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Bar Bet winner: CU has a current winning streak against the majority of its 2019 opponents … Point differential in the 21st century shows just how badly the Buffs have been beaten over the past two decades … How many of CU’s coaches (in the past 60 years) have begun their careers with winning records? …

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Justin Herbert: “We’re not going to let outside pressure affect us” … No one is picking CU to defeat Oregon in Eugene on October 11th, but, then again, no one was picking the Buffs over the Ducks the last two times the teams played …

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Kahlil Tate: “I feel real comfortable” in Year Two of the Noel Mazzone offense … Tate has put up Heisman-like numbers v. CU, but the Buffs had their chances to win both games (45-42 and 42-34) …

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Herm Edwards: “We’re going in the right direction, which is a good thing” … ASU will be breaking in a new quarterback, and has some defensive line issues, but will represent a true test for how far the Buffs have come in the first season under Mel Tucker …

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“This is the best AIr Force team in years” … When CU and Air Force last met on the gridiron, the nation was two months removed from Richard Nixon’s resignation … The Falcons were third in the nation in rushing in 2018, and the quarterback and four offensive line starters return … will that be enough to keep up with the Buffs’ bigger, stronger, and faster lineup? …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Mel Tucker exudes confidence: “I have the experience and I’ve seen it done”, but the rest of the college football world sees CU as the last place team in the Pac-12 South … So, who’s right? … Laviska Shenault a victim of fake news …

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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 …

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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 …

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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? …

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