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“What is with the Broncos historic penchant for (being) obliterated in playoff games/Super Bowls?” I tweeted when the Denver Broncos defense allowed the NFL record tying sixth touchdown pass to Tom Brady during Saturday’s undressing of the Broncos by the Patriots.

It was one of the more thorough and complete losses we’ve seen in Colorado sports history. And we’ve seen a lot of them.

70-3, 7-0, 13-1, 55-10, 42-10 and now, of course, 45-10.

These are scores that should resonate with any Colorado sports fan. In a region where we take our sports way too seriously, our teams have been obliterated, humiliated and flat out embarrassed many a time on a playoff or championship-game stage.

To wit, the Colorado Buffaloes, beneficiaries of backing into the 2005 Big XII North Championship allowed 70 points to eventual national champion Texas – in three quarters – in the Big XII Championship game. The Rockies, gave us such a thrill in 2007, winning 21 of 22 to storm…

Opportunities can come in unique ways.

Like the time I landed an associate producer job with a local sports talk radio show, while having zero radio experience, simply by responding to a job posting by Vic Lombardi on Twitter.

Vic and his “sports life partner” and radio show co-host, the venerable Gary Miller, needed a new associate producer to run the internet side of their morning show. I listened to their show during my daily commute and enjoyed their local perspective and chemistry with one another. It sounded fun so I figured, “what the hell?” and responded to Vic’s tweet, offering my services.

I’ve always wanted to get into sports media, be it writing,…