CSU should not play football until 2021
Readers talk and columnist Mark Kiszla responds
Picked the wrong Dude. It all went wrong for the Colorado State football team when the Rams chose Steve Addazio over Tony Alford as their new coach. It was a mindnumbingly bad decision. I could have even gotten behind keeping Mike Bobo. I want to believe in my alma mater so badly and want the best for the Rams, but it seems they can’t get out of their own way. — Caleb, Fort Collins
Kiz: CSU athletic director Joe Parker did the right thing by pausing all football activities indefinitely, while the school investigates charges of racism, verbal abuse and COVID-19 protocol violations in a program now headed by Steve Addazio. But if the Rams are not merely sheep and want to lead rather than follow, school president Joyce Mcconnell should declare CSU won’t be playing football until 2021, out of an abundance of caution and genuine concern for the health of student-athletes.
Taking a Pass. I don’t understand the NBA’S business model. I would gladly pay for League Pass to watch the Nuggets. But because I live in Denver, Nuggets’ games are blacked out on League Pass. Until that policy changes, I will continue to stream games. — Billy, Denver
Kiz: All the cool kids want to cut the cord. Stan Kroenke and the NBA will figure it out, or some of our talented friends at Altitude will be out of work. A billionaire whining that life — or Comcast — isn’t fair? That’s neither a good look nor an innovative answer.
Rock and a hard place. Didn’t you just know with the Rockies playing ridiculously good baseball, the whole thing will get shut down by coronavirus outbreaks? — Peg, hoping for the best
Kiz: Welp, playing this major league season outside a bubble hasn’t killed the Rockies’ playoff chances. Yet. But the Cardinals and Marlins are trying to ruin it for all us.
Kneed to go. Nah, Kiz. I’d say the America-hating kneelers ruined it for all us. — Polson, Denver
Kiz: Hey, buddy. Stick to sports. Please. And thanks.
No Good- man. Hey, Kiz: The other day Drew Goodman said during a Rockies telecast he likes the designated hitter. For us baseball purists, that’s sacrilege. Is it time to run Goodman out of town? — Gabe, Grand Junction
Kiz: Would you settle for buying Goodman a tuna fish sandwich and a one-way bus ticket to Poughkeepsie, N.Y.? I only kid the ones I love, and among the things I miss in these pandemic times is to debate Goodman about all things baseball in the media lunch room on game nights. By the way: I agree with Goodman about the designated hitter. I didn’t like the DH when it was first adopted … way back in 1973. Back in the day, I also got upset when the slot in the car dashboard for my 8-track tapes disappeared. But I got over it.
And today’s parting shot is a friendly suggestion to make this year’s “crowd” at Coors Field more buzz-worthy.
Taking a cut. The Rockies’ cardboard cutouts of former players in the stands are a nice gesture. But it’s boring. They need to humor it up. How about cut-outs of Doug Moe, Bill Hanzlik and Dan Issel, with Moe, Larry and Curly of the Three Stooges seated directly behind them? — Ed, Westminster