“It’s Fresno State’s Fault!”


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We should have seen this coming! … After playing the appropriate role as patsies in the 20th century, the Fresno State Bulldogs have been a thorn in CU’s side in the 21st Century (a denial of a national title berth; a humiliating beat down; and now, TWO postponements) …

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2001: CU captures its only Big 12 championship with a 39-37 upset over No. 3 Texas in Dallas (with video highlights) … Buffs race out to 36-17 lead behind three Chris Brown touchdowns before hanging on for with win … No. 8 Player: CU’s all-time leading tackler, linebacker Barry Remington (1982-86) …

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1990: No. 20 CU keeps its flickering national championship hopes alive (coming into the game 2-1-1) with a 20-14 win over No. 12 Washington … Deon Figures intercepts a pass in the end zone in the final minute to preserve the victory … No. 9 Player: Heisman trophy winning running back Rashaan Salaam (1992-94) …

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We’ve made it to the Top Ten! … 1989: No. 5 CU travels to Seattle with heavy hearts to face No. 21 Washington, and come away with a 45-21 win … Not one, not two, but three essays for the game (Plus Road Trip Podcast) … Player No. 10: WR Michael Westbrook (1991-94) …

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1994 – Iowa State: What could top the story of Kordell Stewart becoming the Big Eight all-time leader for total offense … or Rashaan Salaam topping 2,000 yards and clinching the Heisman trophy? How’s about Bill McCartney resigning? … Player No. 11: Defensive back Deon Figures (1988-92) …

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Buff fans have been wandering in the desert for 15 years, but at least we were together on the journey … Without games, we have lost out outlet for our joys and frustrations … We need to have the matchup against CSU to take place, if only to have a (socially responsible) way to vent our emotions …

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1994 Season – Bill McCartney, Kordell Stewart and Rashaan Salaam cap their careers with a 41-24 rout of Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl (with full game video) … Buffs finish 11-1, with a No. 3 national ranking … Player No. 12: RB Rodney Stewart (2008-11) – CU’s second-leading all-time rusher, and first Buff to lead the team in rushing for four seasons …

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Is it time to push the panic button on CU’s 94-ranked Recruiting Class? … Should CU be scheduling twice as many Power Five non-conference as do its Pac-12 rivals? … Would Sal Aunese, had he not been stricken with cancer, have led CU to back-to-back national championship games? …

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You want numbers? Well, here are the numbers … A look at non-conference scheduling in the Pac-12 (CU has 18 Power-Five games lined up; half of the Pac-12 has nine or less) …. CU Recruiting numbers for the past decade, looking both at composite rankings and total Power-Five offers …

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1998: The first-ever collegiate game played in Mile High Stadium had a crowd of 76,036 on hand to watch the Buffs destroy No. 15 CSU, 42-14 … Player No. 13: QB Sefo Liufau, the record-setting (100 to be exact) warrior (including my post-Alamo Bowl essay, “Thanks, Sefo”) …

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2016: Colorado 41, Oregon 38 … Steven Montez posts the first 300/100 yard game in CU history in first career start … Ahkello Witherspoon saves the day with last minute interception … with video highlights … Player No. 14: Laviska Shenault (career highlight video says it all) …

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Dave Plati’s list includes the ’89 win over Nebraska (Hagan-to-Pritchard pitch) … To which I have added … The 32-23 win over No. 22 Oklahoma in ’90 … The fake field goal which defeated Oklahoma State in ’91 … And the Isaiah Oliver punt return game v. UCLA in 2016 (with video highlights of all four games) …

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