Preparing to announce first Broncos game sends ESPN’s Chris Fowler down memory lane

Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio is presented the Rose Bowl Game trophy by ESPN’s Chris Fowler after defeating the Stanford Cardinal 24-20 in the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2014 in Pasadena, California.Chris Fowler and his family moved to Colorado Springs in 1977, but rooting for the Broncos wasn’t on his mind. The franchise had never made the playoffs (three winning seasons in 17 years) and had never been on his radar (he was a Green Bay fan).

That quickly changed, though.

“It was just before high school and I knew about their futility and I wasn’t a Broncos fan at all,” he said. “At first, when they were making their run to the Super…