Buff Nation –
Happy Holidays!
Season Wrap-Up
The hardest part of real estate investing is securing that first asset which improves the status quo. The second hardest part of real estate investing is managing that asset through TLC to the point where it becomes part of future solutions and not present problems.
The CU Buffs have the same issue. Over the past decade CU has struggle to win on a consistent basis, and in large part its been due to their inability to secure that first asset – a highly ranked recruiting class, and then parlay that class into consecutive highly ranked recruiting classes. As we know, players make plays, players win games, and in order for us to have a great team, we need great players.
This past Wednesday, Coach Tucker and the Buffs secured that first asset. One small step for the Buffs, one giant leap for Buff Nation. This recruiting class is the highest ranked (#34) CU has had in over a decade. A recruiting class chalk full of athletes who can help this team now, but more importantly, help this team continue to grow in a manner which the players become part of the solution, rather than the problem (no bowl for you). This class can help “make CU great again” (ugh, did I just say that).
This past season CU beat ASU, who in turn beat OR, who in turn won the Pac-12 title. Fuzzy math? Perhaps. Point is, CU isn’t THAT far away from being a champion. It just feels like that sometimes (all the time). Buff Nation has been conditioned like Pavlov’s dogs. Once Pac-12 play starts, we know it’s not going to end well, and rather than salivate, our stomachs begin to turn and headaches begin to creep in.
With each losing season we rack our brains trying to rationalize why it has to be the Buffs that suck. Why can’t it be some other team? To quote the Boss, perhaps Buff Nation is like a dog that’s been beat too much ‘til you spend half your life just to cover it up. Well, those days are over. With this class, this coach and all that CU already had to offer (tradition, facilities, Boulder), the trajectory for the Buffs is awesome. Buy long.
So secure your season tickets (while you still can), buckle your chin strap, and prepare to give thanks, because the quality of life(style) in Boulder just got that much better (if that is even possible – which it is – at least when it comes to football).
Final Thought
I hope you all have an awesome holiday season. It’s been a pleasure writing these Buff Nation emails for you. I love all the responses and comments. We are at the end of the beginning in this program turnaround. November wins over Stanford and Washington have proven that. Perhaps not next year (although we will bowl for sure), but in a blink of an eye (after over a decade of drought), we will arrive in the land of milk and honey and forever remember our journey to get here and won’t ever let go.
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Go Buffs!
Doug