along with SMU

Sorry this took so long. Gonna blame it on a short week and a fun game.

Winner this week was mrmcbeath45. He was the only one with 9 correct picks. He also picked both tiebreakers exactly correct! Great job.

Pick results are first then below is a list of where everyone stands with their correct weekly picks in parenthesis. This is how I will show it each week, instead of a separate list for weekly vs overall standings.

If you think I made a mistake let me know asap. I was pretty drunk this weekend, so it could have happened.

1) CU Points - 21.5 - Over (45)
2) TCU Points 41.5 - Over (42)
3) CU Total rushing plays - 35.5 - Under (34)
4) CU Total Rushing yds - 208.5 - Under (55)
5) CU 1st Downs - 19.5 - Over (30)
6) TCU 1st Downs - 23.5 - Over (27)
7) CU Team Average per rush - 3.95 yds - Under (1.6)
8) CU Passing yds - 229.5 - OVER! (510)
9) CU Time of possession - 27.21 minutes - Over (34.5)
10) CU Completed passes - 17.5 - Over (38)
1st Tiebreaker - Total Game Turnovers - (3)
2nd Tiebreaker - Longest game field goal - (49)

Standings
1 - 9 pts - Mrmcbeath45 (9)
2 - 8 pts - buffskickbut (8), ldbuff (8), SoCoBuff (8)
3 - 7 pts - dtownbuff (7), BuffAloha (7), BuffFan42 (7), CRBuff (7)
4 - 6 pts - BuffTicket (6)
5 - 4 pts - LongTimeBuff1 (4), QiNMing (4), rward (4)

BZ: FB - WRs Jimmy Horn Jr., Xavier Weaver revel in thrill of victory with CU Buffs

BZ: FB - CU football notes: Buffs’ opener draws high ratings

BZ: FB - Video analysis: CU Buffs drawing attention of nation after Coach Prime debut

CU AD: FB - Football Home Opener: Know Before You Go

CU AD: SOC - Colorado Set for First Road Test

CU AD: FB - Weekly Press Conference Quotes

CUATG Blog: FB - CU makes historic jump in CBS Sports 1-133 rankings: “Yes, we believe now”

CUATG Blog: FB - *Video: Behind the Scenes at the TCU Game* + Player notes: DB Myles Slusher out for Nebraska; RB Alton McCaskill “close” to playing + Coach Prime: “I’ve learned the serious nature of this rivalry … This is personal. That’s the message of the week”

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes – Nebraska Week - Nebraska also ranked (in ESPN’s Bottom Ten!)

CUATG Blog: FB - CU v. Nebraska: “T.I.P.S.” for Coach Prime’s Home Debut

Ralphie Report: FB - Watch out Nebraska: Colorado’s win over TCU looks even better by the numbers (The Colorado offense is ELITE.)

DP: FB - Coach Prime 1, Nebraska 0: CU fans will outnumber Big Red faithful at Buffs-Huskers, ticket site predicts (In a weekend that marks Sean Payton’s regular-season debut as Broncos coach, CU-Nebraska, not Broncos-Raiders, is the hottest football ticket in town.)

DP: FB - Element of surprise gone, CU Buffs receivers still operating with same confidence as Nebraska visits: “I hate them” (Jimmy Horn Jr. and Xavier Weaver are at the forefront of a Colorado receiving corps that knows to expect different coverages from rival Nebraska.)

Fox Sports: FB - Video: Joel Klatt breaks down Colorado's Travis Hunter's clutch plays vs. TCU | Breaking The Huddle

Athlon Sports: FB - Three Keys to Success for Colorado to Defeat Nebraska

Buffs Wire: FB - Behind enemy lines: Cornhuskers Wire answers our Nebraska questions

Buffs Wire: FB - 10 players to watch in Colorado's home opener against Nebraska

Cheers!

Hadnt seen this posted and after watching the game multiple times, just wanted to say I like the way they play and are coached. YAC and blocking really stand out. They really played a great game Saturday. From the 1st drive with Harrison breaking the tackle to gain the 1st to the last Edwards flat TD pass, the WR as a whole were gamers. Horn breaking off his route (post where he had his guy beat) to give Sanders a throw LA Buff could make (ok, maybe a reach there) for the TD was a thing of beauty. Hope these guys continue to play at that level.

Transfer from Bama. Conspicuously absent from the depth chart, anyone know what happened to him? Could use the help at safety.

Big noon Saturday fan pit opens at 5:00 AM.

Find them on Farrand Field on Saturday morning:
5am → Big Noon Fan Pit opens
7am →Pregame Tailgate begins
8am → Big Noon Kickoff goes live

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"The boys in the red and white when they come down here, they gotta get to business," Jimmy Horn Jr. said.

Colorado's receivers ready to run it back against Nebraska:

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ESPN channels have not been aired on Charter systems impacting 14.8M subscribers for the past six days. Never in the past history of ESPN has any cable operator let ESPN channels go dark but now they have. Charter stock is almost unchanged this week this week and not reporting huge losses due to carriage dispute. Disney stock has dropped some 3% this week Sept 1st through today. This is a huge test for the market both for the operators as well as for ESPN on what the future of sports holds and how one pays to watch content.

ESPN will feel the pain of not having the recurring revenue from 14.8M subscribers as these subscribers make up some 15% of their overall franchise revenue they count on to pay to show football and other sports. Bottom line coming out of this new contract with Charter the future will start to take shape on how much money will come from franchise fees verse subscription fees. Charter is now telling their customers to go to Apple or others and to use their data network to get the best experience.

Time will tell what happens to College sports and how we get to view what we want but things are starting....

I really, really, really waffled between 5-7 and 4-8, but frankly, nothing between 7-5 and 2-10 would shock me. Also don't feel particularly good about some of the picks (namely ASU), but hey, this is all guesswork, right?

I don't know if there has ever been a team in the history of major college football that enters a season as a bigger unknown. Should be a hell of a lot of fun to follow

Let's go ahead and get your Year 1 Record Predictions in. I've seen everything from 2-10 to 12-0 over the past 9 months.

5-7 is my Prediction. I just don't think we'll be able to stop the run and that will keep our offense off the field.

Colorado jumps into the AP Top 25, at No. 22 following the Buffs win vs. TCU on Saturday. It’s the first time CU has been ranked since Dec. 6, 2020.

Pac-12 announces Colorado had the offensive player of the week (Shedeur Sanders), defensive player of the week (Travis Hunter) and freshman of the week (Dylan Edwards).

Lots to talk about from Tuesday's availability as the Buffs prepare for Nebraska 🦬

Here are five takeaways from Coach Prime's comments:

BZ: FB - Moving on: After stellar debut, CU Buffs’ Shedeur Sanders focused on Nebraska

BZ: FB - Football notes: Coach Prime’s CU Buffs jump into Top 25 rankings

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball: CU Buffs’ Tristan da Silva named fourth team Blue Ribbon preseason All-American

CU AD: FB - Buffs Begin Preparation For Visit From Huskers

BZ: LAX - Dodd Selected as U20 Canadian Finalist

CU AD: MGOLF - Men's Golfers Open Season This Week
Team travels to Arizona for the Mirabel Maui Jim; two individuals head north

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes – Nebraska Week: Buffs earn half of the six Pac-12 Weekly Awards (offensive, defensive and freshman Players of the Week)

CUATG Blog: FB - *Video: Coach Prime’s Weekly Press Conference*

CUATG Blog: FB - CU in the Polls

CUATG Blog: FB - CU At The Game Podcast – “T.I.P.S.” for CU v. Nebraska – Buffs Look For Big Noon Saturday Win No. 2

DP: FB - Keeler: Is Heisman Trophy Travis Hunter’s to lose? Only one man can stop CU Buffs star right now. And that’s Deion Sanders.

DP: FB - Pat Surtain II, other Broncos cornerbacks marvel at Travis Hunter’s performance in CU’s win over TCU: “You don’t see that often”

Ralphie Report: FB - Colorado - Nebraska now most expensive Buffaloes ticket in history (Folsom is going to be the center of the college football universe on Saturday morning.)

The Spun: FB - Paul Finebaum Has 2-Word Assessment Of Colorado's Playoff Chances

SI: FB - Sports Illustrated

CBS Sports: FB - Jim Harbaugh praises Deion Sanders after Colorado's upset win over TCU: 'That was quite a performance'

Denver Sports: FB - Deion Sanders is taking the CU Buffs Nebraska rivalry personally

On3: FB - Dan Mullen: Colorado 'absolutely not' contenders in the Pac-12 race

FOX 61 TV: FB - Deion Sanders and Colorado could start 3-0 after upset win over TCU l Pac-12 Podcast

Buffs Wire: FB - Banged up Myles Slusher expected to miss Colorado’s home opener

Buffs Wire: FB - Five storylines to watch ahead of Colorado's Week 2 showdown vs. Nebraska

Cheers!

Just had a business meeting with a guy I’ve known and respect for 25 years as a friend and client and a newer acquaintance who I also respect. My friend is a big Michigan booster and the other is an AD for a major P5 power.
We talked business then quantum physics and the power of the mind to create the life you want which we all believe in. This led to Sanders.
They asked how I felt and I said lucky to have the guy and that I admire and respect his success but his antics drive me nuts.

They both invited me to look at it from the power of the mind perspective. As they said no one is perfect and dumb stuff comes out of all of our mouths, especially when we are successful and others see it as boasting. It’s not boasting when you are just stating the obvious to you which is that of course you are successful and there are no limits because you don’t impose any. Calling others out for not getting that isn’t mean you genuinely don’t understand why they choose not to have everything they want because the only reason they don’t is their own fault for not making it so.

Their answer was of course he could potentially have handled the kids leaving better in choice of words but his life, as we all know, has been amazing. Doesn’t drink, doesn’t swear, embraces his own faith without pushing it on others, lives a mindful life and understands the power of the mind to make your life whatever you want. When you look beyond the goofiness that comes out of all our mouths occasionally it really is remarkable.

Guy is going to make mistakes and is going to come off as arrogant but no more so than anyone who is successful and gets it. He isn’t bragging. He is simply saying this is how it is and what I expect of me and anyone I work with or coach because why settle for mediocre.

It really resonated with me as I’ve been accused of a lot of the same stuff and have never cared because those who choose to be mediocre boggle my mind.

Sometimes you need those you respect who have no horse in the game to hold up that mirror.

Lots to chew on, and I’m sure he’ll say something that drives me nuts again but we are very lucky to have the guy. Pretty extraordinary human. Hope he finds a way to get us 6 wins this year. We would be off to the races at that point.

Cool morning conversation and new perspective

So isn’t the traditional timing to award any scholarships to walk-ons, at the conclusion of fall camp? And usually done with some fanfare, in front of the team. Haven’t heard if any have been awarded. I thought Charlie Offerdahl and Michael Harrison might potentially be in line to get scholarships. Michael is currently the starter at TE. Anybody have any insight?

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Good game going on in Laramie right now. Cowboys up 20-17 with about 5m to go. Go Pokes! @CRBuff, hope your watching.

Being reported by multiple sources. I know we have some depth at safety, but hate that he is out. Hopefully injury is not significant.

CUSportsReport's Nigel Amstock captured Colorado's upset victory over TCU on Saturday as the Buffs jumped out to a 1-0 start to begin the Deion Sanders era.

View the full gallery from Saturday below:

Been following this Team since Coach Sanders arrived....

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