In a normal week, CSU football coach Mike Bobo said he and his staff send video clips of five to 10 plays into the Mountain West's coordinator of officials, seeking explanations about why a penalty was or was not called during a game.

Bobo said Monday he sent in clips of 25 plays for interpretation and explanation from the Rams' controversial 17-3 loss Friday night to the University of Colorado, including three offensive pass-interference penalties that negated big plays, including a touchdown, by his team.

The Rams (1-1) were penalized 10 times for 120 yards in the game and, at one point early in the third quarter, had two long pass plays called back in a span of three plays on questionable calls by the Pacific-12 Conference officiating crew.

One was an offensive pass interference penalty against receiver Detrich Clark, erasing a 27-yard touchdown pass. Two plays later, an apparent 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nick Stevens to a wide-open Bisi Johnson was called back on a questionable hands-to-the-face personal foul penalty against offensive lineman Jeff Taylor.

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Johnson had been called for offensive pass interference in the first quarter, wiping out a 17-yard catch at the CU 9-yard line on a third-and-4 play with the score 0-0. After the 15-yard penalty and an incomplete pass on the next play, the Rams were forced to punt from their 41-yard line.

So when the third offensive pass interference penalty of the game – all with minimal to no-contact evident in television replays – was called against his team, Bobo took a timeout to vent at the officiating crew. CSU fans were irate, and even the Pac-12 TV Network broadcast crew was dismayed at the calls that were going against the Rams.

Bobo often talks of "controlling the controllables." Despite his obvious frustration and anger, his message to his team, he said, never changed.

"You're trying to coach against an outside force there, something you didn't have control over," Bobo said. "And that's what my message was. 'Look, we don't have control over that; let's just keep trying to play ball.' "

Bobo said he wasn't sure what the process of reviewing the video clips he sent in would be, given that it was from a nonconference game. He sent them to Greg Burks, the coordinator of officials for CFO West, whose officials work games in the Big 12, Mountain West and Southland conferences. He expects Burks to pass them on to David Coleman, the Pac-12's vice president of officiating and a former director of officiating for the NFL.

Conferences rarely acknowledge officiating errors or comment on the review process.

Bobo said he usually hears back by Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week, giving him and his assistants time to share what they learn with players so they can make any changes that might be necessary to avoid similar infractions.

"That's one of the questions you send and ask, you say, 'What do we tell our receivers in these situations?' … 'Where is the extension? Our push-off is where?' '' Bobo Said.

"We'll see what they say and try to coach it up, and it might be a question I ask the officials every time they come to the locker room 90 minutes before kickoff, 'What's your view of pass interference defensively and offensively,' to see how they're going to call the game."

That's the only reason Bobo was still talking about the calls Monday, he said. He knows, no matter what feedback he gets, the officials aren't going to change the calls and replay the game.

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What's done is done.

"You're never going to forget it," Bobo said. "This is going to be with us the rest of our life that we lost that game and, at the end of the day, we lost.

"We're not going to forget it. We've got to move on, though, right? … We can't let it affect us this week."

This week, CSU hosts Abilene Christian (0-1), a program that completed a four-year transition from NAIA and NCAA Division II status to full NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision status this year. Saturday's game is the Rams' annual Ag Day game at CSU Stadium. The Wildcats lost their opener 38-14 Saturday night at New Mexico.

The Rams, Bobo said, can't afford to dwell on what happened against CU on Friday night or get caught looking ahead to their Sept. 16 trip to top-ranked Alabama.

"We've got to get ready for this game," he said. "… Our preparation needs to be on Abilene Christian."

Follow reporter Kelly Lyell at twitter.com/KellyLyell and facebook.com/KellyLyell.news and listen to him talk CSU sports at 11:35 a.m. Thursdays on KFKA radio (AM 1310).

ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT CSU

When/Where: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, CSU Stadium

Watch/Listen: Watch online at TheMW.com. Listen on KARS (FM 102.9) and KDCO (AM 1340 and FM 104.7)

Facebook live pregame show: Join Coloradoan reporters Kevin Lytle and Kelly Lyell at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the Coloradoan Sports Facebook page for a look at the matchup and their thoughts on the game

Twitter updates: @Kevin_Lytle, @KellyLyell

Saturday's weather in Fort Collins: Mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees and an overnight low of 55

Tickets: $35 and can be purchased online through CSURams.com, by calling 800-491-7267 or 970-491-7267 or in person from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the McGraw Athletic Center Ticket Office west of Moby Arena

Coaches and records: CSU is coached by Mike Bobo, who is in his third season and is 15-13. Abilene Christian is coached by Adam Dorrel, who is 0-1 in his first season with the Wildcats and 76-9 in seven seasons overall

Betting odds: No published line