CUATG Podcast: “T.I.P.S.” for CU v. Oregon State


Can CU protect its most precious resource, Shedeur Sanders? … Will the Buffs find a way to stop OSU RB Damien Martinez, who went for 170 yards rushing and three scores against the Buffs last season? … Will CU’s sold out homecoming crowd cajole an upset win out of their Buffs? … Let’s find out …

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CU men ranked No. 27 in preseason Associated Press poll; only Arizona and USC ranked ahead of CU in final season of the Pac-12 … CU women ranked in preseason polls for the first time since 2013 … CU men picked 5th in preseason media poll – Boyle: “If we’re the fifth-best team in the Pac-12, the Pac-12’s pretty good this year” …

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No. 23 UCLA 28, Colorado 16

//posted 10.30.2023

The Colorado offense, last in the nation in sacks allowed, was exposed early and often as No. 23 UCLA slowly pulled away in the second half, posting a 28-16    win before a sold out Rose Bowl crowd. Buff quarterback Shedeur Sanders was harassed and hit all night, suffering seven sacks and numerous other hits. A strong early effort by the Buff defense, which generated four first half turnovers, was wasted as the CU offense netted all of three points off of those opportunities.

The UCLA offense, kept to a 7-6 lead at halftime, methodically pulled away in the second half, finishing with 487 yards of total offense. The Buff offense, meanwhile, posted only 255 yards of total offense … with 86 yards of that total coming in CU’s only touchdown drive of the contest late in the fourth quarter. Shedeur Sanders completed 27-of-43 passes for only 217 yards, with other totals – 24 pressures; 17 hits; 13 knockdowns; seven sacks – telling the true story of the game.

“Offensively, we’ve got to improve,” Coach Prime said. “Our quarterback is taking a beating. (Shedeur Sanders) got an injection at halftime just to block some of the pain… We have to do a better job of protecting him … Running the football, we’ve had a couple lineman go down (with injuries), but that’s no excuse.”

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“What Now?”

//posted 10.29.2023

Coach Prime this past week asked his team: “What you gonna with your now?” … After giving up seven sacks and not being able to generate a rushing attack (again), Buff fans are asking the same question as the calendar turns to November: “What now?” …

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Colorado Daily – UCLA Week

//posted 10.28.2023

Game Day! … “Every snap has got to be important to you, every single one” … Can the Buffs find a way to score against the Pac-12’s No. 1 scoring defense? … Neill Woelk’s Keys for the UCLA game … *Coach Prime’s College Football Coaches Show* …

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Friday Fast Facts

//posted 10.27.2023

Buffs set record for national network appearances … Coach Prime: “You should see a tremendous improvement (in what?) this Saturday” … Lacerated liver? What lacerated liver? … CU the only Pac-12 road underdog this weekend …

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Pac-12 Notes – UCLA Week

//posted 10.27.2023

Best/worst case scenarios for Pac-2/Pac-10 … CBS: Unless CU found new defensive linemen over the break, UCLA should roll the Buffs … Michigan State joins ASU and Stanford in CBS Sports Bottom 25 …

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Who will start at QB for the Bruins (here’s guessing its Ethan Garbers)? … Will Buff fans become all-too familiar with the name Laiatu Latu on Saturday night? … Did you know CU is 3-1 coming off of bye weeks the past four seasons? … Which CU single season passing record does Shedeur Sanders already own? …

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Midseason report card; Our review the first half of the season … “T.I.P.S.” for CU at No. 23 UCLA … Is it “Shedeur or bust” for the CU offense, with UCLA boasting the No. 1 rushing defense in the nation? … Can the CU defense get enough stops to keep the Bruin offense in check? … Let’s find out …

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Colorado is in the bottom ten in the nation in pass defense, total defense and scoring defense … Can the bye week get the Buffs healthy? Can the coaching staff find personnel groupings to keep CU competitive? Can the secondary (six INTs in first three games; two since) become ballhawks once again? …

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Shedeur Sanders is poised to re-write the CU single season record book, and Xavier Weaver is well on his way to becoming just the 11th Buff wide out with over 1,000 yards receiving … But a weak rushing attack and an ineffective offensive line have kept the Buffs from achieving even greater heights …

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Colorado built a 29-0 halftime lead, but ultimately fell in double-overtime to Stanford, 46-43. In one of the worst collapses in school history, the Buffs gave up three touchdowns in four minutes of game clock in the third quarter to allow the Cardinal back into the game, then failed to hold on to a ten-point lead with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. After the two teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime, an interception of Shedeur Sanders in the end zone on CU’s second overtime possession made it easy for the Cardinal, setting up Joshua Karty for a 31 yard game-winner.

Shedeur Sanders completed 33-of-47 passes for 400 yards and five touchdowns, but two costly sacks on fourth downs, and the interception in the end zone on CU’s final possession, overshadowed the effort. Travis Hunter returned from a lacerated liver injury to catch 13 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns, but was also part of a Buff secondary which surrendered 396 yards passing to Ashton Daniels, including 294 yards and three touchdowns to Cardinal wide receiver Elic Ayomanor.

“I’m truly disturbed,” Coach Prime said in his post-game press conference. “We started out the game wonderfully, finally put it together in the first half like I desired, like we desired … and then we surrender three touchdowns unanswered (the total was actually four), which I can’t fathom right now. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. And then this thing just kept going.”

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