Colorado Daily – Utah Week


2020 Season Archive

Colorado Daily – Utah Week

//posted 12.12.2020

Quarterback Tyler Lytle announces his intention to transfer … Karl Dorrell: “It’s all for naught if we don’t take care of business this weekend” … Offensive line working through injuries: “You’ve got to fight through it” …

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College Football News: CU in a close one over Utah … The Athletic writers favor CU over Utah; ESPN writers not so much … Oregon falls into ESPN’s Bottom Ten … Arizona schools (+CSU) in CBS Bottom 25 … CU earns first College Football Playoff Ranking since 2016 …

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Friday Fast Facts

//posted 12.11.2020

Buffs lead the all-time series (but barely), 32-31-3 … Before 1972, the Utes were known as the ________ … CU is 10th in the nation in rushing offense, but Utah is 11th in rushing defense … Utah game earliest in Folsom Field history (by four minutes) …

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It will be CU’s first game in the cold, while Utah will be playing its third such game in four weeks … CU and Utah are both at the bottom of the Pac-12 in passing offense – will Sam Noyer be able to take advantage of Utah’s inexperienced secondary? … Which back gets more yards: Jarek Broussard or Ty Jordan? …

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The Buffs rally from a 13-0 deficit to defeat Arizona, 24-13 … A review of the win over the Wildcats and other Pac-12 games from last weekend … A discussion of where CU stands in the Pac-12 title chase (hint: Buffs have to defeat Utah first) … Predictions for CU v. Utah …

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Colorado 24, Arizona 13

//posted 12.7.2020

Sophomore running back Jarek Broussard had 301 yards rushing, the fourth-highest single game effort in CU history, leading the Buffs to a 24-13 come-from-behind win over Arizona. Broussard had carries going for 75, 72, and 59 yards … but didn’t score. Broussard did, however, become the first Colorado player to open up his career in Boulder with four consecutive 100-yard games (see multiple records set by Broussard in the Game Notes).

Arizona, which jumped out to a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter, had two second half drives covering in excess of 80 yards in the second half … but didn’t score on either of them. The Wildcats, who lost for a school-record 11th-straight game, had two 100-yard rushers of their own (Michael Wiley – nine carries for 126 yards; Gary Brightwell: 20 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown). The Buffs went for 499 total yards (dipping below 500 on the game’s final kneel downs), but gave up 422.

The Buffs ran their season record to 4-0, making first-year head coach Karl Dorrell only the second Buff coach since 1905 to open his career at Colorado with four wins (Rick Neuheisel opened with a 5-0 record in 2005 … but he was taking over a team which had gone 11-1 the year before). Dorrell became the sixth CU head coach to open with a 3-0 record in conference play, but the first since Jim Yeager in 1941.

“It just tells me a lot about this team”, Dorrell said about his team rebounding from a two-score deficit. “There wasn’t any panic, there wasn’t any concern that we were in trouble or that look that you get on players faces when they seem to lose confidence or something like that. I didn’t sense that at all. There was more problem solving. Trying to find answers and solutions as we’re on the sidelines making adjustments.”

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Watershed Moments

//posted 12.6.2020

“Watershed” is a geographical term describing the area from which water sources drain into a single river or a ridge, like that formed by a chain of mountains, which sends water to two different rivers on either side.

From that definition, the term “watershed” has come to mean a turning point or dividing line in life.

There are many examples of watershed moments in American history – The Declaration of Independence; D-Day; 9/11 – days which have defined generations.

In sports, there are watershed moments, but they aren’t always so easily identified. Often, it may take months, or even years (not to mention the benefit of hindsight) to make note of changes in the fortunes of a program.

Occasionally, the watershed moment is clear … but only to those who are prescient.

To someone like say, Bill McCartney.

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Pac-12 Notes

//posted 12.5.2020

Pac-12 North in shambles as Oregon falls to winless Cal; Washington loses to Stanford … Pundits unanimous in their picks: Take CU over Arizona (uh-oh!) … Oregon State QB likely out for the season … Rose Bowl (CFP semi-final) will be played without spectators …

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Colorado Daily

//posted 12.5.2020

Sam Noyer: Team chemistry  and leadership the difference for the 2020 Buffs … Scouting Report: CU at Arizona … Neill Woelk’s Five Keys to the Arizona game … Pac-12 picks – Buffs better on both sides of the ball … Good News! Pac-12 adds a bowl (Armed Forces Bowl v. SEC) …

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Friday Fast Facts

//posted 12.4.2020

Why can’t the Buffs beat the Wildcats (when everyone else can)? … Pac-12 issues statement on Game Seven options …. Karl Dorrell one of only three new head coaches (out of 23) to win their first three games in 2020 …

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UA has questions at QB, and may have a freshman making his first start … The Wildcats have struggled, while the Buffs are brimming with confidence … Buffs looking to break a three-game losing streak to Wildcats, while UA is looking to break a ten-game overall losing streak …

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Glass half full or half empty? A review of the 20-10 win over San Diego State … “T.I.P.S.” for CU at Arizona … Is there a reason the opening line (CU -3.5 points; now up to CU – 7.0) was so low? … What, if anything, about the Arizona roster, should Buff fans be wary of? …

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