2009 NCAA - Colorado State
Many figured things to go rough for first-year coach Steve Fairchild in Fort Collins last fall. He was hired to have the unenviable task of replacing well-regarded Sonny Lubick after the latter's long tenure as the CSU head coach. Fairchild's first college head coaching job was at his alma mater, and he semi-amazingly guided the Rams to a .500 regular season and a bowl win over Fresno State in New Mexico. The Rams were competitive against TCU and BYU at home, losing by nine points combined despite being DD-dogs in both games. Enough weapons departed Colorado State after the season to think another bowl might not be repeatable. Then again, most people had CSU pegged for the cellar or close to it before 2008, and Fairchild coaxed seven wins out of his group. |
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He called his quarterbacks "awful" and "embarassing" after the spring game; obviously, this is an issue that needs to be fixed. No one of four have emerged heading into fall camp. Four starters are back on the O-line, and the two leading wideouts are also back. CSU's defense was surprisingly stout at times, despite recording only NINE sacks the entire season. The Rams have a few guys who can hit hard and return everyone to the secondary. |
| ASK the bookie? - Fairchild did a lot with a little in his first season as the head coach in Colorado Springs. Counting the UNLV game, where the Rams were losing until scoring the go-ahead touchdown with nine seconds left, they were plus-3 in the net wins category. While that's good coaching, a little luck might have also been involved. The Rams have a tenable schedule, with road games that can be won in November. This team should struggle to get to .500 again, but trips to BYU and TCU are the only built-in losses on the slate. |
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