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Goat Nation meltdown....
- Thread starter leftybuff
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If they ever start winning, first thing they should do is tear down that stadium. Not only does the stadium suck, so does it's location.
Chicken/egg. I would submit that the first thing they need to do is tear down that dump and relocate their vet school out there and put the new stadium where the vet school is now. Build a 40K on-campus stadium and the fan support would be immediate.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
To be fair.. some here thought Mike Shanahan and Les Miles were all but ready to come here and coach..
And they were! If only 5 plays went differently Mike or Les would have been on their way.
CSU is destined to be left behind in a non-AQ conference, whatever that turns out to be. They won't be able to compete with the AQ conferences, the money differential will be mind boggling, but there's no reason they can't be competitive with non-AQ schools. All they need are a few players. Fairchild went all in on Pete Thomas, but he doesn't seem to be the savior. Imagine he were Robert Griffin III, though, and how many games would CSU win? Give them one decent WR, even a player like Scotty McKnight, and their offense would be exponentially better. It doesn't take much at that level to win some games. Heck, they're awful and they might get to a bowl this season.
I just can't get over how delusional their fans are. They've won 3 games each of the last two seasons, yet they just knew that they would beat CU--even though CU has a better record against better competition, even under Hawkins. They're their ****ing furious about the loss and can't understand how it happened. Nutjobs.
I just can't get over how delusional their fans are. They've won 3 games each of the last two seasons, yet they just knew that they would beat CU--even though CU has a better record against better competition, even under Hawkins. They're their ****ing furious about the loss and can't understand how it happened. Nutjobs.
Nope- Can't agree here.
If Tulane or Louisiana Tech sucks at football (and they normally do) it doesn't take away the perception of Louisiana football. As long as the LSU Tigers are dominant that state will be looked at favorably. Screw csu.....they have no bearing on our Buffs. If Colorado had been a top 10 team lets say the last 6-7 years perception of the state of colorado football would be looked at differently.
Damn straight. Its not depth of football ability that matters. Two teams ranked 40th does nothing. All people care about is the headliner.
yep ... CU was the ONLY BCS school the Rams will face this year
Playing Devil's advocate here - but would you say the perception of football is better in Lousiana or Alabama? I'd say Alabama, as they have two very strong programs. I think there's some validity to the idea that a strong CSU would help the perception of football in Colorado. The problem is that I just don't see it happening anytime soon.
Lt.Col.FrankSlade
Well-Known Member
It would be important for CSU to be good if the two teams were in the same conference.
They are not. CSU plays in a dog **** conference and can't even field a winning season in that dog **** conference.
They are not. CSU plays in a dog **** conference and can't even field a winning season in that dog **** conference.
I think that is as close to witty as they can get.....:rolling_eyes:
Because they're aggy. CU is to UCB as UT is to tu.
SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
Ok, who do most people see as having better football Louisiana or Mississippi? Mississippi has 2 SEC teams, usually ranked around 40, and I guaranty the majority of people around the country think of Louisiana as having better football.
CSU started out behind the rest of the BCS level schools and is falling further and further behind.
They had their savior on the field and financially with Sonny and Stryker, they were ranked in the top 25 on a regular basis for a period of time and the Stryker donation was the biggest in the history of their athletic department. The end result, they are back to their historical bottomfeeder status, they are further behind the rest of their second tier conference in facilities. Attendance is consistently declining and is already near the bottom of the BCS division.
The CU athletic department made a profit last year, CSU pulled close to half their budget as a subsidy from the school. They may want to get rid of Fairchild but there is a question about if they will have the money to do it.
They may have a few up years occasionally where they reach a lower end bowl game and win 6-8 games but they are not likely to have the resources to ever compete on a regular basis in their conference. They could not sell 30,000 tickets for a game against a top 10 Cal team a couple of year back and their only games with attendance over 30k in recent years have been because of visiting fans from schools like BYU (no longer on the schedule), Air Force, and Wyoming.
I think realistically it is only a matter of time until they have no choice but to go to the Big Sky level where they should be able to compete on an even footing and even expect a level of success.
They will lose some fan support but I don't think it will be that much. It will be more than compensated for by the huge cut in the cost of operating a program at that level. 63 scholarships, greatly reduced travel cost, much lower recruiting expenses, etc. will more than make up for pitance they lose in attendance and in MWC media revenues.
They had their savior on the field and financially with Sonny and Stryker, they were ranked in the top 25 on a regular basis for a period of time and the Stryker donation was the biggest in the history of their athletic department. The end result, they are back to their historical bottomfeeder status, they are further behind the rest of their second tier conference in facilities. Attendance is consistently declining and is already near the bottom of the BCS division.
The CU athletic department made a profit last year, CSU pulled close to half their budget as a subsidy from the school. They may want to get rid of Fairchild but there is a question about if they will have the money to do it.
They may have a few up years occasionally where they reach a lower end bowl game and win 6-8 games but they are not likely to have the resources to ever compete on a regular basis in their conference. They could not sell 30,000 tickets for a game against a top 10 Cal team a couple of year back and their only games with attendance over 30k in recent years have been because of visiting fans from schools like BYU (no longer on the schedule), Air Force, and Wyoming.
I think realistically it is only a matter of time until they have no choice but to go to the Big Sky level where they should be able to compete on an even footing and even expect a level of success.
They will lose some fan support but I don't think it will be that much. It will be more than compensated for by the huge cut in the cost of operating a program at that level. 63 scholarships, greatly reduced travel cost, much lower recruiting expenses, etc. will more than make up for pitance they lose in attendance and in MWC media revenues.
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Air Force
GoBuffs08
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure that is an SAT question.
That day is already here.
Unleash Hell
Well-Known Member
Thomas was already throwing TD's passes in his mom's womb
Now that he has discovered his inner white michael vick, there is nothing in his way.
les miles was close...
Darian3Hagan
'89 Player of the Year
jenga!
It was just a few million little things. :wink2:
maybe if they actually came out and supported their team they would have realized this? :huh:
dply
Doble hoja
They thought they had a 75k seat stadium in the heart of Denver. For most CSU fans that is the only game they go to.
Unleash Hell
Well-Known Member
And they can't even come close to selling their allotment for that.
I remember a couple years ago goat fans were wanting to schedule a team like Nebraska and play it at Mile High. Can you imagine, it would be 90% red.