BOULDER — By the strictest of definitions, Saturday's Colorado-Colorado State game is "just" another non-conference game for both schools.
It is not a league game. There is no trophy involved. It does not count any more (or less) in the standings than any other contest.
But both teams also know that whoever wins has bragging rights for a year — and for the last two years, it has been Colorado players who have had to listen to CSU talk about a win.
It's something that obviously doesn't sit well with Colorado head coach Tad Boyle.