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Colorado 17, Utah 14

//posted 11.27.2011

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November 25th – at Utah Colorado 17, Utah 14

Colorado used an almost perfect first half to take the lead, and then played just well enough in the second half to hold the lead, taking the first “Rumble in the Rockies” against Utah, 17-14.

Utah junior kicker Coleman Petersen, the Pac-12 Player-of-the-Week for his three-for-three performance in a 30-27 overtime victory over Washington State, had a chance to tie the game with a 48-yard kick, but the effort went wide and short, giving Colorado the hard-earned victory.

The road win, as every Buff fan could recite in his sleep, was the first for Colorado since 2007. The school-record streak of 23 road losses (24 counting the 2007 Independence Bowl) finally came to an end before a crowd of 45,026 in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Utah came into the game hot, with four straight Pac-12 victories, and a chance at a berth in the Pac-12 championship game. Colorado came in cold, with a 2-10 record and a 23-game road losing streak. Utah had everything to gain; Colorado had nothing to lose.

So what happened? For one of the few times all season, Colorado played like the Colorado team Buff…

Tags: "Rumble in the Rockies", Bryan Stoltenberg, Coleman Petersen, Curtis Cunningham, Darragh O'Neill, DaVaughn Thornton, David Goldberg, Ethan Adkins, Evan Harrington, Joe Garten, John White, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordon Dizon, Josh Hartigan, Logan Gray, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Ray Polk, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Miller, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Travis Sandersfeld, Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver
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Spring Grades – Offense

//posted 6.16.2011

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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.

Quarterbacks – Spring Grade: B/B+

Spring Game stats: Tyler Hansen - 8-15, 124 yards; one TD; Nick Hirschman – 11-19, 170 yards; two TD’s; Brent Burnette – 4-8, 40 yards; one TD, one interception

After three years of Cody v. Tyler, Colorado fans are conditioned to spring practices in which the battle for the starting quarterback position is the lead story. In 2011, the Buff Nation was once again primed for a battle. Senior Tyler Hansen was the returning starter, but there was a new coaching staff, a new offense, a new…

Tags: Alex Lewis, Brent Burnette, Brian Lockridge, Cordary Allen, Daniel Munyer, DaVaughn Thornton, David Bakhtiari, Ethan Adkins, Evan Harrington, Gus Handler, Henley Griffon, Jack Harris, Josh Ford, Keenan Canty, Kyle Cefalo, Kyle Slavin, Logan Gray, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Mike Iltis, Nate Solder, Nick Hirschman, Paul Richardson, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Dannewitz, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Miller, Shawn Daniels, Sione Tau, Steve Marshall, Thomas Carter, Toney Clemons, Tony Jones, Tyler Ahles, Tyler Hansen, Will Jefferson
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The Colorado Daily – May

//posted 5.24.2011

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May 30th

Sports Illustrated investigation digs deeper into Ohio State’s transgressions

Perhaps now we can understand the timing of Tressel’s resignation.

Sports Illustrated is coming out with an article in this week’s edition, outlining an eight-year pattern of NCAA violations under head coach Jim Tressel.

In the article, the authors report that at least 28 players have been alleged to have traded or sold memorabilia, “at least 20″ players swapped memorabilia for tattoos, and at least four players traded memorabilia for marijuana.

The history of Tressel’s “ignorance is bliss” started at Youngstown State, where he claimed not to know that his star quarterback had received a car and more than $10,000 from a school trustee – even though it was later revealed that it was Tressel who told the player to go and see the trustee.

In 2003, Buckeyes’ running back Maurice Clarett became a pariah after he was found to have received money and other benefits, but Tressel, who had said that he spent more time with Clarett than any other player, claimed he had no knowledge of Clarett’s violations.

In 2004, an investigation uncovered a $500 payment to quarterback Troy Smith. Again, Tressel said he had…

Tags: Alex Wood, Ben Kelly, Bill McCartney, Brian Calhoun, Charles E. Johnson, Christian Fauria, Damen Wheeler, Daniel Graham, DaVaughn Thornton, Forrest West, Gary Barnett, George Visger, Harold Mobley, Henley Griffon, Hunter Harrison, J.V. Cain, Jalil Brown, Jay Leeuwenburg, Jeremy Bloom, Jesse Johnson, Jim Tressel, Joe Klopfenstein, Lawrence Vickers, Mark Koncar, Matt Allen, Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, Nate Solder, Ohio State, Pete Brock, Quentin Hildreth, Quinn Sypniewski, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Walters, Scotty McKnight, Steve Rosga, Ted Johnson, Terrelle Pryor, Tom Ashworth, Tony Reed, Troy Archer, Tyler Brayton, Will Jefferson
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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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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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Kansas 52, Colorado 45

//posted 11.6.2010

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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…

Tags: Aric Goodman, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Cody Hawkins, Cortlen Johnson, Curtis Cunningham, Dan Hawkins, DaVaughn Thornton, Hugh Charles, Joel Klatt, Justin Castor, Kordell Stewart, Lamont Warren, Lee Rouson, Paul Richardson, Rodney Stewart, Terrel Smith, Travis Sandersfeld
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Colorado State – Wake me When it’s Over

//posted 9.4.2010

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September 4th – Invesco Field, Denver Colorado 24, Colorado State 3

The Colorado Buffaloes took the first steps toward exorcising the demons of the 2009 season with a convincing 24-3 win over in-state rival Colorado State. Led by junior quarterback Tyler Hansen, a stout defensive effort, and a record-setting performance by wide receiver Scotty McKnight, the Buffs methodically took down the Rams before 60,989 on a 90-degree sun-baked day in Denver.

The Colorado defense set the tone early.

On the Rams’ second possession, third-year head coach Steve Fairchild opted to go for first down on fourth-and-one at the CSU 44-yard line. Running back T.J. Borcky, however, was stopped for no gain by sophomore linebacker Jon Major, and the Buffs took over possession. It took the Buffs six plays to score, with Tyler Hansen hitting senior transfer Travon Patterson on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 5:58 to play in the first quarter.

After teams exchanged punts, the Buffs took over at the 13:26 mark of the second quarter. Colorado then put together its most impressive drive of the game, going 82 yards in nine plays to score. The first five plays of the drive were all Rodney Stewart runs. Speedy slashed through the…

Tags: Aric Goodman, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Dan Hawkins, DaVaughn Thornton, David Bakhtiari, Jalil Brown, Jered Bell, Jon Major, Josh Hartigan, Justin Torres, Kyle Cefalo, Mark Hatcher, Michael Westbrook, Parker Orms, Paul Richardson, Rodney Stewart, Ryan Deehan, Ryan Iverson, Scotty McKnight, Toney Clemons, Travis Sandersfeld, Travon Patterson, Tyler Hansen, Will Pericak, Zach Grossnickle
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Colorado 17, Utah 14

Spring Grades – Offense

The Colorado Daily – May

Spring Practice – Pac-12 Notes

Scrimmage Reports

Spring Practice Preview

Kansas 52, Colorado 45

Colorado State – Wake me When it’s Over

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