It was a big weekend for Colorado football fans with CU, Air Force and the Broncos posting big wins. They were all close, hard-fought games and the victors deserved the prized “W” earned after the final whistle. No sports writer/blogger/sportscaster can take away a win, but he/she can certainly belittle the team and downplay the effort. What is with everyone ripping our Colorado boys because they didn’t crush the opponent by 50 points?
The Buffs made some mistakes at Folsom Field, but so did the Dawgs. CU made fewer mistakes and made plays when needed in order to walk off the field as a winner. The defense was looking for UGA’s staple running play figuring they would use it to run down the clock at the end of the game and they had the right guy in the right spot to make a play when it counted. Let’s enjoy a big win against a formidable SEC opponent and relish a fun trip down memory lane with visits from the 1990 championship team for one more week.
I thought the scoreboard at the Air Force Academy would look more like a slot machine this weekend with Navy in town but defense ruled the day. Not only did the Zoomies keep the Midshipmen out of the end zone, but ended a 15 game winning streak by the Middies over its fellow academy brethren. I’m sure the brisk thin air in the Springs felt thick and heavy to Air Force on Saturday given that this year’s team had the best chance of winning this match-up since the seniors have donned the uniforms. Again it wasn’t pretty, but the coaches had Jamal Cooks working on his punt blocking leap this year and it paid off big on Saturday. Time to bring that Commander-in-Chief’s trophy back out to the West where it belongs.
On Sunday there was more second guessing of McKid’s play calling, but again the Broncos made plays when it counted and earned a win. I’m not saying there weren’t some ugly parts to the game (e.g., special teams and running game), but the Titans didn’t exactly burn up the field either. Instead of looking at the negatives I’m thinking how good this team could be if they could just get the running game going. If Orton can post Kurt Warner like numbers for the rest of the season then the Broncos are in position to win the West. Everyone and their grandmothers know Denver needs to figure out the red zone and how to create space on running plays, so I’m sure McKid will have his coaches bleary-eyed and caffeinated up in order to improve in those areas. Again, let’s enjoy a tough win over a good team and start copping a ‘tude about our home teams instead of acting like Philadelphia fans.
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