#17 Kansas – Returning the Favor

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Colorado 34, #17 Kansas 30

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October 17th – Boulder          Colorado 34, #17 Kansas 30

Colorado used two first half turnovers inside the Kansas five yard line to build a 24-3 lead, then hung on for a 34-30 victory with a deflected pass in the endzone as time expired. Sophomore quarterback Tyler Hansen, making his first start of the 2009 season, completed 14-of-25 passes for 175 yards and a score, adding 34 yards on 11 carries. Rodney Stewart led the rushing attack for the Buffs, with 108 yards and two touchdowns.

For the first time this season, Colorado fans did not see a score in the opening drive by at least one of the teams. The Buffs had surrendered points on the first drive of the game to every opponent except for Wyoming, and had posted points on their initial drive against Wyoming and Texas. The Family Weekend crowd of 51,146 was allowed to get settled into their seats, though, as the Buffs and the Jayhawks each went three-and-out in their first two possessions. The first first down of the game came on a 28-yard pass from Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing to wide receiver Brad McDougal midway through the first quarter, setting up the Jayhawks deep inside Buff…

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Returning the Favor

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Returning the Favor

What will be remembered by Colorado fans as the night Tyler Hansen proved them right (“I told you we should have been starting Hansen all along!”), the 34-30 victory over #17 Kansas could have just as well be remembered as the night that Jayhawk quarterback Todd Reesing confounded the Buffs for the fourth consecutive year. Reesing passed for over 400 yards, had two touchdowns, and had the Jayhawks 19 yards from an epic comeback win. Before Reesing, no Kansas quarterback had beaten the Buffs three years in a row – not John Hadl, not Bobby Douglass, not Nolan Cromwell, not Frank Seuer. None before Todd Reesing. And he had two possessions in the red zone with his team down four points, the game in his hands. Two chances at a record which could only be matched, never bested.

You know the story. The Buffs were ahead of the Jayhawks, in Lawrence, 9-0 at halftime. The date – October 28, 2006. The 1-7 Buffs, with three Mason Crosby field goals, had taken a 9-0 lead behing a stout Colorado defensive effort. Despite the late date, the Kansas coaches decided to pull the red-shirt off of freshman quarterback Todd Reesing. The decision made…

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“T.I.P.S.” for taking out Kansas

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Glass half-full or glass half-empty?  First-half Buffs or second-half Buffs?

In the first half against Texas last weekend, Colorado not only hung with the #2 team in the nation, but was actually ahead. In the second half, the Buffs were out-scored 28-0, giving up three non-offensive touchdowns.

In the first half against Texas last weekend, the Buffs took the opening kickoff and marched down the field for a touchdown, later turning a red-zone turnover into a touchdown to take a 14-3 lead. In the second half, the Buffs generated 30 yards of total offense, and turned a red-zone turnover into a touchdown … for Texas.

Which team will show up this Saturday against Kansas? Certainly, the answer to that question will go a long ways towards determining whether Colorado can upset the 17th-ranked Jayhawks.

First … What will the Jayhawks bring to Folsom Field for the 5:00 kickoff? …

T – Talent

Just as the story of the Texas Longhorns begins and ends with Colt McCoy, the fate of the Kansas Jayhawks is directly related to the arm of one Todd Reesing. You remember Reesing, don’t you? He’s the same quarterback who tore off his red-shirt against Colorado in late October, 2006, to…

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Kansas – Trivia

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Kansas Trivia

Kansas opened the 2009 season ranked 25th, the second season in succession that the Jayhawks opened a season ranked, and the first time in school history that Kansas has achieved that feat.

 Kansas set a school record in posting 20 wins over two seasons, but are the Jayhawks a dominant force? In 2008, Kansas went 1-5 against BCS competition that finished the season with a winning record. Of those games, the Jayhawks were 1-4 in the Big 12 against winning teams, with the four losses coming by an average of 23.5 points.

 Coming into the 2009 season, Kansas, under head coach Mark Mangino, has posted a 4-17 record against the Big 12 South, with no wins in 2008.

 The Jayhawks set a school-record in 2008 in posting a 305.6-yard per game average. That figure, however, was only good enough for fifth place in the Big 12. Similar results with total points (33.4 points per game – 2nd-best in school history; 8th in the Big 12) and total offense (432.4 yards per game – 2nd-best in school history; 7th in the Big 12).

 In the Jayhawk fight song, the six of the other members from the Big Eight Conference…

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Colorado Daily

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October 16th

Tough Schedule

Not that it matters all that much, or that the Buffs will be getting sympathy cards anytime soon, but I couldn’t help but notice … As we reach the midway point of the 2009 season (at least fans at Duke and Indiana have basketball to look forward to), there is not a single team on the Buffs’ 2009 schedule which has a losing record. Four teams are 3-3; the remaining eight have winning records (two undefeateds – Texas and Kansas). Least likely to stay on the positive side of the ledger this weekend is 4-4 CSU, which goes on the road to face TCU. Big North rivals Iowa State and Kansas State put their .500 records on the line against Baylor and Texas A&M, respectively (both playing at home). The combined record of the Buffs’ 2009 opponents – 45-20.

Injury Report / Depth Chart

In the weekly Game Notes release, the Injury Report  (a/k/a “Guess What I’m Thinking?”) lists only three players. Mike Iltis, who can be seen practicing at center as well as guard (see below), is listed as “probable” (concussion). Linebacker Douglas Rippy, who suffered a sprained knee against Texas, is listed as “Day-to-Day”, while…

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