TL/DR: Colorado’s frontcourt faces an uphill battle in the Big 12. The Buffaloes lack proven size, rim protection, and physicality inside. Unless returning forward Bangot Dak makes a Tristan da Silva-like leap and Elijah “Post” Malone becomes a steady Big 12 center, CU’s frontcourt could be overmatched. The Buffs are still exploring one more late […]
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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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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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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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#75 Zack Owens is hitting the transfer portal. I audibly groaned when reading the news that offensive guard Zack Owens is entering the transfer portal. The former 4-star Clemson recruit, now 345 pounds (down from 375), was a star in the spring game. He was a devastating run blocker and surprised with his ability to get
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Super Bowl winning coach to join coaching staff? Deion Sanders’ coaching mentor may be joining the CU football staff. There are rumors within the program that former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer will be joining the football staff as a defensive analyst. Zimmer was spotted at practice in Boulder this past week, deceked out
Putting together a college basketball roster in 2025 is like making hot dogs — you have to piece the team together from various sources and hope the end result is worth the mustard. CU’s basketball team, fresh off the most disappointing season of the Tad Boyle era, is poised to welcome in 5 true freshmen and
We’re looking for mailbag questions for an upcoming mailbag. If you have questions about CU sports, or our idiocracy, or jazz music, or team names, or just about anything, drop us a line at [email protected]. The more questions the better!!! Seriously, we want to hear from you. Also, while you’re at it, please join the
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[Note from John: On this most holy day, the start of the NCAA basketball tournament, contributing blogger Chris wanted to remind folks that Colorado has a richer post-season basketball history than you probably think. Read up, Buff Hoops Fans! ] Nobody would call CU a basketball blue blood, but the Buffs have a surprisingly deep
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This season sucked. Sure, the Buffs’ run in the Big 12 Tournament showed that Tad can still coach, Jakimovski can shoot, and Post Malone can be a problem for smaller frontlines. But let’s not sugarcoat it—this season was a resounding failure. While plenty of focus has been on the three Buffs who left for the
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