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The scoreboard said: Colorado 17, Colorado State 3.

I say: Fake news.

Oh, the Buffs won the game. For real. But the Rams didn鈥檛 lose. They got beat by the officiating crew from the Pacific-12 Conference.

鈥淲e came here to win the ballgame. I expected us to win this ballgame,鈥� CSU coach said Friday.

This was probably the most the Buffs have benefited from head-scratching officiating since the infamous fifth-down game, way back in 1990.

Rocky Mountain Showdown? This was a mile-high meltdown. By the eight officials on the field.

At one point in the second half, Bobo called a timeout to vent at the officials. They didn鈥檛 listen. That抖阴ap what happens when you鈥檙e the coach of a Mountain West team in a game against a foe from a power five conference.

To his credit, Bobo refused to blame the officiating for the loss. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 make excuses,鈥� he said.

The refs got hankie happy. Highly questionable offensive pass interference penalties probably cost the Rams 14 points.

I think complaining about the officiating is for losers. Hey, we all make mistakes. But the Rams have legit reasons to feel as if the playing field was tilted at a 45-degree angle against them.

Bobo will ask for a formal review of the questionable calls. But, he added “They’re not going to come back and say, ‘Hey, we’re going to play the ballgame over.'”

Nearly 74,000 spectators found their way in Sports Authority Field at Mile High. All of those fans, even the ones who started their Labor Day festivities early by pounding frosty brews in the stadium parking lot, saw the game more clearly than the officiating crew.

Now let me make this clear. I鈥檓 not accusing the refs of being biased in CU鈥檚 favor. I鈥檓 saying they were incompetent to the point that CSU fans should be entitled to a full refund for price of admission.

When Colorado State mounted the first scoring threat of the game early in the opening quarter, quarterback hit teammate Bisi Johnson with a beautiful 19-yard pass that would have put the Rams first-and-goal at the 9-yard line if not for a phantom offensive pass interference penalty.

CU took a 17-3 lead to the locker room at halftime, largely because of the one-cut-and-go running of senior tailback , who will soon be discovered by NFL scouts as a legitimate draft prospect.

In the third quarter, the Rams appeared to climb back into the game by cutting the CU advantage to seven points. Not once, but twice.

But on the same CSU possession, apparent touchdowns passes to and Johnson were wiped out. The first negated score was the result of another questionable offensive pass interference ruling. Moments later, a second TD was wiped out for a block by offensive lineman that was ruled as illegal hands to the face; it seemed like a nitpick, but appeared to be the correct call.

Disgusted CSU fans littered a corner of the end zone with debris later in the second half, when the Rams were flagged for offensive pass interference for a third time. Bobo began playing football as a child. In all his years, has he ever seen pass interference called three times in a single game?

鈥淵eah,鈥� Bobo replied, 鈥渢his last game.鈥�

Since this series moved to Denver in 1998, we’ve seen some wild and wacky stuff. We鈥檝e seen overtime. And tear gas. We鈥檝e witnessed the fire of Rams quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt, celebrating a touchdown by spiking the football off the helmet of a CU defender.

But we鈥檝e never seen flags rain from the sky, with every questionable penalty painful reminder to Colorado State that if you鈥檙e not a member of college football鈥檚 elite, you don鈥檛 get any respect.