I’m much, much more optimistic about the men’s basketball team at CU than I thought I’d be in January. Why? 3 primary reasons. First, CU has seen surprising growth by Sebastien Rancik, who is now up to 6’11”. Rancik is now good enough to be labeled the “next” NBA player out of Boulder. He’s now taller than Tristan de […]
The Buffs won on Saturday against a ranked opponent for the first time this season. It was the 2nd win over a ranked opponent under the Deion Sanders regime, and the first since last year’s season opener against TCU. It was much needed particularly as the Buffs now enter the bye week in position to fight for bowl
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Leadership and Culture Issues I think CU is suffering from a leadership and culture problem that is caused by the large number of transfers. Transfers are often (understandably) concerned with individual branding and short-term urgency (ie, “get yourself to the NFL”) instead of having program-related concerns. This directly impacts the succcess of the team. CU
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Coach Deion Sanders is a lazy recruiter. When I was a young up and coming high school football coach, my wife and I would constantly run into Gary Barnett and his wife at a popular local restaurant. We got to know each other and on occasion would talk about football and he would impart valuable
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“Hello, friends.” – Jim Nantz, UH Class of 1981 Game Details for Friday Night Lights in Space City Vegas Odds & Betting Watch History This will mark just the second all-time meeting between the Buffaloes and Cougars. Their first came in the 1971 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where Colorado, led by quarterback Ken Johnson and running back
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Deion Sanders’ first in-state pledge for the class of 2026 is also one of his most under-the-radar. Loveland (Colo.) Thompson Valley offensive lineman Josiah Manu isn’t a household name nationally. He comes in as a low to mid-tier three-star recruit by 247Sports, ranked just #1334 overall in the country. For context, that would make him one of the lowest-rated
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We’ve finished week #2 of fall camp, and there’s still only one website that is dumb enough to parse practice videos, social media clips, and press conferences, and touch base with a couple of sources, to bring readers the latest and greatest intel on week 2 of fall camp….BuffsBlog’s back baby! It remains a silly
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BuffsBlog has learned that CU Athletic Director Rick George recently met with Dustin Pedroia to discuss the possibility of Pedroia leading a resurrected CU baseball program as its head coach, according to a source. The source also indicated that George has met with assistant coaching candidates that would serve with Pedroia. Pedroia played for the Boston
Some of the hand-wringing over high school football recruiting can slow down, at least for today. CU received a commitment this afternoon from offensive tackle Xavier Payne. Payne, a 6’7″ 320 pound offensive lineman, was a Florida State commit that decommitted from FSU two weeks ago after an official visit to Boulder. [There are whispers
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