The Buffs and North Alabama are tipping off here at the CU Events Center in about 10 minutes. Your starters for tonight:

KJ Simpson
J'Vonne Hadley
Nique Clifford
Tristan da Silva
Lawson Lovering

I'll have updates from the game, but anyone who wants to pitch in with thoughts, observations or questions, don't hold back!

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Deion Sanders and his staff are making it VERY clear they want him:

"They’ve made it clear that I’m their top priority," Coleman said.

North Alabama and Colorado have never played each other, but after crushing CSU by 28-points last week, the Buffs are looking to take a similar approach against tonight's unfamiliar opponent.

#16 UCLA travels to Baltimore to face the #20 Terps, tip @7 pm on FS1.
I want to see how the Bruins are playing right now and this will be a tough test on the road against a veru good Marlyland team.

were to have moved along from this world sooner... could they have landed CP?

They will play defending champs Ferris State in McKinney, Texas (McKinney ISD Stadium) next Saturday at 11:00 AM on ESPNU

Good stuff:
LAS VEGAS — Last week, commissioner George Kliavkoff indicated the Pac-12’s ongoing, all-important media rights negotiations would not be resolved until early in 2023.

On Wednesday, he offered an explanation for the timing.

Speaking at a college athletics forum hosted by the Sports Business Journal, Kliavkoff said the conference is waiting for resolution on UCLA’s planned move to the Big Ten.

The University of California Board of Regents was expected to decide whether to approve or rescind the move last month. Instead, the regents pushed back their decision to Dec. 14.


Kliavkoff said it wouldn’t make sense to finalize a media rights deal without knowing if the Bruins will be allowed to proceed with their departure in the summer of 2024.

If UCLA remains in the Pac-12, the league’s valuation would increase substantially by creating access to the Los Angeles media market for interested network partners.

Once the regents issue a decision next week, the holiday season will make finalizing a media deal impossible.

“The media (business) takes the second half of December off,” Kliavkoff said.

There has been no change to the process, he added. Once a media rights deal is reached with the networks, the conference will ask its schools to sign a grant-of-rights agreement. Then comes a decision on expansion.


“There’s no rush, and no need for a rush,” Kliavkoff said. “We are the last Power Five conference with our rights available for the next eight years.”

Kliavkoff also suggested that by waiting, the conference was able to add a football coach before consummating the media rights deal: Deion Sanders, the sports icon, was hired by Colorado last weekend and generated instant attention for the CU program.

“He absolutely adds value (for the conference),” Kliavkoff said.

The good, the bad, the past and the future:

I'm pretty excited to see whom the " Ten dogs ready to hunt are?"

I can imagine after JSU's game on Sat. morning, and the upcoming weeks this will start
to take shape.

Go Buffs!

BZ: FB - Prime Effect: CU Buffs ticket office busy after hire of coach Deion Sanders

BZ: MBB - Retaining focus a big key for CU Buffs men’s basketball against North Alabama

CU AD: MBB - Colorado Hosts North Alabama Thursday (Links to Notes, Buff Stampede Show, Digital Game Program)

CU AD: WBB - Buffs Fall in Pac-12 Opener to #13 Utah

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - UC Regents vote 11-5 to let UCLA leave for Big Ten – but will tax the move

CUATG Blog: FB - On3.com video: Why Coach Prime will be successful recruiting to CU

CUATG Blog: FB - Rating the Hire: National Media on Coach Prime - The Athletic: What is the Floor and the Ceiling For Coach Prime?

CUATG Blog: MBB - Despite proof that an assistant took bribes, Arizona basketball receives limited penalties (and none for Sean Miller)

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Recruiting Class of 2023 - (12/14) Pre-Sanders commitment list down to nine with the de-commitment of tight end Andrew Metzger

KSL Sports: FB - Deion Sanders Coming To The Pac-12 Is Good For Exposure

The Spun: FB - Top Colorado Assistant Reportedly Leaving Program

Buffs Wire: FB - Colorado beats out Michigan for four-star Malachi Coleman's attention this weekend

Buffs Wire: FB - Deion Sanders: A huge recruiting weekend is coming for Colorado

Buffs Wire: FB - USF transfer WR Jimmy Horn Jr. headed to Colorado for a visit

Buffs Wire: FB - CU Buffs making push for Shorter tight end transfer Kyle Morlock

Cheers!

I get part of it to a point, but bottom line this is P5 football not intramural sports, we have to win and when you recruit G5 at best athletes and top that with the $$$ that are in it now this is what u get.
I do agree with the coaching aspect, that is why I am glad he is bringing in very experienced coaches

He was supposed to commit today. Did he make a choice?

https://thednvr.com/buffs-film-room...ne-of-college-footballs-most-potent-offenses/

This from today's News Stand. Let's hope it works !

This will make many happy.

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Boyle and the Buffs prepare to face North Alabama at the CU Events Center in their first meeting in school history.

Anyone know if the rumor of Denver Harris from A&M is coming to CU. He
was a 5 star corner from high school - I just picked it off the news on my computer

Wow! If this is true let's show Coach Prime how much Colorado appreciates him.
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to not let Coach Prime at the Celebration Bowl.

I had/have guarded but high hopes for Nate. Hope he lands somewhere soon (no pun intended).