Another "Tight End" -ing

Saturday evening the jerseys in blue escaped Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins with yet another tight ending (45-42). The cougs have now won 5 consecutive games against CSU. BYU continues to somehow roll in wining its eighth straight game decided within a TD margin or less. It wasn't pretty (teams combined for 14 total penalties) but good teams find a way to work their way through adversity when the chips are down.

With the regular starting secondary practically missing it seemed like deja vu all over again for the Cougs back to the old WAC shootout days. Tafuna did not play still dealing with his dislocated shoulder. Scotty Johnson left the game (groin pull) and did not return. Bradley also was injured while playing (bruise to the shin). Backup Shiloah Teo did not travel still recovering from his bell ringer. Can't blame the rams for doing some traveling through the air (270 yards on the night through the arms of Farris and one nifty throw from Morton).

With a number of NFL scouts present the stars came out. Max, Pitta, Unga, Collie, and even John Beck (visiting on the sidelines with former Cougar John Denney) made their presence known. Max provided another efficient night at the office (214.7 efficiency rating) completing 28 receptions for 389 yards with 5 TDs and 1 INT. Hall spread the wealth again to 8 different receivers. Unga did his work bruising for 133 yards on the ground. Pitta also showed why he's among the best in the nation at tight end. Dennis snagged 12 catches for 175 yards including 2 TDs. His 2nd TD pretty much sealed the deal with 22 seconds left. Collie came into the game as the nations leading receiver and posted yet his 7th straight 100yd receiving game (9 catches for 156 yards) with 3 TDs. Jorgensen had two sacks becoming the MWC All Time Sack Leader (record now at 22.5 sacks). One can only wonder how many close games the Cougars can grit through. The jerseys in blue return home to matchup against San Diego State in a game that will be televised November 8th on "The MTN" at high noon.