Cracker’s College Hoops Articles

After an emphatic 22-point victory two nights prior over the visitors from Boise, the CSU Rams were looking for a repeat performance  to climb their way to the top of the Mountain West standings. But it wasn’t to be as the Broncos unleashed their physicality and athleticism that had been harnessed in the first match-up. […] READ MORE

Bolstered by a complete team defensive effort that locked down the top offensive team in the Mountain West, the Colorado State Rams handed the last remaining undefeated MWC team and conference leader their first loss. How complete was it? The Rams held their opponents to a season low .81 points per possession.  Well under their […] READ MORE

First of all, I’m really late getting my first cup of coffee this morning. Sleep patterns have been totally abused since the famous victory over Utah State on Thursday evening/early Friday morning. So sit back and grab a cup. A large one for me. If you have read my stuff over the last few years, […] READ MORE

Unleashing a devastating and balanced team performance coming out of the halftime locker room, the Colorado State Women’s Basketball team ran away from the visitors from Logan, Utah in the second game of the pair of games at Moby. The Rams shot 12-16 for the quarter and held the Aggies to 5-18 shooting, breaking open […] READ MORE

The Colorado State Rams delivered another famous road victory as they scratched and clawed their way to an 84-76 victory over Utah State, ending the Aggies 11-game winning streak and handing them their first conference loss of the season. After being drubbed by 19 points in the first game of the pair, it was fight […] READ MORE

It was the Cali and Karly show as CSU’s post players Cali Clark and Karly Murphy combined for 30 points and 22 rebounds in a combined 37 minutes on the floor, leading the Rams to a resounding win in their return to Moby. Not the usual modus operandi for the Rams, who are used to […] READ MORE

Many of you might be old enough to remember the escapades of Mr. Peabody and his pet boy Sherman, who first appeared on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show in the 1960’s and later in a Dreamworks movie. It just so happens that I wandered upon them the other day and, believe it or not, they were talking […] READ MORE

Winners of 10 in a row, the last 8 of which were MWC games, Utah State in Logan was always going to be a tough out. What was expected to be a competitive affair quickly went south for Colorado State as the home team had their way. By the first media timeout, the Aggies had […] READ MORE

So sit down and grab the beverage of your choice as I take you on a tour of Mountain West Men’s Basketball where many of the teams now have 8 conference games under their belts. Boise State is off to a dream start at 12-1, 8-0 in the MWC. Their only  loss was their first […] READ MORE

It came with neither the same harmonies nor the same rhythm as the first of the Pandemic Pair, but the CSU Men’s Basketball scored another easy victory nonetheless over the hapless Spartans. Two early fouls called on Isaiah Stevens sent the Rams’ point guard to the bench early, creating some issues on the offensive side. […] READ MORE