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CU FOOTBALL, THE GOLDEN BUFFALO MARCHING BAND, AND THE MAGIC NUMBER

My son makes fun of me for trying to get into Folsom Field early on gamedays to see the CU Golden Buffalo Marching Band play in Balch Fieldhouse before Ralphie runs.  “Dad, do we need to leave yet for the stadium?” he mockingly asks me 2 hours before kickoff while we’re tailgating. Yes, son.  Yes, we need

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BUFFS WIN 2ND BIG 12 TOURNAMENT GAME IN A ROW AFTER 3 BIG 12 WINS ALL SEASON!!! IT’S BUFFALO STANCE TIME.

The CU men’s basketball team won their 2nd round matchup today 67-60 against 8th seeded West Virginia. CU felll behind by 13 in the first half but roared back in the 2nd half, largely behind a 15-0 run. Post Malone was dominant today with 14 pounds and 4 rebounds, RJ Smith had 13 points, and

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SHEDEUR SANDERS VS. CAM WARD: TALE OF THE TAPE*

* From a Buff fan’s perspective Here at BuffsBlog, we’ve never claimed to be objective. We aim for smart analysis, but let’s be real—it’s always through silver and gold lenses. So, naturally, I was scrolling through headlines about Shedeur Sanders’ draft stock this weekend when something stopped me in my tracks. One commentator actually said he’d

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IS THE FOAM DOME TOO BIG? THE CU EVENTS CENTER AND THE BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE PROBLEM

Being a contributor to a new blog is tough work. Case in point: on Monday, I was busy celebrating @Bowen St. Buff’s birthday at Kuper Wine Bar in Longmont (shoutout to Doug and Julie Oldfield and the incredible staff at Kuper) when I was asked to cover the CU/KU tilt at The Can. So, I did what any self-respecting, wine-loving, last-minute blogger would

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CU’S RIVALRY WITH NEBRASKA LIKELY TO GO EXTINCT BECAUSE OF RECENT BIG 10 / SEC CHANGES

The SEC and Big 10 are close to successfully completing a 3-step action plan that enables them to obtain near monopoly power over the college football world.  One of the casualties of this plan is likely the CU – Nebraska rivalry. In this blog post, we’re going to take a high-level look at how the SEC

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S NEW ERA – HOW THE HOUSE SETTLEMENT BENEFITS THE COLORADO BUFFALOES

With the House v. NCAA settlement reshaping college athletics, schools are scrambling to adapt to the new pay-for-play era. One of the biggest trends? Hiring general managers to handle roster construction, NIL strategy, and transfer portal management—turning college programs into mini-NFL franchises. It’s no surprise that Alabama (Kevin Steele), Florida (Graham Hall), USC (Chad Bowden),

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TUESDAYS ARE FOR THE HERD: ASSANE DIOP, SUMO WRESTLING, CHICKEN WINGS & AMERICAN PRIMEVAL

Tuesdays are for the Herd columns will will come out on- — yep, you guessed it — Tuesdays and will be different than most posts on this site.  These posts are like OT posts on a message board.  In other words, these are pure vanity posts, akin to yours truly preening and prinking in front of a

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