Kansas – Dead Dan Walking

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Kansas 52, Colorado 45

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November 6th – at Kansas          Kansas 52, Colorado 45

Against Kansas, junior Rodney Stewart rushed for a career-high 175 yards, and freshman wide receiver Paul Richardson had his first 100-yard receiving game (11 catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns). The 2010 game between Colorado and Kansas, however, will only be remembered by Buff fans as the game in which Colorado lost a 28-point lead. Up 45-17 seven seconds into the fourth quarter on Stewart’s third touchdown of the game, the Buffs gave up 35 unanswered points to lose, 52-45. The worst “come-from-ahead” loss in school history sent the reeling Buffs to a 3-6 record overall, and their first 0-5 start in conference play since the 1979 Buffs started Big Eight play with an 0-5 record.

In a game between two teams which had found ways to beat themselves all season, it was the 2-5, 0-4 Kansas Jayhawks which spent the first three quarters finding ways to make the 3-5,0-4 Colorado Buffaloes look good.

The game opened about as well as any Buff fan could have hoped. For only the second time all season, Colorado scored on its opening possession. The Buffs drove 80 yards in 12 plays, converting two fourth…

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Dead Dan Walking

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Dead Dan Walking

Just when you thought that there were no records left for Dan Hawkins to set in his inglorious stint as the head coach at the University of Colorado, he goes and sets two more.

The Buffs absorbed their worst “come from ahead” loss in school history, giving up 35 unanswered points to fall to Kansas, 52-45. The Jayhawks, who had scored 40 points - total – in their first four Big 12 conference games, scored 35 in the fourth quarter to hand the Buffs their 15th consecutive road loss. The previous high for a lead lost was 21 points. In 1950, Colorado had a 21-0 lead on Kansas, but lost, 27-21. Then, in 2007 (yes, under Dan Hawkins), Colorado had a 21-0 lead on Iowa State, but eventually lost, 31-28.

The other record lost is just as egregious, at least for me.

Colorado now has an 0-5 record in the Big 12 conference, the worst start in conference play since the 1979 team started Big Eight play with an 0-5 record. In all likelihood, if the Kansas game is to be any sort of yardstick, Colorado will not win a game the remainder of the season, finishing its last year in…

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Preview – Kansas

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Preview – Colorado v. Kansas

There will be no television coverage of the Colorado v. Kansas game in 2010. The game will represent only the second time in 2010 for both schools that they will play without a television audience.

It’s probably for the best.

The only two teams in the Big 12 without a conference win will do battle in Lawrence, Kansas, with the loser likely relegated to the basement of the Big 12 North for the remainder of the season. Kansas comes into the game with a 2-6 overall record, 0-4 in conference play. The Jayhawks have lost 11 consecutive Big 12 games, and have lost 13 of 15 overall since opening the 2009 season with a 5-0 record. Colorado counters with a 3-5 overall record, and is also 0-4 in conference play. The Buffs have lost seven consecutive Big 12 games, and have lost 15 straight road games overall.

Colorado junior wide receiver Toney Clemons calls the game “an opportunity for us, but also an opportunity for Kansas as well. I’m sure they’re thinking they can get one on us … It’s a battle of wills.”

Sounds better than “The Battle for the Basement”.

Here are…

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Colorado Daily – Kansas

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November 5th

No easy games in 2011 … yet

Colorado will host four Pac-12 opponents in 2011, including Oregon, USC, Washington State, and Arizona. The Buffs will take to the road to play Washington, Stanford, Arizona State, UCLA and Utah.

The Buffs’ 2011 schedule, according to several sources, will look like this:

Sept. 3 – at Hawaii (currently 7-2, 5-0 in WAC)

Sept. 10 – home game – TBA

Sept. 17 – v. Colorado State in Denver (3-6, 2-3 in MWC)

Sept. 24 – at Ohio State (currently ranked 8th; 8-1, 4-1 in Big Ten)

Oct. 1 – WASHINGTON STATE (1-8, 0-6 in Pac-10)

Oct. 8th – at Stanford (currently ranked 10th; 7-1, 4-1 in Pac-10)

Oct. 15th – at Washington (3-5, 2-3 in Pac-10)

Oct. 22nd – OREGON (currently ranked 1st ; 8-0, 5-0 in Pac-10)

Oct. 29th – at Arizona State (4-4, 2-3 in Pac-10)

Nov. 5th – USC (5-3, 2-3 in Pac-10)

Nov. 12th – ARIZONA (currently ranked 13th; 7-1, 4-1 in Pac-10)

Nov. 19th – at UCLA (3-5, 1-4 in Pac-10)

Nov. 26th – at Utah (currentlly ranked 6th; 8-0, 5-0 in MWC)

The schedule, which has yet to be officially released, presents a dilemma. Colorado will…

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