Fairchild and Twitter: Showing Promise for the Rams and MWC

Just a short update here, but it's something I wanted to share because of how impressed I am...even if it is basic.

The Colorado State Rams football team finished dead last in the Mountain West Conference this year. Even behind New Mexico, arguably the worst team in college football. Still, CSU head coach Steve Fairchild stays committed, not only to the Rams, but to the conference as well.

Where do I get this inference from?

Why, Fairchild's Twitter page, of course.

While only recent updates make reference to the BCS and the Mountain West Conference, they really say a lot about how committed he is and how much promise Fairchild has when thinking about the future.

His latest updates read (I didn't edit any grammar or spelling):

Dec. 22, 2009: "Outstanding job by Coach Mendenhall and BYU, embarrassing a ranked Pac 10 team in Vegas Bowl. BCS can't continue to keep us out! rediculous!"

Dec. 31, 2009: "Just heard Coach Holtz after AF makes us 4-0 in bowls: "If the BCS continues to keep the MWC out, they're doing a disservice to college FB."

(ESPN's Pardon the Interruption picked up Fairchild's Dec. 22 Tweet).

To me, that's really a testament to the brotherhood that is Mountain West Conference football programs—something you don't see a lot of these days. Fairchild wants the MWC to not only be one of the "big boys" (since they already are), but be recognized as one as well. It also shows that he thinks the Rams could soon be a championship caliber program.

Hopefully TCU can win tonight in the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State to help the MWC's case.

Author's note: This post also appeared on CollegianSports.com .