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2021 Offseason Thread

bigbang2 said:
With a good game plan in College there is always a hope or a chance to win. in the pros if there is a huge talent disadvantage there is not much good coaching can do to bridge the gap. But that is not the case in College. CU can and will win. In fact am going to call it now. CU will beat the Aggies.
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A "huge" talent differential in the pros is minescule compared to what is seen in the college game.

Look at it this way. Compare most pro match-ups and you will find that most of the starters for one team would either start or be better than the back-up for the other team. Rarely do you have a starter on one team that wouldn't make the other teams roster.

Compare CU to A&M. How many players does CU have that would start for A&M. If you can find five you are stretching it. It may be hard to find five guys on the CU team that would even be in the two deep for A&M.

Does CU have 10 players on the roster who A&M would have given a scholarship to out of HS?

No, this isn't a game where a "good game plan" will make a lot of difference.

The only way CU wins this game is if A&M doesn't show up emotionally and CU gets a lot of breaks in terms of turnovers, big plays off missed tackles, A&M failing to execute, etc. and even all that may not be enough.

And the chances of the Aggies not showing up emotionally is also pretty slim. They are a team that wants to move into the playoff conversation and will be looking for style points. And in case anyone hasn't noticed there are a lot of Aggie alums and supporters in Colorado and a lot more who like to travel here. Wouldn't surprise me if this thing doesn't end up looking like a home game for them.
 
onealcd said:
I know you have been a jimbo critic for a while now but even if he has an off year in 2021 the talent discrepancy will still be on full display.
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Should be, but that didn't stop FSU from losing to teams that they were much more talented on. But, I do think the Jimbo bubble may take another year or 2 to be popped. We are getting them too soon!
 
Only way they win is force some turnovers, turn them into points, defense has to be stout, offense needs to execute and run it some. Wouldn't hurt with some special teams plays too. Playing them straight up, we'll get killed.
 
When it came to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M from all those Big 12 years, I'd have liked CU's odds against A&M the most.

HCKD had no spring practice before last season and yet the Buffs went bowling. Let's give him the benefit of doubt for this game.
 
There is always a chance when you line up and play. That being said, this is going to be a very talented A&M team, the best in more than a decade probably. A warm up against UNC will let some of our new lineman get used to each other but this talent separation is going to be significant. And the Aggies travel. It will not be close to a home game crowd in Mile High for the Buffs. KD did a great job until teams had tape on his offense and he might be able to do that with BL starting at QB. We can hope but this smells like a game that could get away quickly with another team that has talent and is trying to proove they belong in the playoff conversation.
 
TSchekler said:
It's football. There are upsets all the time, particularly early on in the season. A&M lost their draft pick QB, the rest of their roster isn't Alabama's, and they are on the road. It's silly to suggest CU has a zero point zero percent chance.
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Good chance A&M has an upgrade at QB in 2021.

And their defense is LOADED.
 
I have the Buffs winning and winning big. The A&M coach is a douche nozzle, who's teams routinely look bad, losing games early in seasons.
The Buffs have a new defensive approach and more talent transferred in than graduated or thru attrition.
Now, if Noyer is gifted the starters role, that changes everything. If Noyer is playing QB it's a dumpster fire. If BW is QB the Buffs go bowling and will exceed expectations.
 
TSchekler said:
It's football. There are upsets all the time, particularly early on in the season. A&M lost their draft pick QB, the rest of their roster isn't Alabama's, and they are on the road. It's silly to suggest CU has a zero point zero percent chance.
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Less than 2 percent t.
 
onealcd said:
Road game for A$M at altitude and early in the season. We should be able to keep it to 2 touchdowns
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I’m thinking that with the conditioning these kids get these days that altitude is something us fans like to keep talking about, but does it really affect them as much any more.
 
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