Pentaconta
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I was at that game, too. After getting pwned by CU in the 2001 CCG, that game felt like sweet justice. The score wouldn't have been so high had CU not gifted UT with 21 points on turnovers and a return for a TD.
I remember the hit Kelson laid on Klatt. It was pretty nasty, almost helmet to chin. Very unfortunate that Klatt got his bell rung, but I don't think it was intentional. I seem to recall at the time that many CU fans were more bitter about the Klatt hit rather than the final score. Kelson was trying to sack the QB after the protection broke down, which is what any defender is supposed to do. What should Kelson have done instead, stand around and let Klatt score? If CU didn't like it, they needed to play better.
I don't really remember the clowning, but perhaps our team got caught up in celebrating an undefeated season and punching their ticket to a date in the national championship game against USC. I could understand why CU might feel that way, but I don't think any disrespect was intended toward them. As the mob would say, "it was just business -- nothing personal."
By the way, CU has no right to complain about 70-3 after we single-handedly gave Rashaan Salaam the Heisman in 1994 for gashing our paper-thin defense with over 300 yards of rushing. Talk about a ugly game.
I remember the hit Kelson laid on Klatt. It was pretty nasty, almost helmet to chin. Very unfortunate that Klatt got his bell rung, but I don't think it was intentional. I seem to recall at the time that many CU fans were more bitter about the Klatt hit rather than the final score. Kelson was trying to sack the QB after the protection broke down, which is what any defender is supposed to do. What should Kelson have done instead, stand around and let Klatt score? If CU didn't like it, they needed to play better.
I don't really remember the clowning, but perhaps our team got caught up in celebrating an undefeated season and punching their ticket to a date in the national championship game against USC. I could understand why CU might feel that way, but I don't think any disrespect was intended toward them. As the mob would say, "it was just business -- nothing personal."
By the way, CU has no right to complain about 70-3 after we single-handedly gave Rashaan Salaam the Heisman in 1994 for gashing our paper-thin defense with over 300 yards of rushing. Talk about a ugly game.