Colorado State's Rocky Mountain Showdown Win Guarantees Little

So the Colorado State football squad is in for a banner season following its season--opening 31-17 win in the Rocky Mountain Showdown?
Not so fast, Ram Nation.
As impressive as the comeback win was, it guarantees CSU very little going forward.
In fact, the last three seasons in which Rams beat the Buffs, they finished with losing records:

• In 2012, CSU followed a 22-17 season-opening victory over CU with six straight losses and wound up 4-8.
• In 2009, the Rams' 23-17 win over the Buffs was followed by two more victories, but a nine-loss tailspin ensued for a 3-9 finish.
• In 2006, CSU's 14-10 Rocky Mountain Showdown triumph gave the Rams a 2-0 record, but they proceeded to drop eight of their final 10 games to wind up 4-8.

As for the Buffs, a loss to the Rams most definitely doesn't bode well for the season to come.
Since the rivalry more or less resumed on a annual basis in 1983, CU has lost to CSU seven times. In those seven seasons, the Buffs have only gone on to post a winning season twice (7-5 in 1999 & 9-5 in 2002).
In the aforementioned 2006, '09 and '12 seasons -- which featured CU's three most recent losses to CSU prior to this year -- the Buffs finished an aggregate 6-30.