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Seriously, I know how you feel... you feel like I do and like all Rammies Fans and players feel... like a freakin' YoYo...� Last night the Rammies added another lowlight to the season -- not the lowest point -- but pretty bad.� A 45-67 loss on the road at the hands of the Utah Utes.� This folks was your #6 in the NCAA 3 point shooting Rams - coming into the game at 42% on the season.� Last night they nailed a paltry sub-20%.� Ouch.  

Let's look at some of the other highlights, and lowlights, and highlights, and lowlights, well you get the idea...

Your CSU Rams now stand at 13-10 overall and 4-6 conference.� That's mediocre.� It's above .500 ball overall, but considering three wins came against Denver (the Pioneers in their first year of Division I ball), Yale (who probably last had a good hoops team when Bush was there), and Cal State Sacramento -- we're mediocre at best right now.� Feel better yet?

Remember a highlight?� Yeah, this CSU Ram team is the one that beat BYU (W 60-55) and Utah (W73-65) in a two day span at home in January.� That was fun!

Then came the one point loss to Air Force (L 45-46) -- yes the perennial WAC/Mountain West cellar dweller... Sheesh, the Rammies owned a thirteen, that's THIRTEEN, game win streak against the zoomies - home and away!� Kiss that streak goodbye.  We did however boast a 19-15 lead at halftime! Woo-hoo!  

Okay, so I'm being harsh, but I had us pegged as more of a dark horse this year than an underdog... losing to Air Force, well that makes us one of their two conference wins in 10 tries.� It's a bummer, a downer, buzzkill, dejection, depression, disillusionment, disappointment, disheartenment, grievousness, malaise, dispiritedness, morose, disparaging... okay my thesaurus is tired so I'll stop, but you get the point!

Oh, need I mention the 1 point loss at home to the Cowpokes (16-7, 7-3) and the two point loss in Laramie?� Oy... it hurts.

Where to from here?� Well, the remaining schedule takes us home to host New Mexico (16-8, 5-5).� After that we host the Falcons (7-17, 2-8) for a shot at redemption.� Then we go to the tournament ineligible Rebels (15-11, 6-5) in Las Vegas and then close the season in sunny San Diego against the Aztecs (12-12, 2-9).� Okay, quick math - that's two teams with winning records and two teams with losing records.� I'll take the Rammies to go 2-2 for sure, and maybe surprise us at 3-1.� 2-2 closes our season at 15-12 and 6-6 conference.� A bubble NIT team at best.� 3-1 gets us 16-11 7-6 conference... so pray for an upset against the Lobo's. What do you think?� Where are the Rams headed down the stretch?� What are the post-season scenarios if any?� Let me know at [email protected]�

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I'm just excited that we'll be participating in the first football game at the new Invesco Mile High at Mile High Field Invesco Stadium, or whatever it is... (is that true -- is it the first football game there or does someone out there know differently...)

Also, I think we've got our work cut out for us against the Beefaloes next year... Ochs and Houston... hopefully the Wussaloes will create another needles quarterback controversy for themselves -- and I'd sure like it if the Offensive Coordinator who called the last game we won was back!

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