Colorado Should Look to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors to Make Up Lost Fresno State Game

Colorado athletic director Rick George has his hands full trying to get someone, ANYONE, to come to Boulder on October 19th to fill in for the Fresno State game, which was lost to unprecedented flooding in Boulder and much of Eastern Colorado. Perhaps he should do what mankind has done for millennia  by looking for the Rainbows following the rain. The Honolulu Star Advertiser  reports that CU and Hawaii are still in negotiations for this possibility.

The Hawaii Rainbows are one of 29 teams which are available to play on the Buffs' last remaining bye week in October. What makes UH such an intriguing option is that CU is already scheduled to play the Rainbows next year here in Boulder. CU should offer to switch the locations for the games. Let the Rainbow Warriors come to Boulder this year, and switch the game next year to Aloha Stadium.

Making this move does several wonderful things.

• It allows the Buffaloes a chance to play a 6th home game this year.
• It brings needed revenue to the program and the city of Boulder following the 100-year flood.
• It will serve as a reward for most of the team and Mike MacIntyre's staff for their hard work in getting through the disaster and starting the rebuilding process for a team that went 1-11 the year before. To put that in perspective, no matter what the Buffs do the rest of the year, it will be an improvement on last year. Better yet, these Buffs are aiming high and looking to make a bowl game THIS year. A trip to Hawaii next season would be a great reward.
• Adding a road game to Hawaii next season would allow the Buffs to add another home game, since the NCAA generally allows teams that play at Hawaii to schedule a 13th game.
• Adding a 13th game next year gives the Buffs yet another chance to have enough wins to play in a bowl game.
• Adding a 13th game will also allow Fresno State the chance to come back next year and finish their series with CU instead of stretching the process out several more years.

OK, Mr. George, take a clue from Larry the Cable Guy and...

Git-R-Done!