Today was filled with a ton of information, my job as the Publisher of CUSportsNation.com is to make sure you get what you are looking for. Here is a recap of Monday's best.
Enjoy!
The 3-2-1: Don't pump the breaks on Oregon State
The Colorado Buffaloes who just received 33 votes in the AP Top 25 Poll are 3-1 on the season after a 41-38 win over Oregon. This weekend in Boulder, the Buffs will host Oregon State, today we open the week with a 3-2-1 column, as we tell you three things we learned, ask two questions, and make one prediction.
What we learned
1. Colorado can win a street fight: In the first two games of the season, we saw that Colorado can overpower opponents with their big defensive front and score nearly at will against teams they should put away.
In week 3 we learned they can play with the nation’s best as they took it to Michigan in the first half and this past Saturday we learned that Colorado has enough talent on both sides of the football to win a PAC 12 street fight. In today’s college football world, you need to be able to score big points (Colorado is averaging 42.25 points per game), especially in the PAC 12: This past weekend Washington beat Arizona 35-28, Arizona State beat CAL 51-31, Utah beat USC 31-27, and Colorado beat Oregon 41-38.
The offense proved under second string quarterback Steven Montez that their offensive system has enough talent within their receiving corps to put up big gains and go head to head with any secondary they face one-on-one. That key offensive trait is going to come play a vital role as they continue their stretch against other teams that can score just as quickly.
Full Story Here
https://colorado.rivals.com/news/the-3-2-1-don-t-pump-the-brakes-on-oregon-state
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What to expect when expecting Oregon State
Colorado is now 3-1 after their 41-38 win over Oregon and recently received 33 votes in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll. This weekend they open as a 16.5 favorite against Oregon State, today we provide you with an early preview of the Oregon State Beavers.
Meet Oregon State
L - Minnesota 30-23
W - Idaho State 37-7
L - Boise state 38-24
Head Coach: Gary Anderson
Offensive Coordinator: Kevin McGvin and T.J. Woods
Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Clune
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Full Story Here
https://colorado.rivals.com/news/what-to-expect-when-expecting-oregon-state
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Sefo Liufau and Steven Montez have garnered early season PAC 12 Awards
The PAC 12 announced today that their PAC 12 Offensive Player of the Week is Colorado RS-Freshman Steven Montez. Montez was 23-32 passing for 333-yards and 2 touchdowns leading Colorado to a 41-38 victory over Oregon this past Saturday. Senior Colorado Quarterback Sefo Liufau earned the same award after his play against Colorado State, where he was 23-33 passing for 318-yards and 1 touchdown in the Buffs' 44-7 win over Colorado State.
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Monday Practice Report: MacIntyre and Montez talk
BOULDER-- Redshirt freshmen Steven Montez became the first quarterback in Colorado history to throw for over 300 yards and run for over 100 yards Saturday against Oregon, the question that is looming over everyone's head now is, who will start Saturday? After practice, Coach MacIntyre was asked about who the starting quarterback would be against Oregon State.
Full Story Here
https://colorado.forums.rivals.com/threads/inside-folsom-field-september-26th.29940/
Recruiting Updates
This weekend Colorado will be hosting some of the top high school football players in the country. Here is an updated list of who will be on campus over the next few weeks, this page will be updated as we move forward.
Full Visitor List Here
https://colorado.rivals.com/news/colorado-visitor-list
From Adam Gorney of Rivals.com: Hearing that Nebraska and Colorado are starting to emerge as the frontrunners for the three-star DB Trajon Cotton from Sacramento (Calif.) Inderkum. Oregon cannot be counted out either but those two might have a slight lead right now.
Ben Thomas a Class of 2017 offensive guard out of Pinnacle High School in Scottsdale, Arizona continues to hear from Colorado. I'll have an interview with the 6-foot-3, 290-pound prospect coming soon. I just updated his profile to reflect his Colorado offer. Said he talked to Coach Bernardi last week.
Mark McMillian Jr., son of Mark McMillian who is an 8 year NFL vet with the Eagles/Chiefs and an Alabama Alum will be taking an unofficial visit to Boulder this weekend. The 6-foot-2, 160 pound receiver out of the Class of 2018 attends Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona.
Badazz Buff Photos
Ryan Moeller on social, "Words can't even describe the emotions I felt yesterday. Honored to be part of this team, privileged to be able to do something I love."
Dante Sparaco
Steven Montez
What they are wearing against Oregon State
Best Posts
By @WA_BUFF
He is turning into the Buffs human highlight real with his amazing one handed catches. He was robbed of a TD on that first grab (green was clearly showing between his foot and sideline stripe).
By @ralphie20
Air is cleaner and the coffee tastes so f---g good this morning.
By @Bob Allison
I am an old guy, but this is feels so good, like the 60's, 70's the McCartney days. I am so damn happy for those kids and the coaches. Boom!
By @yoozzy
From what has been posted. Lytle, jackson, sparaco, burrell and hamilton are enrolling early. I would expect adkins and frazier to transfer or done with football maybe colin sutton too. We don't know if derek mac will come back next year or pursue med school. Jeremy irwin i think he still has another year if he wants to stay. So i think the number should be 28-30 players for this year. 5 counting towards last year class and 25 for this year
By @BuffaLaw8487
I've been watching CU football from the stands since 1984. I know what rebuilding looks like. And what it takes to do it right. Many people forget - hell, a lot of people on this board weren't even born - when Coach Mac's early teams were getting obliterated by everybody. And by "everybody" I mean Oklahoma and Drake.
Coach Mac #1 was lucky. He was dragging CU out of the gutter before Al Gore invented the internet. Before Twitter, Instagram and Rivals, BleacherReport and TOSTSNBN*. Before die-hard fans could call for your scalp - and be heard by ADs - in real time. Lotta people wanted Bill McCartney fired in 1984. Lucky for him, any campaign for his job took a few days: that meant letter writing (that's pen and paper kids) and 10 cent stamp. And a few days for the AD to read it and the Daily Camera to print it. By then CU had played a couple more games.
Now? We live in an era of instant results and immediate information and feedback. There's zero time for introspection, analysis or measured thought. Blow a game? Hit "send". Get out. Blow a season? God help you - somebody just bought "FireStateUCoach.com" for $25 on GoDaddy. "Rebuilding"? F that. Win now. No excuses.
Ask Les Miles how unforgiving this industry is now: he got fired before he took his post-game dump after the Auburn loss. And LSU is good. Just underachieving.
All this to say, there's a difference between "rebuilding" and "resurgence". No doubt, had Butch Jones come out from behind the food cart and taken the CU job, we'd probably gotten there a little faster. But: 1. he'd be gone by now; and 2. CU would probably be on probation.
Watching HCMM do this deal is (was) a LOT like watching Mac No.1 do it : methodically, piece by piece, no short cuts. HCMM could've pulled a Snyder and gone heavy into JUCO for quick-fixes. But that's not the answer here. Can't be. CU football in 2012 was the Fukushima Daiichi (look it up) of CFB football. And job #1 in both scenarios was to stop the freaking meltdown. MM got that done. The real job - for him and for us - was to trust the process and believe that the end result would be worth it. And that ain't easy these days. But it's paying off.
And now CU and MM is truly "rebuilding" - as in adding measurable value to an existing structure. HCMM is a good man in an industry populated by snakes, knaves, cheats, crooks and creeps. He's honest, thoughtful and legitimately emotional .
And if CU can get good with humble, decent, likeable guys on the sidelines -who will STILL put a knife in you on the field - well, it's worth the wait.
As somebody said the other day . . . we deserve this.
*The Other Site That Shall Not Be Named
By @Seasonticketbuff
Been a season ticket holder for 24 years and have only missed a couple of home games during that entire period: Seen it all and been part of the overall experience through several regime changes
Here is my opinion - Need to know the past 25 years since this program started going down that long ago and only in the past five years with a new focus have things changed
When someone shows out like Montez did in his 1st start against a good team, you keep an eye on him moving forward. Montez can sling the rock, looked natural, and made good decisions outside of 3 throws.
By @BtotheUFFS
A lot of posters continuously complained about the poor QB recruiting under this staff. Now we are all-of-a-sudden 4 deep if you count Lytle. Not a "gotcha" post. Just pointing out how quickly the perception can change.
By @diego91
I have to go with Devin Ross. Dude couldn't catch a cold last year, and is playing lights out so far this year. You have to play Fields and Bobo straight up also, since any one of them can burn you now.
By @coloradorulz
Players, coaches, alumni, staff, fans, admin that stuck with this program during its darkest time. Go Buffs!!!
Social Media
Misc.
Game time against USC is 2PM MST next Saturday
Colorado was named the Athlon Sports Team of the Week
Buffs received 33 AP Poll Votes
VB takes down AZ in 5 sets
In Case You Missed It: The Rise Episode 2
Have a great evening!
Kyle Henderson
Publisher of CUSportsNation.com
Enjoy!
The 3-2-1: Don't pump the breaks on Oregon State
The Colorado Buffaloes who just received 33 votes in the AP Top 25 Poll are 3-1 on the season after a 41-38 win over Oregon. This weekend in Boulder, the Buffs will host Oregon State, today we open the week with a 3-2-1 column, as we tell you three things we learned, ask two questions, and make one prediction.
What we learned
1. Colorado can win a street fight: In the first two games of the season, we saw that Colorado can overpower opponents with their big defensive front and score nearly at will against teams they should put away.
In week 3 we learned they can play with the nation’s best as they took it to Michigan in the first half and this past Saturday we learned that Colorado has enough talent on both sides of the football to win a PAC 12 street fight. In today’s college football world, you need to be able to score big points (Colorado is averaging 42.25 points per game), especially in the PAC 12: This past weekend Washington beat Arizona 35-28, Arizona State beat CAL 51-31, Utah beat USC 31-27, and Colorado beat Oregon 41-38.
The offense proved under second string quarterback Steven Montez that their offensive system has enough talent within their receiving corps to put up big gains and go head to head with any secondary they face one-on-one. That key offensive trait is going to come play a vital role as they continue their stretch against other teams that can score just as quickly.
Full Story Here
https://colorado.rivals.com/news/the-3-2-1-don-t-pump-the-brakes-on-oregon-state
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What to expect when expecting Oregon State
Colorado is now 3-1 after their 41-38 win over Oregon and recently received 33 votes in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll. This weekend they open as a 16.5 favorite against Oregon State, today we provide you with an early preview of the Oregon State Beavers.
Meet Oregon State
L - Minnesota 30-23
W - Idaho State 37-7
L - Boise state 38-24
Head Coach: Gary Anderson
Offensive Coordinator: Kevin McGvin and T.J. Woods
Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Clune
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Full Story Here
https://colorado.rivals.com/news/what-to-expect-when-expecting-oregon-state
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Sefo Liufau and Steven Montez have garnered early season PAC 12 Awards
The PAC 12 announced today that their PAC 12 Offensive Player of the Week is Colorado RS-Freshman Steven Montez. Montez was 23-32 passing for 333-yards and 2 touchdowns leading Colorado to a 41-38 victory over Oregon this past Saturday. Senior Colorado Quarterback Sefo Liufau earned the same award after his play against Colorado State, where he was 23-33 passing for 318-yards and 1 touchdown in the Buffs' 44-7 win over Colorado State.
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Monday Practice Report: MacIntyre and Montez talk
BOULDER-- Redshirt freshmen Steven Montez became the first quarterback in Colorado history to throw for over 300 yards and run for over 100 yards Saturday against Oregon, the question that is looming over everyone's head now is, who will start Saturday? After practice, Coach MacIntyre was asked about who the starting quarterback would be against Oregon State.
Full Story Here
https://colorado.forums.rivals.com/threads/inside-folsom-field-september-26th.29940/
Recruiting Updates
This weekend Colorado will be hosting some of the top high school football players in the country. Here is an updated list of who will be on campus over the next few weeks, this page will be updated as we move forward.
Full Visitor List Here
https://colorado.rivals.com/news/colorado-visitor-list
From Adam Gorney of Rivals.com: Hearing that Nebraska and Colorado are starting to emerge as the frontrunners for the three-star DB Trajon Cotton from Sacramento (Calif.) Inderkum. Oregon cannot be counted out either but those two might have a slight lead right now.
Ben Thomas a Class of 2017 offensive guard out of Pinnacle High School in Scottsdale, Arizona continues to hear from Colorado. I'll have an interview with the 6-foot-3, 290-pound prospect coming soon. I just updated his profile to reflect his Colorado offer. Said he talked to Coach Bernardi last week.
Mark McMillian Jr., son of Mark McMillian who is an 8 year NFL vet with the Eagles/Chiefs and an Alabama Alum will be taking an unofficial visit to Boulder this weekend. The 6-foot-2, 160 pound receiver out of the Class of 2018 attends Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona.
Badazz Buff Photos
Ryan Moeller on social, "Words can't even describe the emotions I felt yesterday. Honored to be part of this team, privileged to be able to do something I love."
Dante Sparaco
Steven Montez
What they are wearing against Oregon State
Best Posts
By @WA_BUFF
He is turning into the Buffs human highlight real with his amazing one handed catches. He was robbed of a TD on that first grab (green was clearly showing between his foot and sideline stripe).
By @ralphie20
Air is cleaner and the coffee tastes so f---g good this morning.
By @Bob Allison
I am an old guy, but this is feels so good, like the 60's, 70's the McCartney days. I am so damn happy for those kids and the coaches. Boom!
By @yoozzy
From what has been posted. Lytle, jackson, sparaco, burrell and hamilton are enrolling early. I would expect adkins and frazier to transfer or done with football maybe colin sutton too. We don't know if derek mac will come back next year or pursue med school. Jeremy irwin i think he still has another year if he wants to stay. So i think the number should be 28-30 players for this year. 5 counting towards last year class and 25 for this year
By @BuffaLaw8487
I've been watching CU football from the stands since 1984. I know what rebuilding looks like. And what it takes to do it right. Many people forget - hell, a lot of people on this board weren't even born - when Coach Mac's early teams were getting obliterated by everybody. And by "everybody" I mean Oklahoma and Drake.
Coach Mac #1 was lucky. He was dragging CU out of the gutter before Al Gore invented the internet. Before Twitter, Instagram and Rivals, BleacherReport and TOSTSNBN*. Before die-hard fans could call for your scalp - and be heard by ADs - in real time. Lotta people wanted Bill McCartney fired in 1984. Lucky for him, any campaign for his job took a few days: that meant letter writing (that's pen and paper kids) and 10 cent stamp. And a few days for the AD to read it and the Daily Camera to print it. By then CU had played a couple more games.
Now? We live in an era of instant results and immediate information and feedback. There's zero time for introspection, analysis or measured thought. Blow a game? Hit "send". Get out. Blow a season? God help you - somebody just bought "FireStateUCoach.com" for $25 on GoDaddy. "Rebuilding"? F that. Win now. No excuses.
Ask Les Miles how unforgiving this industry is now: he got fired before he took his post-game dump after the Auburn loss. And LSU is good. Just underachieving.
All this to say, there's a difference between "rebuilding" and "resurgence". No doubt, had Butch Jones come out from behind the food cart and taken the CU job, we'd probably gotten there a little faster. But: 1. he'd be gone by now; and 2. CU would probably be on probation.
Watching HCMM do this deal is (was) a LOT like watching Mac No.1 do it : methodically, piece by piece, no short cuts. HCMM could've pulled a Snyder and gone heavy into JUCO for quick-fixes. But that's not the answer here. Can't be. CU football in 2012 was the Fukushima Daiichi (look it up) of CFB football. And job #1 in both scenarios was to stop the freaking meltdown. MM got that done. The real job - for him and for us - was to trust the process and believe that the end result would be worth it. And that ain't easy these days. But it's paying off.
And now CU and MM is truly "rebuilding" - as in adding measurable value to an existing structure. HCMM is a good man in an industry populated by snakes, knaves, cheats, crooks and creeps. He's honest, thoughtful and legitimately emotional .
And if CU can get good with humble, decent, likeable guys on the sidelines -who will STILL put a knife in you on the field - well, it's worth the wait.
As somebody said the other day . . . we deserve this.
*The Other Site That Shall Not Be Named
By @Seasonticketbuff
Been a season ticket holder for 24 years and have only missed a couple of home games during that entire period: Seen it all and been part of the overall experience through several regime changes
Here is my opinion - Need to know the past 25 years since this program started going down that long ago and only in the past five years with a new focus have things changed
- Colorado started going downhill when Gordon Gee left Colorado for Ohio State - this one major change was the beginning of the demise of Colorado football - once he left the University took a negative approach to the value of Football and sports in general and we lost coach after coach since they did not have the support of the school - he left in 1990
- 1994 when Mac left he lost control of the program and with his Christian followings was doomed at Colorado - no one there to protect him on his values and direction - he was left alone without any cover
- Next coach Rick Neuheisel left for Washington stating same reasons - no support from administration
- Barnett was run out of Colorado as an excuse to kill a program with radicals having more control of the school then the administration
- Colorado and Tabor - One year contracts did not allow any coach outside of head coach to have long term contract
- Funding after 2001 - killed the program, no one was coming and once we got a coach we could not fire him. While the rest of the country was seeing value of sports to promote and sell the school Colorado was facing huge budget crisis with a loss of funding from the state
- Leaving the Big 12 - we had no identity in the PAC and tried to compete with a common look and feel of a Big 12 team (control the line of scrimmage) verse fast paced offense and no defense. We were a team without an identity....
- 2006 - Funding 2.0 - cost to leave the PAC, paying off coaches and general lack of direction made Colorado a terrible place to be. Our facilities were now some of the worst in D1. Hiring of TE coach to run CU was done purely for financial - we were broke and it showed
- 2012 -2013 commitment of program to the future - this is where things changed
- Mac hired - still not saying he is going to bring us to the promised land. His success is that he has brought in a new offense and defensive coordinators with out Levitt I believe Mac would be on his way out this year
- New athletic director giving cover to Mac to bring in the best coaches and pay them
- facilities upgrade - a must but not why we are good
- commitment from CU that sports matter - still a lot of administration fighting this but at the end of the day CU sees they must have good teams to get donations/students/recognition to compete.
When someone shows out like Montez did in his 1st start against a good team, you keep an eye on him moving forward. Montez can sling the rock, looked natural, and made good decisions outside of 3 throws.
By @BtotheUFFS
A lot of posters continuously complained about the poor QB recruiting under this staff. Now we are all-of-a-sudden 4 deep if you count Lytle. Not a "gotcha" post. Just pointing out how quickly the perception can change.
By @diego91
I have to go with Devin Ross. Dude couldn't catch a cold last year, and is playing lights out so far this year. You have to play Fields and Bobo straight up also, since any one of them can burn you now.
By @coloradorulz
Players, coaches, alumni, staff, fans, admin that stuck with this program during its darkest time. Go Buffs!!!
Social Media
Misc.
Game time against USC is 2PM MST next Saturday
Colorado was named the Athlon Sports Team of the Week
Buffs received 33 AP Poll Votes
VB takes down AZ in 5 sets
In Case You Missed It: The Rise Episode 2
Have a great evening!
Kyle Henderson
Publisher of CUSportsNation.com
