AIR FORCE ACADEMY — No matter how much it appears to be the case, Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh can’t yet admit that the chances of renewing the AFA-Colorado football rivalry is a dead issue.
Mueh said last week there had been discussions about the Falcons and Buffaloes playing a home-and-home series in 2008 and 2009, but their schedules couldn’t be matched to accommodate the games.
“I’m willing to discuss it, but it’s not one of those things I will spend a lot of time on,” Mueh said. “A home-and-home rivalry just wouldn’t fit in our schedule. We have only two openings each year, and we have to take advantage of those opportunities.”
The Falcons play eight games in the Mountain West Conference and Army and Navy each year, leaving just two additional games. One of the openings is reserved for a home game in the opening week of the season.
“We’ve agreed that for the first five years of coach Troy Calhoun’s term as coach that we would attempt to play an opponent where we’re favored to win in the Parents Weekend game,” Mueh said.
He added that if the Falcons are going to draw attention from higher-level bowl games, they must upgrade their schedule and play more teams from BCS-affiliated conferences.
Mueh said one of the biggest problems in trying to schedule CU is the Buffs’ contract to play Colorado State the first week of the season. The Falcons have an opening in their schedule for the first game of the 2012 season, but CU is committed to play CSU.
