2007- In a game between two teams vying for bowl-eligibility, Buffs rally from a 35-24 halftime deficit to take down Nebraska, 65-51, before 51,403 frigid fans at Folsom (with game video) … Player No. 31: Quarterback Sal Aunese (1987-88) – with multiple videos …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alonzo Barrett, Byron Ellis, Cha'pelle Brown, Cody Hawkins, Dusty Sprague, Hugh Charles, Jimmy Smith, Jordon Dizon, Kevin Eberhart, Lionel Harris, Sal Aunese, Scotty McKnight, Terrence Wheatley, Tyson DeVree
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A promising season ends with a five-game losing streak, including a first-ever (for Tad Boyle) first-round loss in the Pac-12 tournament … A (very possible) first-round loss in the NCAA tournament denied the Buffs when the NCAA tournament is cancelled … Tyler Bey announces his intention to leave early for the NBA Draft …
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Sept. 2, 1995 … CU had lost a great deal of talent (and its head coach) from the 1994 team, and opened on the road against No. 21 Wisconsin … The result? No. 14 Colorado 43, No. 21 Wisconsin 7 in Rick Neuheisel’s first game as head coach … Player No. 33: Linebacker Ted Johnson (1991-94) …
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A companion piece to Episode 1 of the CU at the Game Podcast … A look back at all of the CU head coaching changes, from Bill McCartney taking over in June, 1982, to Mel Tucker’s introduction to the Buff Nation just over a year ago … Some new coaches worked out – some didn’t …
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Welcome to the premiere of the CU at the Game Podcast! … In the first of what will hopefully be a long-running series of podcasts, Brad Geiger and I discuss the departure of Mel Tucker, the hiring of Karl Dorrell, and the status of CU football …
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The 38-6 domination of Oregon in the 1996 Cotton Bowl was a sweet end to the first season under Rick Neuheisel, but the game had an unintended consequence – the creation of NikeU … Player No. 36: Running back Bobby Purify (2000-04), the third-leading rusher in CU history …
READ MORE >>Tags: A. J. Christoff, Andy Mitchell, Bobby Purify, Herchell Troutman, John Hessler, Marcus Washington, Matt Lepsis, Mike Bellotti, Phil Knight, Phil Savoy, Rick Neuheisel, Ryan Sutter
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CU is one of three Pac-12 teams to not have a single spring practice – will disparities of practice be resolved fairly? … Should winter sport athletes be provided another year’s eligibility? … Hated Nebraska already scheming to take advantage of NIL payoffs …
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