Game Ten Preview: CU may need Friday the 13th luck to beat Houston … CU has the 5th “oldest” Power Four conference team … Game Nine Preview: Is Arizona State a contender or a pretender? …

CU goes 5-0 in Game Nines … 1986: A 17-10 win over Kansas … 1991: No. 14 Buffs defeat Oklahoma State on a fake field goal (with video) … 1996: No. 7 CU out-scores Iowa State and Troy Davis, 49-42 … 2001: No. 25 CU 38, Missouri 24 … 2016: No. 21 CU tops UCLA, 21-10, with Isaiah Oliver punt returns (with video) …

The Athletic: Ten of Big 12’s 16 teams (including Colorado) considered “Football” schools … Coaches Hot Seat Rankings – Coach Prime third-highest ranking in the Big 12 … Week One Big 12 Lines: CU and Baylor only underdogs …

The Buffs get one “gimme” game (v. Weber State), but the rest of the schedule is against the Power Four, with six of the remaining 11 games on the road … What is the easiest path to six wins and bowl eligibility? … Let’s find out …

1986: A big second half lifts Buffs over Oklahoma State … **1991: CU’s “Ice Bowl” 19-19 tie with Nebraska** … 1996: Detmer & Carruth set records in rout of Missouri … 2001: Buffs use 33-yard two-point conversion to beat Oklahoma State …

Bill McCartney’s Buffs went from 1-10 to 7-5 after installing a new offense … Gary Barnett’s team went from 3-8 to 10-3 by leaning on the running game … Mike MacIntyre’s Buffs went from 4-9 to 10-4 relying on seniors … Coach Prime in Year Four? …

**My All-Time Favorite CU Game** – 1986: CU 20, No. 3 Nebraska 10 … 1991: A 10-0 win over an improved K-State … 1996: John Hessler to the rescue in 28-24 win over Texas … 2001: Phillip Lindsay goes for 219 yards and three scores in 40-16 win over Arizona State …

Ten years ago, CU was coming off of a string of ten straight losing seasons, with Mike MacIntyre entering his fourth campaign with a 10-27, 2-25 record … So what was there to write about ten years ago to bring hope to the Buff Nation? … Read on …

1986: Win over Iowa State sets up showdown with Nebraska … 1991: Buffs use two 99-yard drives to upset No. 12 Oklahoma … 2001: “This One’s For Fred” – Buffs take out No. 25 Texas A&M … 2016: Buffs’ momentum doesn’t carry over to game against USC …