Buff Nation – One-Third Season Summary
Numbers. One-third of the way through this 2018 football season, all is well with ours Colorado Buffaloes. College football is all about the numbers. 4-0, #21, and 19.7 are a few numbers related to the Buffs thus far this season. The Buffs are 4-0, ranked 21st in the country and beating their opponents by an average of 19.7 points. The Buffs have done everything they have been asked to do this season, and have exceeded nearly everyone’s expectations. They are well on their way to a bowl season, are the only undefeated team remaining in the Pac-12 and are a legitimate contenders to win the Pac-12 South and potentially the Pac-12 outright. The only knock against our Buffs (which is ironically beyond their control) is another number, 1-16 The combined record of the opponents CU has played is one win and 16 losses (of course for of those losses came at the hands of the Buffs). Over the course of the next three weeks CU will play its toughest part of the schedule. Three weeks from now, hopefully the numbers will still be kind to the Buffs.
Week Five Review –
Last Friday night under the lights of Folsom in front of a near sell-out “black out” crowd, CU opened up Pac-12 play against the UCLA Bruins. After a tight first half, once again the CU coaching staff proved its worth and made key half-time adjustments. In the second half, CU outscored UCLA 24 to 3 to win their fourth game going away 38-16. With the victory, the Buffs exercised the first of (hopefully) several Pac-12 demons from last season.
Week Six Preview –
Demon #2 from the 2017 season is on the docket for this Saturday. At 2PM, CU takes on the Arizona State Sundevils, in what will prove to be a true Pac-12 South showdown. Both teams have a high-flying offense and solid wins under their belt. The difference in this game will be CU’s run defense which will prove stout and the speed of CU’s outside backers (#32 and #20) to contain the edge. One other interesting battle to watch will be CU’s O-line. CU will be starting a red-shirt freshman at left tackle. If Will Sherman can hold serve against a battery of tough opponents over the coming weeks, CU biggest question going into the season will be answered for years to come. All season CU has beaten the teams which they have been on their schedule. On Saturday, CU will beat its first team of the season with a winning record, a formidable opponent and in doing so will keep climbing in the rankings cracking into the top 15. This game will be close through three quarters, but the ASU defense will eventually yield to Montez and one of the best receiving corps in America.
Go Buffs (and Rockies)!
Doug