Embree: Go now or later?
The bubble has fully deflated, and CU has collapsed into a near-cataclysmic mess. by Ralph Routon Just three weeks ago, the University of Colorado football program looked on the verge of taking...
View ArticleNFL damage may not heal
Even after the league's most embarrassing moment in memory, nobody had the nerve to admit the officials made an error, or the guts to correct it. by Ralph Routon On the surface at least, the National...
View ArticleSerratore can't forget easily
"It still burns me, how that ended," Serratore says. "It just wasn't right." by Ralph Routon Even now, going on seven months later, Frank Serratore has trouble containing his emotions when the subject...
View ArticleRockies' rudderless ship
As regular readers of this space know, the Colorado Rockies' collapse in 2012 did not come as a major surprise. by Ralph Routon As regular readers of this space know, the Colorado Rockies' collapse in...
View ArticleBroncos still on track
Pardon a little boasting, but my game-by-game predictions pegged the Broncos at 3-3 entering their bye week. by Ralph Routon For more than a week now, the Denver Broncos and their kingdom have reveled...
View ArticleFalcons relive some history
On an October day in 1996, another Air Force team that had its ups and downs with a senior quarterback, Beau Morgan, put it all together. by Ralph Routon If you watch Air Force football long enough,...
View ArticleFalse start for the Nuggets
George Karl needs to put the jigsaw pieces in place as fast as possible. by Ralph Routon When the Denver Nuggets first saw their schedule for this season, nobody in the organization seemed to have any...
View ArticleAFA needs to look ahead
At Air Force, football coaches never can forget about the future. by Ralph Routon Funny how some conversations never fade from memory, even many years later. Here's an example from the last week of...
View ArticleRockies: Weiss a smart pick
As a shortstop, Weiss played hard, knew the game, his fundamentals were solid, his attitude always superlative — and he stood out as a quiet leader. by Ralph Routon During the early seasons of the...
View ArticleCU does the right thing
Sure, in a perfect world, Jon Embree might have deserved another year. Then again, as things are, he really didn't. by Ralph Routon You never forget seeing grown men cry in absolute despair, even when...
View ArticleWhat we're still missing
We could have been enjoying the first round of a real major-college football tournament. by Ralph Routon By Ralph Routon Did you enjoy watching Wisconsin's 70-31 rout of Nebraska in the Big Ten...
View ArticlePicking the bowl outcomes
You never know which teams will come up flat and which ones will play their best of the year. by Ralph Routon You might think it would be easy, predicting the winners of bowl games every year as has...
View ArticleBroncomania vs. the real NFL
Let's see, that's a bounty scandal, too many concussions to count, a murder-suicide and intoxication manslaughter. Are we having fun yet? by Ralph Routon Several days ago, a longtime reader who...
View ArticleRaw deal from Pro Challenge
Colorado Springs deserved better. Far better than this insensitive snub from the organizers of the still-fledgling event, going into just its third year. by Ralph Routon For the past week, all we've...
View ArticleAlarms go off for Falcons
This was another instance of Air Force, in a significant game, inexplicably sliding into a trance. by Ralph Routon Three plays into the second half of the Armed Forces Bowl last Saturday, Air Force...
View ArticleNothing easy for Broncos
Let's look at the matchups, picking those winners and the two Super Bowl participants. by Ralph Routon So you're John Fox or Peyton Manning, waiting to see what team would become the Denver Broncos'...
View ArticleFame, faceoffs and failure
Baseball's Hall of Fame, the National Hockey League and, of course, the Denver Broncos. by Ralph Routon So much material, so little space. Since we only do this once a week, the best option is...
View ArticleHappy days for the Mountain West Conference
If you're a follower of the Mountain West as a whole, you've probably never felt better. But if your loyalty stops at Air Force, don't feel too giddy. by Ralph Routon In the chaotic, money-driven...
View ArticleLearning from the Baltimore Ravens
It's obvious that Denver still has a Super Bowl-caliber roster. by Ralph Routon So the one play that devastated the Denver Broncos back on Jan. 12 wound up arguably deciding the Super Bowl winner. If...
View ArticleParcells: It all started in Colorado Springs
He thought he would become a big-time college coach, but that dream ended at the Air Force Academy. by Ralph Routon Many will call it foolish to suggest that Bill Parcells, just named to the Pro...
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