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FALL CAMP WEEK 1 INTEL:  OMARRION’S BREAKOUT, BYRON’S ARRIVAL AND A NEW OFFENSIVE SCHEME?  

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THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE FACING COLORADO’S FOOTBALL FUTURE

CU’s conferece affiliation is the single most critical issue that CU’s athletic department will face over the next 10+ years.   The Big 12 Conference is a second-tier conference in the modern power structure.  The Big 10 and SEC are the alpha dogs, with the ACC and Big 12 filling in the next rung.  Starting this next year,

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AHEAD OF CU BUFFS’ FALL CAMP, 35 THOUGHTS ON THE TEAM’S DEFENSIVE PLAYERS

BuffsBlog is back from a trip to Alaska (Glacier Bay is one of those few places in the world that will literally take your breath away), and we’re back to our coverage of the Buffs! CU begins their third fall camp under head Deion Sanders tomorrow, the first steps toward a season that comes questions

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AHEAD OF CU BUFFS’ FALL CAMP, 38 THOUGHTS ON THE TEAM’S OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

The CU Buffs will begin their third fall camp under head Deion Sanders next week, the first steps toward a season that comes questions after the loss of Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders.   Ahead of camp, I have compiled one thought for each of the Buffs’ 38 scholarship offensive players on

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BUFF BITES: SANDERS’ HEALTH, FOOTBALL RECRUITING PICKING UP STEAM, $10M BASEBALL DREAM, AND THE SCORE ACT

This is another baneful (boorish?) BuffsBlog Buff Bites Blogpost. Ahhh, the BBBBB! There are several things addressed here, ranging from dumb (is that Congressional pressure on CU to add a 16th varsity sport?) to a Deion Sanders’ health update and is that football recruiting momentum? Feel free to read any or all of this post,

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LINEBACKER COLBY JOHNSON BRINGS TRACK SPEED TO CU; MEET THE SAMMAMISH SLEDGEGHAMMER

C If you’re going to take a “flyer” on a less recruited high school football player, you might as well take a flyer. CU received a commitment last week from linebacker Colby Johnson. Johnson, a 6’2” 195-pounder from Sammamish, Washington, can really run.  The Sammamish Sledgehammer has been timed at a 4.53 40-yard dash, which is

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WHICH CU TRUE FRESHMEN ARE MOST LIKELY TO START GAME 1?

My answer? Probably none. But that’s a boring post, and there’s a chance that several true freshmen will crack the starting lineup August 28th against Georgia Tech. So, in order of likelihood of starting, we’ve ranked CU’s true freshmen 1 through 12 to see which players are most likely to start from day one. We’ll

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