The End

Saturdays Air Force Football game at Colorado State is the final game of the season for the Falcons. Is there a lot riding on it? I say yes, and not because of the obvious. CSU needs the win to become bowl eligible. Air Force needs the win to avoid the worst season in school history. I've seen every game in Troy Calhouns Head Coaching career with the Falcons. I have not seem him that animated and frustrated as I did after Thursday loss to UNLV. He ripped his team, saying they can no longer use youth and inexperience as excuses. His tone (rant would be too strong a word) shocked many of his players, who have been used to seeing Calhoun deal with losses this year in a more reserved manner. But maybe thats what this club needs. I've always been from the school that rasing your voice once in a while and calling people out and demanding accountability is never a bad thing. Players can control effort and hustle. There was none of that for most of the first half Thursday Night. It got better but by then it was too late. If Air Force should beat the Rams Saturday some of the credit needs to go to Calhouns open questioning of his teams desire to the press after the UNLV game. And a win Saturday could give us a peek at what could be a very interesting 2014. But the Falcons need to come out and play with some spark and spirit. Some of that may need to be brought out by the head coach. But a lot of it needs to come from the players. It could be a springboard for next year if the results are positive. But it could also be a dismal end to the worse season in program history.