BZ: MBB - 3-point woes for CU Buffs men’s basketball has been collective shortcoming

BZ: MBB - Pac-12 notes: Race for top four spots, first-round tournament bye wide open

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: CU Buffs remain at No. 21 in AP poll

BZ: Chat replay: CU Buffs beat writer Brian Howell

CU AD: VB - Buffs Announce Spring Scrimmage Dates

CUATG Blog: FB - CU Assistant Coach Tracker - CU’s Sean Lewis “most intriguing offensive coordinator hire” in the Pac-12

CUATG Blog: FB - Rule change proposals include clock running even after first downs are gained

CUATG Blog: FB - Phil Steele: CU to face the 29th-most difficult schedule (4th in the Pac-12)

CUATG Blog: FB - ESPN: Is there a long term solution for keeping the Pac-12 together?

Ralphie Report: FB - Deion Sanders Jr. is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at Colorado football

OutKick: FB - SAN DIEGO STATE JOINING THE PAC-12, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CLAIMS

The Arizona Republic: FB - Big 12 expansion prediction: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah to join conference

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado, Penn State first to offer 2026 Highlands Ranch QB DJ Bordeaux

Buffs Wire: FB - CU Buffs in the XFL: Opening weekend roundup

Buffs Wire: FB - Former Buffs QB Steven Montez looking forward to XFL season with Seattle Sea Dragons

Cheers!

Welch shares CU is one of the schools he wants to visit this offseason. No quotes on relationship with school.

Fordham Ram.

BZ: WBB - Streak snapped: CU Buffs women’s basketball tripped up at Arizona

CU AD: WBB - No. 18 Arizona Tops No. 21 Colorado

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Fall to Indiana 4-2

CU AD: SKI - Buffs Head North To Alaska For Two Meets

DP: (Wilner) - Hotline mailbag: Pac-12 partnerships with Amazon and SMU require the same calculation, expansion timeline, the 14-team option and more

Mountain West Wire: FB - Pac-12 University Presidents Approve Next Steps In SDSU and SMU Expansion Process

Buffs Wire: Pac-12 Conference remains stuck regarding media rights deal

Cheers!

As a kid growing up in SoCal and a Dodger fan I always liked the Cardinals too becuase that was my Little League Team's name. TM was a heck-of-a-good player and a stellar broadcaster as well. RIP, Sir.

Buffs could not handle Arizona today. They were completely blown out.

BZ: MBB - McKale Center drought continues as No. 8 Arizona races past CU Buffs men’s basketball

BZ: MBB - Colorado men’s basketball notes: Tristan da Silva foul trouble diffused Buffs’ momentum

BZ: WBB - Opportunity knocks for CU Buffs women’s basketball in Top-25 battle at Arizona

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Fall At No. 8 Arizona

CU AD: LAX - Buffs Fall to No. 10 Denver in Home Opener

CU AD: T&F - Buffs Finish Finalists At USATF Indoor Championships

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Take On Indiana at Home For Team IMPACT Match

CUATG Blog: Upgrading CU at the Game – With Your Help

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - The Athletic: Biggest spring practice question facing each Pac-12 program

Athlon Sports: FB - Which tier Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders falls under among the elite 2023 Pac-12 passers

Cheers!

No. 8 Arizona didn’t miss much on Saturday as it kept in front of Colorado by 10 points or more for the majority of the game in what ended up as a 78-68 loss for the Buffs.

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Colorado trying to finish on the road tonight against No. 8 Arizona. CU 2-1 against ranked teams, but taking home a win against Arizona's assets pose a significant challenge. National Player of the Year candidate Azuolas Tubelis leads the Pac-12 in scoring (19.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg) while shooting 57.4 percent from the field. Oumar Ballo is hitting 14.5 ppg and 8.8 rpg while shooting 65.6 percent. Kerr Krissa leads the Wildcats in assists (152) and 3-pointers made (69) while averaging 10.8 points per game.

Tonight's starters:
Luke O'Brien (5.2)
KJ Simpson (16.0)
Nique Clifford (6.0)
Tristan da Silva (16.4)
Lawson Lovering (3.6)

Arizona
Courtney Ramey (10.8 ppg)
Kerr Kriisa (10.8)
Azuolas Tubelis (19.9)
Cedric Henderson Jr (7.4)
Oumar Ballo (14.5)

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Tennessee-based safety Marcus Goree Jr. will be focused on five schools moving forward after announcing his top five this morning. The 2024 recruit was among the visitors during CU's Elite Underclassmen event in January, and the Buffs are part of the list along with Michigan, Tennessee, Nebraska and Michigan State. Some notable teams that have offered but didn't make the list include Notre Dame, Louisville, Ole Miss, Auburn, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. He's currently rated as a high three-star prospect and the ninth-best recruit in Tennessee.

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According to John Canzano:

• Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark told Jon Wilner and me this week in our podcast that his conference was still looking to add members. Boise State sits in the Mountain Time Zone and hasn’t been afraid to kickoff football games at night.

Would the Big 12 consider Boise State?

Yormark said, “I’ve been pretty transparent and intentional that we’d like that fourth time zone to create more value for our media partners… would I like to be a national conference in all the different time zones from a geography standpoint have the Big 12 flag all over the country? 100 percent.”

• Keep an eye on Fresno State as an addition to the Big 12 Conference. I’m told the Pac-12 has only had “intermittent” contact with the Bulldogs. No visit. Nothing planned. I don’t think the presidents and chancellors — especially the ones a few hours away in the Bay Area — in the Pac-12 view Fresno as a “must have.”

• Fresno State and the Big 12 are talking, though. Yormark and Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval have had “multiple conversations” a source said. The Bulldogs would love to join a Power Five conference.

Cannot remember the last time we had this much publicity. It’s sort of a dead and down time, but then this pops up. I don’t know who is responsible for this, but it’s great! And the spring game might be a sellout! That’s like more people than we’ve had in the last 15 spring games combined. This is AWESOME

A great lineup of college b-ball today. Here are some of the featured games. Enjoy.
* The Illini @ Indiana
* Tenn @ Ky
* #19 Iowa St @ #12 K-State
* Ok @ Texas
* #9Balylor @ #5 KU - game of the day @ 2:00 pm, MST
* Sparty @ Michigan- Michigan going to honor MSU today with lots of green, playing the MSU fight song and an extended moment of silence. Sounds classy to me. I definitely want to see this one.
* Buffs @ Zona... there is always hope, boys!

BZ: WBB - No. 21 Colorado women’s basketball holds off Arizona State

BZ: WBB - CU Buffs women’s basketball notes: Tameiya Sadler answers the call at ASU

BZ: MBB - Return to form by Javon Ruffin a good sign for CU Buffs MBB going into battle at No. 8 Arizona

BZ: LAX - CU Buffs women’s lacrosse preview: No. 10 Denver Pioneers

CU AD: MBB - Colorado Ready To Battle No. 8 Arizona Saturday

CU AD: WBB - No. 21 Buffs Hold on in Tempe

CU AD: TEN - Hays Win Clinches 4-3 Thriller Over BYU

CU AD: T&F - Weight Throwers Rewrite Record Books

CUATG Blog: FB - Eric Bieniemy named Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach of Washington Commanders + Coach Prime ESPN Interview: “We plan on winning and we don’t have time to procrastinate”

Front Office Sports: As Networks Pull Out, Amazon ‘Playing Hardball’ With Pac-12

Deseret News: Can Pac-12 football avoid going the way of the Big East?

The Arizona Republic: Big 12 expansion, realignment speculation includes Pac-12 schools Arizona State, Arizona

CBS Sports: Will the Pac-12 break up? Where each team would go if league disintegrates over media rights deal

Buffs Wire: MBB - Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona Wildcats odds, tips and betting trends

Cheers!

After starting the season 1-8 on the road, Colorado claimed its first win away from CU Events Center since Dec. 29 with a 67-59 victory against Arizona State on Thursday night.

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Hope everyone is having a good week! Buffs (14-12) take on the Sun Devils (18-8) in Tempe. Buffs almost beat them at home, but fumbled the lead. My hopes aren't the highest entering this game with the way the Buffs perform on the road (1-8).

Some notes on the Sun Devils: Arizona St. just swept the Bay Area schools. Arizona State averages 71.2 points while shooting 41.9 percent from the field. Defensively, the Sun Devils are holding opponents to 66.7 points per game and has the second-best field goal percentage defense in the Pac-12 at 38.8 percent.

Tonight's starters:
KJ Simpson (16.2 ppg)
Jalen Gabbidon (5.1)
Tristan da Silva (16.5, 4th in the P12)
Lawson Lovering (3.6)
Nique Clifford (6.2)

ASU:
G DJ Horne (11.5 ppg)
G Desmond Cambridge Jr. (13.7)
G Frankie Collins (11.2)
F Warren Washington (8.6)
G Devan Cambridge (10.2)

BZ: MBB - Desert triumph: Colorado men’s basketball outlasts Arizona State

BZ: MBB - Colorado men’s basketball notes: Luke O’Brien answers the call in starting role

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: 21st-ranked CU Buffs look to end 10-year skid vs. Arizona State

BZ: Chat replay: Pat Rooney discusses CU Buffs athletics (Feb. 16, 2023)

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Rally In Second Half To Win At ASU, End Road Skid

CU AD: WBB - Formann's Resurgence Timely for Buffs

CU AD: T&F - Buffs Finish USA Championships Pentathlon

CU AD: LAX - Colorado to Host No. 10 Denver in Home Opener

CUATG Blog: FB - Countdown to Spring Practices – Wide Receivers and Tight Ends

CUATG Blog: CU At The Game Podcast – Mailbag Episode: Coach Prime at the Super Bowl/Pac-12 Media Rights Debacle/Transfer Portal Rankings

CUATG Blog: FB - NIL News and Notes - USC NIL in flux after NIL Collective Shuts Down + Opening the floodgates: Florida legislation allows schools to facilitate NIL deals

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Ohio State buys its way out of a home-and-home with Washington

CUATG Blog: FB - Transfer Portal Tracker - With several more transfers rated, Colorado back at No. 1 in the Transfer Portal Rankings

CUATG Blog: FB - Video: Getting to Know Cornerbacks Coach Kevin Mathis

Ralphie Report: MBB - Colorado pulls off road upset against Arizona State

Fox News: FB - Deion Sanders looks for ‘dual parent’ homes in QB recruits, ‘single mama’ households in defensive linemen

USA Today: FB - No one is rushing to pay top dollar to broadcast Pac-12 games, making league look weak | Opinion

Buffs Wire: MBB - How to watch Colorado Buffaloes: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | February 18

Buffs Wire: FB - Transfer profile: Five things to know about Travis Hunter

Buffs Wire: FB - Five-star EDGE Colin Simmons considering visit to Colorado for spring game

College Sports Wire: 10 teams that could make moves in college expansion

Cheers!

Ha ha.
The USC NIL collective market is currently in flux. Multiple sources have confirmed to On3 that BLVD, which launched in June through the media agency Stay Doubted, has shut down day-to-day operations. The TOMMY Group launched earlier this week, with the backing of former USC football players Alex Holmes and Keyshawn Johnson.

So what will NIL look like for USC football in the coming months? What fell apart? And is NIL still a hurdle for Lincoln Riley?

But a bit more than eight months after the initial announcement was posted on USC athletics’ website, the web page is dead. BLVD, which defined itself as a “collective+”, has closed down day-to-day operations. The organization turned heads, signing Fletcher Jones Motorcars as the official luxury car dealer of the collective and providing more than 100 football players with a Ridel electric scooter. The organization also had plans to secure official partnerships for the Trojans student-athletes, with a goal of raising $75 million in five years.

Two sources with direct knowledge of the situation indicated to On3 the root cause of BLVD’s fall was a disconnect between USC and leaders of Stay Doubted.

When the collective initially hit the market, it came after months of backroom planning. Michael Calvin Jones, Stay Doubted’s founder and leader of BLVD, worked closely with Brandon Sosna, the right-hand man to athletic director Mike Bohn.

Hello Buff Friends and Donors,
One emotional rollercoaster is the miracle that CP and staff have are performing to transform our beloved Buffs teams!

The second emotional roller coaster is dealing with my ongoing cancer treatment. I appreciate your continuing prayers and generosity. Dealing with my cancer is like riding an emotional rollercoaster. Every time I receive a note or donation from you it’s an exhilarating “Up”! Here’s an example. Recently, my wife, Diane, and I were having a rare dinner out and we were sitting at a counter. A couple sat down next to us. We engaged in conversation and her husband said “You look familiar to me;” but couldn’t quite place it. A few more questions and we found out that we were friends on Facebook, even though we had never actually met. His wife said that they were praying for me and that she, being a reiki practitioner, was sending me healing energy. WOW!!!! Wasn’t that proof of how small this world is and how powerful even a contact like this can be! The downside is the continuous treatments required for my advanced stage 4 cancer and the associated bills. My oncologist says that my Keytruda is holding the cancer at bay, and is encouraged by its performance in my unique case. I wish I wasn’t faced with a seemingly never-ending treatment schedule and the constant mounting bills. You are a lifeline for me and I don’t believe I can ever thank you enough for your consistent support.
My medical bills are overwhelming, and the interest rates continue to pile up every month. I feel like I am underwater. Presently, I am $8600 dollars in medical credit card debt. I spoke with my lawyer regarding filing bankruptcy, but he advised me not to do so at this time. We discussed both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy and it simply made no sense given my total debt at this time.
It's so stressful for me, my limited work, and my personal life. I feel like a hamster running inside a wheel going nowhere!
Once again, thank you for your continued emotional and financial support. You make my life so much better. God bless you all.

Shoulder To Shoulder! Craig

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