Fight, CU down the field
CU must win
Fight, fight for victory
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- It's been more than 25 years since I traveled to see my alma mater play in a bowl game.
That was 1990 and the Orange Bowl in Miami between Colorado and Notre Dame. Now, I'm flying to San Antonio to see the resurgent Buffs play Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl, a rematch of conference foes from the famed Big Eight.
This has been a special season for the Buffs, who won 10 games and went from last place to first place in the Pac 12 South. It's been 10 long years since the Buffs had a winning record, and for the most of the last decade they were getting slaughtered on a weekly basis.
So I figured I had to be there, I had to travel to Texas for the bowl game. Besides, the Colorado mascot Ralphie -- a live buffalo -- was also making the journey to San Antonio and I wanted to get a photo with her at the official CU tailgate before the game.
Only a couple more hours and my direct Delta flight from JFK will land, deep in the heart of Texas...