Colorado State Football had to wait a long time on Sunday afternoon to hear which bowl game they would compete in.

But, when it was announced the Rams would play in the Arizona Bowl, head coach Mike Bobo told the media, “I haven’t played Nevada, so I’m excited about it.”

“It’s an exciting time for us to get another opportunity to play together with this 2015 team,” Bobo said. “And we’re looking at that as an opportunity to go 8-5.”

“It’s not up to me, I don’t make those decisions,” Bobo said of playing Nevada, another team from the same Mountain West Conference. “Where we’re at right now, we’ve got an opportunity to play in this bowl game. And I’m excited about it. And we’re going to have a great bowl experience.

“Like I told the players, this week, the way you have a great bowl experience is by winning the bowl game,” Bobo continued. “And that’s what we’re going to try to do.

“If you’re a competitor, to me, it doesn’t really matter who you play,” Bobo said of playing Nevada. “You’ve got a chance to compete, and compete for each other. And compete against somebody else. I’m excited about that. I’m just glad we get to play another game.”

Hey, it’s about the classiest the coach could handle the situation, considering it’s a “travesty” the two Mountain West teams play one another.

“It’s a travesty the Mountain West has been forced into this situation,” Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said Sunday in a statement. “Clearly, the system is broken.”

Interesting words from the conference commissioner to say the least.

“I’ve known since this morning,” Bobo said. “So I’ve watched a lot of tape of Nevada on defense already. And they’re a talented football team. They’ve played a lot of close games. 6-6 and got bowl eligible. Again, I’m not saying it just because you might think it’s what I’m supposed to say. I’m excited for a chance to play another game. I really don’t care who the opponent is.”

Colorado State (7-5) and the Nevada WolfPack (6-6) play at 5:30 p.m. MT on