Wouldn't mind that at all, actually. At least until a good rivalry can form with another P12 team.
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2023 Colorado Football Schedule & Future Schedules
- Thread starter Buffnik
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Why? It's rivalry weekend and CU has no rival to speak of anymore, other than CSU. It would have a better chance of being on network TV, in front a big audience than any game vs Utah does.
Rivalries in a new conference take time to develop, you can't just abandon it after four years to add a G5 team. CU vs. CSU will never be on network tv during that weekend with all of the big games that go on. Us moving a Pac-12 team, which is much better competitively and brings more eye balls which is really what matters, makes us look small time. Oh, look all these other teams are playing conference games and CU is playing CSU, that looks terrible.
Long term, you're right. I just miss having an emotional tie to the day after Thanksgiving game, and CSU is the only team on our schedule at the moment that comes with those emotions. Utah doesn't move the needle at all.
Do you think that puts too much emphasis on the game? Edit: you answered this replying to Scheckler.
On second thought, the game may be meaningless for us that late, so bad idea on that account.
Let's play them in game 2 or 3. Never ever in game 1. Never open against an in-state little brother!
Given that Mile High has some sort of contractual arrangement for its use I doubt they will just let us out of playing there without some sort of financial penalty. Playing NU there could be a fair trade given that there are so many NU alums in the Denver area and that they travel well from Lincoln and the money might work out better for Mile High. My guess would be that NU support that move since there will be more tickets available to their fans and they can avoid the toxicity of Boulder.
It looks like the west side stands has made significant progress. Pre fabricated concrete decking is already being installed and the steel skeleton of the press boxes and luxury level stuff is moving along. The other side doesn't have as much completed.
I'll spare you the youtube video this came from.
Pre fabrication makes it easier and faster as the pieces are made else where, trucked in, and then set in place as fast you can set them. The only parts done on site are the column forms and the foundational concrete below them. Even the concrete forms are prefabricated steel. In the old days some carpenter would have to cut them from plywood and 2x4s and nail them together. Now you set it, pour it, cure it, and then unclamp the mold and move it to the next pour. Seems like only the rebar is done on site anymore.
Finishes, on the other hand, are where things slow way down.
buffs04
Well-Known Member
Is this the right thread to bitch about our insane OOC scheduling for the next 6-8 years?
2016: (denver)CSU, Idaho State, @ Michigan
2017: (denver)CSU, Texas State, Northern Colorado
2018: (denver)CSU, @Nebraska, New Hampshire
2019: (denver)CSU, Nebraska, Fresno State
2020: @Csu (wtf?), @TA&M, Air Force
2021: Minnesota, UMass, TA&M
2022: @Minnesota, TCU, @ Air Force
2023: Nebraska, @TCU, ?
2024: @Nebraska, ?, ?
2023 looks like it could end up being overscheduled, especially if the Pac-12 schedule doesn't do us any favors with which programs are up that year.
Otherwise, it looks like a pretty standard P5 schedule to me. Some years actually look a little light to me.
When they started building out the distant schedule, it was obvious they were moving to 2 P5 teams each year.
You can look at post #2 for the full breakdown of the future schedules in terms of what has been released up to now.
buffs04
Well-Known Member
It looks tough to me. We'll be underdogs in 2 out of 3 games in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 potentially. For a program that has a hard time winning games, I don't see the point of that.
I understand that we need to put fans in the seats. That's a real concern. I just think we're going to regret some of these schedules with two tough OOC games unless the program improves dramatically, because we haven't exactly been lighting up the Pac 12.
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Yep. And I think we've learned that when CU schedules with the assumption that our team is going to suck that it ends up being a self fulfilling prophecy that also hurts both attendance & recruiting.
I am not sure how capable we'll be next year (lots of talent with the younger guys,) but next year's schedule is set up really nicely for a solid team to make a big run. If #theRise is real, there should be at least nine wins there.
2017 Schedule:
CSU (Neutral) - Sat, Sep 2
Texas State (Home) - Sat, Sep 9
Northern Colorado (Home) - Sat, Sep 16
Pac-12 - 4 Home (ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC-WASHINGTON), 5 Away (ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA-UTAH-WASHINGTON STATE)
2017 Schedule:
CSU (Neutral) - Sat, Sep 2
Texas State (Home) - Sat, Sep 9
Northern Colorado (Home) - Sat, Sep 16
Pac-12 - 4 Home (ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC-WASHINGTON), 5 Away (ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA-UTAH-WASHINGTON STATE)
Weird not seeing Oregon on the schedule. About ****ing time.
Furd too.
And no Stanford.
that's good too, obviously.
BuffNut99
Club Member
Imperfectly timed with their decline.
And we get UW and WSU, that may be the tops in the north instead.
Next year's offense is loaded if there's a QB to lead it. Next year's defense is going to need those 3 weeks to gel. It all gets helped a lot if one or both of Addison and Irwin return instead of graduating.
Too bad. We need as many easy wins as possible.
letsgoavs192
I support systemic racism
Of course this happens when they are going to not be very good
They are very young. They could about to be very good.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
That 3rd game will be a paycheck