I have a friend who changed his last name from Nguyen (or something like that) to Rockwell….

I phrased it badly, for which I apologize. When I indicated that Colorado would have to let Georgia out of the 2010 game, I didn’t mean that Colorado would have an obligation to do so; I meant that Colorado’s willingness to do so was a prerequisite to the Bulldogs playing someone (presumably the Bruins) in the Georgia Dome that year.

If the details are worked out for the Atlanta matchup, Georgia’s athletic director would call Colorado’s athletic director and ask whether the game could be rescheduled. If Colorado’s athletic director says “no,” the Bulldogs will play the Buffaloes in Boulder in 2010, as planned. It’s as simple as that.

This all came up because the Atlanta Sports Council has begun scheduling neutral site games in the Georgia Dome to start the season (e.g., Alabama-Clemson last year). There was discussion of having U.C.L.A. meet Auburn in Atlanta in 2010. The Bruins were willing, but the Plainsmen balked.

Because Rick Neuheisel wants to be able to recruit the Georgia-Florida corridor (U.C.L.A. was one of the three finalists in the recruitment of Sunshine State quarterback Aaron Murray, who signed with the Bulldogs), the Bruins continue to want to play a game in the Georgia Dome. It appears that the Atlanta Sports Council is talking to Georgia about filling the S.E.C. slot in that proposed matchup.

In other words, I don’t believe Georgia initiated this contact, but Georgia is open to it (in order to maintain the Bulldogs’ recruiting base in Atlanta against such interlopers as Alabama’s Nick Saban, who agreed to play Clemson last year precisely so he could up his team’s profile in the area), provided the Buffs are willing to reschedule the 2010 date. To repeat, if Colorado isn’t willing to reschedule the game that’s already been arranged, that’s the end of the conversation; Georgia will play in Boulder in 2010, as scheduled.

It’s possible the phone call from Athens to Boulder isn’t forthcoming, but, if it is, the decision is Colorado’s to make. I don’t think you have to worry about Georgia breaking the contract. The Bulldogs had that done to them in 2002, when Tulane backed out and left Georgia scrambling to fill the hole on the schedule (eventually the spot went to Division I-AA Northwestern State), and Georgia recently resurrected its dormant tradition of national scheduling with last year’s game at Arizona State. This autumn, the Bulldogs open against Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Road games against Louisville and Oregon are upcoming, as well. Georgia has too much invested in wanting to schedule nationally to break a deal now that the ’Dawgs finally are traveling again.

The Bulldogs want to raise their national profile by playing B.C.S. conference teams on the road after far too many years of confining themselves solely to the South. We’re looking forward to the trip to Boulder. Colorado’s trip to Athens was exciting for all of us (seeing Ralphie and Uga on the same field together was just plain cool), and we’re looking forward to coming out your way. It would be especially neat if it fell on a weekend the Broncos were off or at home, so that Knowshon Rockwell Moreno (to whom I invariably refer by his full name, as well) could attend the game.

As a fan base, we’re against adding another neutral site game in a less desirable venue (Sanford Stadium seats over 20,000 more fans than the Georgia Dome) and we want to see this commitment kept. I’m confident it will be and you’re absolutely right that Colorado is entitled to require that the contract be honored. I’d love to play U.C.L.A., but we should do it once between the hedges and once in the Rose Bowl. In the meantime, we should live up to our word and play what promises to be a good game in Boulder in 2010, when both Colorado and Georgia look to be contenders in their respective conferences.

My suggestion to the Colorado fan base is to monitor the story closely. Right now, there is nothing to be done. If it starts to sound like a Georgia-U.C.L.A. deal to meet in Atlanta in 2010 is close to being finalized (which does not seem to be the case right now), I would recommend contacting your athletic director and respectfully requesting that he not agree to reschedule the game. At the present time, there is no decision to be made; if such a time arrives in the future, the decision will belong to the Colorado athletic director (whose name I regret I do not know), and you might possibly be able to influence him. For now, though, it’s just an offseason story that likely will go nowhere.

I hope that clears up the confusion. I’m sorry I didn’t phrase it properly the first time. I’m looking forward to the Bulldogs’ trip to Boulder in 2010, when we can all sit down together and agree wholeheartedly that Georgia Tech had no business whatsoever being considered for the 1990 national championship.

Can’t travel out of conferance early because they get exposed, I am guessing that Georgia is more worried that they are going to get shellacked in Boulder over exposure in Atlanta, I much rather play UCLA on a “nuetral” field then CU next season in Boulder, how bout we tell them get their ass up here or pay us what they got for their last BCS showing.

Appreciate you taking the time, hope you make it up to Boulder.

It lists possible opponents as USC, Ucla, or Oklahoma. I know that’s just the writer speculating, but Ucla is in no way, shape, or form a program with the level of prestige of USC or Oklahoma. It’s a matter of am Atlanta writer not knowing much about the fanbases he’s purporting to represent. Ucla fans are not like USCs. Not even close. Unless UGA was getting a basketball game, it’s downright insulting to list Ucla as some sort of prestige game that is missing from a CU game. Ucla games are still largely broadcast on the regional Fox sports net in LA. Hell- the BYU game last year was on Versus, I think. It might even have been on The Mtn. I remember that Stanford bumped Ucla off the local LA FSN for the time slot. Meanwhile, the last CU/ UGA game was national. I guarantee you that we have played as many national games as Ucla lately.

I’m not getting worked up about the possibility of it happening (or at you, personally. Like I said- I really appreciate your insight). I’m getting upset that this is even being discussed, and I’m getting upset that CU is being treated so dismissively. Admittedly, part of this is residual, stemming from the mess with Miami (OH), but Colorado, though down lately, has a tradition of our own. Mike Bohn had better start standing up for us, or he can go the hell back to San Diego State.