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www.rvworldllc.com Football Schedule Preview SPONSORED BY: By EDDIE HERZ 4401 East Prospect Road Due to COVID-19 the football McCaffrey arrives in Greeley breed success, history 970.493.5400 schedule is subject to change. from Valor Christian High indicates that shocking Three of CSU’s originally School, where he guided the CSU at Canvas Stadium scheduled opponents – local powerhouse to a 24-2 isn’t in the cards. The Rams when Tedford arrived in 2017, Colorado Sept. 5, Oregon record over his tenure. improved their all-time series FSU constructed one of the State Sept. 12 and Sept. Despite bringing some lead against the neighboring best campaigns in program 16 Vanderbilt, are playing excitement to the squad, opponent to 20-0-1 in 2016 history next time around by conference-only games. an uphill climb likely awaits via a 47-21 victory. coasting to 12 victories and McCaffrey and the Bears capturing a conference title. Northern Colorado (home) fresh off a 2-10 season. 4401 E. Prospect Rd. • Ft. Collins Fresno State (home) Then, the wheels fell September 19 McCaffery faces an October 3 970-493-5400 off as the Bulldogs dropped Jolting desperately needed immediate offensive rebuild Just as the Bulldogs began their final four outings optimism into the struggling as starting quarterback Jaco solidifying themselves of 2019 to finish at 4-8. program, Northern Colorado Knipp, 888-yard rusher Milo atop the West Division, Jeff Spiraling FSU in a different cleaned house this offseason Hall and top receiver Jaren Tedford’s crew regressed direction, Tedford stepped following its third forgettable Mitchell have all graduated. to an unexpected extent down from his position in campaign in a row. OnceEven if the coach last year. After taking the December, leading to prior Denver Broncos receiver Ed manages to instantaneously Mountain West by storm offensive coordinator Kalen
Fresno State Linebacker, Justin Rice
DeBoer’s hire.
Amounting to a momentum-building, 41- 31 victory last October in Fresno, the Rams exploited an out-of-sorts defensive backfield, which alarmingly allowed 259 passing yards per game. The Bulldogs’ weakest facet could very well become weaker as FSU loses starting defensive backs Juju Hughes and Jaron Bryant. Not to mention quarterback Jorge Reyna and dependable rusher Ronnie Rivers are gone as well.
New Mexico (home) October 10
Remaining in Fort Collins for back-to-back home games to commence league play is obviously ideal. But the Rams could be facing New Mexico on the road, a neutral site, or even the moon. The location really hasn’t mattered over the last decade.
CSU welcomes UNM to Canvas Stadium after securing its 10th consecutive victory over the basement-dwelling Lobos in Albuquerque last October. Constituting their 10th
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under-.500 finish in 12 years, the Lobos stumbled to a 2-10 record while going winless Strip for their only Friday in the Mountain West for the bout of the season while first time since 1989. searching for their fifth
UNM finally cut ties with straight victory versus the eight-year head coach Bob Rebels. Bearing a striking Davies as Danny Gonzales resemblance to UNM, 4401 E. Prospect Rd. • Ft. Collins takes over at Dreamstyle merely thriving in the run 970-493-5400 Stadium. The defensivegame wasn’t enough to minded leader adopts a consistently expand the Lobos team that conceded win column in Sin City last the most points per clash season. in the Mountain West last UNLV flips the calendar season (37.2). under new head coach
Multifaceted efficacy on Marcus Arroyo following a the ground represented the 4-8 stint. Explosive senior strongest aspect of UNM’s Charles Williams returns game during the final chapter to hog the carries with of Davies’ reign. However, a breakout 1,257-yard the Lobos’ rushing attack campaign under his belt as demands renovations in the conference’s secondlight of starting running back leading rusher. Although, as Ahmari Davis’ exit. alluded to, the ground game UNLV (road) October 23 moving the ball through The Rams hit the Las Vegas the air inhibited the Rebels’
isn’t the problem. Rather,
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Air Force Linebacker, Demonte Meeks
gunslinger Armani Rogers endured a devastating injury.
An insufficient defense that surrendered 33 points on average also requires enhancements. Lessexperienced options must emerge as UNLV bids farewell to two starting linebackers, Rayshad Jackson and Javin White, and two defensive backs, Evan Austrie and Jericho Flowers.
Wyoming (home) October 31
If the last edition of the Border War occurred on Halloween, CSU fans would probably wish they went trick-or-treating instead of witnessing the Cowboys stomp away with their fourth consecutive Bronze Boot despite totaling only 81 passing yards as a team.
The last time either side in the passionate rivalry notched five-straight victories spanned from 1967-73 when the Cowboys rattled off seven in a row. If the Rams wish to keep it this way, they’ll have to overcome Craig Bohl’s old-school, utterly physical bunch.
Wyoming’s stonecold defense and grueling rushing ambush — both of which ranked second in the for an 8-5 final result and the
Tyler Vander Waal, is back in the mix as Wyoming also welcomes back the Mountain West’s top rusher in Xazavian Valladay. More importantly, the Cowboys retain all five 4401 E. Prospect Rd. • Ft. Collins of its starters along the of970-493-5400 fensive front. Returning vital experience on both sides, fourth-leading tackler Keyon Blankenbaker along with key defensive linemen Garrett conference — paved the way main in Laramie. Cowboys’ fourth campaign of San Diego State (road) .500 or better in a row. November 7
Scrambling quarterback You don’t need to tell CSU Sean Chambers, who subabout the Aztecs’ decadestituted for eventual transfer long dominance twice. In
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the finale of now-retired coach Rocky Long’s tenure, SDSU manufactured its 10th consecutive winning season while hitting the 10-win mark via thumping Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl. Like most common challengers, the Aztecs have blown right past the Rams amid their steady affluence. CSU proceeds to sunny California as losers in six of its last seven meetings against SDSU.
In 2019, Long’s squad knocked off the Rams in textbook SDSU manner — by achieving just enough on offense to let its nationally prominent defense tell the tale. Brady Hoke, the man in charge when the Aztecs began their positive trend, seizes head-coaching duties after reuniting with SDSU last season to instruct the defensive line.
Given Hoke’s resume and the roster’s composition, the Aztecs are seemingly in line for another defensiveheavy campaign. After allowing the second-fewest points per game in the FBS (12.7), SDSU’s top-notch defense somehow still owns room for improvement. Excluding Luq Barcoo, the Aztecs retain virtually every component of their unwavering secondary — along with two All-Mountain West defensive linemen in Cameron Thomas and Keshawn Banks.
Air Force (road) November 14
CSU finally managed to relatively contain Air Force’s triple-option attack as the conference’s top rushing offense totaled 227 yards after averaging 430 throughout the previous three meetings. Ironically, Troy Calhoun’s troupe scored three lengthy passing touchdowns to secure its fourth consecutive win against the Rams last year.
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San Diego State Defensive Back, Tariq Thompson
Falcons’ signature ground game, formidable defense ascended AFA to an elite level as CSU’s rival fabricated its first 11-win campaign since 1998 while allowing 19.8 points per clash.
The Falcons face the task of recreating defensive potency without four of its five leading tacklers, three of which — Kyle Johnson, Jeremy Fejedelem and Grant Theil — all garnered substantial reps in the secondary. AFA also loses nose guard Mosese Fifita, the anchor of its defensive front.
Nevertheless, quarterback Donald Hammond III’s side certainly possesses the tools to light up the scoreboard yet again considering the Falcons return 1,050-yard rusher Kadin Remsberg in addition to two veteran offensive linemen in Nolan Laufenberg and Parker Ferguson.
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trajectory by sending the Aggies to five bowls in six seasons. Hoping to pick up where he left off in 2012, Andersen and USU reunited to commence the coach’s second stint on the sidelines.
Rather than building on an 11-2 campaign, Andersen’s Aggies were plain old solid in 2019. Not great, not terrible, but USU performed decently while
USU’s recent victory over CSU — nor top wideout Siaosi Mariner will be on the field to Curtis Weaver. Frequently assist Columbi. utilized reserve Demitri Boise State (road) enhanced duties off the November 28 edge while BSU’s staff is CSU meets Boise State optimistic regarding junior to conclude its regularScale Igiehon’s capacity 4401 E. Prospect Rd. • Ft. Collins season slate for the second 970-493-5400 to glue the unit together at Photo Courtesy of Utah State Athletics Utah State Wide Receiver & Kick Returner, Savon Scarver consecutive season. Unfortunately, the timing of the match up isn’t the only recent tradition between the Rams and Broncos. Whether a blowout or tight-knit affair, CSU has yet to snatch a victory from the conference’s juggernaut as BSU’s 31-24 nose tackle. Regardless, Broncos’ fans probably aren’t losing any sleep regarding how the defensive front will fare, especially given the squad’s plethora of returners from the Mountain West’s highestscoring offense. BSU retains win at Canvas Stadium in leading rusher George
Utah State (home) Jordan Love. Junior Henri 2019 extended its all-time Holani, who tallied more than
November 21 Columbi arises as the prime series lead to 9-0. 1,200 all-purpose yards as
Following a laughable candidate to fill Love’s BSU’s foremost area a breakout freshman last decade in Logan, Gary massive, 3,402-yard-wide of concern pertains to year. Additionally, emerging
Andersen set the table for shoes moving forward. rebuilding a defensive line quarterback Hank Bachmeier former coach Matt Wells at Neither primary running that loses three starters, still has two of his three
Utah State — who maintained back Gerold Bright — who including quarterbackmost-targeted weapons in the program’s upward scampered for 179 yards in gobbling defensive end Khalil Shakir and CT Thomas.
Washington should obtain failing to turn many heads during a 7-6 season. Decent could quite possibly become belowaverage as the Aggies middle-of-the-pack offense loses the Mountain West’s third-leading passer in Boise State Quarterback, Hank Bachmeier Photo Courtesy of Bronco Athletics
What is “upcycling”? Upcycling means turning otherwise unusable material – such as ranchland that is too wet, rocky, steep or arid to support growing crops – and creating a higher value product from it.
Cattle ranching is the perfect example of “upcyprotein. In addition to the grasses they graze on cling.” Cattle graze on grasslands turning natufor most of their lives, cattle can eat numerous ral resources like pastureland and solar energy other food byproducts. They can take items like into beef and other everyday products. They are brewers’ grains, pea pulp, beet tops, and potato upcyclers that take otherwise useless materials, peelings and turn those products into beef. add nutritional and environmental value, and transform them into a high-quality protein. Approximately 35% of the land in the contiguous United States is too wet, rocky, steep, or HOW DO CATTLE arid to support cultivated agriculture. However, UPCYCLE? About 90% of what cattle eat can’t be digested by humans, making them Did You Know? Approximately 35% of the land in the contiguous U.S. is pasture cattle graze on plants native to their surroundings that humans can’t eat. Their unique, four-compartment invaluable to a sustainor rangeland that is too wet, stomach and digestive sysable food system. Cattle rocky, steep,or arid to support tem is home to trillions of consume those inedible cultivated agriculture. This microbes. These microbes alplants and through their land is able to support cattle, low cattle to benefit and gain unique digestive system, transform these plants into a high-quality, nutrient-rich sheep, and goats— and protein upcycling. nutritional value from these sources that other animals can’t digest.
IMPACT: A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The real value in upcycling is adding renewed value to products. Chief among those benefits are:
1. Reduced Landfill
Cattle can feed on byproducts from biofuel and food production industries, such as distiller grains and wheat millings, reducing the volume of waste going to landfills.
2. More than Meat
More than 44% of an animal’s live weight transforms into other goods such as: • Leather • Pharmaceuticals • Cosmetics • Pet food
3. An Improved Ecosystem
Properly managed cattle grazing can improve rangeland and wildlife habitats. As the global population continues to grow, ruminant animals like beef cattle can help us make more protein with less.
