I'm old and confused - are we a 2 or 3 seed - thought someone said
they flipped it back to the way it was supposed to be - CU being a 2 seed.

BZ: MBB - Seton Hall ready to battle CU Buffs men’s basketball in NIT

BZ: FB - ESPN to broadcast CU Buffs spring football game

BZ: WBB - CU Buffs’ Quay Miller refocused, ready for NCAA Tournament

BZ: Chat replay: CU Buffs beat writer Brian Howell (March 13, 2023)

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Host Seton Hall Tuesday In NIT

CU AD: FB - ESPN To Air Spring Football Game As Part Of Black & Gold Day

CU AD: SOC - Sanchez Set for Second and Third Inductions to the RMAC Hall of Fame

CUATG Blog: FB - Ten Buffs to participate in CU Pro Timing Day Wednesday

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - Fox Sports has seven Pac-12 schools in its Preseason Top 25 (including Colorado)

CUATG Blog: MBB - **Join the CU at the Game Bracket Challenge**

Buffs Wire: FB - Important questions for each Pac-12 football team, per 247Sports

Buffs Wire: FB - Notable recruits expected to visit Colorado this spring

Cheers!

It ain't the NCAA Tournament, but it's the next-best thing -- Colorado will be taking part in the NIT, in which it will host Seton Hall Tuesday night at the CU Events Center

The Colorado women's basketball team finds itself dancing for the second consecutive year. This time they'll face No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee (28-4) at Duke.


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Team Awards:

• MVP: Jaylyn Sherrod
• Offensive Player of the Year: Quay Miller
• Lisa Van Goor Rebounding Award: Quay Miller
• Defensive Player of the Year: Kindyll Wetta
• Iron Buff Award: Aaronette Vonleh
• Newcomer of the Year: Aaronette Vonleh
• Scholar Athlete Award: Tameiya Sadler
• Pride Award: Charlotte Whittaker

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CU assistant director of player personnel and high school relations Armond Hawkins Jr. has announced his move to Arizona after one season with the Buffs. He previously announced he would not be returning to Boulder. He will get a chance to get on the field as a defensive analyst and he’ll work with the cornerbacks out in Arizona along with being the assistant recruiting director there.

Not an unexpected move as staff changes continue under the new leadership at CU.

Regardless how you feel about it The Rebels are not afraid to make bold hires. Kiffin and now Beard. Beard will have Ole Miss rolling as soon as next year. He will assess his roster (which he has already most likely done) and he wil be ready to hit the Portal with avengence. I am sure he will have great AD support and some good NIL behind him. Ole Miss opened a new almost $100m multi-purpose basketball facility in 2014. It seats 9500 people in a bowl-like design with an amazing huge scoreboard. The place is really nice.

Glad we keep playing!!
Seton Hall Tuesday 9:00

BZ: WBB - Back to the dance: CU Buffs women’s basketball earns No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball notes: CU Buffs begin learning about Middle Tennessee

BZ: MBB - It’s a No. 3 NIT seed for CU Buffs men’s basketball, first-round date at home against Seton Hall

CU AD: WBB - Colorado Headed to Back-to-Back NCAA Tournaments (Links To QUOTES, TOURNAMENT BRACKET, TEAM REACTION, WELCOME TO THE MADNESS)

CU AD: MBB - Colorado No. 3 Seed In NIT, Hosts Seton Hall Tuesday

CU AD: LAX - Buffs Notch First Season Victory With Win Over Buckeyes

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Topple Wyoming

CUATG Blog: FB - Essay - Recruiting under the Microscope

DP: FB - (Paywall) Keeler: Thank goodness for Coach Prime. Otherwise, CU Buffs could get buried by new Pac-12 TV deal. Or lack thereof

Cheers!

Regardless of its weakling athletic reputation, could bringing in Rice actually strengthen the conference? If each Pac 12 member’s AD budget is 1-3 percent of the entire school’s budget would a major academic school like Rice rise the academic profile for all conference members much like Stanford has done for the original conference schools?

Our spring preview series continues with a look at what should be one of the more interesting position groups this season for the Buffs, if only because of the significant step up a quarterback: wide receiver

BZ: FB - Deion Sanders could have positive impact on diversity, inclusion with CU Buffs, city of Boulder

CU AD: SKI - Buffs Give It All, Finish Second At NCAAs

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - Arizona State AD: “We’re all anxious to have something resolved and get some of this speculation out of the air”

CUATG Blog: FB - R.I.P. – All-Time Great Wide Receiver Otis Taylor dies at the age of 80

CUATG Blog: MBB - Buffs still holding out hope for an NIT bid

Cheers!

2014 - 44,603 - change from year before: -1,068

2015 - 43,933 - change: -670

2016: 43,612 - change: -321

2017: 42,203 - change: -1,409

2018: 41,856 - change: -347

2019: 41,477 - change: -379

2021: 39,848* - change: -1,629

2022: 41,840^ - change: +1,992

* Lowest since 1981
^ Highest since 2018

From John Canzano:
• There’s a possibility that the Pac-12 could offer larger shares of the postseason payouts to those who earn them. The Big Ten and SEC split the revenue from the CFP and NCAA Tournament equally among all members. There’s been some discussion among Pac-12 members about making those payouts merit-based with larger shares given to the programs that make the postseason. Keep an eye on that. Could be a way to keep those who invest more happier.

• The Trojans and Bruins officially depart for the Big Ten Conference on June 30, 2024. If the Pac-12 closes on a sale of the Pac-12 Networks prior to that date, the Trojans and Bruins would each receive 1/12 of the proceeds. On July 1, however, USC and UCLA relinquish their rights.

• I suspect the remaining 10 conference members would vote to make any sale or deal involving the Pac-12 Networks “effective July 1, 2024.”

A final look at where the mock brackets have the Buffs going on Selection Sunday. It's looking pretty clear like it's gonna be as a 5 seed

The Big 12 and consultants are running bots on twitter to destabilize the Pac 12. The below twitter post is pure bot.
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BZ: MBB - NIT waiting game begins for Colorado men’s basketball

BZ: FB - Podcast: Previewing CU Buffs spring football

BZ: FB - Linebackers coach Andre Hart confident in turnaround of CU Buffs football program

BZ: SKI - Skiing: CU Buffs slip to 2nd, still in NCAA title contention

BZ: Chat replay: Pat Rooney discusses CU Buffs athletics (March 10, 2023)

CU AD: SKI - Buffs Second By 1.5 Points With Final Day Looming

CU AD: T&F - Colorado Wraps Up Indoor Season At NCAA Championships

CU AD: TEN - Buffs Host Wyoming Sunday

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - College coaches weigh in on proposed clock changes

CUATG Blog: FB - Countdown to Spring Practices – Linebackers

Ralphie Report: MBB - Da Silva and Simpson Named to All-Pac-12 Teams

The AZ Republic: Big 12 expansion with Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Colorado? Pac-12 AD responds to report

Buffs Wire: FB - Four-star athlete LaMason Waller expected to visit Colorado again in coming months

Cheers!

3/10/2023 - Friday

American Athletic (Fort Worth, Tx)
9. East Carolina vs. 1. Houston - 11:00 AM - ESPN2
5. Temple vs. 4. Cincinnati - 1:00 PM - ESPN2
7. UCF vs. 2. Memphis - 5:00 PM - ESPNU
6. Wichita State vs. 3. Tulane - 7:00 PM - ESPNU

Atlantic Coast (Greensboro, NC)
Semifinals
4. Duke vs. 1. Miami - 5:00 PM - ESPN
3. Clemson vs. 2. Virginia - 7:30 PM - ESPN

Big 12 (Kansas City, MO)
Semifinals
5. Iowa State vs. 1. Kansas - 5:00 PM - ESPN
6. TCU vs. 2. Texas - 7:30 PM - ESPN

Big East (New York, NY)
Semifinals
4. Connecticut vs. 1. Marquette - 4:30 PM - FS1
3. Creighton vs. 2. Xavier - 7:00 PM - FS1

Big Ten (Chicago, Il)
Quarterfinals
9. Rutgers vs. 1. Purdue - 10:00 AM - Big Ten Network
13. Ohio State vs. 4. Michigan State - 12:30 PM - Big Ten Network
10. Penn State vs. 2. Northwestern - 4:30 PM - Big Ten Network
6. Maryland vs. 3. Indiana - 7:00 PM - Big Ten Network

Big West (Henderson, NV)
Semifinals
4. Cal State Fullerton vs. 1. UC Irvine - 7:00 PM - ESPN+
3. UC Riverside vs. 2. UC Santa Barbara - 9:30 PM - ESPNU

Conference USA (Frisco, TX)
Semifinals
4. Middle Tennessee vs. 1. Florida Atlantic - 10:30 AM - CBS Sports Net
3. UAB vs. 2. North Texas - 12:00 PM - CBS Sports Net

MAAC (Atlantic City, NJ)
Semifinals
5. Niagara vs. 1. Iona - 4:00 PM - ESPNNews
11. Marist vs. 10. St. Peter's - 6:30 PM - ESPNNews

MEAC (Norfolk, VA)
Semifinals
4. Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. 1. Howard - 4:00 PM - ESPN+
3. Norfolk State vs. 2. NC-Central - 6:00 PM - ESPN+

Mountain West (Las Vegas, NV)
Semifinals
5. San Jose St vs. 1. San Diego St - 7:30 PM - CBS Sports Net
3. Utah State vs. 2. Boise State - 9:00 PM - CBS Sports Net

PAC 12 (Las Vegas, NV)
Semifinals
4. Oregon vs. 1. UCLA - 7:00 PM - PAC 12 Network
6. Arizona State vs. 2. Arizona - 9:30 PM - ESPN

SEC (Nashville, TN)
Quarterfinals
9. Mississippi State vs. 1. Alabama - 11:00 AM - ESPN
5. Tennessee vs. 4. Missouri - 2:00 PM - ESPN
10. Arkansas vs. 2. Texas A&M - 5:00 PM - SEC Network
6. Vanderbilt vs. 3. Kentucky - 7:00 PM - SEC Network

SWAC (Birmingham, AL)
Semifinals
3. Jackson State vs. 2. Grambling State - 1:00 PM - ESPN+
8. Texas Southern vs. 5. Alabama A&M - 7:30 PM - ESPN+

WAC (Las Vegas, NV)
Semifinals
5. Grand Canyon vs. 1. Sam Houston St. - 7:00 PM - ESPN+
3. Southern Utah vs. 2. Utah Valley - 9:30 PM - ESPN+

Continuing the spring position previews, I cover CU's running backs. A small, yet exciting group as Deion Smith has the opportunity to make a name for himself this spring and we'll see four-star APB Dylan Edwards take the field. More on the group ⬇️

Colorado will host the four-star in April, and could be in line to gain one of his official visits. Update on Rivals:

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I'll be virtually attending the exhilarating action in tomorrow's regents meeting dicussing a Pac-12 TV deal. The public session begins at 9:45 am. I'll be taking some notes and seeing what I can report on the meeting. You can watch the the public session live from 9:45 to 10 am using this link: https://cu.new.swagit.com/views/92/

Based on the comments yesterday from Tad Boyle, it seems like the Buffs definitely want to play in the NIT. But will they make the cut? I took a look at their candidacy

BZ: MBB - Foul finish: Colorado falters late against No. 2 UCLA in Pac-12 quarterfinals

BZ: MBB - CU Buffs men’s basketball notes: Tad Boyle ejected for first time in 13 years at CU

BZ: FB - CU Buffs announce Sal Sunseri as new DT coach

BZ: WBB - Selfless Sophie Gerber enjoying role with CU Buffs women’s basketball

CU AD: MBB - Buffs Fall To UCLA In Pac-12 Quarterfinal (Links to Highlights, Stats, Notes, Quotes)

CU AD: SKI - Buffs Lead NCAA Championships At Midpoint

CU AD: T&F - Buffs Ready For NCAA Championships

CU AD: FB - Buffs Add Sal Sunseri As DT Coach

CUATG Blog: FB - CU kicker Jace Feely undergoing heart surgery

CUATG Blog: FB - Countdown to Spring Practices – Linebackers

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - The Athletic on Power Five Recruiting Potential: Coach Prime Makes an Impression + College football shows largest increase in attendance since 2022; Pac-12 posts second-lowest average ever

Athlon Sports: FB - Travis Hunter Named No. 1 Transfer in College Football

CBS Sports: FB - (Dennis Dodd) Big 12 readies to pounce on Four Corners schools as doubt creeps in about Pac-12's viability

Cheers!