DrunkRalphie
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You're drunk.
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2019 Rocky Mountain Showdown (8/30)
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vinniew_11
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DrunkRalphie
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2018 College Football Team Defense | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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CSU was 110th last year in total defense. Their recruiting classes were in the 80s the last couple of years. Seriously, why would anyone be afraid?
Edit: 117th in scoring defense. That defense is flat out awful.
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Steve821980
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I kept waiting for some kind of question about the game, Klatt worked in some good burns though without their help. Loved that he ended it with 3-0.
We have annihilated them in the first quarter of the past two games. That should be the main goal for this game.
ahoelsken
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That game got Mike MacIntyre fired. I'd have canned him right after that one had I been RG. Majority of Saban assistants improve teams they take over. Tucker and staff will get this group to a bowl this year.
Dude.
Do you seriously believe the fluky loss to OSU and 0-7 was due to the talent on the roster?
ahoelsken
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I'd expect one of their shows will have Mel on today or tomorrow, and if we destroy them like we think we will, they'll have to spend some time talking about the nub game.
I expected that response. I’ve been watching this game for a long time. I really don’t care what the fans do. Historically, when we are the most confident going into this game, we do the worst. Let’s hope that trend doesn’t hold true this year because this is probably as confident as I’ve ever been heading into this game.
DrunkRalphie
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If CU struggles with the 117th scoring defense from last year (with a healthy Shenault and Montez in his fifth year) then we're looking at a 1-11 type 2012 season.
And it would raise some major red flags about this staff going forward, to be honest, no hyperbole.
Offense - should be stronger than 2018
I expect CU to turn heads on Friday night, with my only concerns being "new system" bugs early in season (see UCLA and Nebraska last year) and depth. I'm concerned we may not have enough depth along the DL to start with to play an entire game. We definitely have issues if we get the injury bug, at a lot of positions.
CSU will be improved and probably weren't as bad as they looked last year vs us. But they aren't good either. Buffs by 21.
- Buffs return just about everyone on offense except the RB position, which I think is the easiest to absorb inexperience.
- OL in early 2018 had Sherman and Pursell seeing their first game action, all 5 starters now have played at this level.
- We've added a TE with significant experience from Auburn and Russell is now experienced. We basically have more competition everywhere.
- 2018 saw the debut of a bunch of new guys including Tchangam, Wells, Mehki, Lang, Antwein, Mustafa, Abrams and Taylor.
- Loss of Antwein is big, as is graduation of Edwards. But Sami is 3 full years removed from high school football and hopefully covers for some of that loss.
- DL depth may not be there to go the full game. You're as good as your weakest link.
I expect CU to turn heads on Friday night, with my only concerns being "new system" bugs early in season (see UCLA and Nebraska last year) and depth. I'm concerned we may not have enough depth along the DL to start with to play an entire game. We definitely have issues if we get the injury bug, at a lot of positions.
CSU will be improved and probably weren't as bad as they looked last year vs us. But they aren't good either. Buffs by 21.
The matchup between our offense and their defense is lopsided in favor of CU.
Talent, size, speed, experience, you name it.
Now might the defense have some issues? Sure, the back end is suspect and there figures to be several DL seeing their first collegiate action. But that is mitigated by a highly questionable OL for CSU.
Talent, size, speed, experience, you name it.
Now might the defense have some issues? Sure, the back end is suspect and there figures to be several DL seeing their first collegiate action. But that is mitigated by a highly questionable OL for CSU.
I expect that our top 3 corners are better than most expect. Blackmon really showed well in the 2H of last year (he was supposed to redshirt). Miller seems to have picked up his game recently and Abrams should also be improved. Much better group than what played last year. All 3 of the above should be markedly better this year as well, especially as compared to a green Abrams, Wiggley, Udoffia and throwing Mehki in there as well.
I also expect Onu to be an upgrade. Again, it's the depth at DB as it pertains to injuries that scares me on the back end.
I feel like the predictions for this game in 2016 and 2018 were pretty unanimously in our favor, and look how those games played out. To be fair those spreads were only a touchdown.
I don't,,,even goat fans' delusions have some limitations. CU is going to mud puddle them in the worst way. MT needs to change the culture and he is going to dispel the ghost of Christmas nice Mac from the program by burying the sheep.
Steve821980
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No doubt. First game of the season always has me nervous. Definitely not because I'm worried about the lammies, just really want the Buffs to show well.
Seriously. I usually fire the first salvo to a Rammie friend (I know, sorry, he married a fellow Buff alum I used to date) and he tries to put on a brave face with some return smack.
Not this year.
Chev was a first time playcaller last year, and ultimately proved to be pretty bad at it as the year went on, and they still boat raced CSU. They did that by getting the ball to their best player a ton and letting him do his thing. This game isn't going to come down to schemes, execution, x's and o's, etc. It's going to come down to CU's OL pushing CSU's DL around all game and getting the ball to their best players and letting their vastly superior talent out play CSU. They should be able to stay pretty vanilla and still cover the spread.
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clutch299
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Laviska was also injured that game.
Steve821980
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Seems like they're more concerned with traffic and the attendance number.
80s Ram Fan over at Lamenation is totally talking smack. He's a tool that's been on the board for ages. He was the dick weed who started the whole
'Poster Gate' when BVP was QB.
ahoelsken
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That fool is going to want Mikey Bobo canned by midnight on Friday.
Wasn't he also the F-16's over DIA guy too? He is special, if you know what I mean.
that's the one
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