![]() ![]() ![]() In eight months, CU football has gone from the least relevant, least interesting Power 5 program to the epicenter of the college football universe. A football program with one non-pandemic winning season over the previous 17 years hit rock bottom last fall at 1-11, negative superlatives springing up like swaths of empty seats. “Even if it wasn’t CU,” Fowler continued, “I would be fascinated.” That it’s happening with Fowler’s alma mater only makes it more personal. Deion Sanders, given a free hand and a blank check to run his own FBS program? Anything could happen. If it were Tulsa or Rutgers, Fowler would still have his eyes glued to the makeover, rubbernecking at the novelty, transfixed at the audacity of it all. ![]() “This is an experiment on a grand scale that we have not seen in this sport before.” “This is an experiment,” Chris Fowler, the Buffs alum and longtime ESPN voice, told The Post recently. Can Coach Prime fix the roof in time to entertain all those guests from Nebraska? Tune in next week and find out! If CU football were a house, it would’ve been condemned.Įight months later, Folsom Field is America’s fixer-upper, ground zero for the most fascinating reality show in football. The nails wore the rust of hubris and neglect. The boards on the floor curled with malpractice. … It may not even be official, but they’re going to remember it and they’re going to have pictures of tonight to know what they accomplished.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuīOULDER - The front porch leaked. “I told them early this year if we could reach the only goal that we had, that we would do something special. “Kids all over have lost so much this year, and this was the only thing we could play for this year,” coach Sigel said. “It was a tough year and it’s a good way to end it, with a win and everybody celebrating together.”Īfter the post-game celebrations, coach Sigel said it was important to do something special to acknowledge the team’s achievements and the conference title. “We got the job done and I’m proud of these guys.” “We just had to play our game and trust each other and focus, and that’s what happened,” said Sigel, who scored 11 points. Saturday’s game was a microcosm of that, overcoming early struggles but finishing strong. “That’s the type of group this was,” Sigel said.īaker Beal was also huge inside for Rocky, finishing to 13 rebounds and 12 points.Ĭolton Sigel said this was the team’s end goal, sticking together through a tough season, winning the conference title and finishing on top. All were there to finish the season despite the overlap with soccer and football. Rocky features a number of multi-sport athletes. Demarco Harden (18 points) and Koen Derry (11) also kept the defending conference champions within striking distance. Galesburg was led by Eric Price’s 28 points. Nimmers went 12 of 16 from the field and scored nine points as Rocky outscored the Streaks 21-13 in the fourth-quarter. “That’s not an easy thing to do but I think they showed down the stretch why they were able to do that.”Īmarion Nimmers scored the Rocks’ first 13 points of the game and finished with a game-high 29. “It shows the resiliency and character that this group’s had to go through a difficult season and end up winning 13 in a row over about a four-week span,” he said. ![]() The Rocks trailed by one with about two minutes to play. Sigel, who won his 500th game last Saturday against Moline, said his team battled to finish strong this season and in Friday night’s game. Each also had on new Big 6 champion T-shirts. The nets at Rock Island Fieldhouse were also cut down and each player got a piece. Allemanįollowing the game, coach Thom Sigel presented each player with a medal to celebrate its “unofficial” conference championship. More: Rock Island rolls past Silver Streaks girls Galesburg closes season Saturday vs. Rocky (14-2, 12-1 Big 6) held off a Galesburg (8-5, 8-5 Big 6) team which came out aggressive and led by four after one quarter.īoth teams went blow-for-blow throughout until the Rocks pulled away in the final two minutes. ROCK ISLAND - In what’s been a one-of-a-kind season, the Rock Island boys’ basketball team finished as strong as it possibly could.Īfter early injuries and a bumpy start to a shortened year affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Class 3A sixth-ranked Rocks closed the season with a 72-65 Western Big 6 Conference win, their 13th straight victory. ![]()
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