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Baylor 31, Colorado 25

October 16th – Boulder Baylor 31, Colorado 25

Colorado drove as far as the Baylor 19-yard line in the final minute, but a desperation pass from Tyler Hansen to Toney Clemons fell incomplete, preserving a 31-25 victory for the Baylor Bears in Boulder. The loss left the Buffs with a 3-3 record for the 2010 season, with bowl hopes, so much in view after Colorado upset Georgia to run its record to 3-1, suddenly fading.

The game started well for the Colorado offense, as the Buffs took the opening kickoff and marched from their 20-yard line to the 34-yard line of Baylor. The optimism which permeated through the sun-drenched crowd of 48,953 quickly dissipated, though, when junior quarterback Tyler Hansen was intercepted on a first-and-ten at the 34 by Baylor safety Byron Landor. Setting up shop at the Colorado 46-yard line after Landor’s 32-yard return, Baylor quickly returned the favor of a turnover. On the Bears’ second play from scrimmage, running back Jay Findley fumbled, with junior safety Patrick Mahnke recovering for the Buffs at the Colorado 26-yard line.

A three-and-out by the Buffs and two 12-yard completions by Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III set up the Bears in Colorado territory. On fourth-and-one…

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Will the loss to Baylor be the final straw?

Will this be the game which finally brings to an end the all too frustrating Dan Hawkins’ era?

Well, “no” … and “yes”.

Dan Hawkins will be on the sidelines for the Texas Tech game next weekend. In all likelihood, Hawkins will be patrolling the sidelines at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln the day after Thanksgiving.

But that should be it.

Six weeks from now, the 31-25 loss to Baylor will be looked as being the turning point of the 2010 season.

A win over the Bears wouuld have given the Buffs a 4-2 record at the midway point. With three winnable home games left on the calendar (plus a winnable game on the road against hapless Kansas), the Buffs would have been on their way to a winning season, or at least a 6-6 record and a bowl game. With his first winning season still a possibility, Dan Hawkins might have found a way to save his job for yet another year.

Now, with a 31-25 home loss to a good, but certainly not great, Baylor team, Colorado is 3-3, and it is difficult to imagine a scenario under which the Buffs will…

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There’s no place like home …

The Colorado Buffaloes have demonstrated with great consistency that they cannot win on the road. It has now been almost three full seasons since the Buffs defeated Texas Tech in Lubbock on October 27, 2007. Within the friendly confines of Folsom Field, however, the Buffs have taken care of business this season, knocking off Hawai’i and Georgia.

The Baylor comes to Boulder this weekend with a 4-2 record and a high-powered offense. Can the Buffs score enough points to take down the Bears?

Keeping clicking your heels together.

This week’s “T.I.P.S.”:

T – Talent

Two weeks ago, the storyline was all about Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green. A sure-fire first round NFL pick, Green was playing his first game of the season, and looked to help the Bulldog offense get back on its feet while dazzling NFL scouts. Green proved to be all that – and a bag of chips – hauling in an ESPN Sportscenter highlight touchdown catch on his way to a seven catch, 199-yard, two-touchdown night (not to mention a 40-yard run on a reverse).

Ready to watch yet another big-time talent?

I’d like to introduce you…

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October 15th

Fearless Forecasts

Okay, I was going out on a limb.

Yes, the Buffs had been shutout the last time they traveled to Columbia to play Missouri; and yes, the Tigers were ranked 10th in the nation, giving up only 14 points per game. But was it too much to ask that Colorado actually score two touchdowns on the road?

The answer to that question is, apparently, “yes”.

With the Buffs scoring an average of 3.5 points in two road games, the Friday Fearless Forecasts took another hit, but still checks in at 12-for-15 for the year.

This week’s Forecasts:

- Colorado will be successful on a field goal attempt against Baylor.

Colorado has made exactly one field goal this season, and that was made under perfect conditions. It was in the second quarter of the Colorado State game, the first game of the season. The Buffs were already up 14-0, and were dominating the game, so there was little pressure on the kicker, senior Aric Goodman. The kick was not much longer than a field goal (28 yards), and the ball was placed in the middle of the field. There was no wind or other environmental factors. Aric Goodman connected to…

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Baylor – The End of an Error?

Baylor 31, Colorado 25

The end of an Error?

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