With other Pac-12 schools opting out of bowl season, CU is guaranteed a bowl opportunity. Which bowl would you like to see the Buffs play in?
- The Armed Forces Bowl. It will be against a lower tier SEC team, but in Ft. Worth, which is great recruiting area for CU, and a good chance for a victory (47%, 133 Votes)
- The Alamo. It's for Pac-12 team No. 2, and CU is deserving. A game against the loser of the Iowa State/Oklahoma game will be a tough challenge, but the Buffs will be up for it! (34%, 98 Votes)
- The Fiesta Bowl. Okay, it's not going to happen ... but the Pac-12 owes the Buffs ... it would be a great way to end Year One of the Karl Dorrell era (16%, 45 Votes)
- The Independence Bowl. The game will be against Army, which will be a tough game (see: Air Force, 2019), but Army hasn't played a Power Five team yet (3%, 9 Votes)
Start Date: December 18, 2020 @ 5:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
A number of other schools (including Washington State, UCLA, and Stanford from the Pac-12) have opted out of playing in a bowl game. Should CU?
- It's up to the players. Reports are they voted against another non-conference game, but in favor of a bowl. Sounds good to me (59%, 245 Votes)
- No. CU has played in exactly one bowl game in the past 13 years, and very few of these players were around in 2016 for the last bowl game. They deserve the trip (and to get to play another game) (39%, 161 Votes)
- Yes. The value of a bowl - travel to a new site with fun side trips, swag, getting to play in front of friends and family - doesn't exist. It's just a road game before few (if any) fans. Pass (2%, 11 Votes)
Start Date: December 17, 2020 @ 6:04 pm
End Date: No Expiry
CU signs 17 new Buffs from the Recruiting Class of 2021. Thoughts?
- I'm prepared to give Karl Dorrell and the staff a pass on this year's Class, because of all of the handicaps involved, but I expect better rankings from the Recruiting Class of 2022 (57%, 237 Votes)
- Looks like a good Class. A quality quarterback, a highly-rated tight end, plus four defensive linemen and five defensive backs - all areas of need. Nice looking Class under the circumstances! (28%, 114 Votes)
- When you finish in the 50's nationally in Team Rankings, and in the bottom half of the Pac-12 (8th at Rivals; 9th at 247 Sports), that's probably where you'll end up in the standings (not good) (15%, 62 Votes)
Start Date: December 16, 2020 @ 6:04 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Rate your level of excitement for Signing Day ...
- Medium. Interested to see the names of the newest Buffs, but I'm really mostly interested in checking in on how the Class rates nationally, and whether areas of need are being addressed (49%, 191 Votes)
- High. This is the future of the program. Coaching and development plays a role, but if you can't recruit, you won't last. (36%, 141 Votes)
- Low. If I'm being honest, I'm not really that interested in players who won't (hopefully) be on the field of play until the fall of 2022 at the earliest. I'll get to know them soon enough (15%, 55 Votes)
Start Date: December 15, 2020 @ 6:53 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Pac-12 moves Oregon into title game, leaving CU without an opponent. Rick George: "We are not considering any non-conference opponents". Thoughts?
- Actually, it may work out for the best. CU is down its best player, and is now virtually assured a bowl game. Get healthy, and enjoy some time off before bowl preparations begin (45%, 173 Votes)
- CU got totally screwed. The Pac-12 should have waited on announcing matchups until they heard from Washington. That way CU could have played OSU, and another school (1-2 WSU?) could have stayed home (31%, 120 Votes)
- I don't appreciate the way CU's position was discounted by the Pac-12 in the process, but I do think that Rick George should have explored a non-conference alternative (CSU? Wyoming?) (24%, 94 Votes)
Start Date: December 14, 2020 @ 6:22 pm
End Date: No Expiry
6 Replies to “Polls Archive”
Stuart:
I like the question about SS’s negative coverage. Personally, I think the see-saw coverage is mostly about “stirring the pot” and/or getting clicks. SS is this year’s draft soap opera–a love/hate fest For one negative story there is a more positive one. Some stories are just hit jobs (anonymous NFL assistant/exec), others just cover every minutia of his life. Yesterday, Kiper has him still going early.
SS is an intriguing draftee warranting discussion, however the extensive overall coverage on every detail for one QB prospect seems over the top. NFL teams have their draft boards, needs, and evaluations and they make decisions based upon that. I’ll be glad when SS and TH are picked today and the focus will be on our team.
The Buffs need to wear the silver and gold that are the official school colors. Black jerseys are OK as the’ve been around for a long time, but out with the black helmets–and the white ones too. Gold helmets with silver pants, alternating with silver helmets and gold pants would be good. Nix on all black and all white!!
‘SkoBuffs!! Drub the Nubs.
Stuart, your polls are so thoughtful and on point. Appreciate you doing this and sharing it with your CUAtTheGame community.
Did Coach Hagan just let the cat out of the bag regarding Colorado’s starting QB?
Wouldn’t mind the Cheez-It Bowl at all, as I have connections at Kellogg’s (owns Cheez-it) who could get me tickets!! Is that Cheezy??? 🙂