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BUFFSBLOG BIG BOLD BRAINCHILD: MOVE FCS FOOTBALL TO THE SPRING

It’s peak off-season time and here at BuffsBlog we’re going to introduce a new alliterative recurring column:  the BuffsBlog Big Bold Brainchild.  It’s a chance to talk about big ideas that interest us but that we haven’t seen discussed on the latest ESPN Screaming Heads tv show or talked about on local sports radio.  We’d love to get

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POSITION INSIDER: HOW WILL CU’S INSIDE LINEBACKERS MEASURE UP IN 2025?

While Deion Sanders believes the Colorado Buffaloes defense will be better overall this upcoming season than it was last season, there is one position group that remains a question mark — inside linebacker.   While this may be contrary to public opinion, the truth is that average play from CU’s inside linebackers this upcoming season will

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STAY, GO, HELLO? THE SEARCH FOR IMPROVED GUARD PLAY HEADLINES CU BASKETBALL’S UPCOMING ROSTER REBUILD

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

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DEION SANDERS RE-SIGNED; RICK GEORGE DELIVERS; NOW WE HIT THE BUFFALO STANCE

The CU Board of Regents unanimously approved a new five-year contract with Sanders today, which runs through the 2029 season.  Deion Sanders will make $10 million in 2025, $10 million in 2026, $11 million in 2027, $11 million in 2028 and $12 million in 2029. Only seven coaches made more money last year than Deion’s salary net

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COLORADO BUFFALOES TO AIR ON ESPN AND NFL NETWORK THIS SPRING – A QUICK PRIMER

Who said that the Spring isn’t Colorado Buffaloes football season? Colorado is the only team in the country that will have its Spring Game nationally televised on ESPN. The much ballyhooed Spring Game (stay tuned to BuffsBlog for more on the game!) will kickoff at 2 pm on April 19th. Just as improbably, Colorado’s Pro

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WHICH TRANSFER WILL MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT FOR CU FOOTBALL IN 2025? MAILBAG REVISISTED

This is an excerpt from the BuffsBlog mailbag that previously posted, with some additional information added since the publishing of the mailbag. For more mailbag, including CU-related questions (!) check out the mailbag at: Which incoming transfer will have the biggest impact this upcoming season? –Johnny C The answer is Liberty transfer QB Kaidon Salter.

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GREAT POST-SEASON MOMENTS IN CU MEN’S BASETBALL HISTORY THAT EVERY FAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

[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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