Buff Nation –
In a span of three hours last Saturday night, Buff Nation lived through a Charles Dickens novel. Playing on the road against a heavily favored UCLA Bruins squad, the Buff came out guns blazing and took a commanding 20-7 lead just before half-time. CU was back, and we were keeping our dream of bowl eligibility alive. It was the best of times.
Unfortunately, football is made up of two separate halves, and the winner is not declared until the end of the second half. While not new information for most, it may have been enlightening to the Buff coaching staff. UCLA made all the necessary adjustments, while the Buffs made none. UCLA scored thirty-seven straight points, yup thirty-seven, and throttled the Buffs 44-20. It was the worst of times.
So, with that debacle in our rear-view mirror, we turn our sights to tomorrow, the Buffs final home game of the season. One final time to honor CU greats Nate Landman and Mustafa Johnson who played their hearts out for Buff Nation for so many years. One final chance for CU to give their fans a W (certainly not going to happen next week on the road at Utah), and one final reason to have Great Expectations for 2021 (can you say J.T. Shrout?).
So, here is to beating the Washington Huskies, who have had an equally disastrous season (they fired their head coach earlier this week) and finish out this season strong. While a victory wouldn’t necessarily be field rushing worthy, a victory would be a blessed way to end another season at Folsom field, and a fine start to the holiday season.
Go Buffs!
Doug