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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A big game this weekend means a big opportunity for Fort Collins businesses to capitalize on the expected surge of customers coming their way.The Rocky Mountain Showdown is coming to Colorado State University for the first time since 1996, and local sports bars have been busy preparing.“We've been talking about it since June,” said Nate Haas, owner of Krazy Karl’s Pizza. “We've been having meetings and making sure that we're prepared for this.
“It took an entire week to just plan staffing, plan food, and then with the all the X factors,” said Bomes. “We normally go through this amount, but we have to plan on double. And there’s just a lot of math and formulas to try to get it right.”Bomes estimates that they will sell 2,500 chicken wings this weekend, a 66% increase over the 1,500 they sell in a typical weekend. For Haas at Krazy Karl’s pizza, he knows that the better the Rams do, the better it will be for business.
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