CU vs CSU on a Sunday

[rockrules40]

Don't know if it has been said in the CU threads, but the CU CSU game will be on Sunday not Saturday.


http://www.buffzone.com/news/2008/ap...ay-kickoff-cu/

CU-CSU game officially set for Sunday kickoff
Rivalry tilt won't compete with NFL

Camera staff report
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Rocky Mountain Showdown has officially been moved to Sunday.



The Colorado-Colorado State football game will be held Aug. 31 at Invesco Field in Denver. Kickoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on FSN.

The move is designed to help relieve stress on Denver police and fire departments, which will be already facing a hectic week with the Democratic National Convention in town. The DNC is scheduled to end on Thursday, Aug. 28.

The CU-CSU game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 30.

The move to Sunday does not force the Buffs and Rams to compete with the NFL, as there are no games scheduled that day.

"It gives us a guaranteed prime-time window," said CU athletic director Mike Bohn. "Plus, there's a little separation from the DNC, which gives the emergency and se-curity people a little break.

"It's just one of those things that made complete sense."

Colorado had played a handful of Sunday games in the past, including two of the more memorable regular-season contests in CU history.

In 1990, the Buffs opened the season with a 31-31 tie against Tennessee in the Pigskin Classic in Anaheim, Calif. Colorado went on to win the national championship that season. In 2001, CU lost to Fresno State, 24-22, in the Jim Thorpe Classic at Folsom Field. The Buffs rebounded to win the Big 12 championship that year.

Colorado's last game was also on Sunday, when CU lost to Alabama in the Independence Bowl.

CU's first home game is Sept. 6, when the Buffs host Eastern Washington at 1:30 p.m.
E.W. Scripps Co.

[str8jacket]

I'm excited about this, the WVU game will be epic as well

[BVP]

this is good news! i will be able to attend the game!!!

[GoBuffs99]

This game needs to return back to college campuses. Damn CSU and their trailer park football stadium. :doh:

[DrunkPanda]

they have a stadium? i thought it was just a field surrounded by a handful of bleachers

[str8jacket]

they have a stadium? i thought it was just a field surrounded by a handful of bleachers

I would have to bring my lawn chair

[BVP]

CSU's stadium is pretty nice, just doesn't have a lot of seats. But I agree with bringing the game back to college campuses.

[IrishConrad]

The game and the facilities

I'm really looking forward to the Night game. The last time CSU-CU played at night at Invesco was 2003. It was a sold out game and the hype before the game was great. I would like to see it kept at Invesco because I think it highlights or states college football teams for for the state and more people come out.
CU by far has the better campus and field. I was there last week for the Bolder Boulder and every time I see the campus it really puts it in perspective on who's campus is leaps and bounds ahead of the other.
On the other hand CSU's new Athletic Department is doing a great job so far and some big upgrades are coming for CSU.

I really hope to see both schools hanging around the top 25 consistently every year. Same goes for the Falcons down the road.

[GoBuffs99]

College games should be played on college campeses. Better atmosphere, homefield advantages, student sections. Nothing is better. Not even pro ball comes close imo. I wish CSU would upgrade their stadium. Then we can leave invesco and play the game where it belongs.

I don't care about the pub. Fans here dont really give a damn to support their college teams. Kind of a joke really.

[osubroncos86]

I would imagine it's just a neutral field kind of issue. OU and Texas play each other in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas every year with great success. They get lots of fan support. It's kinda surprising to see that the CU-CSU game doesn't get as much publicity, even in Invesco!

OSU and Texas Tech are gonna start playing in Jerryworld every year starting in '09. We'll see how that goes.

[GoBuffs99]

I would imagine it's just a neutral field kind of issue. OU and Texas play each other in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas every year with great success. They get lots of fan support. It's kinda surprising to see that the CU-CSU game doesn't get as much publicity, even in Invesco!

OSU and Texas Tech are gonna start playing in Jerryworld every year starting in '09. We'll see how that goes.

You can't really compare the CU-CSU game to the UT-OU game.

[IrishConrad]

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I'd like to see a giant banner hanging on the outside of the stadium in full view of I-25. Also have Denver Radio stations make it talk it up.

[BVP]

I'd like to see a giant banner hanging on the outside of the stadium in full view of I-25. Also have Denver Radio stations make it talk it up.

For a while it used to be the talk of the town, but now that both teams, especially CSU, aren't doing as good as they used to, it is just hard to get a lot of people excited for the game.

[Prodigal19]

Being the Buff homer that I am I cant see this ending up any other way than a blow out for CU.

[draco193]

I hate the idea of a Sunday game. People have classes the next morning, work, etc.. I know they want to try and give the emergency personell a break, but, now, you give people all day to drink. Its just not going to end well.