Iowa State – The First Victory of 2011

In the first game of the post-Dan Hawkins era at the University of Colorado, the Buffs played their most complete game of the 2010 season, defeating Iowa State, 34-14. Long-time assistant coach Brian Cabral won his first game as interim coach, as the Buffs held the Cyclones to just 229 yards of total offense …

The calendar says it is still November, 2010.

The schedule says that there are two games left for the Colorado Buffaloes as a member of the Big 12.

The 4-6 record says that Colorado is still a member of the lower echelon of major college football.

The 34-14 victory over Iowa State, however, was more than the fourth victory of the 2010 season. The win was more than the first conference win of the year. It was better than the first “W” in over a month of play.

It was the first victory of the 2011 season.

Oh, and by the way, Colorado has a home game this weekend against the Cyclones …

Fearless Forecasts … No Buff commitments lost due to firing of Dan Hawkins (at least not yet) …