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HELLO! CHRISTIAN HUDSON — WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD

This is a post in the ongoing series introducing CU’s freshman enrollees. To see the previous Hello post, see https://buffsblog.com/hello-alexander-mcpherson/ HELLO! Christian Hudson. POSITION: Defensive tackle. SIZE: Hudson is listed on recruiting sites as standing 6’2” and weighing 280 pounds. On the CU roster, he’s listed at 6’1”, 290 pounds — meaning that the altitude did, in fact, […]

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COWBOYS CLOSING IN ON BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER AS HEAD COACH

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Per Pro Football News, the Cowboys are close to naming Brian Schottenheimer as head coach. This is good news for Buff Nation, as there was talk of Deion Sanders as a candidate for the Cowboys job. For more on the earlier rumors, see: Now we celebrate with BUFFALO STANCE.

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THANKS COACH MAC

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This is one of my favorite pieces of CU memorabilia and I’ll always cherish it. Thanks Coach. There is no content after the jump.

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CU POISED TO MAKE HISTORY IN 2025 BEFORE SINGLE SNAP

2 Comments / Football / John

The Colorado Buffaloes will have three – yes, three — coaches / analysts prowling the sideline for the 2025 season that have been named to the NFL’s Hall of Fame. Joining Marshall Faulk will be head coach Deion Sanders and Senior Defensive Analyst Warren Sapp. Based on my research, CU will be the first team in collegiate sports

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UNVERIFIED VERACITY LOOKS AT NCAA TOURNAMENT CHANCES AND A QUICK FOOTBALL NOTE

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The women’s basketball team is 12-6 on the season and 3-4 in the Big 12, and is apparently, somehow, improbably, on the bubble for the NCAA tournament. Joe Lunardi has the Buffs as one of the last 8 teams out of the field, which is remarkable and speaks to the weakness of the bubble in this

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HOW MUCH CAN CU PAY DEION SANDERS? ON CU ATHLETIC FINANCES

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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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BUFFSBLOG BITES

2 Comments / Football, Football Recruiting / John

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

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DEION SANDERS AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS (WITH A SIDE OF RODNEY DANGERFIELD)

1 Comment / Football / John

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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ON JEDIS, BARRY SANDERS, AND TRAVIS HUNTER

6 Comments / Essays, Football / John

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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BUFF BASKET-BULLETS

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Checking in on CU hoops about midway through the season with this week’s basket-bullets:

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