CSU, CU Football Rivalry Revived, For Now

If you are a regular attendee of this game, you could complain about the challenge to get a ticket to the hottest football game in town right now, especially given the recent challenge of a partially filled stadium which caused constant threats of ending the Rocky Mountain Showdown altogether, or sending the game back to the campuses where many think it belongs anyway.


Until one or both of these teams returns to the days of not being very good, this game will remain in the heart of downtown Denver, right where massive ticket demand says it clearly belongs.

If you don't already have one, every ticket except 6,000 nose bleed seats will cost you a pretty penny- and even the cheap seats are priced at a premium. Watch out for Craigslist scammers, because this is exactly the kind of interest level that brings hustlers out of the woodwork.


Despite the beauty of the new CSU stadium- and a fairly lovely stadium at CU as well- Mile High Stadium (who cares who is the current sponsor) is the only fair place that is large enough to house the thousands who will remain desperate to take part in the mayhem..... when both of these teams are relevant.


I am hopeful that my daughter, a sophomore at CSU, has forcibly shifted me over to the new winning side. I am a Colorado native who rooted for the winner of most of these Showdowns, but mostly because I originally leaned towards CU thanks to Coach McCartney and the boys. Until my daughter gives me license to return to my native love, I am loyally rooting CSU all day, everyday.


Right about now, a good CSU shellacking would remind the Colorado community that the little brother has a new stadium, more players playing pro lately, and a lot of real reasons to expect to win this game tonight. CU is no slouch either, but they've yet to play a game, so whatever we expect of them doesn't have the game of evidence that CSU provided versus Oregon State in their dominating first game this season.


Although concerns are growing over the future of this rivalry, the sheer exposure of tonight's nearly sold out skirmish ensures enough benefit to the combatants to bring them back for more. While that may be to the chagrin of these schools and their administrations, this native born Coloradoan is thrilled that the Rocky Mountain Showdown, at Mile High, is alive and kicking.


For now.