Georgia – “Is it too much too ask?”

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Gameday in Boulder

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Gameday in Boulder

The University of Colorado is not known for its tailgating. That is not to say, however, that fans in the Buff Nation do not enjoy their pre-game activities. On October 2, 2010, the stars were all aligned for a great day in Boulder. The Georgia Bulldogs were in town, just the second team from the Southeast Conference to ever venture into Folsom Field. The weather was ideal 75  degrees under mostly sunny skies, with a 5:00 p.m. kickoff ready-made for an afternoon of celebration.

It was also the day that Colorado had chosen to honor the 20th anniversary of the 1990 national championship. Over 80 players and coaches from the title team were on hand for a weekend of activities, capped by a halftime devoted to the Buffs’ championship run.

The Setting

 The University of Colorado has an enrollment of around 30,000 students. The Boulder campus is one of the most beautiful in the nation. Tune into any telecast of a Colorado home athletic event, and invariably the announcers will introduce the audience to a campus which is “spectacular”, “scenic”, or “majestic”. Nestled beneath the unique and picturesque…

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Colorado 29, Georgia 27 – Beatty forces late fumble

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October 2, 2010           Colorado 29, Georgia 27

With less than two minutes to play in their game against Colorado at Folsom Field, the Georgia Bulldogs were positioned for a game-winning field goal. Instead, Colorado senior linebacker B.J. Beatty forced a fumble by Bulldog running back Caleb King at the Buff 30 yard line. Fellow linebacker Jon Major fell on the ball, preserving a 29-27 victory for Colorado. In a game in which both teams fostered – and then lost – two score leads, it was only fitting that the 52,855 on hand be treated to an unexpected ending.

Colorado was led onto the field by the 1990 national championship team. Over 80 players on coaches were on hand for the weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Colorado’s first national championship in football. Perhaps inspired by the presence of the title team, the 2010 Buffs started the game better than they had any game in the young season. Colorado took the opening kickoff and smartly marched 80 yards in 13 plays. Brian Lockridge got most of the 11 carries on the drive, but it was an eight yard scramble on third-and-six at the Colorado 24 yard line by quarterback Tyler Hansen which set…

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“Is it too much to ask?”

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“Is it too much to ask?”

It all seemed predestined; preordained.

Colorado had come back from a 24-14 deficit to lead Georgia in the fourth quarter, 29-27.  The Buffs had the ball and the lead, and had taken almost nine minutes off of the fourth quarter clock in driving slowly, methodically – painfully – down the field. Yet just when it looked like Colorado might take the ball down for a game-clinching touchdown, the Buffs stalled.

A missed 52-yard field goal gave the ball back to Georgia at the Bulldogs’ 35-yard line. Over 3 1/2 minutes remained in the game, with one of the premier field goal kickers in the game, Blair Walsh, patrolling the Bulldog sideline, ready to take the field to give Georgia a hard-fought 30-29 victory.

Colorado fans saw it coming.

We had seen it before.

Taking over at their own 35, Georgia did exactly what was expected – take the ball and quickly move into field goal position. Three first downs in only four plays put the Bulldogs at the Colorado 27 yard line. A Georgia field goal was so inevitable (Walsh was 12-for-13 in his career from 40-49 yards out coming into the game) that Dan Hawkins called his first time out of…

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Preview – Georgia

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Preview – Georgia at Colorado            Saturday, October 2, 2010

When previewing the 2010 Colorado schedule, many Buff fans believed that four of the five home games on the calendar – Hawai’i, Baylor, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Kansas State – were winnable.

There was one home game, however, which was not seen as even a potential “W” – the game against Georgia.

After the humbling 52-7 loss to Cal in week two, Buff fans were cringing at the thought of playing the Bulldogs in Boulder.

What a difference a few weeks can make …

While Colorado was getting thumped by the Cal Bears, Georgia was falling to No. 24 South Carolina, 17-6. True, the Bulldogs were not used to losing to the Gamecocks, having defeated South Carolina nine straight times. But the game was in Columbia, it was against a ranked South Carolina team, and Georgia was within one score of South Carolina almost the entire game, until a Gamecock field goal with 1:12 remaining put the game out of reach.

The following week, however, Georgia, while Colorado was posting its second win of the season, was losing again. The Buffs put together their best half of the young campaign, routing Hawai’i, 31-3 in the second half…

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The Solution to the Buffs’ Problems – Go Green!

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Going Green

“Be careful what you wish for …”

Colorado fans wanted desperately to get into the Pac-12.

The Big Eight/Big 12 was never, despite the Buffs’ 60-year history with the league, a good fit. Colorado was not a midwestern school, did not have fans interested in traveling to Stillwater and Ames, and could not annually compete with schools which had a football budget larger than what Colorado had budgeted for its entired athletic department.

The Pac-10, meanwhile, had institutions more on par with Colorado academically; more on balance financially. Buff fans have wanted to make the move for years.

Wish granted.

Now what?

“One thing first and foremost on our plate is, ‘How are we going to improve our competitiveness across the board?’ “, said Colorado athetic director Mike Bohn. “(The Pac-10) is a great conference, and not just in football … It’s a big challenge and a great opportunity for us. We need to go in there and be competitive right away.”

Leaving aside for the moment that Colorado only competes in the NCAA minimum for varsity sports, and does not even field a team in such Pac-10 mainstays like men’s baseball, women’s softball, gymnastics, and swimming, Colorado is…

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The Colorado Daily – Georgia

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October 1st

Recruits in town for the Blackout

There are at least four known potential members of the Colorado recruiting Class of 2011 who will be in attendance for the game against Georgia.

The most prominent of the four is cornerback Stefan McClure, from Vista, California. McClure, at 5’11″, 175 pounds, is considered by Rivals to be the 5th-best cornerback prospect in the nation (6th by Scout.com). McClure has offers from nine of the 12 teams in the new Pac-12, though he has reportedly narrowed his list down to his top four or five. McClure has already taken an official visit to Washington, and has expressed an interest in Oregon and Cal as well.

“I’m just going to see how their program runs, and see how their coaches interact with their players, and see how they coach them up pregame and during the game,” McClure told Scout.com about his trip to Boulder. “I want to see the talent they have on the field while they’re playing the game, not just hear about it or see it on TV.” At least the Buffs appear to be in the running for McClure’s services. “Any schools I’m taking visits to are in…

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