Colorado State football falls in Gopher hole

Colorado State quarterback Collin Hill losses the ball and his helmet while getting sacked by Minnesota's Tai'yon Devers during Saturday's game at TCF Bank Stadium. The Rams lost 31-24 to the Gophers. (Stacy Bengs / The Associated Press)

MINNEAPOLIS — There was pride for the amount of heart in his team's play. But Mike Bobo is the coach of a Colorado State football program in a different place and time, one where atta-boy's and participation-ribbon efforts aren't good enough.

Bobo's Rams played hard and hung in on the road as a double-digit dog against a Big 10 team, but still fell to 2-2 as the result of a 31-24 loss at TCF Bank Stadium. Don't discount the pride factor from Saturday's…