Zak Gilbert, Director • Danny Mattie, Assistant Director • 970-491-5067/FAX: 491-1348 • www.CSURAMS.com 311 McGraw Athletic Center • Fort Collins, CO 80523-0120 2006 MWC STANDINGS Conf. Overall GAME #1 Team .....................W-L Pct. W-L Pct. BYU.............................8-0 1.000 11-2 .846 COLORADO STATE (0-0) VS. COLORADO (0-0) • SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 TCU .............................6-2 .750 11-2 .846 INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH • DENVER, COLO. Utah .............................5-3 .625 8-5 .615 10:10 A.M. MDT/FOX SPORTS NET Wyoming.....................5-3 .625 6-6 .500 New Mexico ...............4-4 .500 6-7 .461 Air Force .....................3-5 .375 4-8 .333 GAME AT A GLANCE San Diego State .........3-5 .375 3-9 .250 COACHES RADIO INFORMATION Colorado State ...........1-7 .125 4-8 .333 Sonny Lubick (Western Montana ‘60) Outlet ...................Colorado State Sports Netowrk UNLV .........................1-7 .125 2-10 .167 Colorado State ...................15th season, 105-65 Flagship ................................KLZ 560 AM, Denver Overall .................................19th season, 126-84 Play-by-play .............................Rich Bircumshaw FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS vs. Foe .....................................4-8; 4-3 in Denver Analyst .................................................Brian Roth Zak Gilbert, Director Dan Hawkins (UC Davis ‘84) Sidelines ........................................Kevin McGlue Phone ...............................................970/491-5067 Colorado ..............................second season, 2-10 Engineer .....................................Bob Greenfi eld [email protected] Overall ............................. seventh season, 55-22 Danny Mattie, Assistant Director vs. Colorado State ...........................................0-1 TELEVISION INFORMATION Cell Phone .......................................970/491-5050 Outlet ................................................Fox Sports Net E-mail.................... [email protected] SERIES CAPSULE Play-by-play .......................................Joel Meyers Justin Roush, Student Assistant Overall.......................................... CU leads, 57-19-2 Analyst ...........................................Gary Reasons [email protected] In Denver ..........................................CSU leads, 4-3 Sideline Reporter ..............................Emily Jones Stuart Buchanan, Student Assistant Series Streak ................................CSU has won one Producer ......................................Jeff Muckleroy [email protected] Last Meeting .....................Sept. 9, 2006, in Denver FAX ....................................................... 970/491-1348 Result .................................................CSU 14, CU 10 INTERNET Attendance ...................................................... 65,701 Gametracker.......................www.CSURams.com THIS WEEK’S TELEVISION INFORMATION • Th is week’s game will be shown nationally by Fox Sports Net. • On Comcast Cable in Fort Collins, the game is on Channel 26. • Check local listings, including DirecTV and Dish Network guides, for specifi c areas. For future broadcasts, a complete listing of cable TV and satellite carriers for CSTV, the mtn., and Versus, are listed at www.themtn.tv or www.themwc.com. 2007 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result T.V. Series Atten. Notes S 1 Sat. Colorado Denver, Colo. 10:10 a.m. MT TBA 19-57-2 -- 2nd meeting in a row in Denver S 8 Sat. Cal+ Fort Collins, Colo. 12 noon MT VERSUS 1-0-0 -- Rams won ‘03 meeting S 15 Sat. Open Date S 22 Sat. at Houston Houston, Texas 2:30 p.m MT/3:30 p.m. CT CSTV 0-2-0 -- Rams meet ‘06 C-USA champions S 29 Sat. *at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT the mtn. 1-3-0 -- TCU won fi nal eight games in 2006 O 6 Sat. *San Diego State% Fort Collins, Colo. 3:30 p.m. MT the mtn. 12-14-0 -- SDSU won fi nal-game ‘06 battle at home O 13 Sat. *Air Force^ Fort Collins, Colo. 3:30 p.m. MT the mtn. 19-25-1 -- Ram-Falcon Trophy presented to winner O 20 Sat. *at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT none 10-4-1 -- Rams limit UNLV to 250 total yards O 27 Sat. *Utah$ Fort Collins, Colo. 3:30 p.m. MT the mtn. 22-49-2 -- Utah wins 2006 matchup in Salt Lake City N 3 Sat. *at BYU Provo, Utah 12 noon MT the mtn. 27-35-3 -- BYU wins battle in ‘06 in Fort Collins N 10 Sat. *at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 1 p.m. MT the mtn. 31-23-5 -- UNM wins in ‘06 on last-play fi eld goal N 17 Sat. Georgia Southern# Fort Collins, Colo. 12 noon MT none 0-0-0 -- First meeting ever of the teams N 23 Fri. *Wyoming Fort Collins, Colo. 12 noon MT the mtn. 53-40-5 -- Wyoming claims Bronze Boot in 2006 *Denotes MWC Games. +Ag Day. %Homecoming/Family Weekend. ^Hall of Fame/Spirit of America Game. $1870 Weekend. #Band Day. MWC TELECONFERENCE BROADCAST PARTNERS MEDIA AVAILABILITY The Mountain West Conference will conduct coaches In the fall of 2006, CSTV Networks and the Mountain Weekly events of interest to members of the media teleconferences during the 2007 season. The telecon- West Conference kicked off an unprecedented 14-year Monday ferences will be on Tuesdays from Aug. 28 - Nov. 20. relationship to offer the most in-depth coverage ever, • Sonny Lubick news conference: 12 noon, C.B. & Audio clips from each head coach and Commissioner centered around one Division I-A conference. The cen- Potts Restaurant, 1415 W. Elizabeth, Fort Collins. Thompson will be available each Tuesday by 3:30 p.m. terpiece of this historic relationship is the launch of The Tuesday MT at www.TheMWC.com. Call-in: 1-877-704-5378 mtn.(“the mountain”)—MountainWest Sports Network, • MWC Coaches Teleconference: Dial 877/704- the fi rst-ever super regional sports network, serving the 5378; Coach Lubick is scheduled at 11:02 a.m. (MT) Mountain Call Schedule Mountain West Conference 24 hours a day, seven days a weekly. 10 a.m. Moderator opens call week. In addition to football, The mtn. will feature cover- • Coach Lubick available between 11:15-11:30 for 10:02 a.m. Kyle Whittingham — Utah age of every Mountain West Conference sport, including interviews. 10:12 a.m. Troy Calhoun — Air Force men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, soccer, • Players and coaches available upon request follow- 10:22 a.m. Chuck Long — San Diego State softball, baseball and much more. ing afternoon practice. 10:32 a.m. Mike Sanford — UNLV Wednesday 10:42 a.m. Gary Patterson — TCU • Coach Lubick available between 11-11:30 a.m. for 10:52 a.m. Rocky Long — New Mexico interviews. 11:02 a.m. Sonny Lubick — Colo. State • Players and coaches available upon request follow- 11:12 a.m. Bronco Mendenhall — BYU ing afternoon practice. 11:22 a.m. Joe Glenn — Wyoming Thursday 11:32 a.m. Craig Thompson – MWC • Coach Lubick available between 11-11:30 a.m. for interviews. SATELLITE FEED • Every Wednesday from 3-3:30 p.m. MT, Sept. 5 MEDIA GUIDELINES through Nov. 28: Galaxy 11, TR K15, downlink • All interviews, including those related to late- 12003 horizontal. breaking news, with any member of the football program, including the coaching staff and student- athletes, must be coordinated through the media COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM relations staff. The department takes these matters CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial media website for very seriously and violations will result in immediate Mountain West Conference football. Access and down- revocation of credentials. load weekly game notes, statistics, media guides and • Home and/or cell phone numbers will not be more for the conference and each of its nine member COORS LIGHT RADIO SHOW provided to the media. Media are asked not to schools throughout the season. Login information will The Coors Light Sonny Lubick Show airs each Wednes- request an individual’s personal contact informa- be distributed by the conference offi ce to accreditetd day during the season, offering insight and information tion, including e-mail, but rather to contact media media or you can apply for a password by sending an on the Rams with the head coach, and play-by-play relations. Media are restricted from using public e-mail to [email protected]. announcer Rich Bircumshaw. The show originates from directories to contact and interview coaches and/ The Stonehouse Grille, 125 S. College in Fort Collins, or student-athletes. each Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. Fans can attend the show • On-site interviews must take place at the conclusion THE SONNY LUBICK SHOW live or call in with questions by dialing 1/866-888-5449. of practice near the locker room entrance to Moby The Sonny Lubick Show with the head coach of The show airs live on the Colorado State Sports Network. Arena. the Rams and host Susie Wargin airs each Sunday Show dates include: • Interviews with student-athletes are not permitted • Aug. 29 evening at 11:15 p.m. throughout the season on on the practice fi elds, in the locker room, or training • Sept. 5, 19, 26 (no show Sept. 12). room. 9News-KUSA. The coach of the Rams and Wargin • Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 will review previous game action and provide insight • Interviews with student-athletes are not permitted • Nov. 7, 14, *20 the day of a game. on the upcoming opponent each week. *Tuesday show due to Friday game. • Telephone interviews with a member of the coach- ing staff should be arranged at least 24 hours in RAMS RADIO NETWORK advance of the requested session. Rams football is broadcast statewide on the Colorado • Coach Lubick is available for interviews each Tues- State Sports Network presented by Nelligan Sports day, Wednesday and Thursday from 11-11:30 a.m. Marketing. Rich Bircumshaw has been the play-by-play All requests should be forwarded to media relations RAMSannouncer ON for T.V. the past four seasons and has been a director Zak Gilbert at least 24 hours in advance. Yearmember Games of the ESPNnetwork ESPN2broadcast ABC team forOther seven RAMS HOTELS 2006years. Bircumshaw9 also0 handles0 play-by-play0 coverage9 POSTGAME PROCEDURES for Colorado State’s men’s basketball team.