Buff Nation –
In a game which was supposed to be won by air, last Friday night at Mile High, CU scratched out a victory by land 17-3. It was their running game (thanks, Lindsay!) and not necessarily the, still to appear, prolific air attack which took down a surprisingly decent CSU Rams squad. Outside of a beautiful Colorado night, a flurry of flags (most which went against CSU) and the relief of once again leaving CSU in our rear-view mirror for another season, there isn’t much to be said about this game. The defense was the pleasant surprise of the night. New faces from freshman to seniors stepped up to fill the void left by the departure of eight of last year’s starters. CSU had scored 58 last week on Oregon St. With the win, CU moved up from #35 to #29 in the AP polls.
Week 2 – Preview – On to the mighty Texas State Bobcats. Um, I can tell you CU is favored by 34.5 and we’ll probably beat them by 50. I can tell you Texas State is also 1-0 (they beat Houston Baptist 20-11 last week), so this game can technically be billed as a game of unbeatens. I can tell you 90% of the 106 players on Texas State are from the state of Texas. They do have one from Colorado Springs. The Bobcats play in the Sun Belt League (one division below CU). They are considered to have the best recruiting class in their league. Their best player is linebacker Brandon London II (cool name). CU says they are not overlooking Texas State. I’m glad to hear it. A loss on Saturday would put a big dent in “The Rise is Real” mantra. CU wins this one going away. They are too good across the board to lose to a team that will struggle to find meaningful success in any of the three phases of the game.
Go Buffs!
Doug