We may have dodged a bullet here. Sexual harassment claim. Looks bad.

Was trying to figure out what happened this weekend after watching a decent ASU team the week before. Not only is their stud QB hurt but they are down to their 4th string QB and the starter is out 4-6 weeks.

This was a game I had as a toss up, especially on the road, but now it feels like win 4 with an awful team in Stanford the week after.
Injuries hurt us all but this is an injury that may work in our favor

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How are we feeling after last night? 😅 I have an analysis of the game coming shortly.

Winner this week for his second win was Mrmcbeath45. He was the only one with 8 correct picks.

Pick results are first, then below is a list of where everyone stands with their correct weekly picks in parenthesis. This is how I will show it each week, instead of a separate list for weekly vs overall standings.

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

1) CU Points - 42.5 - Over (43)
2) csu Points 19.5 - Over (35)
3) CU Rushing Yds - 121.5 - Under (70)
4) CU Passing Yds - 402.5 - Under (348)
5) csu rushing yds - 61.5 - Over (102)
6) csu passing yds - 287.5 - Over (397)
7) CU Passes on 1st Down - 12.5 - Over (18)
8) CU avg yds per punt - 40.45 - Over (48.4)
9) Catches by Hunter Horn - 15.5 - Under (9)
10) # tackles for loss by CU - 6.25 - Over (9)
1st Tiebreaker - CU Rushing Plays - (25)
2nd Tiebreaker - Total Punt Yds - (242)

Standings
1 - 24 pts - Mrmcbeath45 (8)
2 - 21 pts - ldbuff (7)
3 - 20 pts - CRBuff (6)
4 - 19 pts - dtownbuff (5), SoCoBuff (4), BuffTicket (5)
5 - 16 pts - Buffaloha (4), Bufffan42 (3)
6 - 15 pts - QinMing (4)
7 - 14 pts - rward (5)
8 - 12 pts - buffskickbut (4)
9 - 10 pts - LongTimeBuff1 (6)

BZ: FB - Lacerated liver sidelines CU Buffs star Travis Hunter (CSU safety Henry Blackburn receiving threats after hit against Buffs’ cornerback/receiver)

BZ: FB - CU Buffs notes: Shilo Sanders named Pac-12 defensive player of week

BZ: FB - Rooney: 3 extra points from CU Buffs’ win against CSU Rams

BZ: FB - Chat replay: CU Buffs beat writer Brian Howell (Sept. 18, 2023)

CU AD: WGOLF - Buffs Open Season With Long, But Great Day

CU AD: MGOLF - Eisenbeis Pacing Buffs In Papago Individual (Four Buffaloes Competing In Inaugural Event)

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes – Oregon Week - Michigan State gives notice of intent to fire Mel Tucker for cause

CUATG Blog: FB - CU in the Polls - ESPN ranks the 39 remaining unbeaten teams (Connelly still doesn’t like CU)

CUATG Blog: FB - Breakfast with the men of Troy: CU v. USC next Saturday, 10:00 a.m., MT, Fox

Ralphie Report: FB - The Rocky Mountain Showdown was ready for Prime Time (Deion Sanders has taken over Boulder.)

USA Today: FB - Does Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders need a new Rolls-Royce? Tom Brady gave him some advice.

SI: FB - ravis Hunter says "It's still football" after lacerated liver (Buffs playmaker in good spirits at home following bad hit)

The Oregonian: FB - Dan Lanning ‘wasn’t talking about Deion’s team’ when he said Colorado hadn’t won anything to affect Pac-12

USA Today: FB - Colorado's 'Big Noon' clash vs. USC is fifth straight national TV game under Deion Sanders

Fansided: FB - Can Colorado beat Oregon or USC without Travis Hunter?

Buffs Wire: FB - Five storylines to follow ahead of Colorado's Pac-12 opener against Oregon

Buffs Wire: FB - Coach Prime's receipts list: Examining Colorado's crowded bulletin board

Buffs Wire: FB - The best of Mark Jones' call of Colorado's win over Colorado State

Cheers!

"I sat down with ESPN today," Norvell said. "I don't care if they hear it in Boulder. I told them, I took my hat off and I took my glasses off. I said when I talk to grown ups, I take my hat off and my glasses off. That's what my mother taught me. (Colorado's) not going to like us no matter what we say or do."

Shots fired.

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Other Pac-12 player of the week awards:

• OFFENSE: Michael Penix, Jr., Sr., QB, Washington
• SPECIAL TEAMS: Jack Bouwmeester, So., P, Utah
• OFFENSIVE LINE: Joshua Gray, RS Jr., LT, Oregon State
• DEFENSIVE LINE: Zion Tupuola-Fetui., Sr., EDGE, Washington
• FRESHMAN: Parker Brailsford, RS Fr., C, Washington

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With the news of Mel Tucker's termination process at Michigan State today, schools have wasted no time turning up the heat with their current commits. Colorado has jumped in this evening with an offer to one of its top recruits. Four-star receiver Nicholas Marsh has added CU to his lengthy offer list as the Buffs make a play for the 6-foot-3 prospect from River Rogue, Michigan. Marsh is currently rated No. 123 overall and is the No. 4-ranked prospect in Michigan for the 2024 class.

He's currently still committed to the Spartans but has already decommitted from MSU once before earlier in his recruitment. If the staff East Lansing is dismantled, Marsh could very well be in position to look for a new home. So, it is certainly not a bad move for the Buffs to get ahead of things by offering him now and striking while the iron is hot at CU.

Below are some of his senior season highlights.

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CU star Travis Hunter to miss 3 to 4 weeks after suffering lacerated liver.​

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Texas-based cornerback and Rivals No. 86 recruit Corian Gipson has been committed to Clemson since July, but a handful of schools have not stopped recruiting him. CU is among that group, and he has been intrigued by what is taking place in Boulder this season. He remains locked in with his pledge to the Tigers, but Colorado and others are still in the mix.

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Today on the podcast he had on Chuck Culpepper who writes about College Football for the Wash Post. He in the past few weeks had on Pat Forde and has on Wilbon. And the topic with those two were also CU. Today this guy who rights bumper music songs for the podcast about topics they speak about, today did one about Shedeur. Culpepper could not stop saying how impressed he is about Shedeur.

You can get the podcast at most podcast places. The CU talk today starts at about 18:40.

Brought my mom up for a few days as a get away. Get up here a lot and enjoy good food and wine. Want to take her to a nice dinner tonight.
Any recommendations on good place with more farm to table or clean type food I might not have been to? Good wine list?

Thanks guys. FWIW she thinks I’m nuts on my take on TH play. Did you put her up to this @OhioBuffs ? She is questioning my allegiances. 😂😂

Jordan Seaton reflected on his weekend in Boulder and it's something to track

Short night. Frustrating yet exciting game. Takes:

Michael Harrison - What a find. Kudos to the staff for approaching him to solve the TE issue. The young man has hands, smarts, and desire. Wearing that number 87 out there reminds me of Ed McCaffrey with his body type. A TE making a big difference in a game for the Buffs; a rare thing in recent years when once the Buffs touted their TEs.

Shedeur - Took over the game in the 4th and through both overtimes. Yes, he is not fleet of foot like the Caleb Williams types, but he is tough and stands in there when it counts. The 98 yard drive at the end is the stuff of legend. His throws in the face of Rams‘ onslaughts were pretty incredible a number of times. Once again, at the end, great percentage throwing numbers.

Travis - Really, really unfortunate. We need him most at corner, and he goes down with injury as a wide receiver. The early kinda crazy Heisman talk is over. Can’t win that trophy when not playing games. Of course we all hope he is ultimately OK.

Center position - How much did a freshman in there effect the blocking? The OL is questionable enough as it is.

CSU - Don’t know how much it came from the coaches, or just a player atttide, but it was clear that they wanted to physically intimate the Buffs and make CU’s stars pay the price. Mixed up in this were several very cheap shots by a several cheap-shot artists. In the first half, this was working for them, along with their plan to relentlessly get the ball to a couple WRs. The targeting hit on Shedeur in OT was shameful...and dangerous.

The “big” package - Didn’t work...twice. Should have called plays like the ones eventually called in overtime. Don’t know what the heck that was all about, but big fail for Coach Lewis in crunch times.

So glad the Buffs won, or the negativity and “told you so’s” from various quarters would have been insufferable.

Edwards says he will be setting up an official visit to Boulder ASAP, too.

Travis suffered a lacerated liver and will be out three weeks

BZ: FB - CU football notes: Buffs drop one spot in AP poll, move up in Coaches poll

CU AD: FB - Takeaways From Buffs OT Win Over Rams

CU AD: VB - Buffs Win Last Match Before Conference Play

CU AD: WGOLF - Buffs Open 2023-24 Season In Pacific Northwest

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes – Not satisfied with CU’s results to date? Check out the Pac-12’s two other first-year coaches (Arizona State and Stanford both suffered embarrassing home losses this weekend) + Pac-12 Lines: Conference play

Buffs Wire: FB - Jay Norvell asked about seemingly dirty hit that injured Travis Hunter

Buffs Wire: FB - Odell Beckham Jr. rocks Travis Hunter T-shirt during warmups

Buffs Wire: FB - Takeaways from Colorado's wild Rocky Mountain Showdown win

Buffs Wire: FB - Stock up, stock down from Colorado's epic double OT win over Colorado State

Cheers!

Two-way 2025 athlete Adrian Walker added an offer from Colorado over the weekend on his visit with the Buffs. The receiver and cornerback is teammates with 5-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, so the duo made the trek to Boulder from Michigan together over the weekend. The trip did not disappoint Walker, and now he has an offer from the Buffs to add to his growing list. LSU offered him earlier in the week but CU certainly left a strong impression and should remain a player as he starts to gain some traction on the recruiting trail.

"It meant a lot getting the offer, because it means the coaching staff as a whole believes in me. My thought on the Buffs is definitely a big option, and definitely will be a big option going on from now."

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Here is the list of expected visitors as it stands right now for the Buffs heading into Saturday. There is still time that some may be added or removed, but as of today this is the group of prospects the staff is expecting to have on campus. The list is impressive and features multiple recruits committed to other programs. It is also a nice collection of talent from different classes.

Current CU commits

WR Aaron Butler
OL Talan Chandler
WR Zycarl Lewis
APB Jamarice “Gata” Wilder

Committed to other schools

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Looking for some recruiting updates!

Picks someplace else for their kickoff show. I am likely in the minority, but the next couple weeks need no distractions like that. I guess that means I hope the two opposing coaches keep to coach speak also.

Two wins would do wonders, but even a split will keep thing going, the way we want.

Jordan Seaton, who is in no rush to make a decision, just let me know he'll be in town for the first time this weekend. He's a potential five-star in this senior class as we're currently tracking it

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