Category Archives: Colorado State football

Leading the way

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Mike

Colorado State coach Jim McElwain, who usually lead the team out of the tunnel before games, wasn’t in front last Saturday against Fresno State, and he came clean as to why. “I have to bust myself,” he said Monday. “I … Continue reading →

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A few notes to wrap up camp

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Mike

Jim McElwain has expressed on worries over the injuries on his team, as Momo Thomas and Zach Tiedgen were still riding bikes on Saturday. He does feel Tiedgen’s ankle injury is a little more serious than they thought, but wasn’t … Continue reading →

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McElwain upbeat with camp done

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Mike

Colorado State football coach Jim McElwain said he wasn’t feeling “comfortable” heading into fall camp. As he closed it after Thursday’s scrimmage, he wasn’t acting like a coach who was full of questions. Rather, he seemed quite confident with the … Continue reading →

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Not so bold at the ticket window

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Mike

The “Bold New Era” Colorado State is selling this year for the football team hasn’t shown up yet at the ticket window. Last year, CSU sold 4,507 season tickets to football games, the third straight season in which the team … Continue reading →

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Team and playbook coming together

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Mike

Jim McElwain surprised his football team with a movie following Saturday’s scrimmage, part of the process of bringing the roster together. It definitely caught the team off guard, judging from the flow of Tweets sent out that night. But the … Continue reading →

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Protection improves in first fall scrimmage

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Mike

Coming out of Saturday’s first scrimmage of the fall, Jim McElwain was quick to point out he felt the team was really effective in the passing game, adding protection was good. It was supposed to be. In the spring, a … Continue reading →

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Black and gold don’t mix in Fort Collins

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Mike

At Thursday’s practice, something looked oddly out of place. As normal, the quarterbacks were wearing black jerseys, a sign they were off limits to hit. They were also wearing the gold game pants the team wore last year. Is it … Continue reading →

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Getting a do-over

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Mike

Mulligans in golf are good, a second chance to do things right. In football, they are more of a lesson in how to do things the correct way. Colorado State’s football team had one Thursday morning, the first day of … Continue reading →

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Rams put on the pads

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Mike

The first day of practice in full pads is one the players generally look forward to, because they get to pop a little bit. And really, isn’t that why they’re out there? Then again, coaches can look at it in … Continue reading →

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Note prior to CSU’s fall camp

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Mike

Colorado State will open fall football camp Saturday with two practices, but coach Jim McElwain isn’t trying to get a jump on the competition. Instead, he is giving the first-year players a chance to acclimate to the program without getting … Continue reading →

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