Takeaways from Colorado’s wild Rocky Mountain Showdown win

What are your takeaways from the Rocky Mountain Showdown?

The Colorado Buffaloes sure know how to entertain the college football world. After hosting a crazy slate of early day events that included ESPN’s “College GameDay,” Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” and a Lil Wayne concert, the game somehow delivered even more drama.

Colorado State played an impressive game and had the Folsom Field crowd sweating when the Rams went up by 11 points early in the fourth quarter. But CU battled back and tied the game with seconds remaining in regulation. In the second overtime, the Buffs’ defense thwarted the Rams and secured the win.

Here are my takeaways from Colorado’s third win of the Deion Sanders era: