If your eyes glaze over whenever financial metrics are thrown around, take heart — we’re going to keep this relatively high level. But if you’re going to be an informed CU sports fan, you have to have some knowledge of CU’s athletic budget and what that means for what we see on the field, court, […]
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An NFL caliber-corner is going to return to Boulder for his final season. No, not that corner. But in a big boost for the secondary, Preston Hodge announced his decision to return for the 2025 season, taking advantage of an NCAA waiver granting additional eligibility to players with juco experience. Hodge will have the chance
Nothing like launching a CU-centric sports blog the same week that rumors spread that Deion Sanders is being courted by Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. Trying to keep up with what we factually know vs. what we read on message boards or what is being speculated about by clickbait media is a tough endeavor. But
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Luke Skywalker was battling Boba Fett in a fight to the death, while the old 32 inch box TV flickered in the background. Even as an 11-year old, I knew that Luke Skywalker would prevail over the bad guys and this time was no different – Skywalker leaped over Boba Fett and, while in the air,
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Checking in on CU hoops about midway through the season with this week’s basket-bullets:
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Basketball can be a foreign language at times, particularly when hoops snobs start throwing around advanced metrics. Among the advanced metrics that hoops snobs use is Ken Pomeroy’s advanced metric system (known as KenPom), which is among the most popular systems used today. We’re going to give a quick overview of some of the most widely used
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Prize and Size: Picked the Buffs over 19 reported offers, including offers from mid-tier Power 4 schools (NC State, Oklahoma State, Indiana, Pitt) and most of the MAC. McPherson was listed at 6’5.5’ and 240 pounds on most recruiting sites. CU has his official size at 6’4” 250 pounds. The Colorado altitude shrinks most players about an inch and
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