“T.I.P.S.” for CU v. Oregon: Should McCown Sit Out? / Plus: The Buffs4Life Collective – CU’s First Baby Step Back to Respectability?

It may have been CU’s last best hope for a victory last weekend, but the Buffs fell at home to Arizona State, 42-34. I am joined for this podcast by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we will start with a recap of the loss to Arizona State, including the failings of the defense to get off the field, which were only slightly offset by CU’s best offensive output of the season, and some special plays by the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week, Jordyn Tyson.

Next, before diving into our “T.I.P.S.” for the game against No. 8 Oregon, we will debate the pros and cons of sitting freshman quarterback Owen McCown. McCown has played in four games this season, and, if he sits out the last four, will preserve his redshirt, and still have four years of eligibility remaining. If he’s healthy, should he play?

There is also a discussion of the creation of the Buffs4Life NIL Collective. CU fans have been clamoring for the past 16 months for a Collective, a pool of dollars to lure high school recruits and transfers to play at CU, and now one exists. Will this Collective be the light at the end of CU’s long dark tunnel?

So … Can the Buffs find a way to beat the 30-point spread that Las Vegas has put on the game? … Or will the Ducks, playing before a national ESPN audience with a 1:30 p.m., MT, kickoff, be looking to impress the College Football Playoff committee with an eyebrow raising rout? … Will J.T. Shrout be CU’s quarterback the remainder of the season, or will Owen McCown be allowed back onto the field when he’s able? … Is the Buffs4Life Collective a breath of fresh air in an otherwise suffocating fall for the Buff Nation, or is this going to prove to be yet another example of Colorado – and its fan base – failing to compete in the new age of college football?

… Let’s find out …

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4 Replies to “CUATG Podcast: “T.I.P.S.” for CU v. No. 8 Oregon”

  1. sheesh
    this was a reply to:
    “I guess we really shouldn’t be surprised by JT’s completion percentage. ”
    Brendon would have been better. Better enough to win any more games? Probably not but at ;east mitigate the embarrassment.
    Its still a team game
    not like mano a mano hugging…..scuse me….wrestling

  2. I guess we really shouldn’t be surprised by JT’s completion percentage. Up until this year, we’d seen all of a couple spring showcasegrammages. Yeah, we could see he had a cannon. We could see he wasn’t a statue. We could see him make completions against an unimposing defense with better mechanics than Brendon.

    What we couldn’t see – that the coaches clearly did – was that he had a 40% or so completion percentage. After all, they chart every rep. Meanwhile, we knew what we had with Brendon, too. What that says about Drew, Maddox, and the others? Who knows? But dang. CU needs a QB. I sure hope JT gets more accurate, Owen grows and can take the beating he’s going to take, and that Ryan Staub shows up ready and able to compete. Oh, and that they all stick around. For some reason, I don’t see a transfer like Cam Rising (or even Cam Ward) walking into the Champions Center.

    Go Buffs

      1. I don’t buy that. Bo nix is a great example from this year. Not that he, or cam rising, or any other similar qb would consider CU, at this point, but it underscores the point.

        Go Buffs

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