Scott Frost: “We were a good enough team at the end of last year to play with or beat about anybody we played” … Nebraska is ranked in the Top 25 in most preseason magazines, but loses its top running back, top wide receiver, three-fifths of its offensive line, and four of its top five tacklers …

Mike Bobo on 3-9 season: “I wanted to go back to ground zero, like it was your first year at the program” … CU has a four-game winning streak over CSU, and will face a Ram team which finished the 2018 campaign on a five-game losing streak … CSU finished 107th in scoring offense and 117th in scoring defense, but will pose a real challenge to Mel Tucker’s Buffs in the last-ever RMS in Denver …

The Buffs4Life Foundation has raised over $800,000 over the past 14 years, with Buffs helping Buffs … While the fund-raising golf tournament may be over (hey, we were four-under!), the need remains … Also, don’t overlook CU’s record-setting fund-raising year …

The CU athletic department is a leader in player safety research, but Regent Linda Shoemaker is not impressed: “I don’t think the game can be played safely” … Punter Barry Helton gets much deserved recognition … while new head coach Mel Tucker will have to wait to receive his …

A huge week of announcements this week for the CU men’s basketball program … What are the implications of contracting to meet the CSU Rams four more times in future years? … The rich get richer at USC … Scott Frost at Nebraska turns a blind eye …

CU announced the kickoff times for five of its games this week, with all five being televised nationally – That has to be a good sign, doesn’t it? … CU makes two of Lindy’s “Top Five Lists” … Trivia: Against which team does CU possess its longest current winning streak? …

Do have an “in” with the new CU President? Introduce him to the “Swinney Effect” … Be careful what you wish for – Will Clay Helton be the coach of USC by the time the Trojans get to Boulder? … Trivia: When was the last time CU men’s basketball was ranked in the preseason poll? …