TGHusker Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Quote HuskerOnline: Colorado Spring Preview It could be a fascinating day Sept. 9 in Boulder when the two rivals — yes, it’s still a hot rivalry — meet up again. “I think the atmosphere is going to be absolutely insane at Folsom Field,” Howell said. “I think Colorado will feed off that. I’ll tell you, the spring game was crazy here, and it was … a spring game. And this fan base absolutely hates Nebraska. “I think the crowd on Sept. 9 will be absolutely electric, and I think Colorado feeds off that.” Of course, Howell and everyone else knows the stadium likely will be one-third full of Nebraska fans. “I think CU wins that game, but it’s going to be a really good game,” Howell said. 2023 win-loss expectation for Colorado This Buffs team is loaded with super-intriguing players. The situation isn’t dire, Howell said. “I think the ceiling for this team is a bowl game,” he said. “You know, six to seven wins is the ceiling. If they’re anything better than that, I’d be a little surprised. “If they were worse than 4-8, I’d be a little surprised.” Which is exactly how many people size up Nebraska in 2023. Oh, yeah, Sept. 9 could be a hoot. https://www.on3.com/teams/nebraska-cornhuskers/news/nebraska-opponent-spring-preview-colorado/ Quote CollegeFootballNews: Colorado 2023 Preview From Moment One, the man told everyone that Colorado football wasn’t good enough, and he wasn't going to waste any time trying to change that. Deion Sanders said what every new coach wants to, but for decorum reasons, can't. To try summing up Coach Prime's first big team meeting, Colorado is going to win a lot of football games, and almost every player in that room wasn’t going to be around when it happens. His way of doing things so far might be a tad harsh, and it might come across as crass and cold, but for the most part it hasn't anything personal. If anything, what Sanders is doing has been fair - he let everyone knew where they stood without mincing words. It's what every fan dreams of when a new coach takes over. How do you instantly fix a bad team? You replace mediocre players with better ones. https://collegefootballnews.com/cfn/colorado-buffaloes-college-football-preview-2023-breakdown-prediction-top-players-win-total Quote Athlon Sports: #75 Colorado Preview & Prediction Colorado is easily one of the most intriguing college football teams to watch in 2023. New coach Deion Sanders has dramatically reshaped the roster in just one offseason, and the Buffaloes have landed high-profile transfers like receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter (Jackson State), quarterback Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State), running back Alton McCaskill IV (Houston), and defensive lineman Derrick McLendon II (Florida State). How will all of the new pieces and faces mesh in Boulder this year? The schedule isn't easy, so even with an improved roster and staff, it might be tough to make major improvement in the win column. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/colorado-football-buffaloes-prediction-preview-2023 Quote CollegeFootballNews Colorado Game Predictions 2023 CFN Preseason Prediction: 3-9 2022 Record: 1-11 Aug 26 OPEN DATE Sept 2 at TCU L Sept 9 Nebraska L Sept 16 Colorado State W Sept 23 at Oregon L Sept 30 USC L Oct 7 at Arizona State L Oct 13 Stanford W Oct 21 OPEN DATE Oct 28 at UCLA L Nov 4 Oregon State L Nov 11 Arizona W Nov 17 at Washington State L Nov 25 at Utah L https://collegefootballnews.com/cfn/colorado-football-schedule-2023-game-predictions-scores Not sure how they can pick with any degree of confidence this far in advance, but for what it's worth, Nebraska is favored by a TD over Colorado as of right now. I hope we stomp them by 26 to end the curse once and forever. (Hint: see 2001 game score). 1 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 Colorado losses 17 to the portal on Monday. So much good news! https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/cfb-world-reacts-to-horrible-deion-sanders-colorado-news/ar-AA1ahSge?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=84c8c143d43c45a694a39e685935766e&ei=26 Quote While Colorado head coach Deion Sanders laughed it up for the cameras Saturday during the Colorado Buffalo’s spring football game, things took a severe turn Monday when 17 Buffaloes announced they would be entering the transfer portal. Sanders said on his first day as head coach that he was “bringing his luggage” and to “go ahead and jump in that portal.” Many players took it to heart and left after the Saturday spring game, leaving many wondering what was going on in Boulder. Sanders even lost potentially the team’s best player in wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig who had 154 yards receiving on Saturday. The team’s top rusher Deion Smith has also left the program. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, TGHusker said: Colorado losses 17 to the portal on Monday. So much good news! https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/cfb-world-reacts-to-horrible-deion-sanders-colorado-news/ar-AA1ahSge?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=84c8c143d43c45a694a39e685935766e&ei=26 I wonder how many scholarship players they have right now compared to the 85 limit. Link to comment
gobiggergoredder Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 You just can’t replace that amount of people in a short time. Some are trying to deflect based upon how terrible the team was last year. I don’t care how bad they were last year, you need players. You need back ups, injury coverage, development and practice players. This is a huge issue in my opinion. I saw some analyst that had Colorado beating TCU in week one. Colorado is 3-5 year rebuild. 1 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 On 247, it appears that they had 86 scholarship players going into the spring game. The latest transfers have not been taken off. So, they might be down to 69 scholarship players. 1 Link to comment
Gage County Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 16 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: On 247, it appears that they had 86 scholarship players going into the spring game. The latest transfers have not been taken off. So, they might be down to 69 scholarship players. They had 90 or 92 on Friday, we were at 101. 247 shows CU at 84 right now, down 1 from last night. So Deion has a scholly to fish the portal with. We're still at 101. Link to comment
TGHusker Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 23 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: On 247, it appears that they had 86 scholarship players going into the spring game. The latest transfers have not been taken off. So, they might be down to 69 scholarship players. A lot to rebuild in a short time. Brining players in without the benefit of the spring practice within Sander's system will make it a rough transition in the fall. I'm so sad.. where is @Guy Chamberlin when you need him. This post above is most definitely a Schadenfreude or even a EPICARICACY Link to comment
Mavric Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gage County said: They had 90 or 92 on Friday, we were at 101. 247 shows CU at 84 right now, down 1 from last night. So Deion has a scholly to fish the portal with. We're still at 101. Those are not current for either team. Link to comment
TGHusker Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mavric said: Those are not current for either team. Yes, we'll see a purge coming soon too I assume. Colorado losing their 'best player' and top rusher - must be a story behind that. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, Gage County said: They had 90 or 92 on Friday, we were at 101. 247 shows CU at 84 right now, down 1 from last night. So Deion has a scholly to fish the portal with. We're still at 101. That link for Nebraska has guys on it that are gone, like Palmer. Link to comment
Husker03 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, TGHusker said: Yes, we'll see a purge coming soon too I assume. Colorado losing their 'best player' and top rusher - must be a story behind that. It’ll be interesting to watch this play out. Everybody anointed Deion as the one who could bring back old school, tough love, no nonsense coaching. And honestly, I believe if there is anybody with the clout and demeanor to pull that off, it’s Deion. Early returns, however, indicate that todays players are actually not going to accept that no matter how much polish and shine comes with it. As much as I hate it, the “working man’s” coaching style is gone as we know it. Coaches today just HAVE to play the game and walk the coddle line with the athletes. Nobody loves it but it is what it is. Telling young men to get out of weight room for wrong colored socks here heralded as disciplined and professional, but to those men it’s controlling and detrimental to development. It may work at Jackson State where your athletes don’t have many other great options, but at Colorado the entire package needs to be what’s best for the player in their minds. And that isn’t it. Link to comment
Gage County Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, Mavric said: Those are not current for either team. Do you think CU is closer to 247's count of 84 or @BigRedBuster's count of 69? Link to comment
Dogs In A Pile Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 What on earth is going on in Boulder? Quote I think we all knew when Deion Sanders was hired, that there would be some pretty unique things that happened out in Colorado during his first year. After going 1-11, there was a lot of work that needed to be done with that squad. But what’s happening is unprecedented… Link to comment
Mavric Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gage County said: Do you think CU is closer to 247's count of 84 or @BigRedBuster's count of 69? Our 101 includes the incoming recruits. That list for Colorado actually shows 105 (if I counted right) including the new recruits. So they had to get rid of quite a few, just like us. I would guess that at least the guys that hit the Portal yesterday have not been taken off. So 105 - 18 (I think that was the last number) would be 87. But I'm not sure if that list still includes guys who left before yesterday. 1 1 Link to comment
Mavric Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, Gage County said: Do you think CU is closer to 247's count of 84 or @BigRedBuster's count of 69? A different Tweet said they only had 23 scholarship players back from last year. All their scholarship WRs are gone which is 9 guys (I think) on that list. Adding in the 21 recruits shown on that list would be 44. Guys that have transferred in (like Sanders and Hunter) are in the 84 so the number is higher than 44 but I seems like it's quite a bit less than 85. 1 Link to comment
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