The first eight teams (at least alphabetically) in the Big 12 are put into four tiers … Where do the Arizona schools, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, CU, Houston and Iowa State fit into the 2025 Big 12 title race? … Let’s find out …
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell gets a pay raise; sets aside funds for assistants and revenue sharing … ESPN: Only two teams have as much as a ten percent chance to make the College Football Playoff …
Coach Prime “Back and Feeling Great” – Monday’s press conference will be live on CU’s YouTube and Facebook channels, as well as ESPN+ … CU introduces “The Arch” – “A Bridge to the New Era of College Athletics” … Daily Camera offensive line preview: Finally a strength? …
Unlike past seasons, when there were clear losses on schedule, CU enters the 2025 season with no clear losses … but that doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges, with four games against teams with nine or more wins in 2024 …
CU went 6-0 against my six “easiest” opponents last year – will the Buffs have the same luck this fall? … Delaware and Wyoming are CU’s two layup games on the 2025 calendar, but after that? …
After being a liability for years, the Buff defensive line is a strength, which may prove necessary as CU is thin in both talent and depth at inside linebacker … CU’s defensive backfield is talented, though not as deep as during Coach Prime’s first two seasons …
Starting quarterback is only one of the skill position player positions in question, as starting running backs and wide receivers will also be determined during Fall Camp … For the first time in years, the offensive line has both quality and depth …
The preseason subjective narrative (“CU won’t be able to win without Travis and Shedeur”) was to be expected, but the objective numbers also show a lingering anti-CU and anti-Coach Prime bias …
Bill McCartney’s 1990 Buffs played the nation’s most difficult schedule, but still won the national title … After two decades of wanting (needing?) to avoid challenging schedules, CU’s 2025 campaign is one of opportunity …
Coach Prime is spending Father’s Day at home with family (including a new grandchild) … Buff fans don’t know how long we’ll have Coach Prime in Boulder, but it’s never a bad time to look at what he has already brought to CU …
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is advocating for a 5+11 College Football Playoff model, even though it will all but guarantee fewer Big 12 teams qualifying for the playoff … Is the 5+11 model best for the Big 12 (and CU)? …
Kaidon Salter was once a four-star recruit heading to Tennessee, but now is in Boulder as a three-star transfer looking to prove doubters wrong … Can Salter adequately fill Shedeur Sanders’ shoes, and keep CU competitive in the Big 12? … Let’s find out …