Interesting interview today. Talked about tbe proposal to cap total roster size at 85 which would eliminate walk ons. The other side of it is that all sports would have roster caps but also have 100 percent scholarships for all players. Thats a big deal.

Target is 22 percent of AD budgets go to player salaries on top of scholarships. Not football. All sports.

Seems to be main proposal they are negotiating. Goal is by end of the month to have this done with a timeline for implementation which seems tight but they want things going by July 1.

So much to discuss here:
1. Do walk ons go down to G5 and try to earn their way up
2. What will be the length of player contracts - 2 yrs, 3 yrs, some maybe even 4
3. What does this mean for the other sports? Upside everyone gets 100 percent scholarships. Downside rosters will be trimmed

Salaries plus scholarships money looks like 45-50 percent of budgets. Is this enough to satisfy players and agents? When they unionize will the push for more?

This thing is happening fast like most thought it would. I would get set, as has been previously stated by those around the game, for another big round of realignment sooner rather than later.


To me this timeline seems really optimistic but I do get why they feel they have to do it given lawsuits and settlements and also the already about to happen realignment in July. I’m skeptical it happens by then but think it definitely happens after this year if not.

This is what I like most now in CFB besides the actual games. Its sad but the business of football is so much more interesting than recruiting now

I will for sure be watching the 3 playoff games. For me CFB always wins over the NFL.

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Morris is 6-foot-4, 290 pounds and had previously been with Memphis and Texas A&M before playing 12 games for EMCC in 2023.

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Story:

Apparently regular season started today. Rockies lose 16-1. Freeland ERA is 38.5.

If they win 40 games would the owners sell?

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: Wazzu transfer Johanna Teder to play for CU Buffs

CU AD: WBB - Colorado Adds Washington State Guard

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – 100 days to kickoff, Big 12 stories dominate college football

CUATG Blog: Preseason Magazines - Mock Draft: Shedeur Sanders the third quarterback taken in 2025 NFL Draft

Ralphie Report: MBB - Colorado Buffaloes continue to impress at NBA Combine

Athlon Sports: FB - Shedeur Sanders Calls Out Media For Creating Negative Narrative Around Colorado

Bleacher Report- Former Pac-12 Coach: Deion Sanders Will Try to Get Shedeur to Win Heisman Trophy

Wreck-Em-Red: FB - Three toss-up home games Texas Tech football needs to win to have a big 2024 (Texas Tech vs. Colorado: November 9)

Heartland College Sports: MBB - Cody Williams Set To Be Colorado’s First-Ever One-And-Done Player Ever

Buffs Wire: FB - PFF labels former Colorado WR Xavier Weaver as undrafted free agent to watch

Buffs Wire: FB - Wyatt Hummel speaks on decision to join CU Buffs

Cheers!

Boyd is listed at 6-foot-7, 320 lbs and made three starts at right tackle last season.

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A little info for the recruiting skeptics on the board. BJ Green, who we are all looking forward to being a Buff, was a walk-on at ASU.

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: CU Buffs land Minnesota transfer Ayianna Johnson

CU AD: MGOLF - Biwer Closes Out NCAA Regional Play

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - The Sporting News: Coach Prime the No. 12 Coach in the Big 12

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – Cormani McClain finally finds a home – Florida + UCLA hit with $10 million/year buyout payment to Cal (but reduced from six to three years)

Buffs Beat: FB - Colorado Buffaloes set a new record

The Mirror: FB - Deion Sanders and Colorado football handed rare honour as NBC make historic college football choice

Buffs Wire: FB - Looking ahead to Colorado's first-ever meeting with Central Florida


Cheers!

while building their new Ryan Field.

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NFL - will announce next week the 15th.

Last year the Power conferences announced their early season/special game TV networks and times:
ACC: May 31st (Wed)
Big Ten: May 31st (Wed)
Big 12: May 31st (Wed)
SEC: May 31st (Wed)

Will add the Mountain West since CU plays on the MWC TV package when they play CSU, that date was also May 31st

So I expect that they will announce on the 29th. There might be a some leaks earlier in the week. Also if the Big Ten and the MWC announce before the Big 12 we might get those two games times and networks first.

Weeks 0 thru 3
Thursday and Friday games
Games Thanksgiving weekend
Sometimes with the Big Ten homecoming games times.

I know that we of course concentrate on Power 4 news but these things caught my eye:
Missouri State is joining Delaware as programs moving up to D1A and joining C-USA in 2025, This will give them 12 football playing members. Delaware will be coming to Boulder in 2025. Of the 12 members in 2025 of CUSA: Delaware, Missouri State, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State and Sam Houston would have been members in D1AA in the 2023 season.

On the D1AA/Basketball only conferences:

WCC is adding Grand Canyon and Seattle in 2025. Both fit the conference profile as a religious private schools. The WCC will though be the home of the non-football sports of Oregon State and Washington State for two years. They are not expected to remain in the conference in 2026. Seattle should not be a threat to Gonzaga's dominance in the conference, but GCU could be.

Seattle and GCU were members of the WAC. They do not have football and the WAC does not sponsor it. The football playing members of the WAC play football in a football only conference with teams from the ASUN called the United Athletic conference. The WAC will have 8 members in the conference when Seattle and GCU leave as Texas-Rio Grande Valley is moving to the Southland conference this year. UTRGV will be starting a football program in 2025.

Has been the best player on the court. 11 points in 11m. He is just blowing by people, like we saw all year. The analysts (Shawn Farnum, Bobby Marks and Coury Alexander really like him. Farnum loves him. Gave a shout-out to Harvard Westlake B-ball coach Dave Rebido. Their question is when you are small, you have to be elite at something, and, what is he elite at?
Can he sneak into the first round? Note: he said he shot 3 after 3 after the season with his girlfriend rebounding for him.

BZ: FB - ESPN to broadcast Colorado football opener vs. North Dakota State

BZ: FB - ‘Coach Prime’ series renewed for third season

CU AD: FB - Buffs Have Winning Record Against Big 12 Football Foes

CU AD: MGOLF - Biwer Loses Ground At NCAA Central/Austin Regional (CU junior 12 strokes back of lead/advancing.)

CUATG Blog: FB - The Sporting News: Five Big 12 coaches among nation’s Top 25

CBS Sports: MBB - 2024 NBA Draft Combine takeaways: KJ Simpson boosts stock, Jamal Shead goes nuts, Bronny James blends in

AtoZ Sports: FB - Colorado Football and Deion Sanders' surprising amount of returning production may not be good enough

On3: FB - Pete Thamel assesses long-term impact of Deion Sanders’ approach

Buffs Wire: MBB - A closer look at Cody Williams' NBA draft stock

Buffs Wire: WBB - New York Liberty Waive Jaylyn Sherrod

On3: FB - Shilo Sanders on Colorado defense under Robert Livingston: ‘I couldn’t ask for more’

Cheers!

The latest on some top prospects:

Prices have for sure gone up.

Interesting to see how they go

Hayden has a lot of talent:

ACC

• Clemson 9.5
• Florida State 9.5
• Miami, Florida 9.5
• Louisville 8.5
• NC State 8.5
• Virginia Tech 7.5
• SMU 7.5
• North Carolina 7.5
• Syracuse 7.5
• California 6.5
• Georgia Tech 5.5
• Pittsburgh 5.5
• Duke 6.5
• Boston College 4.5
• Virginia 4.5
• Wake Forest 4.5
• Stanford 3.5

Big Ten

• Ohio State 10.5
• Oregon 10.5
• Penn State 9.5
• Michigan 9.5
• USC 7.5
• Iowa 7.5
• Washington 7.5
• Nebraska 7.5
• Wisconsin 6.5
• Maryland 7.5
• UCLA 5.5
• Michigan State 5.5
• Illinois 5.5
• Northwestern 5.5
• Minnesota 4.5
• Purdue 4.5
• Indiana 5.5

Big 12

• Kansas State 9.5
• Utah 9.5
• Kansas 8.5
• Arizona 8.5
• Texas Tech 7.5
• Iowa State 7.5
• Oklahoma State 7.5
• UCF 7.5
• TCU 7.5
• West Virginia 6.5
• Colorado 5.5
• Baylor 5.5
• Cincinnati 5.5
• Arizona State 4.5
• BYU 4.5
• Houston 4.5

SEC

• Georgia 10.5
• Texas 10.5
• Ole Miss 9.5
• Alabama 9.5
• LSU 9.5
• Tennessee 9.5
• Missouri 9.5
• Texas A&M 8.5
• Oklahoma 7.5
• Auburn 7.5
• Kentucky 6.5
• South Carolina 5.5
• Florida 5.5
• Arkansas 5.5
• Mississippi State 4.5
• Vanderbilt 2.5

BZ: FB - Football recruiting: CU Buffs get commitment from JUCO lineman Chris Morris

BZ: FB - Football: NBC to broadcast CU Buffs at Nebraska game

BZ: CBB - Rooney: CU Buffs’ 3 extra points (May 13, 2024)

CUATG Blog: FB - Transfer Portal Tracker – Spring - Chris Miller – OT

CUATG Blog: Big 12 Notes – Insider info – How NIL deals get done: “I was on the phone with agents every day”

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado/Nebraska game time set: 5:30 p.m., MT on NBC (CU Press Release) + Coach Prime says he has a “good 10 years” of coaching to do at CU

Sport world News: FB - Deion Sanders Flags Issues Amidst Colorado Football's Transition

Athlon Sports: FB - Colorado at Nebraska Kickoff Time, Channel Prove Buffaloes Remain a Huge Draw

Sports Grid: FB - CFB Transfer Portal Spring Window: Top 60 Players Ranked

ESPN: Charlie Baker hopes NCAA settlement creates stability for schools

Essentially Sports: FB - Deion Sanders Sets the Record Straight On Shedeur & Shilo’s $7,000,000 Mansion Purchase for Him

Coloradan: FB - Colorado football mailbag: Has defense improved enough? Early record prediction?

Cheers!

The spring transfer portal window is open and will remain so for 15 days allowing non-graduate transfers an opportunity to enter their name into consideration for a transfer. After April 30, any non-graduate transfer will not again be permitted to enter the transfer portal until after the season.

As has been expected, Colorado is again active with roster turnover as several players have already entered their names into the portal. The Buffs are expected to be heavily involved in adding players from the portal once again, and we will keep track of both in this thread as the next several weeks play out.

If you ever need to look at the big picture, @Nikkieds has continued to update the overall offseason transfer thread pinned to the top. So make sure you're still checking that out as well for more updates.

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championships this weekend.

The Men's 4X400 will be the last event at either 4:30 PM or 5:30 PM today, they event schedule does not say if the times are PT or MT.

Great come back

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S Savion Riley commits to the Buffs. At Vanderbilt last season, he recorded 48 total tackles. He transferred to Miami during the spring.

He’ll have three years of eligibility remaining.