FORT COLLINS — The timing seems odd to some. As Mountain West play begins for Colorado State, the Rams are preparing to take their best step forward against their oldest and most despised rival, Wyoming. A game this steeped in tradition has the feel of a cold, November afternoon, not the first night of October with Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium the setting for the affair (8:15 p.m.; ESPNU). Still, the 108th meeting of the Border War is set to commence in front of what promises to be a sellout crowd, and if the players aren’t ready, something is very, very wrong. “It seems weird that we’re already here,” CSU running back Dalyn Dawkins said.