Tag: Mark Kiszla
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Mark Kiszla: What CU sports needs more than a bright new athletic director is a billionaire sugar daddy
BOULDER – The first thing eager new CU athletic director Fernando Lovo must learn is the massive gap between wishful thinking and what it actually takes to win the Big 12 Conference football championship. Here’s a hint: Start with a $5 million quarterback. In 2026, that’s the going rate for success in college athletics. Are…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Broncos have the advantage on the sideline with Payton, but not under center with Nix
While the Broncos rope-a-doped their way to a 14-3 record, only a fool believes they can win the Super Bowl this way. On a Sunday when Denver earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs by beating a poor facsimile of the Chargers 19-3, Broncomaniacs celebrated by smothering the home team with tough love…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Broncos need Bo Nix to play like Russell Wilson to win the Super Bowl
If Bo Nix grows up fast in the NFL playoffs, he has a chance to be just like Russell Wilson. Yep, I said it. Nix should aspire to be Wilson. Don’t get mad. I know Broncos Country has adopted Nix as a favorite son and holds a forever grudge against Wilson. But before spitting out…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Injury wrecked the Nuggets’ season, but won’t stop Nikola from being the Joker
The Nuggets will lose many, many games while center Nikola Jokic recovers from a knee injury. Are we looking at last place in the division? May not make the playoffs? – Roger, beneath a falling sky Kiz: The bad news? If Jokic misses a month or more, I see the Nuggets battling to avoid play-in…
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Mark Kiszla: Frauds? That’s the wrong F word. Broncos flawed in ways that must be corrected to win Super Bowl
Nothing irks Broncos Country like the F word. Frauds? That’s a fighting word, pal. Quarterback Bo Nix and company are definitely not frauds. They’re one victory lap against the no-mas Chargers from earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. But right here, right now, the Broncos aren’t good enough to win the Super…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Could top-seeded Broncos get dissed as home underdog in playoffs?
For most of this NFL season, I wanted just a single playoff win for the Broncos. Now it feels like Super Bowl or bust to me. – Chris B., sunny and mild Kiz: With a chip on the shoulder pads now standard issue with every Broncos uniform, this team has leaned into the talk that…
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Mark Kiszla: No-Show Bonitto a ghost of his dominant self in Broncos’ bah-humbug loss to Jags
Will the real Nik Bonitto please stand up? The great-and-powerful sackmeister who gave Denver’s defense its intimidating edge and made Bonitto a legit candidate for defensive player of the year? He was a ghost in the Broncos’ 34-20 loss to Jacksonville. No-Show Bonitto. In defeat, the sackmeister looked like he could use a hug. “I…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: We comin’? They leaving. CU stars dump Coach Prime for greener pastures
These young men leaving the CU football program want wins. Wins equal NIL money. – Joe, ninja-like tendencies Kiz: Maybe it was Deion Sanders’ magnetic personality that attracted wide receiver Omarion Miller and safety Tawfiq Byard to Boulder. But they’re both hitting the transfer portal, because, as it turns out, the Buffs’ top offensive playmaker…
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Mark Kiszla: ‘It’s our turn to bring a parade to the city!’ declares Broncos star Courtland Sutton
Don’t tell anybody. But the Broncos have a bad case of trophy envy. And that’s a good thing. The Colorado Avalanche hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2022. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets went on parade with the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2023. And now? “It’s our turn to bring a parade to the city,”…
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Mark Kiszla: In 10 quick seconds, here’s how Pat Surtain and Broncos shut up the fraud talk forever
When the Broncos storm the field for the Super Bowl, we will remember these perfect 10 seconds when they erased any doubt about their championship chops. “Bet against us … and enjoy losing,” said linebacker Alex Singleton, after Denver overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half to put a 34-26 thumping on Green Bay.…