Air Force game in jeopardy??

Baby Arm! · July 19, 2005

Last I heard the Air Force game in Denton was moved to 2009. Read the last paragraphs of this story. It doesn't mention 2009, but if the Zoomies add Colorado to their schedule what are the chances they will try and weasel out of the return game in Denton that they owe us?

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Schools think stadium costs too much

Associated Press

BOULDER, Colo. -- A key official says the future of the Colorado-Colorado State football game in Denver is in question because the two rivals haven't reached a financial agreement with the company that operates the Invesco Field at Mile High.

Colorado State athletic director Mark Driscoll said he and Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn want a better deal with Stadium Management Corp., the company that runs Invesco Field.

The $450,000 cost for using Invesco Field is excessive, Driscoll said. The schools split the cost.

There is a chance the 2006 game could be played in Fort Collins at 34,400-seat Hughes stadium, Driscoll said. CSU is the host school that year, though the teams have recently played at 76,000-seat Invesco Field. This year's game is Sept. 3 in Boulder.

Bohn declined comment about the negotiations with stadium officials and Colorado State.

Driscoll said both schools would like to play the game in Denver every year now that the NCAA has approved a permanent 12-game regular season schedule. But he said a better deal is needed.

"The stadium authority has to work something out in how much they're going to charge us," Driscoll said.

Meanwhile, Bohn and Air Force athletics director Hans Mueh are discussing the possibility of reviving their schools' football rivalry, perhaps as early as 2008.

CU owned a 12-4 advantage in the series when it was dropped in 1974. Mueh said the decision came amid discontent during the Vietnam War era that spilled onto the field.

"It manifested itself into some pretty ugly games," he said. He said he and Bohn have "talked at length" about resuming the series.

"It's the right thing for the state," he said.

Air Force would have to adjust its 2008 schedule if CU is added. The Falcons are scheduled to play Wake Forest, Texas A&M, Army and Navy in addition to its Mountain West Conference schedule.

Edited July 19, 2005 by Baby Arm!

PlummMeanGreen · July 19, 2005

Personally, I would be more upset if a regional BCS school that would be more fan-appealing while bringing a few fans of their own to Denton (like say an OSU, TTech, etc,) cancelled a game with us at Fouts or our future new stadium. Of course, we don't have such schools scheduled for Fouts as SMU seems to get to do that (and their new stadium and not-so-good football team having some influence with that).

Air Force football just doesn't do much for me like I guess it does others. I do appreciate the Air Force that protects the national defense, though.

Edited July 19, 2005 by PlummMeanGreen

NCMeanGreen · July 19, 2005

It is really in their best interest not to cancel this game. It seems like quite a few DFW players have played for the AF Academy, and this is a good area for them to market themselves in...

Cowtown · July 19, 2005

The AFA game is huge for us.

When they played at Amon Carter a few years back they brought a ton of people, mostly servicemen that were bussed in from local bases out to see their boys play.

I can tell you for certain that AFA would bring more than BU or SMU.

We must do everything we can to keep them on the schedule.

But I thought the talk was that they would come to Denton in 2007 or 2008.

NT80 · July 19, 2005

The article is about the 12th added game and how AF could renew it's rivalry with CU to fill it. I don't think it would affect our game. This would be a good game to have in our new stadium as it would bring a good crowd. Virginia was also rumored to be coming to Denton in 2009. Now that would be some home schedule!!