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BZ: LAX - Women’s lacrosse: No. 25 CU Buffs routed at No. 3 Northwestern

BZ: MBB - End of the line approaching for senior Julian Hammond III as CU Buffs host Baylor

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: Battling through injuries, CU Buffs to take on No. 24 Oklahoma State

CU AD: TEN - Colorado Cruises Past UNLV

CU AD: MBB - Buffs, Bears Renew Big 12 Rivalry Saturday

CU AD: WBB - WBB 50th Season Highlights: Oklahoma State

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - Three Big 12 Teams (not named CU) gamble big on Transfer Classes

CUATG Blog: FB - Rhule’s Rules: Drop Tennessee from non-conference to set up 3-0 starts to the 2026 and 2027 seasons

Ralphie Report: FB - Five Buffs to attend the NFL Combine (A look at the standout stars from Colorado who were invited to this year’s combine)

SI: FB - Warren Sapp reveals new role on Deion Sanders' staff at Colorado (The Hall-of-Famer gets a perfect promotion for the Buffs - Pass Rush Coordinator)

Buffs Wire: FB - Four-star linebacker locks in official visit with Colorado

Cheers!

Sanders can win at Colorado without doing recruiting visits. But can he win big? Some thoughts:

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Full episode on the channel. Weekly CFB talk on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR MIXED DOUBLES TO ROCK CREEK, FINAL QUALIFIER EVENTS ALSO ANNOUNCED
The Rock Creek Curling Club in Lafayette, Colorado will host the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Mixed Doubles Curling on Feb. 17-23, 2025. The host location in the Denver metropolitan area will mark the first time the Trials will be held outside of Minnesota.

The matches for today are about to start on Peacock at 9:00 AM MT

BZ: FB - Football: New CU Buffs DL coach Domata Peko has talented, experienced group of players

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball notes: Harrison Carrington, Felix Kossaras respond for CU Buffs

BZ: LAX - CU women’s lacrosse preview: No. 3 Northwestern Wildcats

CU AD: SKI - Fausa, Luczak Win RMISA Individual Championships

CU AD: SOC - Colorado Sets Spring Slate

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – Texas, Ohio State and USC cancel spring games

SI: FB - Travis Hunter named first-ever recipient of the Emerging G.O.A.T. Award (Former Colorado two-way standout is recognized for his humanitarian values)

Buffs Wire: FB - Ranking Colorado's position groups ahead of spring ball

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado among finalists for four-star QB Brodie McWhorter

Cheers!

Good Morning all,

With the ASun tourney starting on March 4th and having decompressed for a couple of weeks after football, I am ready to get into College Basketball. I have not watch more than 10 minutes of any game yet, so I was hoping I could get people's thoughts of what to look for as I start watching this weekend.

Yes I know CU is having a very bad season, so no need to comment on them here. I do know that the SEC seems to be the top conference, some are saying that there is a chance they get at least 3 in the final 4.

I know that Kansas is having a down season for them. UConn might be slightly down. I talked about Drake in another thread are the the none P5 team to watch?

I would enjoy reading people's thoughts on the season so far.

Thanks,

Can’t blame them. Total waste of time that can be better spent coaching and working on things

Preview of the interior defensive line room heading into the spring:

In two weeks I've got a spinal fusion where they're going to fuse L4 L5 and S1. It has to be done because at age 57 I'm too gimpy and too frail to be effective in my life (and too young to accept that as reality).

I hate the thought of it because my Odyssey with staph infection over the last 3 years. And I'm not looking forward to the recovery.

Has anyone had this surgery and what was your experience? I basically asked the same question back in 2023 as I was preparing for a fusion at c3 c4. That was a very profitable surgery because it gave me a high level of function back in my hands, that I had previously lost. I'm hoping this surgery will help me ultimately get back to hiking and skiing. Right now I walk and have the posture of an 80-year-old man though.

Domata Peko selected to take over for Damione Lewis as the new defensive line coach. More details on the way.

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A min of 14 teams (top two have byes) or 16 with no byes. The 14 teams would be 4 SEC, 4 Big Ten, 2 Big 12, 2 ACC, Top G5 champion and one at large (IE Notre Dame most years). The SEC would go to 9 conference games. The Big Ten and SEC schools would play one interconference game (in a separate TV contract). The P4 conferences (at least the SEC) is talking about making conference championship weekend into play-in weekend for their 4 spots. They do not seem to address the breakdown AQ bids for 16 teams. I think it would be 4+4+3+3+1+1 or 4+4+2+2+1+3. I prefer the 16 as there be no byes.

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Colorado should have two of the first players selected in the upcoming NFL draft with Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders being among the top group of expected picks. Here's a look at some of where the early mock drafts have each of those players being projected to land as it stands right now. There could be more shifting as the process plays out following the combine, but both Hunter and Sanders don't seem as though they will fall out of the top 10 according to most projections.

Here's a rundown of some of the projections for both players.


Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): Travis Hunter (No. 3/Giants), Shedeur Sanders (No. 6/Raiders)
USA Today: Shedeur Sanders (No. 3/Giants), Travis Hunter (No. 4/Patriots)
PFF: Travis Hunter (No. 1/Titans), Shedeur Sanders (No. 3/Giants)
NFL.com: Travis Hunter (No. 2/Browns), Shedeur Sanders (No. 3/Giants)
Field Yates (ESPN): Travis Hunter (No. 1/Titans), Shedeur Sanders (No. 6/Raiders)
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): Travis Hunter (No. 2/Browns), Shedeur Sanders (No. 3/Giants)

Do you think Shedeur or Travis ends up being selected first?

BZ: FB - Colorado NIL bill to allow CU, other public universities, to pay student-athletes passes House vote

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: Banged up CU Buffs routed by No. 19 Baylor

BZ: MBB - Several youngsters finishing strong for struggling CU Buffs men’s basketball

CU AD: WBB - Colorado Falls to No. 19 Baylor

CU AD: SKI - Dilling, Luczak Win GS Races At UAA Invitational

CU AD: MGOLF - Golfers Finish Fifth in The Prestige at PGA West

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Hit the Road for Two Matches

CUATG Blog: NIL - Bill to allow schools to pay student athletes passes Colorado State House

CUATG Blog: FB - Awards and Rewards - Travis Hunter a Semi-Finalist for the AAU Sullivan Award (and you can vote for Travis)

AP: FB - SEC and Big Ten are prepared to push for changes to CFP seeding in 2025

Sporting News: FB - Colorado head coach Deion Sanders names teams Shedeur is locked in on for the NFL Draft

SI: FB - Deion Sanders moves past 150 years of NFL experience on Colorado staff (Coach Prime wants to prep his players for the next level by building a pro staff in Boulder)

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado offers four-star offensive tackle from Hawaii

Cheers!

All eyes are on Colorado’s new quarterbacks, five-star freshman Julian Lewis and Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter, this spring to identify who will become Shedeur Sanders’ successor for the 2025 season.

More on the Buffs' QBs ahead of spring ball:

Buffs look to bring their momentum to Ames, Iowa after securing their first Big 12 win vs. UCF on Saturday. Looks to be a tall task as CU is 0-2 against the top-10 team this season. Here are tonight's starters:

Colorado:
Julian Hammond (13.1 ppg)
Sebastian Rancik (5.9)
Bangot Dak (7.5)
Andrej Jakimovski (9.9)
Elijah Malone (8.0)

Iowa State:
Tamin Lipsey (10.4 ppg)
Keshon Gilbert (14.4)
Joshua Jefferson (12.8)
Milan Momcilovic (10.2)
Dishon Jackson (8.9)

Tech and KU down
Dak with a highlight on ESPN.com

Some good things happening at least

“They came out and punched us in the face tonight.”

Following Colorado's first Big 12 win against UCF over the weekend, the Buffs were unable to use that momentum in Ames, Iowa in a 79-65 loss versus No. 8 Iowa State. More on the game ⬇️

I went on a roadtrip last week to see 3 separate games, and had some thoughts on how to improve the CU hoops experience.

We could start with a "round up for NIL" campaign. At Iowa City, whenever I bought a beer, the attendant asked if I wanted to "round up my change" for Iowa's NIL warchest. It was a great idea, and something CU should adopt right away.

I'd also move the students court-side like Michigan does. It would really enhance the home court advantage, and makes the arena look jumping even if it's only half full. For photos / blogpost, check out today's BuffsBlog.

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball: No. 8 Iowa State tops CU Buffs for third time this season

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: CU Buffs hope to keep momentum going with No. 19 Baylor in town

CU AD: LAX - No. 25 Colorado Lacrosse Gears Up for Road Clash With No. 3 Northwestern

CU AD: Phish To Play Three Nights at Folsom Field this Summer

CU AD: WBB - Getting to Know the Buffs: Nyamer Diew

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – Coach Prime’s non-visit recruiting policy gaining acceptance – CBS: “His approach isn’t wrong”

CUATG Blog: FB - DC Robert Livingston: “We want to be the hardest playing team that we can”

Ralphie Report: MBB - The Buffs (1-13) can still make the NCAA Tournament (seriously) (A lot will have to go right for Tad Boyle’s Buffs)

The Arizona Republic: FB - Colorado football picks, predictions: How many wins for Buffaloes in 2025 Big 12 season?

College Sports Network: FB - ‘Best Quarterback in Big 12’ — Fans Hyped Up for Julian Lewis’ 2025 College Football Season Under Deion Sanders

Athlon Sports: FB - Colorado Football Makes Major Travis Hunter Announcement

SI: FB - Warren Sapp set to sign new contract with promotion under Deion Sanders at Colorado

On3: FB - Colorado set to hire former Bengals DL Domata Peko

On3: FB - Deion Sanders criticizes parents involvement in recruiting, NIL negotiations: 'They want theirs off the top'

Buffs Wire: MBB - Colorado falls to Iowa State for third time in 2024-25

Buffs Wire: FB - Projecting where Colorado's stars will land in the NFL draft

Cheers!

Has the CU game being after dark.

Again these are PREDICTIONS (games with a * are already official) all games time are ET

Some notes from him:
* No early afternoon games on ABC due to the Little League World Series
* No ESPN2 on Saturday of Week 1 due to the US Open.
* ABC will carry the US Open in the afternoon on Sunday of Week 1.
* FS1 has a NASCAR Trucks race at 12pm ET on the Saturday of Week 0, so no early afternoon window. I'm also expecting IndyCar qualifying from Nashville to air on FS1 after this event.
* FOX has MLB scheduled at 7pm ET.
* CW has a NASCAR Xfinity Series race from Portland at 7:30pm ET.

Week 0 (Saturday)
12pm FOX: Iowa State vs. Kansas State
3pm ESPN: UC Davis vs. Mercer
3:30pm ESPN2: Fresno State at Kansas
7pm ESPN2: UIW at Nicholls
7:30pm ABC: Southern vs. NC Central
7:30pm CBSSN: Sam Houston at WKU
10:30pm ESPN2: Tarleton at Portland State
11pm CBSSN: Stanford at Hawai'i

Week 1
Thursday
7:30pm ESPN: Nebraska vs. Cincinnati
7:30pm ACCN: East Carolina at NC State
8pm BTN: Buffalo at Minnesota
8pm SECN: Alabama A&M at Arkansas

Friday
7pm ESPN: App State vs. Charlotte
7pm ACCN: Kennesaw State at Wake Forest
8pm BTN: Western Michigan at Michigan State
9pm FOX: Colorado State at Washington

Saturday
12pm ABC: Alabama at Florida State
12pm FOX: Texas at Ohio State
12pm ESPN: Boise State at South Florida
12pm CW: Fordham at Boston College
12pm ESPNU: Temple at UMass
12pm ACCN: Coastal Carolina at Virginia
12pm CBSSN: Tarleton at Army West Point
12pm BTN: Western Illinois at Illinois
12pm BTN: Ohio at Rutgers
12:45pm: SECN: Toledo at Kentucky
3:30pm ABC: Syracuse vs. Tennessee
3:30pm CBS: New Mexico at Michigan
3:30pm FOX: Auburn at Baylor
3:30pm ESPN: Mississippi State at Southern Miss
3:30pm CW: California at Oregon State
3:30pm FS1: Nevada at Penn State
3:30pm ACCN: Eastern Kentucky at Louisville
3:30pm CBSSN: VMI at Navy
3:30pm BTN: UAlbany at Iowa
3:30pm BTN: Montana State at Oregon
3:30pm Peacock: Miami (OH) at Wisconsin
4pm ESPNU: Northwestern at Tulane
4:15pm SECN: Georgia State at Ole Miss
7pm ESPN: Marshall at Georgia
7pm FS1: Old Dominion at Indiana
7pm TruTV: UTEP at Utah State
7pm CBSSN: UNLV at Sam Houston
7:30pm ABC: LSU at Clemson
7:30pm NBC: Utah at UCLA
7:30pm BTN: Ball State at Purdue
7:30pm BTN: Florida Atlantic at Maryland
7:45pm SECN: UTSA at Texas A&M
8pm ESPNU: Rice at Louisiana
8pm ACCN: East Texas A&M at SMU
10pm TNT: Hawai'i at Arizona
10pm CW: Idaho at Washington State
10:15pm ESPN: Georgia Tech at Colorado
10:30pm FS1: Central Michigan at San Jose State
10:30pm CBSSN: Georgia Southern at Fresno State
11pm BTN: Missouri State at USC

Sunday
3:30pm ESPN: South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech
7:30pm ABC: Notre Dame at Miami (FL)*

Monday
7:30pm ESPN: TCU at North Carolina*

Big 12 games he has on ESPN+
Jacksonville State at UCF
Stephen F. Austin at Houston
UT Martin at Oklahoma State
Wagner at Kansas
Robert Morris at West Virginia
North Dakota at Kansas State
Portland State at BYU
UAPB at Texas Tech
Northern Arizona at Arizona State
South Dakota at Iowa State