Colorado Basketball – February, 2023


A promising start to the month – home wins over Cal and Stanford – quickly deteriorates as the Buffs go 1-4 the rest of February, including a tough 60-56 home loss to No. 4 UCLA … The CU women’s team, meanwhile, had a 5-2 record, including a tough double-overtime loss to No. 3 Stanford, to finish the regular season with a 22-7 (13-5) record (and a No. 20 national ranking) …

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When looking to replace under-performing members of the roster, all too often coaches reach for “Just Another Guy”, a player who hasn’t established his bona fides as a Power Five regular … Breaking down CU’s Transfer Class, though, “hope” – for a change – is not a four-letter word …

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Interested in participating in the next “CU at … ” photo contest? …. Would you like to see a Forum page to make it easier to post comments? … Should CU at the Game add a Patreon page, with subscriptions for “insider” content? … Let’s find out …

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A record number of new WR (9) have joined the roster. Most, if not all, should make the ’23 roster … So, how many of the returning WR’s will make the cut? … There are five returning scholarship TE’s (who had a total of nine receptions last fall). Transfer Seydou Traore may be a breakout star at TE – will any of the returning sophomores join him? … Let’s find out …

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Mailbag Questions … What to make of Coach Prime’s comments at the Super Bowl? … Is the Pac-12 Media Rights Deal a Debacle in Waiting? … Should the Pac-12 bring in San Diego State and SMU? … Are the Transfer Portal Rankings promising too much, or a sign of good things to come? … Let’s find out …

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Where Are They Now?

//posted 2.12.2023

The dust is settling on college football rosters for the 2023 seasons, and coaching staffs are in place … So where did the 2022 CU coaching staff wind up? How many assistant coaches have found new employment? … How many former players have found new homes at Power Five Conference schools? … Let’s find out …

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At quarterback, CU has transfer Shedeur Sanders – and three scholarship quarterbacks with one collegiate pass between them … Meanwhile, at running back, there is plenty of experience, but perhaps not enough quality experience, considering the two new backs Coach Prime & Co. have brought in this off-season …

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CU Recruiting Renaissance

//posted 2.5.2023

When critics claim that CU’s highly-rated Recruiting Class is all about the volume of recruits, don’t buy in … CU’s Class is more about quality than quantity, with more blue-chip recruits, more Top 500 players, and more diversity than almost all of the best of CU’s Recruiting Classes in the Pac-12 era (combined!) …

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CU signed 42 scholarship players – almost half a team – in the past two months … A look at the record-setting numbers set by the Class of 2023, along with an in-depth discussion of Coach Prime’s press conference … Can CU compete for recruits without NIL “bags”? … Can Coach Prime turn “hope in the house” into victories on the field? … Let’s find out …

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Recruiting Class of 2023

//posted 2.1.2023

**It’s official** … CU picks up its first five-star high school prospect in 15 years, as cornerback Cormani McClain, one of the top 15 prospects in the nation (consensus Top ten before committing to CU) has sent in his Letter of Intent …

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