until August 23rd when we kickoff again?

For me the appointment viewing (meaning I will do all I can to be in front of my TV) is:
The Super Bowl
The NCAA Men BB tourney
The last round of the golf majors.

What I would like to watch as much as I can:
The NFL Conference championships.
The MBB conference tourneys, especially the one bid conference semis and final.

That is really it. I spend Sundays with my 83 year-old mother and she is a NASCAR fan, so I will see a lot of those races, but the Monforts killed MLB for me. Lost interest in the NBA and NHL years ago.

Coach Prime’s Buffs go from No. 20 to No. 25 to conclude the season. It's only the second time in the last 22 seasons that CU has finished within the final AP Top 25 as they finished No. 17 in 2016.

Assuming CU hires Marshall Faulk, CU will be the first collegiate team in history to have 3 professional Hall of Fame members on its coaching / analyst staff based on my research. I had to do some additional research to see if there were any professional teams that, at any point, had 3 professional Hall of Fame members on its coaching staff. What I found was that the Chargers and Bears both had 3+ members at one time, although this was in the pre-Super Bowl era NFL. I couldn't find any others -- but if you can think of one, let me know. This was a fun exercise. You can check out the blog post at: https://buffsblog.com/cu-poised-to-make-history-in-2025-before-single-snap/

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball: BYU buries CU in second half to extend Buffs’ Big 12 misery

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball notes: Mental game becoming more challenging as CU Buffs’ slide continues

CU AD: FB - Public Celebration of Life for Coach Mac to be Livestreamed

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Fall to BYU

CUATG Blog: FB - CU long-snapper Camden Dempsey (“The Governor”) sends a letter to the House judge on behalf of walk-ons + CU ranked No. 25 in final AP poll

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – ESPN’s “Way Too Early” Preseason Top 25 includes four Big 12 teams

Buffs Blog: FB - CU POISED TO MAKE HISTORY IN 2025 BEFORE SINGLE SNAP

Heartland Sports: FB - Big 12 Data Proves It Was the Most Exciting Conference in College Football

Heartland Sports: FB - Deion Sanders’ Odds to be Next Cowboys Coach Shift Dramatically

Heartland Sports: FB - Five Big 12 Coaches Listed in College Football’s Top 25 Rankings

The Denvr: FB - DNVR Buffs Podcast: Will Coach Prime & Colorado have the best quarterback in the Big 12 again in 2025?

Athlon Sports: FB - 12 Epic Nonconference College Football Games to Look Forward to in 2025

Athlon Sports: FB - Colorado Makes Major Move Amid Deion Sanders To NFL Rumors

Athlon Sports: FB - Colorado Football Stadium Covered in Snow on Tuesday Morning

Cheers!

Colorado (9-8, 0-6) looking for its first Big 12 win in tonight's late game vs BYU (11-6, 2-4). Tonight's starters:

CU:
Julian Hammond (13.5 ppg)
RJ Smith (6.8)
Bangot Dak (7.2)
Andrej Jakimovski (10.3)
Assane Diop (4.2)

BYU:
Egor Demin (10.9 ppg)
Richie Saunders (13.9)
Trevin Knell (9.9)
Mawot Mag (4.8)
Keba Keita (6.6)

Final Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2025
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Gorney's position-by-position breakdown: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-final-2025-rivals250-released
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Five players who blew up during this recruiting cycle and finished as 5-stars: https://n.rivals.com/news/five-star-prospects-who-began-the-2025-cycle-as-three-stars

Mid-court 18th row. Free to a nocturnal Buff fan.

BZ: FB - Coach Prime’s CU Buffs land at No. 25 in final AP Top 25 rankings

BZ: FB - Late CU Buffs legend Bill McCartney made impact on fellow coaches (Former Buffs coach Gary Barnett: “He was trying to make us all better”)

BZ: MBB - Game day notes: Freshman Sebastian Rancik making strides for CU Buffs

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball: CU Buffs hope to stop the bleeding in matchup against BYU

BZ: Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Jan. 20, 2025)

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Return Home To Host BYU

CUATG Blog: FB - CU ranked No. 25 in final AP poll + Four of CU’s seven offensive transfers are linemen

CATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – ESPN’s “Way Too Early” Preseason Top 25 includes four Big 12 teams

SI: FB - Deion Sanders knows his value in contract extension talks with Colorado (Coach Prime has brought tremendous value for the Buffs and won't settle for less)

SI: FB - Deion Sanders prepares for coaching life after Shedeur at Colorado (Coach Prime has two great QBs coming into Boulder but nothing like the one headed to the NFL)

Buffs Blog: UNVERIFIED VERACITY LOOKS AT NCAA TOURNAMENT CHANCES AND A QUICK FOOTBALL NOTE

Buffs Wire: FB - Recapping Colorado football's winter transfer portal movement

Buffs Wire: MBB - Former Buff KJ Simpson flying high in NBA G League

Buffs Wire: FB - Predicting each Big 12 team's starting quarterback in 2025: Who wins Colorado's competition?

Cheers!

Notre Dame vs Ohio State
5:30 PM on ESPN (primary broadcast)
Ohio State favored by -8.5 O/U 45.5 - as listed on yahoo

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The folks on buff stampede believe HCDS has signed his CU extension. I have no idea if that is true but thought folks here might 1) be interested and 2) able to investigate and report back?

If you all take the time to zoom in on the presentation in the background you can see some of the other position and names. Probably just the current as he still fill out the staff.

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BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball: Things won’t get easier in Big 12 for winless CU Buffs

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Down Denver in Home Opener

CU AD: SKI - Buffs Slip To Third At Utah Invitational

CUATG Blog: FB - The Athletic: Mock Draft: Travis Hunter taken before Shedeur

Buffs Blog: FB - New Articles To Read That I Believe You Will Enjoy!

Cheers!

Here's an updated list of the latest CU transfer portal departures:

1. Johnny Chaney Jr., LB (Nov. 19)
2. Walter Taylor, QB (Dec. 4)
3. Rayyan Buell, DT, (Dec. 5) -> Memphis
4. Cordale Russell, (Dec. 6) -> Miami (Ohio)
5. Morgan Pearson, LB, (Dec. 6)
6. Yakiri Walker, OL, (Dec. 9) -> Memphis
7. Payton Kirkland, OL, (Dec. 6) -> Miami Ohio
8. Dayon Hayes, DE, (Dec. 10) -> Texas A&M
9. Adonis Forrest Jr., S, (Dec. 9)
10. Asaad Waseem, WR, (Dec. 9) -> Florida Atlantic
11. Jordan Onovughe, WR, (Dec. 8) -> Stanford
12. Destin Wade, QB, (Dec. 10)
13. Tyler Johnson, OL, (Dec. 11)
14. Nikhai Hill-Green, LB, (Dec. 16) -> Alabama
15. Trevor Woods, S, (Dec. 18)
16. Hank Zilinksas, C (Dec. 31) -> Rutgers
17. Khalil Benson, OL (Jan. 2) -> Indiana

Website was crashing on me before I could get this up but back up and running now. Colorado looking to get in the win column today against Oklahoma State, who is one of the more beatable teams in the Big 12.

RJ Smith and Elijah Malone both back today, Smith in the starting lineup and Malone coming off the bench with Dak and Diop starting ion the front court. Smith, Jakimovski and Hammond starting alongside them.

Tightly contested in the early going, CU leading 6-5 at the under 16 timeout.

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: CU Buffs falter down stretch, lose at Cincinnati

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball: Familiar issues at Oklahoma State keep CU Buffs winless in Big 12

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball notes: Bangot Dak a bright spot for struggling CU Buffs

BZ: FB - Source: Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk top candidate to join CU Buffs coaching staff

CU AD: WBB - Colorado Falls on the Road at Cincinnati

CU AD: MBB - Turnovers and Fouls Plague Buffs At Oklahoma State

CU AD: SKI - Lunde Hits Podium In First College Race, Buffs Second

CU AD: TRACK - Indoor Track and Field Closes Colorado Classic With a Bang

CUATG Blog: FB - Contracts: Master Class

CUATG Blog: FB - CU under Coach Prime: Record revenues; record expenses

CUATG Blog: FB - Coaching Carousel - Report: Marshall Faulk to join CU staff as running backs coach

On3: FB - Mel Kiper releases new Big Board Top 25 player rankings for 2025 NFL Draft ahead of National Championship Game

Buffs Wire: FB - New financial report highlights 'Prime Effect' from Deion Sanders' first year in Boulder

Buffs Wire: FB - Running backs coach Gary 'Flea' Harrell no longer on Colorado's staff

Cheers!

Recap of Colorado’s loss to Oklahoma State:

If we look at the most recent financial report, it looks like CU athletics had an $8m profit. CU could add that amount to Deion Sanders' coaching salary, as well as assistant coaching salaries and NIL funds. Check out https://buffsblog.com/how-much-can-cu-pay-deion-sanders-on-cu-athletic-finances/ or BuffsBlog.com for more.

As an aside, the athletic department could, you know, run at a negative deficit every year, too. I was surprised to learn that the large majority of collegiate athletic departments lose money every year.

Another Hall of Famer may be on their way to Boulder as former great NFL and college running back Marshall Faulk has become a "top candidate" to serve as the Buffs running backs coach, per the Daily Camera's Brian Howell.

More on Faulk's career: