The Buffs won on Saturday against a ranked opponent for the first time this season. It was the 2nd win over a ranked opponent under the Deion Sanders regime, and the first since last year’s season opener against TCU. It was much needed particularly as the Buffs now enter the bye week in position to fight for bowl […]
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Deion Sanders’ toughness isn’t human. So we decided to build the All Grit Hall of Fame in his honor. Read below for information on Sanders’ induction as well as the bios of the other inductees into the GHOF. Deion Sanders Sanders announced in his press conference on Tuesday that he’s undergoing a 4-hour surgery later Tuesday that’s
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Setting the Record Straight on Lewis’ Recruiting Ranking In many of my interactions with CU fans, I’m told that Lewis was a 5-star “can’t miss” recruit. This is incorrect. Lewis was not a 5-star QB coming out of high school. Was he considered he a high-level recruit? Definitely. But we need to dig a bit deeper if we’re going
Leadership and Culture Issues I think CU is suffering from a leadership and culture problem that is caused by the large number of transfers. Transfers are often (understandably) concerned with individual branding and short-term urgency (ie, “get yourself to the NFL”) instead of having program-related concerns. This directly impacts the succcess of the team. CU
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Did CU receive a big time silent commitment on Saturday? Eagle-eyed CU fans may have noticed that there are several different photo backgrounds that CU uses with high school players on their recruiting trips. There is one background that is particularly noteworthy…..the WE COMING background. Many of those players that take a photo with Deion
BuffsBlog has a tradition of making a Hello! post for all new recruits/commits to the football program. Given the rather unique path of CU’s (former?) 3rd string QB, we’ve decided to take a staub at a Hello! post for CU’s new (old) quarterback, Ryan Staub. A couple of preliminary matters before we jump in. First, there seems
I’ve been Covid’d this week. Good times. In the meantime, though, there’s been some great work on the site by Bruno and El Matador. Check out their work on the site — they’re killing it. But before you do that, CU fans — it’s time to buckle up. If you’re not paying attention to this
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Ralphie VI (f/k/a Ember) is retiring. CU’s press release frames it as “indifference to running” which…..yeah. Earlier this year, we wrote a piece explaining that it was long past time for Ralphie VI to retire. Check it out here: And now for the rub: this Friday, when CU hosts Georgia Tech under the lights, the
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Deion Sanders’ first in-state pledge for the class of 2026 is also one of his most under-the-radar. Loveland (Colo.) Thompson Valley offensive lineman Josiah Manu isn’t a household name nationally. He comes in as a low to mid-tier three-star recruit by 247Sports, ranked just #1334 overall in the country. For context, that would make him one of the lowest-rated
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