0-2 Could Be Worse

I don’t get the continued complaining and disappointment that is coming from so many Ram fans about CSU’s two early losses.

After the last three years, CSU fans should be satisfied with an 8-4 record, a bowl game (hopefully not in New Mexico), and some proof that Sonny hasn’t lost his magic.

CSU is in great position to accomplish this, despite the poor start.

They lost to their archrival CU, in overtime. It is a game that always comes down to the wire, and it is always a toss up.

Then, Cal-Berkley, ranked 10th in the nation comes to town, fresh of a whooping of SEC-power Tennessee, and State loses by six.

Would it have been nice for CSU to win both those games? No, it would have been amazing, and for the course of the season, it would have been relatively inconsequential (look at the early rankings of collegefootballnews.com, CSU is the best 0-2 team in country, better than 2-1 Wyoming).

Winning a Mountain West Conference title should be first the goal of every season, and CSU can still achieve that goal. So fans, don’t give up yet.

The events of college football last weekend (Air Force beating TCU, wounded Utah shocking/destroying UCLA, BYU losing a shootout to Tulsa, New Mexico beating Arizona) proved that everything anyone thought they knew about the Mountain West Conference has been flipped, and the league is up for grabs.

Two of the favorites to win the title, Utah and TCU, have in-conference losses to Air Force, who was projected to finish near the bottom of the conference. The Flacons have taken a very early, but impressive, lead in the conference race.

BYU, also a preseason frontrunner, projected to have a quality defense, just lost to Tulsa, giving up 52 points in the process.

The good news for CSU is that they are still undefeated in conference play (Yes, I am aware they are also winless). They still get to play everybody else, and that is a big advantage over TCU and Utah.

There is no team in this league that CSU can’t beat, and there is no team in the league that can’t beat CSU.

CSU has been in similar situations and come through with amazing years. It is possible they will do so again.

Last year’s collapse by the Rams after a 4-1 start should prove that you can’t but too much worth into the first few games of the year, so don’t fall into the same trap.

It is far too early to lose the gift of optimism.