Colorado has 3 Pioneer League Teams - I wanted to get up to Windsor last year I hope to make it this year.

The Pioneer League is one of 4 Independent minor leagues with a partnership with MLB.

Grand Junction Jackalopes - Grand Junction - Suplizio Field - Last year's league champions
Northern Colorado Owlz - Windsor, Colorado - Future Legends Complex
Rocky Mountain Vibes - Colorado Springs, Colorado - UCHealth Park

Set to Join the Ravens. He would have been an assest as an analyst here but great move for him.

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: Stanford hands CU Buffs heartbreaking defeat

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball notes: Lauren Betts helps Stanford knock off CU Buffs

BZ: MBB - Hot-shooting USC cruises past CU Buffs men’s basketball

BZ: MBB - Colorado men’s basketball notes: Quincy Allen finally gets his chance

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Fall To Trojans At Home

CU AD: FB - Buffs OC Lewis Brings Balance, Fast Pace To Colorado

CU AD: WBB - Buffs Fall In Heartbreaker To Stanford In Double OT

CU AD: SKI - Buffs Finish Third At UAA Invitational (Another Good Day Of Individual Performances Strengthens Buffs NCAA Chances)

CU AD: WBB - Ceal Barry to be Inducted into Pac-12 Hall of Honor

CU AD: VB - Buffs Send Three Players to USAVB Program

CUATG Blog: FB - Countdown to Spring Practices – Offensive Linemen

CUATG Blog: FB - CU Assistant Coach Tracker - Assistant Coach Press Conferences: OC Sean Lewis; RB Gary Harrell; OL Bill O’Boyle

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - ESPN: USC; Washington have the most to prove this fall (as does Shedeur Sanders)

Washington Post: FB - Eric Bieniemy brings the Commanders a new scheme and ‘championship caliber’

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado football: Offensive coaches speak on new-look Buffs

Cheers!

CU women’s basketball got fans' heart rates up Thursday afternoon playing into double overtime against third-ranked Stanford, but a late 8-0 run from the Cardinal gave it the late lead and 73-62 win.

More on the game:

Cody Williams has yet to step on CU's campus, but the expectations for him and what he might be able to accomplish in his first season in Boulder are already sky high. Yesterday, ESPN had him as the No. 2 overall pick in its 2024 NBA mock draft

Wow

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USF receiver Xavier Weaver has finally announced his transfer commitment decision in favor of the Buffs. He led the Bulls with 53 catches, 718 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns in 2022. Another key transfer pickup for the CU. The Buffs already have fellow USF transfer receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. on campus.

Oklahoma and West Virginia are two other programs that had been in pursuit of the 6-foot-1 junior from Orlando.

Feeling deflated after WBB's loss to Stanford in double OT. However, we must move onward with CU vs USC tonight at 7 pm.

Tonight's starters:
Luke O'Brien (5.4 ppg)
KJ Simpson (15.9)
Nique Clifford (6.1)
Tristan da Silva (16.4)
Lawson Lovering (3.7)

USC:
Kobe Johnson (8.5)
Boogie Ellis (17.1)
Drew Peterson (14.8)
Tre White (9.2)
Joshua Morgan (7.5)

Time is now

Just wrapped up the presser with all of Coach Prime's offensive assistants. Uploading the videos now. I will post those here when they are up. Craig and I will be publishing all of the content from the press conference as soon as we can!

No. 21 CU taking on No. 3 Stanford this afternoon. Frida Formann out due to an illness.

Starters:
Jaylyn Sherrod (10.6 ppg)
Tayanna Jones (5.1)
Tameiya Sadler (5.1)
Aaronette Vonleh (11.4)
Quay Miller (14.2)

Stanford:
Talana Lepolo
Haley Jones
Hannah Jump
Cameron Brink
Kiki Iriafen

Does the Pac 12 Network usually broadcast all the member's spring games each year? Thanks in advance.

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Colorado receiver target Aaron Butler, a former USC commit, has pushed forward with the next cut to his list. Last night, he announced his new top 5 and Colorado remains in the mix. The Buffs are joined by Georgia, Washington, Oregon and Alabama. He's going to take some visits this spring and a decision is not expected to be far off. The Buffs have become a key player with him because of his dad's connection to Deion Sanders. The played together with the Baltimore Ravens, and that is one of the things that has the 2024 recruit intrigued. Butler plays on both sides of the ball but is most likely to end up on offense in college.

Butler has built an impressive offer list over the last couple years with programs such as Tennessee, Michigan, LSU, UCLA, Penn State, Texas A&M, TCU, Notre Dame and Louisville being ones that have missed out on being included in his top group.

Georgia is being viewed as the favorite right now, and an official visit with the Bulldogs is expected to take place this spring.

Watch his junior highlights here.

Ample time lies ahead before 2024 LB AJ Guida decides on a program, but as now, Colorado is, “at the top of that board."

More on Guida's visit and recruiting history with CU:

With top-25 ranking, a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament and a virtually guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament, No. 21 Colorado (12-4 in the Pac-12) has placed itself in an ideal position heading into March.

More from HC JR Payne and the team's season-long progression:

BZ: FB - Football recruiting: Former USF star Xavier Weaver transferring to CU Buffs

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: CU Buffs ready for marquee matchup with Stanford

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball notes: Short rest for No. 3 Stanford ahead of matchup with No. 21 CU Buffs

BZ: MBB - Colorado men’s basketball hopes a final push begins in rematch against USC

CU AD: WBB - Buffs Keeping with Underdog Mentality

CU AD: T&F - Buffs Close Out Indoor Regular Season

CU AD: SKI - Skiers Open RMISA Championships With GS Races

CUATG Blog: FB - Transfer Portal Tracker - Xavier Weaver – WR

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Attendance for 1-11 Buffs in 2022 7th in Pac-12; 4th in percentage of capacity + WSU President (and executive committee member): Expect a Pac-12 media rights deal by mid-March

CUATG Blog: FB - CU Assistant Coach Tracker - Willie Taggart isn’t “coming through that door” after all

CUATG Blog: FB - USA Today: Coach Prime’s secret weapon may be non-playing son, Deion Jr.

Ralphie Report: MBB - Cody Williams projected as #2 pick in NBA Mock Draft

The Arizona Republic: Big 12 realignment, expansion: Pac-12 school additions would alter look of conference

SI: ESPN's Pete Thamel Offers New Big 12 Realignment Scenario

Buffs Wire: MBB - Colorado can shrink USC's NCAA Tournament hopes

Buffs Wire: FB - 2026 EDGE Shaun Scott impressed by Colorado, Deion Sanders

Buffs Wire: FB - WATCH: Colorado OC Sean Lewis talks mindset with Buffs players

Cheers!

If it seems like Colorado is playing a more up-tempo style than it has in previous years under Tad Boyle, it's because it is. I talked to Boyle about it last week and got some insight into why the decision was made. Also dive into the numbers a bit

If you plan to go to the spring game, you should get your tickets ASAP. It was my understanding that only the lower bowl seating was going to be available, and I just saw on the local news, that they have already sold 27,000 tickets. Only general admission tickets are being sold, so get there early for good seating too. (Looks like they will be able to cover an assistant coach's salary with the gate receipts @dtownbuff. You were predicting 10-12K max.) Will be, by far, the biggest spring game crowd ever, for the Buffs.

BZ: FB - Football: CU Buffs have already set spring game attendance record (More than 30K tickets have been sold to April 22 spring game)

BZ: WBB - Conference tournament seeding at stake for CU Buffs women’s basketball this week

BZ: MBB - Final Pac-12 fate very much up in the air for Colorado men’s basketball

BZ: MBB - BuffZone podcast: Big week ahead for CU Buffs men’s and women’s basketball

CU AD: MBB - Boyle's Buffs Open Three-Game Homestand With USC On Thursday

CU AD: SKI - Skiers Third At UAA Invitational

CU AD: TEN - Tennis Team Ranked In First Expanded ITA Poll (First Team Ranking Since 2021; Just Third Since 2014-15 Season)

CU AD: WBB - Three Buffs Selected Academic All-District

CUATG Blog: FB - Video: A Day in the Life of Travis Hunter + Video: Team Workouts and Meeting: “1-11 Actions Get You 1-11 Results”

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - ESPN’s Bill Connelly: Stats show FCS transfers are being better scouted and faring better

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Is Ohio State dropping Washington from its future schedule a sign that Pac-12 should consider going to TEN conference games?

The Oregonian: FB - Pac-12 considering Apple TV+ for football broadcast rights: Report

Buffs Wire: FB - WATCH: Colorado OC Sean Lewis talks mindset with Buffs players

Buffs Wire: FB - 2024 Colorado target four-star WR Zion Ragins names early top schools

Buffs Wire: FB - Position battles to watch ahead of Colorado spring football

Buffs Wire: WBB - Colorado women's basketball's top 10 all-time leading scorers

Buffs Wire: FB - College football programs that won the 2023 coaching change cycle

9 News: FB - The key difference between the Pac-12 and the Big-12? Competitive depth

Cheers!

Caught up with Rivals250 ATH Boo Carter, who detailed his multi-day visit to Colorado in January, his Top 5, and more

To say there is excitement surrounding Colorado football would be an understatement. Deion Sanders has been hired to turn around what has been one of the Power Five’s worst programs. National media, recruits, and Buff fans are buzzing over the move.

Sanders will make his unofficial debut as Colorado’s head coach in just over two months, with the spring game scheduled for April 22. While the Black & Gold game has not been a staple in Boulder over the past few years, Coach Prime has changed things. Folsom Field is expected to be packed, with more tickets being sold this year and the previous attendance of the last seven years.

“For the first time, Colorado is selling tickets to its spring game, which is 2 months from tomorrow,” Brian Howell of Buffzone said. “So far, the #cubuffs have sold 30,013 tickets. For perspective, CU counted a total of 30,450 fans who showed up (for free) to the last 7 spring games combined. Last year: 1,950.”

Fans will be looking at a completely different roster at the spring game. Twenty new recruits will be entering the program, including five-star cornerback Cormani McClain. However, he is not even the most high-profile player joining the program, with Travis Hunter leading a group of 27 transfers.

Sanders will grab all of the headlines and rightfully so. He is the one orchestrating the rebuild for Colorado. However, an improved product on the field will bring the most excitement, especially after a 1-11 record a season ago. The spring game will be the first glance.

It doesn’t look like he even has to try out there.

Besides being an epic song....

Great podcast by a Colorado Buffalo fan. He lays out expansion nicely but make a point that I've not heard yet and that is the attractiveness of the City of Dallas. Not sure if he's a Texas native but spent a lot of time in that state. It seems to me that schools have their advantages, i.e., SC is located in a huge talent rich recruiting area, Utah has access to Samoan recruits rivaled only by BYU, and Oregon has Nike. The podcaster makes the point that there is so much money in Dallas that SMU is going to kill it in the NIL market. Good listen and he's a Buffalo!
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With Selection Sunday a few weeks away, we took a look at the Colorado women's basketball resume and where various mock brackets have the Buffs. I'm hoping to do this every week in the lead-up to the unveiling of the bracket, so stay tuned

And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out with them