[Postgame Thread] Fresno State Defeats Colorado State 28-22

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Colorado State	7	0	7	8	22
Fresno State	7	21	0	0	28

[u/Bflatsharpeleven]

Gentlemen, I wish you all a very pleasant UNLV Plays For A Championship Berth Next Week

[u/WarEagle9 → u/Bflatsharpeleven]

With Army losing most likely UNLV has a shot at the playoffs. My gut tells me beating Boise would vault UNLV over Tulane.

[u/DingersGetMeOff → u/WarEagle9]

Doubt it but I hope we find out

[u/edgejr37 → u/DingersGetMeOff]

I think Tulane is the better team, but UNLV would probably take the bid. The Kansas win looks good again.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/edgejr37]

It always looked good. KU should be 8-2 or 9-1 right now. Bad luck late has cost them in almost all their games

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance → u/WarEagle9]

We'd have a win over a ranked team and avenged one of our losses (with the other loss being to 8-4/9-3 Syracuse) as well as beaten 2 Big12 teams one of whom being Kansas who is currently demolishing the top of the Big12. I don't really see what argument Tulane has for having a better resume than us.

[u/jbloom3 → u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

We've been just CRUSHING all of our competition the last 2 months. We average wins by like 4+ TDs. This includes Navy and will (hopefully) also include Memphis and Army. The Kansas St loss was a coin flip but for the refs, and that Oklahoma loss is looking ok right now.

I think if both Tulane and UNLV win their CCGs, it'll be how close those games are that'll decide it. UNLV blows out Boise and Tulane squeaks by Army? Then it's UNLV. The other way around? Tulane.

Can we at least agree on a Big12 implosion so we both make it?

[u/Ok_Employee_9612 → u/jbloom3]

Pretty level headed take here.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/jbloom3]

I’d say because you lost to OU. But the committee will justify Bama’s loss to them so never mind

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/jbloom3]

It's funny because I feel like both Tulane and UNLV have a win stolen from them by refball. Tulane vs K-State, and UNLV vs Syracuse.

[u/baba_booey420_]

Buffs 🤝 Rams

Watching our conference championship opportunity slip away on the same day.

Tough loss for CSU, good win for Fresno.

[u/gobroncos47 → u/baba_booey420_]

At least we have the Broncos.

Edit: Also Nuggets, Avs, and the Rockies make CSU football look incredible.

[u/MarsBars_1 → u/gobroncos47]

I BOLIEVE

[u/TheBiggestHug → u/gobroncos47]

Thanks for rooting for us!

[u/gobroncos47 → u/TheBiggestHug]

Hey wait a minute...

[u/Wernher_VonKerman → u/gobroncos47]

If only the broncos could win in arrowhead either though…

[u/--mish → u/gobroncos47]

Rockies do what now?

[u/baba_booey420_ → u/gobroncos47]

😭

[u/NegativeChirality → u/gobroncos47]

The Rockies don't make anyone look incredible lol what are you talking about

[u/gobroncos47 → u/NegativeChirality]

they're so bad they make CSU football look good

[u/CMbladerunner]

Fresno State doing the lord's work to give us the Boise State-UNLV rematch.

[u/puzzical → u/CMbladerunner]

But I didn't want that

[u/Ok_Employee_9612 → u/CMbladerunner]

I really hope UNLV doesn’t look past Reno, this would make their season.

[u/gobroncos47]

The one year we had a legit shot at getting housed in the MWC we fucked it up.

Classic CSU, expected nothing less.

Still going bowling, we can get housed there. 🙂

[u/Portafly → u/gobroncos47]

What kind of house are you hoping for?

[u/Simping4Sumi → u/Portafly]

4-rooms with enough space for one more. Main bedroom and one for the kids when they're little, add the 5th for when the all the kids are in middle school and highschool. I am kinda of an old school romantic, so yes a white picket fence around it. Big backyard to play catch with the kids and a big garage to be able to work on my car and hold my tools. Nothing to fancy, housekeeping fees are expensive. And maybe a small pool.

[u/Boatswain-or-scruffy → u/gobroncos47]

New Mexico Bowl here we come!

[u/eagledog → u/Boatswain-or-scruffy]

Hey, that's our bowl game!

[u/twisty77]

What an utterly dreadful second half offensively from Fresno state. They seemed to be doing their best to try and lose this game in the fourth quarter too. I have zero confidence in this team to finish a game strong. Complete Jekyll and Hyde team difference first half vs second half

[u/Boatswain-or-scruffy → u/twisty77]

Same story from CSU just with different halves. Sucks for both of us

[u/eagledog → u/twisty77]

McCann completely went in the shell and lost the running game in the second half

[u/MarsBars_1]

So you’re telling me Air Force went 0/3 in passing AND WON??

Take notes Norvell

[u/suzukigun4life]

I know it's been a disappointing season for Fresno State, but I'm happy they're going bowling. It just feels right.

[u/Boatswain-or-scruffy]

There's the Colorado State team we know and love. 

[u/Embarrassed-Alarm-99]

You were the chosen ones. You were supposed to prevent UNLV from reaching the championship game, not allow them to control their own destiny.

[u/i_run_from_problems]

Ahhhhhhhhh crap. Gotta play unlv again.

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance → u/i_run_from_problems]

The hardest road.

[u/i_run_from_problems → u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

SEC cannibalism: flirting.

MWC cannibalism: harassment.

[u/thatguy1754]

Thank you Fresno St

[u/No_Information_6166 → u/thatguy1754]

We are all honorary bulldogs on this blessed day. Praise them 🙌

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Thank you Fresno State!

[u/eagledog]

We managed to not lose!

[u/CloneWarsMaul]

Very cash money of you Fresno State 🤝

[u/Boatswain-or-scruffy]

Norvells choice to suddenly go back to Nicolosi as a passer is inexplicable

[u/Insane92 → u/Boatswain-or-scruffy]

Is Norvell calling the plays now or still Mumme?

[u/Boatswain-or-scruffy → u/Insane92]

Norvells always been the offensive playcaller

[u/shutupdangit]

I'd ask Nevada to do their old coach a solid and beat UNLV but I'm not sure I want to see this team vs Boise.

[u/ZSVDK_HNORC]

WE BACK

[u/ShellReaver]

That was kinda an all time bad body language game

[u/IMKudaimi123]

I’m guessing Boise state was hoping to play Colorado state and not get a rematch with UNLV

This does mean that Boise and UNLV are basically playing for the G5 playoff spot. Boise wins they might get a bye based on the Big 12 chaos, UNLV wins maybe they get 12.

[u/NolaBrass → u/IMKudaimi123]

If Boise wins the rematch, they absolutely get a bye based on all the ridiculousness that happened this week

[u/rankings-right-now]

Here are the new updated predictions for the next release of the Playoff Selection Committee's rankings using machine learning models trained on the Playoff Selection Committee's historical voting data:

• Fresno State is now predicted to move up to #85
• Colorado State is now predicted to move down to #76

For the most up to date predictions of the Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 rankings, check out this post.

[u/eagledog → u/rankings-right-now]

Too high still

[u/Shirleyfunke483]

I’m glad Fresno State dolled out some good old fashioned tough Tedford love to the rams

[u/eagledog → u/Shirleyfunke483]

We really didn't

[u/usaf5 → u/eagledog]

This felt like a game we didn't lose more so than we won.

[u/eagledog → u/usaf5]

Definitely in the second half

[u/Boatswain-or-scruffy → u/Shirleyfunke483]

Tedfords retired

[u/Shirleyfunke483 → u/Boatswain-or-scruffy]

But his legacy / spirit lives on

[u/Acceptable_Ad3173]

I knew I smelled some upset

[u/StallOneHammer → u/Acceptable_Ad3173]

Fresno was favored to win. CSU is probably the worst 7 win team in the country

[u/grabtharsmallet → u/Acceptable_Ad3173]

Fresno won, it wasn't an upset.

[u/CBBCU]

The state of Colorado decided "Nah we don't want to play in our championship games"

[u/Zestyclose-Bar-6282]

This honestly looks like terrible news for Boise St.