BuffDad2020
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Both CU and CSU had open scrimmages on Saturday. After reading every review I could find, the Lambs are in trouble come RMS.
CSU's #1 and #2 offense both opened the day with a 75 yard TD drive. Michael Gallup was unstoppable (156 yards in limited time) a true Frosh WR was impressive with 5,6 catches but also had a fumble and the star of their defense was a true freshman DT who was All County last year in Georgia and was "unblockable" according to Bobo.
So if CSU's one Biletinkoff Award list member was unstoppable, how will CU's TWO Biletnikoff List members do against the Lambs mediocre secondary? CU basically returns the entire offense (with a more dynamic player at QB) that was up 31-0 at half time last year and CSU is excited by some true freshman DB's and a DT who will be playing ?
While CU is reloading on Defense, the biggest difference is that the new guys stepping in for CU are not 18 year old freshman but players who have been in the system at least a year or two or jucos who have been in Boulder since January (with the exception of depth at LB).
During CU's scrimmage I saw a couple comments about how the LB's were making a lot of tackles but not sure how the Dline did. Folks, in a 3-4, the Dline's job is to hold the LOS freeing up the LB's to make plays. CU's Dline has size and depth. We will roll 2,3 deep across the Dline this year and when the next man comes in, he'll be another 300# big fella who is fresh. CSU is still trying to find a 5th Dlineman to count on.
So while I appreciate CSU has a strong offense and will put some more points on the board, their defense will not be much better leading to a Buffs win by 17 or more.
One last comment. CSU's stadium is very well done and a huge improvement. But it's built using oompa loompa sizes. They crow that it's P5 and Big10 ready. Really? 15K seats less than smaller P5 stadiums and 40-50K short on seats for a typical B10 team. They had 21K at the scrimmage. Good job Ram Fans. But they kept saying how the stadium was packed. That's because 21K in an oompa loompa's house does look packed. Anywhere else and not so much.
Go Buffs!
Re-tool the entire Dline and they were able to stop the #1 offense on the goal line.
CSU's #1 and #2 offense both opened the day with a 75 yard TD drive. Michael Gallup was unstoppable (156 yards in limited time) a true Frosh WR was impressive with 5,6 catches but also had a fumble and the star of their defense was a true freshman DT who was All County last year in Georgia and was "unblockable" according to Bobo.
So if CSU's one Biletinkoff Award list member was unstoppable, how will CU's TWO Biletnikoff List members do against the Lambs mediocre secondary? CU basically returns the entire offense (with a more dynamic player at QB) that was up 31-0 at half time last year and CSU is excited by some true freshman DB's and a DT who will be playing ?
While CU is reloading on Defense, the biggest difference is that the new guys stepping in for CU are not 18 year old freshman but players who have been in the system at least a year or two or jucos who have been in Boulder since January (with the exception of depth at LB).
During CU's scrimmage I saw a couple comments about how the LB's were making a lot of tackles but not sure how the Dline did. Folks, in a 3-4, the Dline's job is to hold the LOS freeing up the LB's to make plays. CU's Dline has size and depth. We will roll 2,3 deep across the Dline this year and when the next man comes in, he'll be another 300# big fella who is fresh. CSU is still trying to find a 5th Dlineman to count on.
So while I appreciate CSU has a strong offense and will put some more points on the board, their defense will not be much better leading to a Buffs win by 17 or more.
One last comment. CSU's stadium is very well done and a huge improvement. But it's built using oompa loompa sizes. They crow that it's P5 and Big10 ready. Really? 15K seats less than smaller P5 stadiums and 40-50K short on seats for a typical B10 team. They had 21K at the scrimmage. Good job Ram Fans. But they kept saying how the stadium was packed. That's because 21K in an oompa loompa's house does look packed. Anywhere else and not so much.
Go Buffs!
Re-tool the entire Dline and they were able to stop the #1 offense on the goal line.
