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  • Jim vs. Harry: Can CU Stun No. 12 Texas Tech, and Can CSU Handle Oregon State?
    Colorado | From The Hairy Times

    Jim vs. Harry: Can CU Stun No. 12 Texas Tech, and Can CSU Handle Oregon State?

    ByJim Balz September 29, 2026October 2, 2026

    Colorado has two home games Saturday, two teams that need a win, and two Balz brothers who can’t agree on the time of day. Harry already ran the numbers on the big picture in his CU and CSU bowl eligibility breakdown, so we’re skipping all of that. This week is only about Saturday. We’re also fixing one thing before the…

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  • Here Come the Bears
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    Jim vs. Harry: What Happened to the Eagles, and Here Come the Bears?

    ByJim Balz September 29, 2026October 2, 2026

    A 38-year-old third-string quarterback walked into the Bears Soldier Field on Monday night and ran the Eagles out of it. Philadelphia is still 2-1, but a 27-7 beating on national TV raises real questions. Was this a warning sign or just a bad night? And here come the Bears, but how far can they go without Caleb Williams? My twin…

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  • Packed Broncos home crowd at Mile High as Broncos playoff chances rise after the win over the Rams
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    Broncos Playoff Chances Soar After Amazing 30-26 Final-Play Stand vs. Rams

    ByJim Balz September 28, 2026October 2, 2026

    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…

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  • Colorado Buffaloes playing at a packed Folsom Field in Boulder, as CSU and CU bowl eligibility hangs in the balance
    From The Hairy Times

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

    ByHarry Balz September 28, 2026October 2, 2026

    Folks, it’s Sunday morning and I’ve already cleared a pot of coffee, because this is an emergency in the state of Colorado. Both of our big FBS programs sit at 2-2. Both lost Saturday. Both are now staring at the same question: CSU and CU bowl eligibility. Can the Rams and the Buffs each get to six wins and play…

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  • CSU Rams are ready to challenge BYU’s seven‑game streak as Hauss Hejny, and a surging Rams offense prepare for a high‑stakes showdown
    Colorado | From The Hairy Times

    CSU Rams Ready to End BYU’s Streak in Fort Collins

    ByJim Balz September 18, 2026October 2, 2026

    Let me tell you something about Colorado State football that might surprise the casual observer: this program has a pulse. A real one. Not the flatline we’ve seen for stretches over the past decade, but an actual heartbeat that could give BYU some serious problems Saturday night at Sonny Lubick Field. CSU Rams Ready to End BYU’s Streak in Fort…

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  • Harry's Got It Wrong: The Broncos Aren't Collapsing, They're Course-Correcting. His take on the Broncos' 31-10 loss to Kansas City? Pure panic-
    Colorado | From The Hairy Times | NFL

    Harry’s Got It Wrong: The Broncos Aren’t Collapsing, They’re Course-Correcting

    ByJim Balz September 15, 2026October 2, 2026

    Look, I love my twin brother Harry. We shared a womb, we share a last name, and we share an unhealthy obsession with sports that has defined our entire lives. But sometimes Harry gets so caught up in the narrative drama that he misses what’s actually happening on the field.

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  • Broncos Collapse:
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    Broncos Collapse: Wake-Up Call or Season Unraveling?

    ByHarry Balz September 15, 2026October 2, 2026

    The Denver Broncos didn’t just lose their season opener to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football — they got absolutely demolished, embarrassed, and exposed in a 31-10 beating that has everyone in Broncos Country wondering if this team is a contender or a pretender.

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  • Seattle Seahawks
    NFL

    Seahawks Survive Darnold Scare as Drake Maye Meltdown Hands Seattle a Super Bowl Rematch Win

    ByJim Balz September 10, 2026September 29, 2026

    WELL, WELL, WELL — LOOKS LIKE THE PATRIOTS FORGOT TO PACK THEIR FOURTH-QUARTER CLUTCH GENE FOR THE SEASON OPENER! – Seahawks Survive Darnold Scare as Drake Maye Meltdown. Seattle’s home opener, well they pulled it off thanks to Drake Maye, because of his last couple minute interception thrown in Seattle’s end zone with a last-second…

    Read More Seahawks Survive Darnold Scare as Drake Maye Meltdown Hands Seattle a Super Bowl Rematch WinContinue

  • America, buckle up — because the greatest show on Earth is back, and nobody is more ready than Harry freakin’ Balz.
    From The Hairy Times

    Jim’s Right About Football — But DEAD WRONG About Which Game Matters

    ByHarry Balz September 9, 2026October 2, 2026

    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.

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  • Seattle Seahawks
    Harry's Hot Takes | NFL

    LET THE NFL SEASON BEGIN — Harry Balz Has Something to Say

    ByHarry Balz September 9, 2026September 29, 2026

    America, buckle up — because the greatest show on Earth is back, and nobody is more ready than Harry freakin’ Balz. – Let The Season Begin  After months of political noise, global chaos, and enough stress to make a grown man punt his own television, the NFL has finally returned to save us from ourselves….

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