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BUFFSBLOG BITES BONANZA: 7 BIG STORIES THAT CU FANS NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW

Welcome to BuffsBlog Bites – your one-stop shop for all things Buffs. Whether you’re a fan of football, basketball, or just the drama of college athletics in general, this blog post is for you. We’re looking at seven major storylines that every CU fan should have bookmarked, memorized, and possibly tattooed somewhere. Gavin Mueller, Gronk […]

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COLORADO FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING HOT BOARD — OFFENSE V3.0

RB KJ Edwards, the #3 RB in the nation, would give CU an explosive option out of the backfield. This is the v3.0 of the soon-to-be-(in)famous BuffsBlog.com OFFENSIVE RECRUITING BOARD.  As you can guess, v3.0 of the defensive recruiting board is also being worked on and will be up on the blog in the not-too-distant future.  

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TIME TO FIX FOOTBALL, CU FOOTBALL NOTES, AND CFB REALIGNMENT

A Bill to Fix College Sports? There’s a movement afoot in congress to Try to Fix College Sports. This edition of the Try to Fix College Sports bill seems relatively benign: A framework of a bill is expected to include three main concepts: [By way of background/reminder, the House settlement creates an effective salary cap of about

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CU FOOTBALL AND LAWRENCE WELK — IT’S A BUFFSBLOG MAILBAG!!!

Welcome one and all to the 2nd BuffsBlog mailbag.  And yes, these are actual questions from actual readers (with the exception of the last question — and please, if you read nothing else, read the last question).   This is an ongoing schtick, so please send questions for the next mailbag to [email protected]. And yes, I love that

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BUFFSBLOG BITES: BIG RECRUITING WEEKEND, NEW TRANSFER, AND HOOPS NOTES

Biggest High School Recruiting Weekend This Decade? For those that read my most recent recruiting updates, you’ll know that I’ve been bullish on early recruiting results. For more, check out: https://buffsblog.com/colorado-buffaloes-high-school-recruiting-board-defense-version-one/ for the defensive board and https://buffsblog.com/cu-buffs-high-school-offensive-recruiting-hot-board-version-2-0/ for the offensive board. We’ll get these posts updated in coming weeks. But my optimism seems to be

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GRADING THE DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS UNITS AFTER THE SPRING GAME – AN Xs AND Os BREAKDOWN

[Editor’s note: After writing this post, and immediately prior to the closing of the spring transfer portal for non-graduates, CB Colton Hood and his brother, RB Brendon Hood, entered the transfer portal. Inexplicably, sources have told me that Brandon Hood was asked to leave and so he and his brother, Colton, both jumped into the

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