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CU’s New AD Changed the Gameday Experience at New Mexico – Will He Do The Same at Folsom Field?

After hiring Fernando Lovo, CU
fans want to know one thing:
What’s going to change on gameday — the stuff we actually live through — and how quickly?
Based on what Lovo actually rolled out at New Mexico in 2025, his early priorities tend to be: reduce friction, increase energy, and make fans feel like they got value.

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What does the Go-Go Offense Look Like with JuJu Lewis at QB? How Brennan Marion Utilizes a Non-Running QB

When I first heard that Brennan Marion was named offensive coordinator at CU, my first thought was that his offense seems to be a strange fit with Juju Lewis.  A key component of the Go-Go offense, after all, has been the triple option.  Juju Lewis is primarily a pocket passer.  After studying film of the Go-Go offense

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Colorado 2026 Recruiting Class Roundup: The Defense Edition

First, the bad news:  Colorado’s high school recruiting class is ranked 100th nationally.  Schools ranked higher than CU include Buffalo, Arkansas State, Kent State, Ohio, Old Dominion and Georgia State.  CU’s ranking this year is much lower than last, where the Buffs nestled in at #39 nationally (when combined with transfer rankings, CU had the #24 overall class

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Colorado 2026 Recruiting Class Roundup: The Offense Edition

National signing day is….today????? The earlier date caused it to sneak up on college football fans (and the CU coaching staff?), largely because most of the recruiting class was wrapped up before the season began.  If you’re like most CU fans and haven’t paid much attention to recruiting the last few months, the good news is

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Relevant But Broken: A Nuanced Look at the State of CU Football

CU’s football season mercifully came to an end on Saturday in a 24-14 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats.   If you read social media, you’ll see that there’s very little nuance regarding CU’s disappointing season.  Everything is sensationalized and emotionally charged.  There’s a simplification of complex issues into binary positions – Deion Sanders is God / Deion

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Happy Thanksgiving From the Most Unhinged CU Group Chat on Earth

Thanksgiving is a day for gratitude, mashed potatoes, and pretending your family isn’t one snarky comment away from reenacting the Pac-12 breakup in real time. And like every modern American family, mine expresses its love the only way we know how: by communicating entirely through a chaotic group chat, even when we’re sitting in the

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Unverified Veracity: There’s a Flaw in the Football Blueprint, Soccer Success, and Get Yourself to the Coors Event Center

CU has a roster construction problem.  You want proof? CU ranks 108th nationally in scoring offense, 107th in scoring defense, 107th in yards per play, and 108th in yards per play allowed. Woof. Is there help on the way? CU is ranked 95th nationally in high school recruiting for the 2026 class.  Georgia State, UMass, Buffalo, Toledo, etc. are all ranked higher

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