The King is Dead The Kaidon Salter era at Colorado is dead. Teams have realized that Salter doesn’t handle pressure. He’s just not processing the field quickly enough to counter the blitz. As a result, opponents are bringing five and six pass rushers on every play, and CU hasn’t been able to effectively adjust. Why? There are […]
“Dad, I’m so sorry.” I could barely hear my daughter through her sobs. “What’s up, babe?” She was gasping for air. “I’m so sorry I’m so sorry.” After she caught her breath, the words came. “I wrecked my car.” The first instinct after a car crash like the CU vs. Utah game is to want to tear it
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With the season officially just past the half-way point, it’s time for BuffsBlog to hand out some hardware for mid-season superlatives. This season has been a roller-coaster for the Buffs. The good news is that it’s clear that CU can beat every team it plays the rest of this season. The bad news is that it’s equally clear
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CU’s biggest problem isn’t a lack of high school recruiting or the offensive coordinator. It’s the conference that it plays in. As college football continues to morph into a three-tier economy with the Big 10 and SEC on top, followed by the Big 12 and the ACC, and then the Group of 6, the Buffs currently
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The good news? JR Payne cooked in the transfer portal this off-season, as the Buffs welcomed several high-level transfers into the program. The bad news? JR Payne needed to cook, because there are only 2 returning players that saw material minutes last year. Thankfully, however, one of the returning players is post Jade Masogayo. Masogayo was
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I’m much, much more optimistic about the men’s basketball team at CU than I thought I’d be in January. Why? 3 primary reasons. First, CU has seen surprising growth by Sebastien Rancik, who is now up to 6’11”. Rancik is now good enough to be labeled the “next” NBA player out of Boulder. He’s now taller than Tristan de
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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