BZ: WBB - Aaronette Vonleh comfortable, confident after breakout season with CU Buffs women’s basketball

CUATG Blog: FB - Six Months from Today …

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Videos - Coach Prime “resting and doing great”

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - CBS Sports: CU to beat Nebraska, CSU – and then win one Pac-12 game + Joel Klatt: “This expectation that CU is just going to be like gangbusters this first year is somewhat unrealistic”

DP: (Excellent Opinion) -: Deion Sanders’ secret? The harder you root for CU Buffs to fail, the stronger Coach Prime gets. “They don’t like it because they know he’s going to be good.” (Embrace the fear, Buffs Nation. The only dread at Folsom Field inspired by former coach Karl Dorrell was on the part of CU season-ticket holders after they started Googling his buyout.}

DP: (Jon Wilner) FB - Mailbag: SMU’s fit in the Pac-12 (better than in the Big 12), SDSU’s competitive position, “chatter” about collapse and more (The Big 12’s decision to pass on the Mustangs could be a long-term gain for the Pac-12)

Ralphie Report: MBB - Cody Williams, Tristan da Silva feature in Givony’s mock 2024 NBA Draft (ESPN will be watching the Buffs in 2023-24.)

Buffs Wire: MBB - Cody Williams lands in top five of way-too-early 2024 NBA draft Big Board

Buffs Wire: FB - Predicting Colorado football's 2023 defensive starters: Summer edition

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado enters crowded race for 2025 WR David Degraff Rodriguez

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Colorado added another quarterback for the upcoming season today. Junior college transfer Gavin Kuld announced his plans to join the Buffs adding some more size to the room. He checks in at 6-foot-6 and 228 pounds. At this point he is expected to join the team as a PWO after playing at three different junior colleges in his career. He has three years to play two with the Buffs. There is not a ton of information out there on him and he's not listed on any rosters, but he last played at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in 2022. He also played at junior colleges in California and Texas already.

He was credited with playing in 8 games last season going 18 for 24 on pass attempts for 72 yards passing. He had 4 interceptions and 0 touchdowns according to the stats available through his school.

Kuld is originally from North Carolina and was a member of the 2021 high school class.

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BZ: FB - After long journey, Gavin Kuld lands with CU Buffs as walk-on QB

BZ: MBB - Men’s basketball notes: Cody Williams taking humble approach to start of CU Buffs career

BZ: Chat replay: Pat Rooney discusses CU Buffs athletics (June 23, 2023)

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Videos - Coach Prime has his surgery

CUATG Blog: FB - Kirk Herbstriet: Pac-12 coaches “anxious” to play Colorado”

CUATG Blog: FB - CU At The Game Podcast – The Yea or Nay Episode: Just How Will CU’s 2023 Season Play Out?

SI: FB - Jordan Domineck ready to be the "Smiling Warrior" at Colorado

Buffs Wire: WBB - What the season opener selection means for Colorado

Buffs Wire: FB - A statistical look at Colorado's incoming talent

Buffs Wire: MBB - Details revealed for Colorado team at The Basketball Tournament

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We were out in Los Angeles last week to watch Danny O'Neil throw in the prestigious Elite 11 Finals quarterback event. Here are clips from all three days of action for the Colorado commit who was a bit under the weather leading into his time in LA.

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The games still happened and it does not change what happened. It only messes with record books, but when I look at all time wins I add them back in.

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BZ: FB - CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders aiming to get foot issues fixed before season begins

BZ: MBB - Courtney Anderson embarking on the process with CU Buffs men’s basketball

BZ: WBB - Video: Catching up with CU Buffs women’s basketball coach JR Payne

CU AD: Ski - Abrahamsson, Forejtek Named Academic All-Americans

CUATG Blog: FB - Video: Report: Coach Prime to have surgery Friday for blood clot in his groin + Getting to know transfer quarterback Gavin Kuld

Pac-12 Notes: FB - Will having CU on the schedule help Arizona and Nebraska get back to bowl eligibility?

Ralphie Report: MBB - 2023 NBA Draft: Colorado Buffaloes G Ethan Wright goes undrafted

SI: FB - Five 'dream' realignment moves across college football

On3.com: FB - Kirk Herbstreit says Pac-12 coaches are 'anxious' to face Colorado in 2023

Buffs Wire: FB - SuperWest Sports ranks Colorado's DL unit last in Pac-12

Buffs Wire: FB - Three Pac-12 schools make ESPN's top 25 recruiting class rankings for 2024

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Interesting point from the article:

Phase 2: Reclaim LA​

Phase 2 is going to take a while before we can see it come to fruition, but when the B1G media rights expire in 2030 it is vital for the long-term survival of the Pac that the conference is able to get back into LA. The primary target will be UCLA as it is already becoming abundantly clear that both LA schools are going to have to travel a lot in the coming years. UCLA’s athletics are already struggling financially and that much travel, even with more money, isn’t going to be easy — especially as they will have to pay Cal some of that money in order to help support Cal’s athletics.

UCLA may find it easier and cheaper to rejoin the Pac come 2030. This will be even more likely if UCLA doesn’t see any real on-field success in the B1G. For UCLA, they could see a lot more stress put on their players and they might not necessarily net any more money. Keep in mind that it’s not just UCLA football that is traveling more, but all their sports. Whether the extra money from the B1G will cover the costs and allow for UCLA to comfortably profit is yet to bee seen.

As of now, the plan is to not have any official visitors on campus again this weekend. Most programs have loaded up on June official visits, but the CU staff has been pretty pointed in who it's brought in this month. The staff put in a lot of work over the spring when other programs were a little slower to act so it balances out, but it seems as though the Buffs are content to have visitors out during the season rather than pushing for the late-spring/early summer official visits.

I have already mentioned that Kylan Fox moved his trip from this month to September, so I do think you'll see some more follow that path to get a taste of the game-day environment in Boulder this year. A lot of coaches have started to trend away from game day visits to allow them to fully focus on the team/take attention away from recruits, but the atmosphere this fall in Boulder should be one that excites recruits. So, I don't think it's all that bad of a strategy.

Obviously, also transfers have been and will be a big part of the rebuilding process.

Also, with the news Nikki just posted about, it makes sense there won't be a push to have official visitors on campus with Deion Sanders on the mend after surgery this week.

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: CU Buffs to open next season vs. defending champ LSU

BZ: MBB - Bracket set for Team Colorado in The Basketball Tournament

CU AD: WBB - Colorado To Take on Reigning National Champions in Season Opener

CU AD: MBB - Team Colorado (3-Seed) Headed To Dayton Region For TBT

CUATG Blog: FB - Is Coach Prime the most divisive personality in college football?

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Videos - Strength and Conditioning Coach Mo Sims: “There’s No Sympathy: Nobody Cares”

CUATG Blog: FB - Buffs may have found their backup quarterback

Buffs Wire: FB - Transfer Profile: What to know about new Colorado S Shilo Sanders

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado commit Zycarl Lewis transfers high schools, joins Charles Lester III

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Here is a guy I think will be a week 1 starter.

What do you think? Looks like they are getting after it.

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I hate to bring this up as it will start the CU/Baseball talk, but the one thing ESPN+ does well is their squeeze play channel, basically redzone for the sub-regionals. Baseball lends itself for that, I had it on all day yesterday, mostly on mute as I hate the bat sound. Also as of this moment of the 16 sub-regionals:

Clemson is out of the regional it hosted

Oklahoma State is out of the regional it hosted

Auburn is out of the regional it hosted

Six of the others host have one loss in the double elimination tourney.

I published this story last week, but things got crazy at home and I completely neglected to post it here.

With 50 new transfers, it can be a little hard to make sense of who CU got, especially given the different backgrounds of the new additions. So I grouped them into five categories:

Proven commodities
Productive, but at a much smaller level
Career back-ups
High ceilings
Question marks

Some players were tricky to group as they fell between two tiers, so keep that in mind before you yell at me (I kid, I kid)

CUATG Blog: FB - Coach Prime: “I don’t have any desire or ambition to coach in the NFL”

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Videos - Words to the wise: Don’t say “My bad” around Coach Prime

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Will San Diego State be homeless after June 30th? Explaining the standoff between SDSU and the Mountain West

DP: FB - (Wilner) Mailbag: Deadline (unofficial) for a Pac-12 media deal, Power Five valuations, the “unity” statement, panic scenario and more (If the presidents could do it all over again, would they change the strategy?)

Athlon Sports: FB - College coaches reportedly want Deion Sanders and transfers to 'crash and burn'

Buffs Wire: FB - Danny O'Neil fights through illness to shine at Elite 11 QB competition

Buffs Wire: FB - Save the date: Five-star CB Charles Lester III to announce commitment in late July

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BZ: MBB - CU Buffs men’s basketball notes: Committee approach in backcourt could be on horizon

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Report: MWC rejects San Diego State’s request for an extension on withdrawal notice + CBS Sports: How much of a step back will TCU take in 2023?

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Videos - Impressive interview with transfer running back Sy’veon Wilkerson

CUATG Blog: MBB - Hotline Preseason Top 25 has CU in at No. 17

Deseret News: FB - Pac-12 previews: ‘It’s gonna be changed’: Can Colorado’s ‘Coach Prime’ revive a moribund program?

Whiskey Riff: FB - Deion Sanders Can’t Stand Colorado Players Saying “My Bad” All The Time: “Just Shut Up & Do Better”

Buffs Wire: FB - Cormani McClain makes list of top freshmen who could make an instant impact in 2023

Buffs Wire: FB - WATCH: Freshman Carter Stoutmire talks about his 'smooth' first summer in Boulder

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BZ: MBB - New recruit Bangot Dak ready to grow game with CU Buffs men’s basketball

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - ESPN Pac-12 North Preview: Oregon and Washington are basically the same team. Which one is better?

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Videos - Agility Drills: Some Call it Cocky, Some Call it Confidence

CUATG Blog: FB - Quotable Coach Prime: He Ain’t Hard to Find + Videos

Buffs Wire: MBB - Updated Colorado men's basketball roster outlook ahead of the 2023-24 season

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Another huge get from the Buffs BIG recruiting weekend. Lewis had offers from 34 other programs. Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee were some other programs on that list.

Here's just a glimpse of what he's able to produce, but Coach Prime and his staff certainly look like they have a lock on those Florida guys.

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Colorado’s 2023-24 men's basketball roster saw a lot of change this offseason, but the Buffs’ lineup still possesses quality pieces.

My way too early analysis and prediction of the Buffs lineup plus Boyle’s thoughts ⬇️

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3/4 from this weekend. Hopefully Lester will too and it'll be 4/4.

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Worth listening to…

BZ: MBB - NBA draft process a confidence-builder for CU Buffs’ Tristan da Silva

BZ: FB - CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders at risk of having left foot amputated

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Pac-12 taking steps to try and head off gambling issues

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - ESPN Pac-12 South Preview: Which chemistry experiment clicks first, Arizona State’s or Colorado’s?

Buffs Wire: FB - Which players from last season are still with the Buffs?

Athlon Sports: FB - Colorado QB commit Danny O'Neil showed off his accuracy at Elite 11 Finals (Although he did not make the final top 11, he was 6th during the pro day. He had lost 10 pounds the week before the competition due to stomache flu.)

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This former Long Beach Poly/USC commit was always known as a full-on thug, yet, curiously earned a scholarship to USC. His sophomore season he was kicked out of SC for robbing a fast food restaurant at 3:00 in the morning. But was able to attend ASU a year or so later. The dude is 5'9" but must be a complete terror to anyone that has to deal with him.