Buff Nation –
Week Eleven Review
CU 16, Stanford 13
On another epic Saturday at Folsom (no place better), the faithful Buff Nation turned out in masses (CU leads the Pac-12 in attendance with an 101% capacity average), to watch the Buffs continue to exercise the demons associated with turning a program around. CU’s defense seemingly came out of nowhere to pitch a shutout, well not really a shut out, but it certainly felt like it, making Stanford look pedestrian. In the end it was an instant CU iconic football moment when Shenault literally willed his was to a had to have it fourth and 1, to put the Buffs in field goal range to win the game (see below). The win breathed fresh air into this program. Everyone knows it. Everyone feels it. Winning is better than losing (excuse the language).
Week Twelve Preview
CU Bye
CU has a welcomed bye this week. A chance to get some key players healed up as we head into our final home game of the season next week Saturday 11/23 against Washington. Everything is still on the tables for the Buffs. Here’s to hoping we beat Washington, but more on that in next Friday’s report. For now…winning is indeed better than losing. Especially when you have a bye.
Final Thought
During last Saturday’s game, Tucker had over 80 recruits in town. The following day, two of them (one a four star) committed to join the CU program in the Fall. Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football. Players make plays. Players win game. Tucker may not have the Win / Lose record we were hoping for this season, but he is winning on the recruiting trail, and that may actually be more important than bowling this year. Our current trajectory for this program is more important than our current state.
Go Buffs!
Doug