Among complaints from Colorado State athletes staffers: Coaches have told players not to report COVID-19 symptoms, threatened players with reduced playing time if they quarantine and claim CSU is altering contact tracing reports to keep players practicing
Many players and staffers don't feel safe. They have no say in safety. Is trying to play college football this season anything other than a money grab?
Bobo confirms Friend and Fair are headed to Tennessee. Both are gone and off to help Tennessee recruit and won’t coach bowl. “I’m excited for those guys...wish them good luck and we’ll always be friends. I’m focused on my team and finishing strong.”
#CSURams
Holy cow, this is incredible. Group of CSU students raising money to get to Vegas for the Mountain West tournament and Niko and Erica Medved drop a huge contribution to make it happen. You don't see that type of thing often.
This is Horsetooth Reservoir at about 12:30 p.m. and it’s sunny day, but you would never know it in Fort Collins. Parked cars are coated in ash from
#CameronPeakFire
Very fortunate to do this job and cover seasons like this. Appreciate all who support my work and hope I was able to provide value to your season with my coverage. Cheers!
I think Colorado State can call itself men’s basketball state champs. Rams go 7-0 in state.
CSU beat:
▫️Air Force (X2)
▫️Colorado
▫️UNC
▫️DU
▫️CSU-Pueblo
▫️Adams State
The fan discourse between ACC and Mountain West got pretty ugly at times this year. Uh, notch one for the Mountain West.
This is ugly. Colorado State absolutely hammering Virginia. Starters will set for the rest of it
Wow Colorado State has better resume wins, but given the circumstances this is right there with one of the most impressive ways to win for the Rams.
Supremely gritty 86-81 win over Washington
A $600K offer to the QB. Top 12 players all receiving offers to try lure into the portal. “We’re fighting for our lives” says Colorado State football coach Jay Norvell about “wolves” attempting to poach the roster
Huge news for the Colorado State football team. Defensive lineman Mo Kamara says he’ll return for the 2023 season. Big piece to the ‘23 puzzle. (Via his IG)
The Border War next week between Wyoming and CSU at Moby is already sold out, per an email update from the athletics department. That will be the fourth sellout in a row at CSU, which hasn’t happened in the Mountain West era.
Nique Clifford says team was grateful for NCAA Tournament berth, but also that Colorado State felt seeding placement (last at-large in) was a motivating factor to prove wrong
Isaiah Stevens is the best-ever for the Colorado State men's basketball team. Because of what he did on the court. Because of what he did off it. Because of the standard he set. Because he stayed. No. 4 in the rafters must be next.
Poudre lost Friday's
@CHSAA
playoff opener, but that didn't matter. Friday was for junior Josh Cortez, who died in a car crash less than 24 hours before the game. “He loved being out here with us. He’s a cheerful, happy guy."
#copreps
Really cool thing coming to Canvas Stadium this fall. There will be a doubleheader of city high school football matchups on Sept. 30. Poudre vs. Rocky Mountain first, Fossil Ridge vs. Fort Collins nightcap. Kudos to PSD/CSU/Canvas for making this happen. Should be awesome event.
I can’t get over this Tory Horton throw. Had to be pinpoint and was.
Get this: Horton is 4-4 for a 109 yards and a TD in career passing stats.
Best player on the field Saturday
Darius Curry, a 3-star QB with a bunch of P5 offers, has announced his commitment to Colorado State on his Instagram page. The Long Beach Poly star threw for more than 3,000 yards and 38 TDs as a junior
Attendance for Adams State at Colorado State: 6,852 (85% capacity).
An impressive number for holiday break for CSU. This year shaping up to be one of CSU's top attendance seasons in a long, long time
Tory Horton is “hyped” about his
@EASPORTSCollege
rating. He lowballed himself in guessing a rating and thrilled to hear the 91. Safe to say the locker room is pumped to play this game
David Roddy on
@Hullshow
says decision on next step hasn’t been made yet but he does make it very clear that it’s either Colorado State or the NBA and he will not transfer. “There’s absolutely no way” he would play elsewhere in college, he said
Wow, New Mexico takes down Wyoming. Huge result that throws the Mountain West race wide open. CSU plays at The Pit in less than 48 hours.
Mountain West is a monster.
Interesting: Niko Medved says he told the team the coaches weren’t going to call plays, but let offense motion flow. He told Isaiah Stevens to not look to the bench for calls. And flow it did.
Fascinating and effective coaching move
Yes, this was a massive win for the Colorado State football staff and players. But it was also for so many people who sat through the pain of Boise in 2017. The Hail Mary wiped off in 2018. And so much more. A program cleanser ⬇️
Just finished conference call with Tory Horton. He discussed idea of wanting to leave CSU in a better, winning place than he found it when he leaves. Wants to be better leader in his CSU finale.
Also, mentioned adding "armor" which is a supremely cool way to say muscle.
Have been able to confirm this with multiple sources as well. Nique Clifford will be back with Colorado State.
Huge news for CSU to end what has been a fascinating offseason cycle.
Colorado State’s last four wins are over ACC, Big East and two Pac-12 teams. Rams have three neutral and one road win so far. Four wins over current KenPom top-100 (Boston College is 103 as I tweet for a near fifth).
CSU will rise in top-25 polls. Also, first NET out Monday
Wow Colorado State soccer takes down Mountain West No. 1-seed San Diego State on penalties in the semifinals of conference tournament. A new biggest win in program history
Rams are one win from NCAA’s
Former Northern Iowa guard Bowen Born has committed to Colorado State, he announced on Instagram.
Wonder how CSU could have connected with a former UNI sharpshooter 🤔😉🤔
Colorado State is expecting a crowd around the 30,000 mark for the football home opener against Middle Tennessee on Saturday, spokesperson said.
Expectation is another huge student crowd, carrying over from last school year.
Colorado State's two key transfers who were supposed to help elevate this team were Nique Clifford and Joel Scott.
Clifford: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
Scott: 21 points, 9 rebounds
So far
Niko Medved says Jalen Lake broke a finger in practice this week and has surgery Thursday. He'll be out about 6 weeks.
Medved says Lake wanted to wrap it up and play tonight before surgery to help team.
Jay Norvell postgame: “too much, too soon” for this program facing a top-10 program like this. Happy with lack of penalties, pleased overall with Millen. Says team got overpowered at times.
“Overall, I’m not discouraged about our football team at all.”
The court storm and Kendle Moore's crowd surf wasn't really about CSU's win over Boise State. It was celebrating the journey. There were 2,200 in the stands for his first game. Now
@CSUMBasketball
is NCAA Tournament bound and Moby bounces with energy