watching CSU against Air Force, I stand by that statement. Sorry Mikey from before the season started, your predictions are going 1-1 the remainder of the games.<br />
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First up are the Cowboys in Laramie for a Friday night tilt under the lights of War Memorial Stadium (this is assuming the state of Wyoming has discovered electricity in the last year). The Pokes are heading home after an 0-2 road trip through Boise, Idaho and Logan, Utah. Wyoming always plays hard in the Border War. The natural and longstanding rivalry between the schools is bolstered by the giant chips on the shoulders of the many Wyoming players from Colorado high schools who were overlooked by CSU during their recruiting process. Some Colorado prep star on the Cowboy roster will have a career game on Friday. It happens every year.<br />
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With a four-win season getting closer and closer, it becomes harder to envision the 2020 football season with Mike Bobo at the helm. The question has been and will continue to be the timing of the whole deal. Bobo's buyout drops precipitously after the first of the year ($5.5 million to $3 million) so it makes sense to either negotiate a reduced early buyout with Bobo or wait until January 1st to part ways. Waiting puts the Rams in a bind from a recruiting standpoint, but this program is in need of an overhaul regardless of the timing. Bobo inherited a team that in 2014 went 10-3 and was ranked in the top 25 for a short time. All the program has done since 2014 is go the wrong direction. As someone who truly respects and likes Mike Bobo the person, I have finally reached the point where I think it is time for Mike Bobo the coach to be relieved of his duties. This garbage is not acceptable.<br />
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<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Colorado (Denver)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CU 52 - CSU 31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Western Illinois</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 38 - WIU 13</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Arkansas</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UA 55 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UT 41 - CSU 35</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">USU 34 - CSU 24</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 24 - CSU 10</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 35 - UNM 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 41 - FSU 31</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 37 - UNLV 17</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">AFA 38 - CSU 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 3</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-87656625989570643432019-11-08T15:00:00.000-07:002019-11-26T11:42:24.562-07:002019 Ram Recap - Week 10 - Rebel Scum<div style="text-align: left;">
I knew that cutting DirecTV out of my life would cause some frustrations in my sports fan life. I knew that the streaming options did not include Altitude Sports or AT&T Sports Net Rocky Mountain. I knew that the desire to watch the Rockies/Nuggets/Avalanche would loom in the back of my mind. But I had prepared myself for that and I knew that the amount of money saved and the freedom that came from a contract-free life would offset those woes. But I had not planned on missing a CSU home game that was being broadcast by ATTSNRM. Fortunately, I had the sultry sounds of Brian Roth to give me the necessary play-by-play calls of my favorite team.</div>
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Roth's pregame banter during the coin flip included a conversation about UNLV's decision to defer. In previous weeks, CSU has shot out of the gate and produced early points that dictated the pace of the game. Roth and crew commented that they were surprised that UNLV, having won the toss, had not elected to take the ball to change that trend. Only a few short moments later, Anthony Hawkins was cruising into the endzone at the tail end of a 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown putting the Rams up 7-0. The lead was never relinquished and the Rams dominated the game.<br />
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The Positives:</h4>
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<li>When the Rams score early, good things happen. The quick points from the Hawkins kickoff return was followed by a touchdown on the subsequent drive to put the Rams up two scores. The early success resulted in confidence on both sides of the ball and truly the best overall game of the year for the team. </li>
<li>Patrick O'Brien continues to improve with extended time behind center. O'Brien has shown some flashes of why Nebraska recruited him in the first place - he is calm and composed in the pocket, uses his feet enough to stay out of trouble, makes smart decisions, and throws a nice ball. His numbers were not gaudy (17/27, 234 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs), but he limited mistakes and distributed the ball well. </li>
<li>The receiving corps again looks like a strength. Warren Jackson (another ho-hum 6 reception, 133 yard day for him) clearly is the alpha in this unit, but six other players caught balls on the day. </li>
<li>Speaking of Warren Jackson - his 133 yards put him at 657 yards over a consecutive four game span. That broke the previous CSU record of 644 yards, set by Michael Gallup in 2017. Warren Jackson is good at football. My co-worker (and PA announcer for the CSU women's basketball team) asked me if Jackson would declare for the draft after this season. I</li>
<li>Freshman Christian Hunter got the bulk of the carries at tailback and scored his first career touchdown. Hunter, Thomas, and McElroy have given CSU quality production from the backfield after Marvin Kinsey's suspension. All three running backs showed up in the scoring summary this week, as well. </li>
<li>Last year's safety tandem of Jamal Hicks and Jordan Fogel had a ton of potential, but mostly made me want to pull my hair out. They consistently were out of position, missed tackles, and allowed receivers to get behind them. This season, Hicks has become one of the best players on the field. He is rarely out of place in the secondary, he has been great both in run support and in pass coverage, he wraps up and finishes tackles. It has been fun to watch his transformation into an impact player in his senior season. </li>
<li>Justice McCoy got an appearance late in the game with the Rams comfortably ahead. He completed a couple passes and was at the helm of a fourth quarter touchdown drive to extend the Ram lead to 27 points. For a guy in his third year with the program and who had a disastrous inaugural appearance a few weeks ago, it was nice to see him back on the field and having a positive experience. </li>
<li>The State Pride jerseys. Good lord, these are some of the cleanest and nicest alternate jerseys in college football. So nice. </li>
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Week 10 Uniform of the Week Countdown <br />
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#2 <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CSUFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uniswag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uniswag</a> <a href="https://t.co/UlfdcbvacD">pic.twitter.com/UlfdcbvacD</a></div>
โ UNISWAG (@UNISWAG) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNISWAG/status/1191453405409099776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<li>Yeah, those jerseys... </li>
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๐ธ Top of the Mornin' to ya! <br />
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Just relivin' yesterday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EDGE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EDGE</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSURams?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSURams</a> <a href="https://t.co/9mD9YdXX6i">pic.twitter.com/9mD9YdXX6i</a></div>
โ Colorado State Football (@CSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSUFootball/status/1191022221113712640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The Negatives: </h4>
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<li>The Rams were favored against UNLV. They dominated end to end. They won by 20 points. All 17 UNLV points came in the second half of the game after CSU had already built a commanding lead. It was the third Ram win in a row. I do not feel like I need to put anything in this section. Except... </li>
<li>I was not there. C'est la vie avec les enfants. </li>
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Up Next - Weeks 11 and 12:</h4>
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For the second time during this three game win streak, the Rams have a weekend off. Normally I would complain about a bye during a winning streak, but the Rams are going to need to be rested as they face their final three opponents. If the Rams wish to play a 13th game this season, they still need two more victories. They have three more games. But those three games come against teams with a history of success against Bobo's boys - the first of those against the cadets of the United States Chair Force. The last CSU victory over Air Force came in 2015 in Fort Collins; Bobo's first year as the head ball coach. The three subsequent battles for the Ram-Falcon trophy have been horrible to watch, mostly because of the defense's inability to stop the triple option. The good news going into this contest is that the game is in Fort Collins and the CSU defense is playing its best football of the year. The major problems with defending a triple-option offense (over pursuit, lack of discipline, poor tackling, etc) have been cleaned up in the latter half of the season. Hopefully, this means that the Rams can somewhat stifle a Falcon offense that has averaged 35 points per game. They have also beat all the common opponents (beating CU in overtime and creaming both Utah State and Fresno State).<br />
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If the Ram's fall to the Falcons next weekend, bowl eligibility is basically gone. The Rams would have to win a rivalry game on the road and beat a top 25 team at home (one in which they have NEVER beaten). As a result, the Air Force game is a must-win for the Rams. Here's hoping my predictions hold true the next two weeks, then fall flat on their face in the finale.<br />
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#GoRams<br />
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<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Colorado (Denver)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CU 52 - CSU 31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Western Illinois</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 38 - WIU 13</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Arkansas</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UA 55 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UT 41 - CSU 35</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">USU 34 - CSU 24</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 24 - CSU 10</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 35 - UNM 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 41 - FSU 31</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 37 - UNLV 17</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
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<br />Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273034448047811487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808727.post-11085733458061560572019-11-08T10:07:00.000-07:002019-11-26T11:42:42.908-07:002019 Ram Recap - Week 9 - Road Under(bull)dogs<div style="text-align: left;">
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That's two in a row!! One more - that's called a winning streak. It has happened before. I've got a feeling things are about to turn around for us...<br />
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The Rams entered this road contest as a 14 point underdog. I get it - the hapless Rams who have spent a majority of the season stumbling over themselves were on the road against the defending Mountain West Conference champions. Apparently, the Rams did not know that they were supposed to roll over and take the L on the way out (thanks for that saying, Coach Malone). The Rams played hard. They played together. They limited mistakes. And they left the Golden State with a much needed win.<br />
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The Positives:</h4>
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<li>The Rams started the game with a tenacity that we have not seen this season. The first drive was quick and beautiful - including a play action pass to a wide open Trey McBride. After making a defender look foolish, McBride rumbled 69 yards for the opening score. </li>
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<li>Patrick O'Brien played one of his better collegiate games. Despite having a bad interception (more on that later), O'Brien looked the most comfortable he has ever looked behind center. He threw for over 300 yards and tossed a couple touchdowns, including the late six-pointer to Warren Jackson that put the Rams ahead for good. </li>
<li>The offensive line play was much improved against the Fresno front. The Bulldogs generated one sack and one QB hurry. For the whole game. That's it. The Rams can win games with that offensive protection up front.</li>
<li>THE RAMS FINISHED AN ENTIRE FOOTBALL GAME IN 2019 WITHOUT COMMITTING A SINGLE FUMBLE!</li>
<li>The running game could have been a disaster with the announcement during the week that the Rams were losing their leading rusher for an indefinite amount of time to a suspension. Instead, Marcus McElroy (Mullen, Mullen!) decided to announce his arrival with a bang. McElroy recorded his first career 100+ yard rushing game, his first career touchdown, and showed the strength and explosion that we were promised as an underclassman. </li>
<li>Logan Stewart singlehandedly won the turnover battle for the Rams. His two fourth quarter interceptions sealed the game for the Rams and earned him MWC Defensive Player of the Week honors. </li>
<li>Warren Effing Jackson. Once again, Jackson was a man playing among boys. His stat line is ridiculous (9 receptions for 178 yards and a touchdown), but it is not the most impressive thing about Jackson. Jackson makes this offense a completely different animal. Since his return from injury, Jackson has 392 yards receiving on 18 catches with three touchdowns. His physical stature and athletic ability make him a coverage nightmare and he has become the most dependable receiver on this Ram squad. Good luck, defensive backs. </li>
<li>Mike Bobo has never lost a game to Fresno State. </li>
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<li>About O'Brien's interception: his lone giveaway came at a terrible time (4th quarter) in a terrible situation (a tie ball game) in a terrible location (on the Fresno 14 yard line). </li>
<li>The start to the second half. As I have mentioned before, this coaching staff struggles to make adjustments at halftime to combat whatever the opposing team comes up with in their locker room. This game was no exception. Fresno's opening drive was too easy and resulted in 7 points. The quarter score was 14-3 in favor of the Bulldogs. If CSU wishes to turn the corner with this program, figuring out how to stop other teams from fighting back into games will be pivotal. </li>
<li>While the offense did gain abundant yards and score abundant points, their struggles on third down cannot be ignored. They finished 6-16, failing to deal the crushing blow until late in the contest. </li>
<li>No more negativity. A win over the defending MWC champions is worth celebrating. </li>
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Up Next - Week 10:</h4>
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The Rams have one game remaining on the schedule where they will be favored. This weekend, the Rebels of UNLV roll into Fort Collins and they are baaaaaad. With a victory against UNLV, the Rams will ride a three game winning streak into the heart of their schedule - closing out the season with games against two bitter rivals in Air Force and Wyoming and a team they have yet to beat in Boise State. A victory on Saturday gives them the slightest hope that a bowl game is possible, but it will take winning two of the following three. But the Rams have won two in a row. Win again Saturday, that's called a winning streak. It HAS happened before. I've got a feeling things are about to turn around for us...</div>
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<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Week"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Week</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Opponent"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Opponent</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Prediction"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Prediction</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Result"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Result</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flick's Picks"}" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #d9782d; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Flick's Picks</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hawaii"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Colorado (Denver)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"UH 43 - CSU 34"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CU 52 - CSU 31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"0-1"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Colorado (Denver)"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Western Illinois</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 38 - WIU 13</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arkansas"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Arkansas</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UA 55 - CSU 34</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Florida"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Toledo</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UT 41 - CSU 35</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">3 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Illinois State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Utah State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">USU 34 - CSU 24</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">4 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">San Diego State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">SDSU 24 - CSU 10</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">5 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at San Jose State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at New Mexico</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 35 - UNM 21</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"New Mexico"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Boise State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Fresno State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">CSU 41 - FSU 31</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">6 - 2</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wyoming"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">UNLV</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"BYE"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">BYE</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"--","6":1}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">--</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Nevada"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Air Force</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Utah State"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">at Wyoming</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">W</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"at Air Force"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Boise State</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"W"}" style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">L</td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="background-color: #d9782d; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 19px;"><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1e4d2b; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #1e4d2b; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr>
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