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I'm hearing Colorado is the heavy favorite and it wouldn't be shocking if a decision came within days:

Quite a season. Who would have thought at this late stage of the season…

-That Oklahoma, Auburn, and Kentucky would have a combined in-conference SEC record of 3 wins, 16 losses.

-That Indiana would be unbeaten at 10-0, while Michigan, USC, and Nebraska wouldn’t have winning records.

-That Army would be 10-0, UConn 7-3, while Florida State is struggling at 1-9.

-That SMU would be in first place in the ACC, while CU and BYU share the top spot in the Big 12.

Quite a season.

Interesting discussion yesterday about first round hosts in the CFP. A potential, maybe likely, scenario of first round hosts is Notre Dame, Indiana, BYU or Colorado, Ohio State.

This would put all 4 home games, nothing changes if Boise flips with B12, in cities with likely poor weather or at least cold weather on Dec 20/21. Probably not what the CFP was hoping for.

It also would mean no SEC team gets a no first round home game. That would drive Sankey nuts and seem odd considering they by far have played the toughest schedules. Would be fun though.

This only happens if things play out like we think it will AND the OSU vs IU game is a very close affair so neither falls much.

I feel like this scenario plays out except for 2 B10 teams hosting. My guess is between the OSU vs IU game and the conference championship someone moves enough the committee can get the SEC a home game

6 Unders and 4 Overs this week. BuffTicket takes 1st place this week. He was the only one with 8 correct.

Weekly picks will go first, weekly results 2nd and overall standings will be at the bottom (let me know right away if I made any mistakes):

1) CU Points - 29.5 - Actual = 49 Over
2) Utah Points - 18.5 - Actual = 24 Over
3) CU Pass Compl % - 68.15 - Actual = 73.2 Over
4) Utah Total Yds - 362.5 - Actual = 272 Under
5) CU 3rd Down % - 45.55 - Actual = 27.3 Under
6) Receiving Yds Hunter / Wester - 179.5 - Actual = 132 Under
7) CU Avg Yds per Completion - 8.85 - Actual = 11.3 Over
8) CU 2st Downs - 21.5 - Actual = 17 Under
9) Tackles Bentley, Green, Hodge - 22.5 - Actual = 10 Under
10) CU Receiving Yds by TE's and RBs - 33.5 - Actual = 29 Under
TB1 - CU Rushing Plays - Actual = 20
TB2 - CU Avg Yds per Kick-off - Actual = 58.8

Weekly standings:
8 - BuffTicket
7 - SoCoBuff, QiNMing
6 - Buffskickbut, Dtownbuff, BuffAloha, ldbuff, MrMcBeath45
5 - NCBuff, CRBuff,
4 - BuffFan42
3 - LongTimeBuff1
0 - Highlands CPA

Season Standings:
64 - QiNMing
61 - BuffTicket
60 - ldbuff, MrMcBeath45
58 - BuffAloha
57 - CRBuff
55 - BuffFan42,
54 - Longtimebuff1
53 - Dtownbuff
52 - NCBuff
51 - SoCoBuff
49 - buffskickbut
12 - Highlands CPA

BZ: FB - CU Buffs football notes: LaJohntay Wester, Amari McNeill earn player of week honors

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball notes: Rotations in flux for CU Buffs

BZ: WBB - CU Buffs women’s basketball relying on balanced attack

BZ: FB - Big 12’s promised depth on display, but parity could hurt conference in CFP rankings

BZ: Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Nov. 18, 2024)

CU AD: WBB - Colorado Takes Down Southern, 65-45

CU AD: WBB - Getting to Know the Buffs: Johanna Teder

CUATG Blog: FB CU’s final games with Shedeur and Travis: Savor the Moment + Amari McNeill and LaJohntay Wester earn Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors + Coach Prime: “Our expectations ain’t your expectations” + Shedeur Sanders continues to set CU season and career passing records + Neill Woelk: The scary part? The Buffs still have room to improve

CUATG Blog: FB - Win Tickets to the CU/Oklahoma State Game!

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Betting Lines: CU opens as a 2.5-point road favorite over Kansas + ESPN: What went wrong at BYU, Kansas State, and Iowa State

Ralphie Report: FB - Big 12 Recap: Could Colorado play Arizona State in Dallas? (Could the Buffs play BYU or Arizona State if they make it to the Big 12 title game?)

Fox Sports: FB - College football playoff predictions: Colorado, Georgia in; Tennessee, BYU out

Fox Sports: FB - Colorado takes control of the Big 12 after 49-24 win over Utah | Joel Klatt Show

SI: Colorado vs. Kansas football picks: What the oddsmakers say

SB Nation: FB - Breaking down the 5 most important plays from Colorado’s win over Utah

CBS Sports: FB - Appearing in Big 12, CFP hunt out of nowhere, Arizona State (not Colorado) is league's best turnaround story (The Sun Devils were picked to finish dead last in the preseason Big 12 media poll)

KU Athletics: FB - Jayhawks Go for Third-Straight Win Over Ranked Opponent When No. 16 Colorado Visits

Athlon Sports: FB - David Pollack Talks Unexpected Twist in Big 12 This Season

Athlon Sports: FB - Kansas Coach Lance Leipold Receives Praise For His Classy Remarks on Deion Sanders

Buffs Wire: FB - How Colorado can punch its ticket to the Big 12 championship game this weekend

Buffs Wire: FB - Ranking college football's 10 best quarterbacks as the regular season nears its end

Cheers!

There's a ton of good seats left, including some really nice ones in the club section, at a much lower cost than Folsom. It'll be 54° and partly cloudy with little wind.

Availability: https://seatgeek.com/kansas-jayhawks-football-tickets/ncaa-football/2024-11-23-2-30-pm/6370896'