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:

"Ucla has only had one real road game.. at Colorado.. and that doesn't really count "

Ouch!!

Wow. Solid game by Daniel’s. Almost 400 yards of individual offense. 5 tds. Does Kelly get them to a bowl year one?

BZ: FB - Colorado football: Buffs routed by Oregon State

BZ: FB - Football coaching roots run deep for Colorado Buffs’ Mike Sanford

BZ: MBB - Luke O’Brien one of several CU Buffs hoopsters looking to lead long-range assault

CU AD: FB - Buffaloes Fall At Oregon State

CU AD: SOC - Buffs Turn Focus to No. 15 USC

CUATG Blog: FB - October 22nd – at Oregon State - Oregon State 42, Colorado 9

Cheers!

Fun game. We were watching while watching CU and at halftime agreed to just watch this. Neither team is going to finish top 10 but they are solid top 25-30 teams and that should show just how far behind we are. Lots of athletes out there

We are still bowl eligible! Mo is on our side! Sko BUUUFFFFSS!

1) CU Points - 14.5
2) OSU Points - 37.5
3) CU Total Offense Yards - 285.5
4) OSU Total Offense Yards - 415.5
5) CU # of Completed Passes - 20.5
6) OSU # Completed Passes - 18.5
7) CU highest individual rusher yards - 55.5 yds
8) OSU highest individual rusher yards - 121.5 yds
9) CU highest individual receiver yards - 78.5 yds
10) OSU highest individual receiver yards - 78.5 yds

TB1 - # CU Punts
TB2 - CUs longest rush from LOS