The Big 12 Conference is comprised of 4 former Pac 12 schools, the Diet Texas Schools, and the Flyover State Schools. Accordingly, the food choices in most Big 12 Cities are not, ahem, fine dining*. Better food in Ames or Stillwater? No. Better food in Lawrence or Provo? Nope. Better food in Morgantown or Manhattan? Never. But this won’t stop us […]
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“BuffsBlog, slow down with the clickbait headlines.” Here’s some news, friends. This isn’t a clickbait headline. The best player for CU this fall will be not be a 5-star “can’t miss” high school player that commits to CU in front of flashing lights and TV cameras. Instead, the best player for CU this fall will
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We want BuffsBlog.com to be your one-stop shop for all things Buffs. If you’re going to be a smart CU fan, you need to know what is going on within the football and basketball programs but also what is going on at a larger macro level. This blog post was written to help you become
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The CU football program is rolling out the red carpet once again this weekend (June 21–22) with 4 big-time prospects. One of the visitors is Preston Ashley, a 4-star defensive back from Mississippi. Ashley (5’11”, ~180 lbs) is one of the top safeties in the nation (top 20 at his position by 247Sports) and has
College athletic budgets are under unprecedented pressure. The new NCAA vs. House settlement permits athletic departments to pay players up to $20.5 million per year. Rick George has said that Colorado will fully fund this amount to players — meaning that CU now has to find an additional $20+m of revenue every year. Naming rights deals
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Deion Sanders has spoken, and Buff Nation can finally exhale. After weeks of absence and uncertainty, Deion Sanders took to social media this week to reassure Colorado fans that not only is he okay, but his return to Boulder is imminent. The statement, delivered on X with his signature charisma and conviction, signals that the
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TL/DR: CU’s basketball NIL hasn’t been good enough to attract the 3 or so “difference maker” level players needed to boost Colorado into the top 1/3 of the Big 12 conference. Instead, CU landed one “difference maker” in Barrington Hargress. As a result, the Buffs may once again struggle to stay out of the cellar
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As Colorado pushes forward with summer football camps in Boulder, the absence of head coach Deion Sanders is no longer just a local storyline—it’s now caught the eyes of major national outlets like USA Today and ESPN. Deion Sanders, who’s been recovering at his “Country Prime” ranch in Canton, Texas, since shortly after CU’s April
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The BuffsBlog team has been busy talking to sources, watching YouTube videos of practice, and reading the tea leaves in preparation for today’s post about the projected starters for the 2025 season. But before we dive in, it’s important for Buff fans to know that that over 56% of the team’s players this fall will
The BuffsBlog team has been busy talking to sources, watching YouTube videos of practice, and reading the tea leaves in preparation for today’s post about the projected starters for the 2025 season. But before we dive in, it’s important for Buff fans to know that that over 56% of the team’s players this fall will
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