Burgundy Wave: Covering Colorado Soccer since July 2010.

The Colorado Rapids are in a mire at the moment, while their next opponents, DC United, are currently on a run of form for the season better than just about everyone expected. To get to know our final Eastern Conference foe of the season, we asked some questions to Ben of Black and Red United,…

The Colorado Rapids are in a mire at the moment, while their next opponents, DC United, are currently on a run of form for the season better than just about everyone expected. To get to know our final Eastern Conference foe of the season, we asked some questions to Ben of Black and Red United,…

By now, you've heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, where an entire bucket of ice water is poured onto your head. It's a campaign meant to raise awareness for ALS I know I'm ready to see Tim Hinchey get doused with ice water, how about you guys?

What actually happened was a team that was out of the playoff race by August, who leaked 50 goals and who lost nearly every single game where they went behind at any point. The worse the Rapids do in the regular season this year, the better off one of their closest competitors in the West…

In most cases, that would signal the end for a team, but this game was a quite interesting one. The Rapids had, by most counts, controlled the play prior to the two goal burst by Dallas, and they continued to control it after, as well. When you hear this game described as 'frustrating', that's the…

That leads us to a question. I've already noted that I don't think this team is MLS Cup-worthy as it stands right now, simply because they seemingly go on a tailspin any time there's a hit to the team's depth. How about the playoffs, though? A team very similar to this one, but with more…

That leads us to a question. I've already noted that I don't think this team is MLS Cup-worthy as it stands right now, simply because they seemingly go on a tailspin any time there's a hit to the team's depth. How about the playoffs, though? A team very similar to this one, but with more…

Unfortunately, the Rapids appear to have forgotten the secret ingredient that got them where they were last year: depth. This Rapids team is in clear need of at least two or three new names ASAP, and the window to pick them up is closing very quickly. The help isn't necessarily needed in the Starting XI,…