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Hawai’i 34, Colorado 17

//posted 9.5.2011

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September 3, 2011 Hawai’i 34, Colorado 17

As had been the case in 2010, Colorado failed to score in the first half against Hawai’i.

As had been the case in 2010, Colorado stormed back with a strong second half effort.

In 2010, the Buffs fell behind 10-0 at halftime, but dominated in the second half, out-scoring the Hawai’i 31-3 in cruising to a 31-10 victory.

In 2011, the Buffs fell behind 17-0 at halftime, played well at times, and had their chances, but it was not enough, as Colorado lost its first game under Jon Embree, 34-17.

Colorado had a game plan to withstand the onslaught of quarterback Bryant Moniz and the prolific passing game of the Hawai’i Rainbows. Pressure Moniz with an array of blitzes, trying to keep the senior quarterback from making deep throws, while protecting the Buffs’ young secondary.

The game plan was a success early, as the Buffs sacked Moniz three times in the first quarter, and held the 5,000-yard passer to a one-for-seven start through the air.

Unfortunately for the Buffs’ defense, they failed to account for the ability of Bryant Moniz to run with the football.

Moniz shredded the Colorado defense with his…

Tags: Andre Gurode, Billy Waddy, Brady Daigh, Bryan Stoltenberg, Bryant Moniz, Charlie Davis, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Clint Moore, Conrad Obi, Daniel Munyer, Darragh O'Neill, David Bakhtiari, Derek McCoy, Eric Bieniemy, Evan Harrington, Gale Weidner, Greg Henderson, Gus Handler, Jack Harris, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordon Dizon, Josh Ford, Josh Moten, Justin Gorman, K.T. Tuumalo, Logan Gray, Lowell Williams, Paul Richardson, Rae Carruth, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Scott Hardison, Sione Tau, Tony Jones, Tyler Hansen, Tyler McCulloch, Victor Scot, Will Oliver
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Spring Grades – Defense

//posted 6.15.2011

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Mid-term papers turned in – It’s time for the grades

Expectations for the Colorado Buffaloes for the 2011 season are, well, mixed. There are great hopes for the future of the program under the new head coach, Jon Embree, but a daunting schedule and a perceived dearth of talent on the roster mute the chances for an immediate breakout.

With that in mind, the below grades for each unit on the team is not with respect to similar athletes on the rosters of Colorado’s Pac-12 rivals, but rather with respect to what we knew about those units heading into the spring, and how well those players and their coaches did in improving their standing.

Defensive Line – Spring Grade: Incomplete

Spring Game stats: Eric Richter – six tackles; Will Pericak – six tackles; David Goldberg – four tackles (three tackles for loss); Conrad Obi - four tackles; Andre Nichols – three tackles

The fact that the 2011 Colorado Spring game was a scrimmage instead of a game tells you all you need to know about the state of the Colorado defensive line.

Senior Josh Hartigan, senior Curtis Cunningham, junior Nick Kasa, sophomore Nate Bonsu, sophomore Chidera Uzo-Diribe … all were out for the Spring game, leaving the…

Tags: Alec Parker, Andre Nichols, Brian Cabral, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Conrad Obi, Curtis Cunningham, David Goldberg, Derrick Webb, Doug Rippy, Eric Richter, Forrest West, J.D. Brookhart, Jon Major, Josh Hartigan, Justin Castor, Liloa Nobriga, Nate Bonsu, Nick Kasa, Will Oliver, Will Pericak, Zac Blaha, Zach Grossnickle
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Spring Game – 2011

//posted 6.9.2011

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“I’m happy with where we are … we just need to keep working and improving”

The Colorado Buffaloes completed Spring practice, 2011, with a 105-play scrimmage before 15,655 at Folsom Field in the first-ever Spring game with an evening kickoff (6:00 p.m).

Senior quarterback Tyler Hansen completed 8-of-15 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown in his seven drives of the scrimmage. While not as efficient as Hansen’s 18-for-19 performance in the second spring scrimmage a week earlier, the odds are still on Hansen being named the starting quarterback for the season on Tuesday. “I feel really comfortable as a player, and this offense is really good,” said Hansen. “(Accuracy) was my goal, and I’ve been working on my mechanics with coach (Rip) Scherer. I feel I’m getting a lot more accurate.”

“I wouldn’t say from Day One (that he was impressed with Hansen), but I am happy with his productivity,” said head coach Jon Embree. “He’s done a good job with his command of the offense, getting them in and out of the huddle. We need to get better with our tempo … But, overall, I am pleased with how he’s competed.”

The quarterbacks vying for the backup position had mixed…

Tags: Bill McCartney, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Charles Johnson, Conrad Obi, Daniel Munyer, Doug Rippy, Evan Harrington, Gary Barnett, Joel Klatt, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordan Marquez, Josh Ford, Justin Castor, Kyle Cefalo, Kyle Slavin, Nick Hirschman, Paul Richardson, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Miller, Sal Aunese, Tony Jones, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Zac Blaha, Zach Grossnickle
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Pac-12 Notes – May, 2011

//posted 5.31.2011

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May 31st

Time for a little love

If you have already grown weary of what the preseason magazines have had to say about Colorado (see, Colorado Daily, May 29th), then this might raise your spirits …

In his ESPN blog, Ted Miller wrote an article entitled, “Colorado’s visit to OSU no longer imposing“. In it, Miller notes that Ohio State was already going to be without several key players for the game against Colorado on September 24th, including quarterback Terrelle Pryor, leading rusher Daniel Herron, No. 2 wide receiver DeVier Posey, All-Big Ten offensive tackle Mike Adams and backup defensive end Solomon Thomas.

If any of the nine players named in the Sports Illustrated article (see Colorado Daily, May 30th) are similarly suspended, though, the Buckeyes’ ranks could be severely thinned. Included on that list are two returning starters along the defensive line, the second-string running back, and both the first- and second-string middle linebackers. In all, Ohio State could be without seven starters and three immediate backups.

Miller notes that if any of these players are found to have taken cash or tattoos in exchange for memorabilia, that the school won’t waste much time suspending them in a similar fashion – in…

Tags: Chris Spielman, Conrad Obi, Doug Rippy, Gene Smith, Jim Tressel, Jon Embree, Larry Scott, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Media Enterprises, Pac-12 Network, Rashaan Salaam, Sports Illustrated, Ted Miller, Tom Osborne, Tyler Hansen, Western Athletic Conference
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Spring Practice – Pac-12 Notes

//posted 4.11.2011

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April 24th

Former Colorado coach near the top of the ”hot seat” candidates this fall

Colorado fans can be pleased to be off of at least one chart for a change – the “coaches in the ‘hot seat’ chart”. With the Dan Hawkins’ era finally a part of CU lore, new head coach Jon Embree will enjoy a honeymoon period of at least two, and perhaps three, seasons.

Meanwhile, former Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel is atop many of those lists this spring. In three seasons at his alma mater, Neuheisel’s UCLA Bruins have posted records of 4-8, 7-6, and 4-8. The 2010 team lost six of its final seven games, with back-to-back wins over No. 23 Houston and No. 7 Texas in non-conference play a distant memory.

Neuheisel knows that this is his year to produce. “I don’t feel it. I’m sure it’s there,” said Neuheisel of the extra pressure to win this season. “I don’t go up there and sit in (the athletic director’s) office every day, but I don’t feel it.”

His actions, if not his words, though, seem to indicate Neuheisel does feel the heat. He has replaced five of his coaches, including both coordinators (remember how it…

Tags: Arizona State, Conrad Obi, DaVaughn Thornton, Doug Rippy, Eric Richter, Jered Bell, Jon Major, Kyle Whittingham, Lane Kiffin, Nick Hirschman, Oregon, Oregon State, Paul Wulff, Rick Neuheisel, Ryan Deehan, Terrel Smith, USC, Utah
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Spring Practice – 2011

//posted 4.6.2011

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April 7th

“Guys are showing who they are”

Colorado conducted its last practice before the Spring game on Thursday, with the practice, at the last minute, being opened to the public. Jon Embree described the two-hour run-through as a “good practice. The defense had a couple of lapses, but otherwise they did well. Offensively, we got some things accomplished, some things done we wanted to get done as far as some install stuff. Guys are showing who they are.”

The Colorado head coach then raised some eyebrows when he was asked about whether there were some players who had not lived up to expectations. “It’s a privilege to be a Buffalo; it’s not a right,” said Embree. “If they can’t play, and they’re not doing what they are supposed to do academically, and buying into the program, they won’t be here.” Embree went on, ” Some won’t be back; everyone’s year-to-year. It’s simple. I don’t ask a lot. I want effort; I want you to compete. I want you to do it on and off the field. That’s basically all I ask … and for some guys, they can’t do that.”

Player Notes -

- Jon Embree spoke about his…

Tags: Alec Parker, Alex Lewis, Andre Nichols, Anthony Perkins, Blake Behrens, Brian Lockridge, Bryce Givens, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Conrad Obi, Curt Koch, Curtis Cunningham, Dan Hawkins, Daniel Munyer, Darian Hagan, David Bakhtiari, David Goldberg, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Doug Rippy, Eric Bieniemy, Eric Richter, Forrest West, Gus Handler, Harold Mobley, Hunter Harrison, Jack Harris, Jacob Frost, Jason Espinoza, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Josh Hartigan, Josh Moten, Justin Castor, Justin Gorman, Kaiwi Crabb, Kirk Poston, Liloa Nobriga, Matt Bahr, Max Tuioti-Mariner, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Mike Iltis, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Miller, Shawn Daniels, Terrell Smith, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Will Jefferson, Will Pericak
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Scrimmage Reports

//posted 4.3.2011

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Second Scrimmage – Saturday, April 2nd

Second Scrimmage – Behind the numbers

“There are three kinds of lies: lies; damned lies; and statistics”, a phrase widely attributed to Benjamin Desraeli and popularized by Mark Twain.

The phrase certainly holds true when reviewing the numbers from an intra-squad scrimmage, and a spring one at that. For every celebration over a long touchdown pass, there is consternation over a blown coverage by the secondary; for every sack, there is a missed assignment by an offensive lineman.

Still, as the 2011 Buffs have been under wraps for the past few weeks, a look under the hood of Jon Embree’s team is certainly called for after the team completed practice No. 11 of 15 allotted practices.

Quarterbacks

While head coach Jon Embree wouldn’t agree that Tyler Hansen was “clearly” the choice for starting quarterback in September, Hansen’s numbers – and those of his competitors – suggest otherwise.

True, Hansen’s 18-for-19 performance was against a depleted defensive line and a secondary missing both of its likely starters at safety, but Nick Hirschman and Brent Burnette went up against much of the same personnel, with significantly different numbers. Hirschman went 4-of-11 for 27 yards, while Burnette…

Tags: Anthony Perkins, Blake Behrens, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Conrad Obi, Cordary Allen, Curtis Cunningham, Daniel Munyer, DaVaughn Thornton, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Doug Rippy, Eric Richter, Evan Harrington, Forrest West, Greg Henderson, Jered Bell, Jermaine Clark, Jon Major, Josh Ford, Justin Castor, Kirk Poston, Kyle Cefalo, Kyle Washington, Liloa Nobriga, Logan Gray, Makiri Pugh, Matt Bahr, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Mike Iltis, Nate Bonsu, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Paul Vigo, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Sherrard Harrington, Terrel Smith, Thomas Carter, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Vince Ewing, Will Harlos, Will Jefferson, Zach Grossnickle
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Spring Practice Preview

//posted 3.11.2011

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Spring Practice Preview -

Special Teams

Roster: Toney Clemons (Sr.); Arthur Jaffee (Sr.); Brian Lockridge (Sr.); Will Jefferson (Jr.); Justin Castor (So.); Zach Grossnickle (So.); Ryan Iverson (So.); Justin Gorman (R-Fr.)

Players Lost: Aric Goodman; Joe Silipo; Scotty McKnight; Cody Hawkins; Travon Patterson

“Numbers Don’t Lie“

Yuck.

There was very little which was special about the special teams play by the University of Colorado in 2010.

Colorado was ranked 88th in net punting last year, with Zach Grossnickle struggling to a 35.7 yards net average (Colorado’s opponents’ net average was 40.2). Senior kicker Aric Goodman connected on two-thirds of his attempts (10-for-15), but was only accurate half the time from beyond 30 yards (5-for-10).

In the return game, Colorado was adequate at best. There were several long kickoff returns, with a long of 89 yards by Arthur Jaffee against Iowa State, but the Buffs were unable to come up with a kick returner which they felt comfortable with, as four players posted between eight and 14 kickoff returns during the season. All four – Arthur Jaffee (14); Toney Clemons (10); Brian Lockridge (10); and Will Jefferson (8) – return in 2011, but there are no guarantees that any from that group…

Tags: Andre Simmons, Anthony Perkins, Aric Goodman, Arthur Jaffee, B.J. Beatty, Blake Behrens, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Bryce Givens, Cameron Ham, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Cody Hawkins, Conrad Obi, Cordary Allen, Curtis Cunningham, DaVaughn Thornton, David Bakhtiari, David Clark, David Goldberg, Deji Olatoye, Derrick Webb, Douglas Rippy, Dustin Ebner, Ethan Adkins, Evan Harrington, Forrest West, J.D. Brookhart, Jalil Brown, Jason Espinoza, Jered Bell, Jimmy Smith, Joe Silipo, Jon Major, Jonathan Hawkins, Josh Ford, Josh Hartigan, Justin Castor, Justin Gorman, Kendrick Celestine, Kyle Cefalo, Liloa Nobriga, Malcolm Creer, Marquez Herrod, Matt Meyer, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Michael Sipili, Mike Iltis, Nate Bonsu, Nate Solder, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Patrick Mahnke, Paul Richardson, Paul Vigo, Quentin Hildreth, Rashad Hall, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Dannewitz, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Iverson, Ryan Miller, Scotty McKnight, Shawn Daniels, Stevie Dorman, Terrel Smith, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tony Poremba, Travis Sandersfeld, Trea Jones, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Vince Ewing, Will Jefferson, Will Oliver, Will Pericak, Zach Grossnickle
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Hawai’i 34, Colorado 17

Spring Grades – Defense

Spring Game – 2011

Pac-12 Notes – May, 2011

Spring Practice – Pac-12 Notes

Spring Practice – 2011

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