Colorado State

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Washington State vs. Kansas State (Sep 12, 2026) Live Score - ESPNour readThe Wyoming rivalry

Pac-12 · Jim Mora, year 1 (2-0) · Canvas Stadium · 36,500 · 38,147 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The model#79 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #98 (-7.5) · FPI #90
The marketBYU by 17.5vs BYU · our model 22% Colorado State · a number, not a pick

LastW 58–24 vs Southern Utah · Sat Sep 12 · Hauss Hejny 325 pass yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

Nextvs BYU · Sat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ET · Canvas Stadium · BYU by 17.5 · series 27-39-3, lost the last 7 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Cautious optimism is building around Colorado State.

Most Colorado State fans liked what they saw — but a real minority isn't convinced.

Fuck Wyoming chants loud and proud. Hell yeah student section never change

▲ 3r/CFB

That was a pretty terrible defense showing. It looked like our strategy was to blitz and "let's see if their QB can make the throws." Apparently he can

▲ 3r/CFB
✓ verbatim
belief warmed ↑ 2.3vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Leaning up
58/100 · 167 mentions · top 10% of FBS
~ our read
Grounding
running on emotion
4% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read
Volatility
Chaotic
σ 32 pts
~ our read
The model
#79
CFB Zeitgeist · -0.9
✓ measured
Explore all 7 corners of the fanbase ↓
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identity shift

Colorado State's fanbase shift signals Mountain West shift.

Colorado State's 2-10 record contrasts with its historical identity as a program defined by the Sonny Lubick 1990s dynasty and the promise of Jay Norvell's era.

The jury's still out.

The Pulse on Colorado State

Archive · Wk 2 · 167 mentions · medium confidence
58
Δ +2.3 vs last wk
167 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"CSU" — Colorado State fanbase · recurring line
78 mentions · sample growing
The Fever Year

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

Inside the fanbase — all 7 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
MMountain West Connection
CCampus paper
RRamNation
BBluesky
YYouTube
7 outlets & communities talking

The split, staged

Warmest corner+0.00
Die-hards
most bought-in cohort our read
vs
Coldest corner−0.00
Bettors
coolest cohort our read

How Colorado State fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

I had to double take, because i thought I had exited out of this thread and accidently went to one of the history subreddits I follow. Well done. I figured you'd blame Cromwell, but this works better.

▲ 354 ▼open ↗

The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

Loudest in the room this week real · by engagement

All 7 corners of the fanbase

skeptical
buying in
Die-hards+0.15
Bettors+0.10

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model

fan energy
40%
recent results
15%
where the program is headed
13%
the schedule
7%
the rankings
7%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

243 mentions · 7 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checklight on evidence

~ our readColorado State fans are cautiously optimistic, but it's more feel than fact right now.

backed by facts
4% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
28% optimistic23% down

✓ counted We read 167 posts from Colorado State fans this week.

Forum Pulse

via RamNation

Press Pulse

14 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

We have to enjoy this for 24 hours, and then we need to get to the next challenge
Mora · Collegian3 days after Colorado State's 2026 opener
Let me tell you what (Vick) did better than the three touchdown catches — his blocking was outstanding down the field
Mora · Collegian3 days after the 35–13 opener
We just wanted to win, so it was super special to be a part of such a special tradition
Hejny · Collegianthe day after the 35–13 opener

Five Lenses

What people are saying right now

Radio, beat writers & editorial16 posts
Mountain West Connection
“AZTECS HOLD BRUINS SCORELESS IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT STRUGGLE LATER ON IN 28-10 LOSS PAC-12 GOES 3-7 IN WEEK TWO. BOISE STATE REBOUNDS WITH WIN OVER MEMPHIS,…”
1d ago
The broader fanbase11 posts
r/CSURams
“Ncaa stats”
1d ago
News & campus coverage8 posts
News
“BYU opens as heavy favorite over Colorado State in Week 3 BYU Cougars Wire”
1d ago

Fanbase health · Colorado State

Colorado State's fanbase is growing — 58 of 100.

Audible (78 weighted voices in the latest week) and middling on the field (2-10 last season, 2-0 so far).

On the field — 2-10 last season, 2-0 so far48
How loud — 78 weighted voices in the latest week68

2 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76

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ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.
Fan mood

Fans are frustrated with Colorado State

$100+ per ticket is ridiculous I love me some Rammie football, but they are not good enough to justify a $250 game night

Locked On PAC-12: UNPREDICTABLE: Jim Mora’s Colorado State Football READY to Upset—Will Rams DELIVER in Pac-12?

CSU VS UC? This hat is not okay…can someone help scheels understand the difference between CSU (rams) vs UC (bison)?

Fan mood · 7 fans, 8 posts scanned · every quote verified verbatim

The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent free · r/cfb fan posts, last season
Colorado State fans this offseason 63% of posts bring up another team▲3pp saltier#16 of 70 saltiest · mostly about Wyoming
Who Colorado State fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Wyoming21%
  2. Colorado12%
  3. Utah10%
  4. Boise State8%
  5. Fresno State8%
share of Colorado State’s football posts that mention each team
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Fanbase Voice 476 fan mentions
Believers
Optimism
83rd
Joy
75th
Anger
38th
Doom
26th
Sarcasm
46th
vs the 94 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
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