Buff Nation –
Week One Review
CU 52, CSU 31 (Buff 1-0) –
As predicted CU thrashed CSU by three touchdowns (see below if you didn’t read last weeks Buff Nation season predictions). Perhaps thrash is too dramatic a word, but CSU was never going to win. The Rams always play hard against their big brother, therefore it’s difficult to tell how good CU is after the Rocky Mtn Showdown (one of the reasons I hate opening against CSU).
For the Buff doubters, the Rams seemed to score at will during the first half. Very concerning given every other team we play this season is better than the Rams. For the Buff believers, 1-0 is 1-0 and the half-time adjustments on both sides of the ball were effective. ALWAYS a good sign. Anyway, with the Rams in our rear-view mirror, we move on…
Week Two Preview
Nebraska is in town. It’s true that a win is a win, but some wins resonate more than others. I remember rushing the field in ’86 after beating #3 Nebraska. In 2001, in the best game I’ve ever witnessed at Folsom, CU destroyed #2 NE 62-36 (they should loop those highlights on the big screen during every stoppage of play tomorrow), and in one of the best football road-trips I have ever taken (Texas A&M next year), watching CU come from behind to beat NE in Lincoln last season still makes me smile, and in Pavlov dog fashion, makes me want to crack open a Coors Light. All games matter. Nebraska games just matter most.
NE comes in ranked #25 in the country. They are overrated. CU is ranked #67. They are under-rated. NE is under pressure to live up to the hype. CU is under pressure to create hype. Both programs feel they have the coach which can turn their respective programs around. Something has to give. If CU can control the line of scrimmage on defense and force NE QB Martinez to pass from the pocket, CU will win. CU will put points on NE’s black shirts (BTW, are they still allowed to still call themselves that even though they gave up over 30 points per game last year and 35 to #121 South Alabama last week?). The weak link right now for the Buffaloes is their defense. Crack that nut and we will be bowling for sure. If only we had an awesome top-shelf former Defensive Coordinator as our head coach. Oh, wait. Perfect. CU figures it out on defense and continues to roll on offense. CU wins this one by 10.
Go Buffs!
Doug