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This had already been known from previous reporting via the Rivals national team, but everything is a go for UCF defensive tackle commit Christian Hudson to take his official visit to Colorado this weekend. The high three-star prospect was offered by CU a month ago and the Buffs have been making a big move for the 2025 prospect from Daytona Beach.

Below are some mid-season senior highlights.

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Im excited to see and read these Bowl game forecasts...but the REALITY sets in.....There will be MANY opt outs....Thoughts?

5 Unders and 5 Overs this week. From last to first comes SoCoBuff. He had 8 correct this week.

Weekly picks will go first, weekly results 2nd and overall standings will be at the bottom (let me know right away if I made any mistakes):

1) CU Points - 25.5 - Actual = 28 Over
2) KSU Points - 30.5 - Actual = 31 Over
3) CU Passing Yds - 317.5 - Actual = 388 Over
4) CU Rushing Yds - 102.5 - Actual = -29 Under (Yeesh)
5) KSU Rushing Yds - 218.5 - Actual = 185 Under
6) CU 1st Downs - 20.5 - Actual = 20 Under
7) CU Avg Yds per Play - 6.25 - Actual = 6.1 Under
8) CU QB Pass Comp % - 60.55 - Actual = 85 Over
9) Catches by Shepard/Smalls - 6.5 - Actual = 5 Under
10) CU Ang Yds per Punt - 44.25 - Actual = 48 Over
TB1 - CU Tackles for Loss - Actual = 4
TB2 - CU TOP - Actual = 25:00

Weekly standings:
8- SoCoBuff
7 - Buffskickbut, BuffTicket, QiNMing
6 - dtownbuff, ldbuff, BuffFan42, NCBuff, CRBuff, MrMcBeath45
5 - Longtimebuff1
4 - BuffAloha
0 - Highlands CPA

Season Standings:
37 - CRBuff, QiNMing
36 - MrMcBeath
35 - ldbuff
34 - BuffTicket
33 - Longtimebuff1, BuffFan42
32 - BuffAloha
31 - dtownbuff
27 - NCBuff
25 - buffskickbut
24 - SoCoBuff
12 - Highlands CPA

Is it just me, or do others also have the feeling that it's simply crazy for SS to be donning that gold chain during games? I kept worrying that some KSU player would grab it from the back during a tackle with a hanging choke hold. It could be ugly. If I were running the team, I wouldn't let anybody who was on the field wear something like that.

I know we got the Cam Rising update but how about our team ?? Any update on all the injuries?

BZ: FB - CU Buffs’ depth at receiver could be tested this week

BZ: FB - Change of scenery a boost for CU Buffs’ Nyamer Diew

BZ: FB - Football notes: Game time for CU Buffs vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 26 announced

BZ: FB - Rooney: CU Buffs 3 extra points (Oct. 14, 2024)

CUATG Blog: FB - Another late night for Buff fans – CU/Cincinnati kickoff time set

CUATG Blog: Big 12 Notes – Utah’s Cam Rising out “indefinitely”; Utes return to true freshman at quarterback + Arizona struggling on offense heading into game against CU

CUATG Blog: FB - Another late night for Buff fans – CU/Cincinnati kickoff time set+ + “The goal is to get Miss Peggy to a bowl, but we’re one game at a time. That’s the target”

Ralphie Report: FB - Colorado legend Chauncey Billups inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Arizona Wildcats: FB - Arizona Wildcats On Edge With Colorado Buffaloes Coming to Tucson

USA Today: FB - Colorado can't pull off another miracle after losing Travis Hunter, other stars to injury

Heartland Sports: FB - Big 12 Week 7 Attendance Numbers: One Team Hits Highest Number Since 2009

Athlon Sports: FB - Shedeur Sanders Predicted to Team Up With Disgruntled $140 Million Wide Receiver

Athlon Sports: FB - Deion Sanders Gets Brutally Honest With Team After Kansas State Loss

AAthlon Sports: FB - Travis Hunter Teases Announcement Amid Injury Concerns

SI: FB - Bleacher Report misquotes Deion Sanders about using profanity in postgame speech (Coach Prime never cussed in his remarks after Kansas State loss)

Buffs Wire: FB - Arizona head coach Brent Brennan shares kind words on Deion Sanders

Buffs Wire: FB - Latest bowl projections for Colorado midway through the regular season

Cheers!

Maybe this always happens, but I did not notice it until last night. When the buffs lineup for the extra point, the ref was holding the ball beforethe shift (no chance of running a play in that formation), then, after the shift, the ref was still holding the ball and they couldn't snap it until the ref let go and moved back into position.. If this correct, the buffs could never try a 2 point conversion in that pressnap formation.. I don't recall seeing this before, can someone explain?

Think we've reported UCF commitment Christian Hudson, but two higher-ranked defenders are also now confirmed for OVs this weekend:

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We believe it's the first time each has been to Boulder, and the IMG duo going together can't hurt late swings imo.

Again I have to recuse myself (my guess CU28 - KSU32), but to clarify to @dtownbuff time stamp is on my post, no cheating 😉

This weeks winner is @dtownbuff with CU 27 KSU 30 so total of 2 points. Congrats Dtownbuff

Funny @CRBuff had the score almost PERFECT! just backwards CU-31 KSU-27

Everything I read until this indicated to me it was a requirement. I do apologize for all the post over the past couple years that I said it was a requirement and to those I argued with on this.

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NIL and heavy portal movement are in transisiton, likely to look much different in the near future. But where we stand now, there are some aspects of their impact that haven't been discussed much. Here are three, ones where I'm not clear what the NIL/portal impact has been and might go:

Participation Levels in Football
A number of studies have shown a steady decline in the number of high school boys participating in football. While a few states (Alabama, Mississippi, Texas) have shown increased player participation, most have shown steady declines, and in some cases (California, Michigan, North Carolina, Illinois) they have been steep. The question I have is whether the opportunity for NIL cash rewards, and the publicity about NIL (and potentially collective bargaining paydays in the future) will encourage higher levels of high school football participation. For struggling families, or kids who see the gold chains and bling available for 18-year-old college students, football could be seen as a quick means to that end.

Portal impact on GPI levels and Team APR Scores
I'm unclear on how athlete GPI levels and team APR scores are impacted by heavy portal use. The NCAA still has sanctions in place for schools with low APR scores, and it's unclear to me how those rates are calculated with players bouncing around from school to school. The most recent football APR rates I could find were from 2022-23, with CU having a score of 960, 90th nationally and 14th in the Big-12. I wonder how APR levels will fit with the the emerging pay-for-play transfer pattern.

Portal and NIL Impact on Team Cohesion
This is an area I've wondered about. It used to be that football team character would change when the head coach changed, but otherwise, was pretty considtent. A number of very successful college coaches built their success by having a solid, consistent team culture, with shared value systems and year-to-year continuity. Dabo Sweeney, Kyle Whittingham, Nick Saban, Dave Clauson, Pat Narduzzi, and Matt Campbell are coaches who fit this mold. However, high levels of player changover through the portal must take a toll on this team personality, along with the sudden emergence of some players being flush with money, and all that goes with it. Some coaches like Sweeney have attempted to avoid the portal, but in doing so, may be at a disadvantage talent-wise. It seems that the fundamental character of college football teams is changing with NIL and the portal.

BZ: FB - Football: CU Buffs try to look forward, focus on Arizona

BZ: FB - CU Buffs let opportunity slip away in loss to Kansas State

BZ: FB CU football notes: Travis Hunter, three other receivers injured in Buffs’ loss to Kansas State

BZ: FB - Snapshot: Key points, game balls from CU Buffs’ loss to Kansas State

BZ: FB - Video: Analysis of CU Buffs’ loss to Kansas State

BZ: FB - Rooney: Familiar struggles resurface for CU Buffs in loss against K-State

CU AD: SOC - Colorado, UCF Play to a Scoreless Draw (The Buffaloes record their second consecutive draw)

CU AD: FB - Takeaways From Buffs Vs. Kansas State

CU AD: VB - Colorado Takes Down UCF in Five

CUATG Blog: FB - Essay (Excellent Advice) Disappointed, but Not Discouraged

CUATG Blog: FB - Big 12 Notes – Utah falls out of AP poll; Iowa State moves into the the Top Ten + Big 12 lines for Week Eight – CU opens as a 3.5-point road underdog

CUATG Blog: FB - October 12th – Boulder - No. 31 Kansas State 31, Colorado 28

Ralphie Report: FB - Colorado showcases impressive resilience in loss to K-State (The Buffs couldn’t come away with the statement win, but made a statement anyway.)

Ralphie Report: FB - An in-depth look at the Buffs loss to Kansas State (A look at what went wrong and right for Colorado)

USA Today: FB - Deion Sanders, Colorado lose more than a game: 'That took a lot out of us' (The loss to Kansas State shows the Buffaloes can hang with a good team but still have big problems to solve.)

Athlon Sports: FB - Shedeur Sanders' First Post After Colorado’s Loss to Kansas State (Positive)

SI: FB - Colorado's questionable lineup changes hurt more than injuries against Kansas State

SI: FB - What Kansas State's Chris Klieman said about alleged fake injuries vs. Colorado (Many believe the Wildcats' gameplan was taken to another level on Saturday night)

SI: FB - Deion Sanders believes refs blew call on Colorado's final play vs. Kansas State (Coach Prime believes Will Sheppard was hit early to end the Buffs drive)

SI: FB - Shilo Sanders wasn't ready and Coach Prime knew it: "I thought he played horrible"

Buffs Wire: FB - Recapping Colorado's narrow loss to Kansas State

Buffs Wire: FB - What we learned from the Buffs' near-upset of Kansas State

Buffs Wire: FB - Updated Big 12 power rankings: Where do the Buffs sit after KSU loss?

Buffs Wire: FB - K-State head coach explains unusual string of Wildcat injuries during Colorado game

Buffs Wire: FB - Big names in the house for Colorado vs. Kansas State

Buffs Wire: MBB - Takeaways from Colorado men's basketball's open scrimmage

Cheers!

1-Texas (56 1st place votes)
2-Oregon (6)
3-Penn St
4-Ohio St
5-Georgia
6-Miami
7-Alabama
8-LSU
9-Iowa St
10-Clemson
11-Tennessee
12-Notre Dame
13-BYU
14-A&M
15-Boise St
16-Indiana
17-Kansas St
18-Ole Miss
19-Missouri
20-Pitt
21-SMU
22-Illinois
23-Army
24-Michigan
25-Navy
Others receiving votes:
Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1.

KSU opened as 6.5 point favorite down to 4
Over Under 56.5

Should be a good game!

Colorado’s performance against No. 18 Kansas State wasn’t perfect, and ultimately that's what cost it the game, but the Buffs were faced with having to overcome a number of hurdles Saturday night.

My takeaways from last night's loss:

Wow statistical KSU killed them
https://docs.google.com/gview?url=h...08-37073.pdf&embedded=true&date=1728761559226

Happy wife Texas killing OU in red river

I was at the game last night. I don't have access to my laptop. Will post later today.

Tough one in Boulder as the Buffs fall to No. 18 Kansas State in a fourth quarter battle.

Check out the full postgame breakdown:

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Again I have done this type thread for the past few years:

Army 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
BYU 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Indiana 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Iowa State 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Miami 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Oregon 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Penn State 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Pittsburgh 6-0 (Bowl eligible)
Texas 6-0 (Bowl eligible)

Undefeated but not bowl eligible
Liberty 5-0
Navy 5-0

There are 24 teams with 5 wins, the winner of the CU game will be 25th and if Boise wins they will be 26th

This is just stupid at this point. Calls are inconstant - Miami wins by not having it called and now UA loses thier best guy all day for the call.

You can’t call it consistently correctly and it’s been shown over and over. Then when you do get it right you have to fix this and
Make the first one just a penalty. Second one toss him rest of the game and leave the red card rule in effect

Here are the picks for week 6 against KSU.
Don't forget the tiebreakers.

1) CU Points - 25.5
2) KSU Points - 30.5
3) CU Passing yds - 317.5
4) CU Total Net Rushing Yds - 102.5
5) KSU Total Net Rushing Yds - 218.5
6) CU 1st Downs - 20.5
7) CU Average Yds per All Plays - 6.25
8) CU QB Pass Completion % - 60.55
9) # Catches by Shepard and Smalls - 6.5
10) CU Average Yds per Punt - 44.25 Yds

TB1 - CU Tackles for Loss
TB2 - CU Time of Possession

SKO BUFFS!

We talked about it earlier this year but Beamer ball starting to look tougher and tougher down south. They’ve been tough all year and lost some heartbreakers. Hanging with Bama though today