“I read how the ghosts of Darrent Williams and Damien Nash might have helped the Broncos win the past two weeks. It’s certainly tricky to mix sports outcomes and religion, as there are more important things in life. I truly feel if ghosts are at work, there is another spirit involved. My dad passed away in May at age 47. Dad loved the Broncos. He took me to my first game in 1989, and John Elway led a game-winning drive. Ever since, we shared a great passion for the Broncos that created a bond between my dad and me that will never be broken, even in death.”
Jason, Wichita
Kiz: Got to admit mixing X’s and O’s with metaphysics is too much weird science for me to comprehend. But sports do have the power to connect generations with happy traditions, and that’s strong stuff even a C-minus student of the cosmos like myself can appreciate.
Jealous of Plummer?
“Hey, Kiszla. Why don’t you ever say anything nice about Jake Plummer? He was a different sort of QB, not a carbon copy of one. So what if he wasn’t a student of the game? Jake was a fighter and survivor. He was like punky Jim McMahon from the Chicago Bears. Your ‘hippy-dippy’ comment is so low. You jealous because you can’t grow a manly beard like Jake?”
Monica, Denver
Kiz: I always shave after my weekly bath, whether it’s needed or not. Jake the Snake might be my No. 1 choice to share a six-pack and a fishing boat on a lake in Idaho. But was Plummer the guy to call signals for an NFL team nearly worth a billion bucks? Coach Mike Shanahan ultimately decided the answer was no.
Give the “kid” a chance
“I have to agree: Jay Cutler and Plummer are night and day. Jake would have curled up in a fetal position after a safety and pick. The Kid seems to bounce back well. Very promising. I hope everyone in Broncoland is patient enough to give Cutler two or three years to grow and not expect the world (or Super Bowl) from him now.”
Scott, sold on Cutler
Kiz: My man Jay Cutler is being compared to everyone from Elway to Brett Favre. Not fair. One check of Cutler’s haircut and anyone can see the hero Jay-C most closely resembles is Austin Powers. Think they go to the same barber? Yeah, baby.
Promises, promises
“I feel like I should go out and buy the NHL’s ‘Center Ice’ package. Thanks for the upbeat article on the Avalanche. Keep them coming. Now write one guaranteeing Colorado State won’t lose every football game this year.”
Michael, Washington
Kiz: You have my assurance CSU will win at least one conference game before Thanksgiving. If not, the only guy who will look like a bigger turkey than me is coach Sonny Lubick.
Locker room fodder
“You might not be aware, but excerpts from your wonderful piece of journalism were taped to every Florida State locker prior to the Seminoles’ 16-6 victory against Colorado. While the ‘Noles probably have the most anemic offense to come out of Tallahassee in the past quarter century, including Leon High School, the kind of bashing hyperbole you managed is usually only spewed by schools with which we actually have a rivalry.”
Eric, Lakewood
Kiz: If Florida State’s fine student-athletes sincerely wanted to expand their knowledge by reading a great author of Slavic descent before the game, maybe the coaches should have distributed a classic novel by Tolstoy instead of scribblings from the Kizmeister.
Parting shot
And today’s parting shot offers a tip of the cap to the never-say-die spirit of the Rockies, at the same time wondering if frugal ownership will prevent our local baseball franchise from being a legitimate World Series contender.
“I have tried to become a Rockies fan, but they are just a farm team for the rest of the major leagues. The Monfort brothers aren’t prepared to do what it takes to really be in contention. If they have limits, they shouldn’t have become baseball owners. If the team won’t keep the players, what’s left for a fan to invest in?”
Brian, Broomfield
