(Updated to include Max Wray and Tarik Luckett) … When is it a good thing to add seven players while losing 12? When the seven are not only prospects who were much more highly recruited than the players they replace, but also come in positions of need …
Neill Woelk: Spring Practices, 2021, checked all the boxes … **Video – Colorado Spring Showcase Highlights** … Karl Dorrell: “I was encouraged by the whole body of work this spring” … Spring Game Stats (for what their worth) … **Post Spring Showcase video interviews** …
David Shaw on Pac-12’s showing in NFL Draft: “This COVID thing really impacted our conference more than any other conference” … Colorado one 12 states which did not produce a single NFL Draft pick in 2021 … William Sherman: “I’m fired up … I’m very thankful that they picked me up” …
Where were you in the spring of 1996? While waiting for the ’96 season to roll around (CU finished ’95 10-2, ranked 5th in the nation), I read a few college football-related books, books which became the inspiration for CU at the Game …
Karl Dorrell’s first spring practices are in the books … What are the takeaways from the CU Spring Showcase? … In addition: The latest on the search for a new Pac-12 commissioner, and whether the Pac-12 needs playoff expansion in order to be relevant on the national scene …
It was a beautiful morning in Boulder, and the Buffs entertained the 1,000 fans on hand … The award of scholarships was a nice touch (but another tight end?) … And the way CU handled scheduling the game – and how tickets were handled – left something to be desired …
Darrin Chiaverini: “Brendon Lewis is dynamic. He’s got a really, really high ceiling” … William Sherman signs his rookie contract with New England … Dorrell high on receiver corps: “I think that group has some talent. It just needs to continue to come forward” … “Did CU’s 2001 upset of Nebraska start the dismantling of the Huskers dynasty? ‘It all went downhill from there’ ” … CU President Mark Kennedy steps down …
**Video: George Kliavkoff’s Introductory Press Conference** … Pac-12 Press Release, introducing Kliavkoff … ESPN: Nate Landman one of the “old-school” linebackers adjusting to newer game … NCAA President: Action on NIL needed by July 1st (before all Hell breaks loose) … Paul Finebaum: Nebraska fans “delusional” – “Say a prayer to this program and put it to bed because it’s not coming back” …
CU’s defense has got the best of it this spring: “I think we’re all solid enough in our technique and our fundamentals that we’re pretty confident that we’re not going to let them into the end zone” … Defensive line improving: “All of those guys are getting so much better” …
On QB J.T. Shrout: “He’s a really smart quarterback, and that’s helping him” … Running backs in the passing game: “We do have some featured plays for the back where he’s the first read” … CU supplements roster with a new tight end and a transfer offensive lineman …
What do you do when you already have 12 tight ends and an over-the-scholarship limit roster? Sign a two-star tight end with no P-5 offers … Such is CU under Karl Dorrell, a man with a plan. Buff fans might not always understand the plan, but Dorrell’s vision may just lead CU to the promised land …
The Buffs are over halfway through Spring practices – what has stood out from the quotable quotes from the coaches and players? … Also, a discussion on the extension of the Rocky Mountain Showdown, and questions from the CU at the Game Mailbag …