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Key match-up: CU’s 19th-ranked passing offense taking on OSU’s 17th-ranked pass defense …

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Learning What It Takes

//posted 9.28.2014

It won’t be long before the missed opportunities from the 59-56 double-overtime loss to Cal will begin to fade from memory. A made field goal here, a made tackle there … they are fresh wounds today, but those frustrations will soon give way to the anticipation for the next game and the game after that.

In 2017, when the Buffs and Bears meet up again after a two year hiatus (Colorado takes on Stanford in 2015 and 2016), there will be a regurgitation of all of the records set in the 2014 contest. Stories will be written and numbers laid out in neat columns as writers look to fill space in their pregame write-ups.

But, more than anything, the 59-56 outcome will be remembered as a California victory … and a Colorado loss.

The Buff Nation has become numb to losses over the past few years, but some losses hurt more than others.

And this one hurt, because it was a game Colorado should have won.

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The Cal game represents one of CU’s best chances at a Pac-12 road victory this season …

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Cal picked by the experts to beat CU (though some believe Buffs will cover the double-digit spread) …

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It wasn’t pretty.

In fact, at times it was quite ugly.

Colorado, for the second time in three weeks, allowed a team which won only one game last season to hang around and have a chance to win.

Two weeks ago, the Buffs not only allowed the Minutemen of Massachusetts (1-11 in 2013) to stay in the game, they fell behind 31-20 before rallying for a 41-38 win.

Against Hawai’i (1-11 in 2013), the Buffs methodically rebounded from an early 3-0 deficit to build a 21-6 halftime lead, but needed to rely on its defense for stop after stop to preserve a 21-12 victory.

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Drew Litton’s take on the game … Discounted tickets available for Saturday … CU hosting five-star BB recruit

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CU played well vs. Arizona State for three quarters – Can CU dominate Hawai’i for four? …

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It was just the usual pre-game talk.

“We’re going out there to win. We’re not going out there to measure how close we can lose by”, said quarterback Sefo Liufau in the days leading up to the game against No. 16 Arizona State. “You should never go in with that mindset. We’re going out there to win. We’re going out to win every Pac-12 game”.

“I think if we handle our business on offense and defense, we’ll still be in it”, chimed in wide receiver Nelson Spruce. “We’ll be in it for four quarters. If we can finish like we did last week, then it’s anyone’s game.”

Bold talk for a pair of players who were on the field for the debacle which was the 54-13 blasting by the Sun Devils a year ago in Tempe, a game in which the Buffs were down 25-0 after one quarter; 47-6 at halftime. Brash words from a team which had been 11 points down in the third quarter just seven days earlier to a Massachusetts team with two wins in three seasons as a member of the FBS.

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Colorado Daily – ASU

//posted 9.13.2014

Buffs not looking for a moral victory – Liufau: “We’re not going out there to measure how close we can lose” – Spruce: “We’ll be in it for four quarters”

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Colorado Daily – UMass

//posted 9.5.2014

UMass to start four freshmen on defense v. CU … UMass DC: “If I’m Colorado, I’m looking to get to the edge and run the football”

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CU at UMass – A Preview

//posted 9.3.2014

This week’s “T.I.P.S.” introduces you to the Minutemen, and gives you the keys to Saturday’s game …

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Gashed!

//posted 8.30.2014

After taking a pair of ten-point leads, the Buffs fold in the second half against the Rams … CU surrenders 266 yards rushing to CSU

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