Inquiring minds want to note. …
Snow is gathering on the slopes, T-REX will be done one of these decades, and the Broncos are showing no signs of their usual second-half collapse.
So why should we be bummed out around this dusty, old cowtown?
Because we didn’t get to see Peter Forsberg skate with the new NHL rules in effect.
Not that Foppa is livin’ large in the New NHL, but he’s leading the league with 25 assists, 14 more than Alex Tanguay and John-Michael Liles, who lead the Avs with 11 apiece entering Monday’s game against the Oilers.
Oh, and did I mention that Forsberg’s teammate, Simon Gagne, has 17 goals in 16 games, putting him on pace for 93? I only mention it because the league record is 92, set by some guy named Gretzky in 1981-82. …
Sunday’s Raiders-Broncos game was broadcast in English, Spanish and Navajo, proving, once and for all, that the Raiders stink in any language. …
By the numbers: The Silver & Bad are 1-9 versus the AFC West during the Norv Turner error, er, era. …
As if the presence of Todd Sauerbrun hasn’t taken the pressure off Jake Plummer, there’s the matter of the Broncos playing with the lead for most of the season. Ready for this stat, Bronco Nation? The Bronx have trailed for 24 minutes, 23 seconds in the past two months. Specifically, since they took the lead in the second half of the San Diego game. …
Jerry Stackhouse, who lasted 22 games under Larry Brown at Philly, tells The New York Times how the Knicks will handle their new coach: “The ones that are able to deal with the screaming up and down the court will do fine. The ones that won’t will probably be like me – somewhere else.” …
Mike Downey of the Chicago Tribune, on reports that the Pittsburgh Penguins might move to Kansas City to play in the city’s new 18,500-seat arena: “I hope they would keep the name. If Utah can have jazz, then Kansas City can have penguins.” …
Prediction: SEC fans outside South Carolina will be calling Steve Spurrier a lot worse than Darth Visor when they see how many players the ol’ ball coach steals out of their states. …
Home, sour, home: Pac-10 road teams, according to the number crunchers at the San Francisco Chronicle, have won 20 out of 35 conference games. …
OK, so Joel Klatt threw a costly interception near the goal line at Iowa State. You might want to get off the kid’s case a little. During his CU career, Klatt has thrown 24 touchdown passes and two picks in the red zone. …
Add CU: The Buffs have had two Butkus Award winners, two Jim Thorpe Award winners, a Heisman Trophy winner, a Doak Walker Award winner, a Walter Camp Award winner, a Ray Guy Award winner and a John Mackey Award winner.
Don’t look now, but they’re about to add a Lou Groza Award winner to the list.
We’re speaking, of course, of Mason Crosby, who has made 13-of-17 from 40 yards-plus. Seventeen attempts from 40-plus. That’s more attempts than 11 of the other 19 semifinalists have, period. …
More a-Mason stats on Crosby: His average field goal is 42.5 yards, including 5-of-6 from 50-plus yards. Oh, and don’t bother playing the altitude card. Four out of the five were on the road. …
Crosby, junior, was adamant before the season that he would stick around for his senior year in Boulder. But the time has come to ask the question: Whenever he comes out, will he be a first-rounder?
Now, more than ever, the NFL is about field position. As in, you need a great kicker and punter. Or haven’t you noticed the difference Sauerbrun has made in the Broncos?
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-820-5452 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
