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Unverified Veracity Unveils CU Athletic Director Hot Board Version 1.0

11 Comments / Football /

Rick George announced yesterday that he is retiring as Athletic Director at CU and moving into a newly invented role as AD Emeritus where he will participate in “revenue generating initiatives for the athletic department.” In big-time college sports, it’s always about the money.   George leaves behind a legacy that’s complicated.  While there were pluses and […]

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A Saturday Under the Smaller Lights: What I Found at a D2 Game That is Sometimes Missing in Boulder

25 Comments / Essays, Uncategorized /

In an era where college football head coaches are paid $10m, players wear chains that cost more than an average worker makes in a year, and young men preach loyalty from their third transfer portal stop, sometimes it’s worth reminding yourself what the game used to feel like. That’s how I found myself in Grand

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Major Shake-Up As Offensive Playbook Cut, Hoops Hype, and Soccer Surging

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BuffsBlogBite: Offensive Shake-Up Change are happening on the offensive side of the football for Colorado. This will be week #2 that Brett Bartalone will be calling plays for the Buffs after he made his play calling debut last week. More critically, however, is that two separate sources have told us that CU has materially simplified

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In This House, We Believe in the Buffs, The Broncos, and Questionable Football Science

3 Comments / Essays, Football /

Growing up in Colorado, I learned early that fall weekends are a two-act performance.   First comes Saturday in Boulder. Ralphie runs, Buffaloes Buffaloes Go CU (wink), Big Jim nearly fighting with opposing fans, and the best view in sports.   Then on Sunday, everything shifts to Denver.  The South Stands, the Orange Crush, and the knock-off horse that runs

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The King is Dead – Inside the End of the Kaidon Salter Era and the Inside Story on What’s Next for CU Football

13 Comments / Football /

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

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CU’s Car Crash Moment – and Why That Can Be a Good Thing

17 Comments / Essays, Football /

“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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Midseason Hardware: BuffsBlog Hands Out CU’s Half-Way Awards

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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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Inside the Big 10 Power Play that Could Impact CU’s Next 20 Years

6 Comments / Basketball, Essays, Football /

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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JR Payne Reloads: Why CU Women’s Hoops is Built to Dance in 2025-26

2 Comments / Women's Basketball /

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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Why This CU Basketball Roster is Better than You Think — Inside Tad Boyle’s Makeover of CU basketball

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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

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