Here's the weekly look at Colorado's upcoming opponent. This week, it's Arizona State. The Sun Devils have some talent, but they've struggled mightily this season and, like CU, made an in-season coaching change. I wonder when the last time was that two interim coaches faced each other in a game taking place before November. Maybe it's never happened

The Buffs take on the Sun Devils at home this Saturday and both teams are assessing their situations at quarterback. Regardless of who takes the start, “I think Saturday night, 5 o’clock is going to be a fantastic football game,” Sanford said.

Player updates and preparing for ASU:

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Interim HC Mike Sanford discusses ASU, the situation at quarterback, changing the landscape for CU football and the returns of Deion Smith and Alex Fontenot.

I got the core of this schedule from MaxPreps and then tried to verify on the school sites, but not all had their 2022 schedules on the sites, so if you see a game you really want to go to you might want to check with the school by calling or checking the site. They might update their sites day to day. The second school listed is the home team. I also added the addresses of the stadiums more than one school plays their home games at.

Thursday, October 27
6:00 PM
Cheyenne Mountain vs Coronado - Garry Berry Stadium
Denver West vs Alameda - Trailblazer Stadium
Pomona vs Lakewood - Jeffco Stadium
Pueblo East vs Discovery Canyon - District 20 Stadium

7:00 PM
Arvada @ Weld Central
Bear Creek vs Ponderosa - EchoPark Stadium
Castle View vs Highlands Ranch - Halftime Help Stadium
Cherokee Trail vs Smoky Hill - Stutler Bowl
Fairview vs Rocky Mountain - French Field
Gateway vs Centaurus - Spangenberg Field
Loveland vs Longmont - Everly-Montgomery Field
Mitchell @ Pueblo County
Timnath @ Brush

Friday, October 28
3:30 PM
Hinkley vs Palmer - Garry Berry Stadium

4:00 PM
Douglas County vs Legend - EchoPark Stadium
Littleton vs Green Mountain - Trailblazer Stadium
Standley Lake vs Dakota Ridge - Jeffco Stadium
Thomas Jefferson vs Denver South - All City Stadium

6:00 PM
Dolores @ Sanford
Dove Creek @ Sargent
Fort Collins vs Boulder - Reicht Field
Highland @ Manual

6:30 PM
Far Northeast Warriors vs Vista PEAK Prep - Aurora Public Schools Stadium

7:00 PM
Arapahoe vs Eaglecrest - Lagacy Stadium
Arvada West vs Ralston Valley - North Area Athletic Complex
Basalt @ Aspen
Bayfield @ Pagosa Springs
Belleview Christian @ Lyons
Berthoud @ Steamboat Springs
Broomfield vs Heritage - Littleton Public Stadium
Centauri @ Monte Vista
Colorado Springs Christian @ Peyton
Crowley County @ John Mall
Del Norte @ Ignacio
Denver East vs Mountain Range - North Stadium
Denver North vs George Washington - All City Stadium
D'Evelyn @ Valley Vista
Eads @ Idalia
Eagle Valley @ Glenwood Springs
Flagler @ Briggsdale
Fort Lupton @ Faith Christian
Fossil Ridge vs Poudre - French Field
Fountain-Fort Carson @ Regis Jesuit
Frederick @ Mead
Front Range Christian @ Byers
Golden vs Grand Junction - Stocker Stadium
Grand Junction Central @ Windsor
Grandview vs Cherry Creek - Stutler Bowl
Greeley Central vs Skyline - Everly Montgomery Stadium
Greeley West @ Erie
Hanover @ Genoa Hugo
Holly @ Swink
Jefferson @ Denver Christian
Kennedy @ Lutheran
Kent Denver @ Englewood
Lamar @ Manitou Springs
Legacy @ Brighton
Meeker @ Oalthe
Mesa Ridge @ Falcon
Montezuma-Cortez vs Delta
Mountain View @ Severance
Niwot @ Riverdale Ridge
North Fork @ Roaring Fork
Norwood @ Monument Valley, UT
Overland vs Doherty - Garry Berry Stadium
Palisade @ Durango
Palmer Ridge @ Vista Ridge
Plateau Valley @ West Grand
Platte Canyon @ Strasburg
Primero @ Cheraw
Prospect Ridge Academy @ Platte Valley
Pueblo Centennial vs Pueblo South - Dutch Clark Stadium
Pueblo West @ Montrose
Rampart @ Air Academy
Rangely @ Vail Christian
Rangeview @ Mullen
Rifle @ Coal Ridge
Rocky Ford @ Rye
Roosevelt vs Thompson Valley - Ray Patterson Stadium
Sand Creek @ Canon City
Sierra @ Lewis-Palmer
Silver Creek vs Monarch - Spangenberg Field
St. Mary's @ Simla
Sterling @ University
Stratton @ Fleming
Summit @ Battle Mountain
The Classical Academy @ Elizabeth
The Pinnacle @ Sheridan
Thornton vs Aurora Central - Aurora Public Schools Stadium
ThunderRidge vs Rock Canyon - EchoPark Stadium
Trinidad @ Center
Valor Christian vs Mountain Vista - Halftime Help Stadium
Walsh @ Manzanola
Wellington @ Bennett
Westminster vs Northglenn - Five Star Stadium
Widefield vs Liberty - District 20 Stadium
Wiley @ McClave
Wray @ Wiggins
Yuma @ Limon

7:30 PM
Akron @ Caliche
Columbine vs Chatfield - Jeffco Stadium
Evergreen vs Wheat Ridge - Trailblazer Stadium
Haxtun vs Merino

Saturday, October 29
11:00 AM
Fort Morgan vs Northfield - All City Stadium
Prairie View @ Horizon

1:00 PM
Burlington @ Holyoke
Chaparral vs Pine Creek - District 20 Stadium
Cheyenne Wells @ Branson/Kim
Clear Creek @ Middle Park
Eaton @ The Academy
Ellicott vs Banning Lewis Academy - Falcon High School
Estes Park vs Flatirons Academy - North Stadium
Fowler @ Dolores Huerta Prep
Gilpin County vs Justice - Recht Field
Sedgwick County @ Dayspring Christian Academy

2:00 PM
Hi-Plains @ Prairie
Holy Family vs Lincoln - All City Stadium
Miami-Yoder @ Sangre de Cristo
Mountain Valley @ North Park
Fruita Monument @ Adams City

6:00 PM
Northridge @ Resurrection Christian
South Park @ Pikes Peak Christian

7:00 PM
Alamosa @ Woodland Park

Hey Rivals team,

Any info on the following... I realize your efforts are on Football but basketball updates would be apreciated.
1) Saturday's closed scrimmage with WYO
2) Reccruiting, namely C Williams, The two Denver bigs and the Austrailian big guy
3) How are practices progressing? Any notable injuries?
4) The game this Sunday vs. The Huskers

Really late here regarding my observations of the scrimmage a couple of weeks ago so here goes.

1) J'Vonne H is a relentless high energy effort kid. He is a tough, strong and will garner some minutes with the second unit. Like this Soph.
2) Lawson L... still mssing shots around the rim but noticeably sronger and in better shape. Still hanging his head a bit but his effort is there. He will be the starting C and just needs to rebound, block some shots, set some picks and get a few put backs each game.
3) KJ and Hammond looked good playing together. This allows KJ to play off of the ball more and use his ability to get to the hoop.
4) KJ- bigger, stronger and smarter. Still the occasional bad decision and hopefully his shot will improve but he looks solid and ready to go.
5) Jalen G looked to be the best overall player on the court to me. He can really get to the rim and is a dam good defender too. Strong, smart kid. Great pick-up by Tad.
6) E Wright was just off on his three's (made only one) but works hard and never gets down on himself. Mature kid who I still think will occasionally get the start dependkng on the opponent.
7) Javon R- he looked pretty dang good until he tweaked his ankle. He was right in froont of me when it happened but glad to hear he is good to go.
I was pleasantly surprised with his game.
8) Luke OB- good looking strong athlete who has really improved his overall game. Nice stroke and busts hi a** in D. Tad loves this kid and he will see major minutes this year.
9) Joel H- typical freshman who looks lost at times but will have a dam good overall offensive game by next hear. It's just tough coming in here from a small school and competing against men. But, he will need to play 10-15m per game to give our other Bigs a rest.
10) Tristan- was doubled team alot (by design I assume) so he didn't get untracked. I expect this to be the case during the season which is why we need the other starters to up their offensive game. He wil be fine.
11) Qunicy A is a great athlete but didn't show much but I am sure he will fit into the mix somewhere. He just hasn't played much the last couole of years but by League play he should be much improved and could really break out next year.

This looks to be a good FT shooting team with alot of flexable rotations that Tad can utilize. I expect him to tinker with the starting lineup and rotations (like he usually does) early on and thenn settle in as the season progresses. There is a lot of depth on this team and narrowing it down to an 8-9 man rotation will be tough, but a good problem to have.

Can we just get over the thinking that Shroutt is a good QB and that
CU is more than just another middle of the pack MWC team.

GoPokes242424 wins this week with 7 correct. He vaults into 2nd place. Congrats.
Note that players shown in gold are paid, those in red are playing for fun. Season Standings are at the bottom.

Week 7 results:
1) 7 pts - GoPokes242424
2) 6 pts - buffskickbut, Longtimebuff1
3) 5 pts - SoCoBuff, NCBuff1, Original Stats, BuffTicket
4) 4 pts - Bufffan42, rward
5) 3 pts - Dtownbuff, ldbuff, CRBuff
6) 2 pts - Buff Aloha
7 ) 0 pts - CoachCody27, buffalo52565, DBBUFF, Forecast6236

Items:
1) CU Total Points - 14.5 : Actual = 9 Under
2) OSU Total Points - 37.5 : Actual = 42 Over
3) CU Total Offense Yards - 285.5 : Actual = 290 Over
4) OSU Total Offense Yards - 415.5 yards: Actual = 472 yards Over
5) CU Completed Passes - 20.5 : Actual = 13 Under
6) OSU Completed Passes - 18.5 yards : Actual = 14 Under
7) CU High Rusher Yds - 55.5 - Actual = 50 Under
8) OSU High Rusher Yds - 121.5 : Actual = 184 Over
9) CU High Receiver Yds - 78.5 : Actual = 92 Over
10) OSU High Receiver Yds - 78.5 mins : Actual = 60 Under

Tiebreaker #1 - CU Punts - Actual = 4
Tiebreaker #2 - CU Longest Rush = 19

Season Standings:
1) 43 pts - Original Stats
2) 41 pts - GoPokes242424
3) 40 pts - SoCo Buff, Buff Ticket, Buffskickbut, Longtimebuff1
4) 38 pts - BuffFan42
5) 36 pts - ldbuff, CRBuff
6) 34 pts - dtownbuff
7) 33 pts - Buff Aloha
8) 32 pts - rward
9) 30 pts - NCBuff1
10) 18 pts - buffalo52565
11) 13 pts - Coachcody27
12) 10 pts - DBBUFF
13) 5 pts - Forecast6236

If you think I made a mistake let me know asap.

I get it, you either love him or hate him, but there’s no doubt he would change this program

Yes please

Could either offense score or would it simply be first one to 3 wins?

BZ: FB - CU Buffs offense still trying to find rhythm, consistency

BZ: FB - Colorado football notes: Buffs injury updates

BZ: MBB - Tristan da Silva, KJ Simpson earn Pac-12 MBB preseason all-conference honors

BZ: WBB - Jaylyn Sherrod leads Colorado women’s basketball trio on Pac-12 preseason all-conference team

BZ: WBB - CU Buffs women’s basketball: Freshman Ally Fitzgerald learning through adjustment period

BZ: Chat replay: CU Buffs beat writer Brian Howell (Oct. 24, 2022)

CU AD: MBB - Da Silva, Simpson, Recognized On Preseason Pac-12 Team

CU AD: WBB - Three Buffs Earn Preseason Honors

CU AD: WGOLF - Colorado Places 10th At The Jim West Challenge

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes – Arizona State Week - (Wilner) Why USC remains the Pac-12’s best bet for a Playoff berth

MSN: FB - Pac-12 expansion update, and media rights deal believed to be happening soon

DP: FB - Keeler: Dan Hawkins 58, Ed McCaffrey 10! UNC Bears of October look like CU Buffs of September.

Sports Book Wire: FB - First look: Arizona State at Colorado odds and lines

Duck Territory: FB - Oregon kickoff time against Colorado held in six-day window

Buffs Wire: MBB - ESPN predicts Colorado men's hoops to finish in bottom half of Pac-12

Buffs Wire: FB - Mike Sanford's thoughts following Colorado's loss to Oregon State

Cheers!

after this coming season.

Saturday delivered the real and all-too-familiar Buffs experience — a revealing 42-9 loss full of missed opportunities on offense and too few answers on defense. Arizona State projected to be a winnable game, but after the 33-point loss to the Beavers, attainable wins are few and far between.

We have a tie!!!

@QinMing and @HighlandsCPA both were off by a total of 7 points.

Tie breaker goes to @HighlandsCPA as @QinMing was inpatient and asked if he won! So @HighlandsCPA wins the prize of :

Tristan da Silva named to the 2022-23 men's basketball Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team. Sophomore guard KJ Simpson earned honorable mention.

da Silva is the Buffs' leading returning scorer from last year putting up 9.4 points per game. He ranked second on the team in field goal shooting (.479) and free throw percentage (.797), third in assists (61) and fourth in scoring and rebounding (3.5 rpg). During conference games, da Silva ranked third in 3-point percentage (.477), sixth in free throw percentage (.822) and ninth in overall field goal shooting (.525) on the league leaderboard.

2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
First Team
Tyger Campbell, UCLA
Branden Carlson, Utah
Boogie Ellis, USC
Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Spencer Jones, Stanford
Drew Peterson, USC
Will Richardson, Oregon
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona

Second Team
Marcus Bagley, Arizona State
Tristan da Silva, Colorado
DJ Horne, Arizona State
Kerr Kriisa, Arizona
Pelle Larsson, Arizona

Honorable Mention (at least 8 media member votes)
Amari Bailey, UCLA
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Jaylen Clark, UCLA
Quincy Guerrier, Oregon
K.J. Simpson, Colorado
Kel'el Ware, Oregon

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Yes, the OL is an issue, and inconsistency for CU at QB is an ongoing fact of life. Yet, playing the Beavs yesterday, the RB problem was glaring. A true OSU freshman was better than anything the Buffs have. (Albeit against a terrible Buff defense, but one could see the talent.) In an interview last summer, Coach Hagan expressed his satisfaction and pleasure with his running back “room”. Well, it hasn’t worked out.

Looking back on the season so far, CU’s opponents have had, as examples: OSU/Martinez; UCLA/Charbonnet; Minnesota/Ibrahim; and the AFA/Brad Roberts. CU has not presented anything close to these running backs featured by these other programs, and it shows.

The youngsters that played running back for CU yesterday showed a lot of heart, grit, and promise, but running back is obviously yet another issue for the new coach to address.

I meant to post this earlier, but I've got my five takeaways from CU's loss yesterday to Oregon State. If you want to brighten up your Sunday night...

BZ: FB -Colorado football: Buffs fighting, clinging to hope amid struggles

BZ: FB - Rooney: Energy fades as CU Buffs show true selves in lopsided loss at Oregon State

BZ: FB - Colorado football notes: Injuries continue to hit Buffs backfield in loss to Oregon State

BZ: FB - Video: Analysis of CU Buffs loss at Oregon State

CU AD: SOC - Buffs Draw with No. 15 USC

CU AD: FB - Takeaways From Buffs At Oregon State

CU AD: MGOLF - Paul Wins First DP Tour Event

CUATG BLOG: FB - (Scroll Down) Complete Transcript of Mike Sanford’s Post-game Press Conference

CUATG Blog: FB - CU a two-score underdog to Arizona State (5:30 p.m., MT, ESPNU)

CUATG Blog: FB - Essay - Dampened Enthusiasm

Buffs Wire: FB - Report Card: Grading Colorado's performance at Oregon State

Cheers!

Oregon having their way so far up 38-16 late in Q3. Bo Nix playing well.

Light rain coming down in Corvallis right now, going to be, as anticipated, a slippery game. Deion Smith not active tonight nor Alex Fontenot. True freshman Anthony Hankerson, Jayle Stacks and walk-on Charlie Offerdahl will receive the handoffs tonight. Charlie Offerdahl feeling better as he was wearing a no contact jersey before Cal last week.

J.T. Shrout starting at quarterback on his birthday this evening. Owen McCown not in uniform so Drew Carter will be the next man up if needed.

Score predictions? Craig and I have Colorado losing tonight. Me OSU 28 CU 23 Craig OSU 24 CU 14

Here's a transcript of Mike Sanford's press conference following Colorado's loss tonight at Oregon State.


He touched on failures to capitalize on opportunities offensively, the run defense, JT Shrout, Anthony Hankerson and more

Colorado went back to basics and hit an insurmountable wall as Oregon State rolled the Buffs, winning 42-9 in Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday night.

A breakdown on tonight’s game: