Back when BYU bolted the Mountain West Conference after the 2010-11 academic year and went independent in football, one of its former conference rivals most upset after the departure was Colorado State.
The Rams, who had been pummeled 49-10 by BYU in 2010, were among the schools who publicly questioned whether they would ever play BYU again, in any sport.
"It's unfortunate," then-CSU athletic director Paul Kowalczyk told the Denver Post on Aug. 31, 2010. "I hate to see BYU go, on one hand. But, on the other hand, the Mountain West is a strong conference with the recent additions of Nevada, Fresno State and Boise State. It puts us in a position as a conference to get better and have a BCS (Bowl Championship Series) shot."
It was somewhat surprising, then, when BYU and Colorado State agreed to a two-game football series on Sept. 25, 2024, with the first game to take place next month in Fort Collins and the second game to take place in 2029 in Provo.
Time heals all wounds, apparently.
#state #Colorado #series #take
The Rams, who had been pummeled 49-10 by BYU in 2010, were among the schools who publicly questioned whether they would ever play BYU again, in any sport.
"It's unfortunate," then-CSU athletic director Paul Kowalczyk told the Denver Post on Aug. 31, 2010. "I hate to see BYU go, on one hand. But, on the other hand, the Mountain West is a strong conference with the recent additions of Nevada, Fresno State and Boise State. It puts us in a position as a conference to get better and have a BCS (Bowl Championship Series) shot."
It was somewhat surprising, then, when BYU and Colorado State agreed to a two-game football series on Sept. 25, 2024, with the first game to take place next month in Fort Collins and the second game to take place in 2029 in Provo.
Time heals all wounds, apparently.
#state #Colorado #series #take
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