CSU and CU Bowl Eligibility 2026: Harry Balz Does the Math on a Brutal Road

Listen up, Hairy Times readers — I don’t say this often, but my twin brother Jim actually got something right. Football IS back, and America DOES need this. We need the noise, the passion, the pure unadulterated chaos of grown men crashing into each other while we scream advice they can’t hear from our couches.

My brother Jim and I went at it over on Sports By The Balz in Jim vs. Harry: After Week 4, Who’s a Real Super Bowl Contender?, and like always, I walked away calmer and more right than he did. This is my reply, and it comes with my Falcons vs Saints prediction for tomorrow night. I left out the…

Three of the four Division Series are 2-0. The fourth is tied, and the two-time defending champs are suddenly sweating. That makes it the right moment for 2026 MLB playoff predictions from the two loudest people at The Hairy Times. Jim Balz brought spreadsheets. Harry Balz brought feelings, plus a few spreadsheets to prove he’s the smart twin. We locked…

Saturday, Oct. 3, was a rough night for Colorado college football. The Buffaloes lost at home to Texas Tech, the Rams got run over by Oregon State in Fort Collins, and Harry Balz has to answer for last week’s Jim vs. Harry predictions. That leaves one question hanging over Boulder: what is Deion Sanders‘ future at Colorado after another lopsided…

Two seconds left, the Rams at the Denver 14, one snap to steal a game in Denver. Then Talanoa Hufanga picked off Matthew Stafford, and the Broncos playoff chances got a lot healthier. Denver won 30-26 on Sunday Night Football. The Rams spiked the ball with two seconds left at the 14-yard line, and then, after a false start, Stafford…