Over the past few months, I have interviewed over half of the projected 2022 starting lineup, talking with players from every unit on the team … Here are some of the reoccurring themes from what I learned from these conversations, and what it may mean for the 2022 season …

Oregon already downplaying expectations for season opener against Georgia … Pac-12 Networks valuation: roughly one-quarter of that of the Big Ten Network … Pac-12 non-conference schedule not lacking for national TV exposure: It’s time for conference to put up or shut up …

CU fans offered the chance to vote on nickname for Ralphie VI … CU’s “most intriguing” 2023 NFL Draft prospect? Isaiah Lewis … Three more kickoff times announced: CU to be on national television for all three non-conference games … CU at Air Force to be nationally televised on CBS …

Patience at Oregon State: A Template for CU? … Athlon releases its Preseason Top 25 – Three Pac-12 teams in the Top Ten … Alex Fontenot rated as one of the Pac-12’s best running backs … ESPN Pac-12 South Preview: CU given a 2% chance of earning a bowl bid …

Moments after the NCAA allowed conferences to abandon division winners for conference title berths, the Pac-12 jumped at the chance … The next move is to adjust future schedules … Will the Pac-12 stay with the current schedules? Go to a “pod” system and nine games? Or go to an eight-game schedule? …

The Buff Nation isn’t looking for College Football Playoff berths, but want – and deserve – a program which regularly posts winning seasons and goes to bowl games … By staying above the fray in the new world of NIL and the Transfer Portal, CU is denying its fans (and its players) hope for the future …