We need a few more home and homes with Texas teams starting in 2024. I believe part of our recruiting success down there is the recruits know they will be playing in their home state during their careers here.
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2023 Colorado Football Schedule & Future Schedules
- Thread starter Buffnik
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Monday.
Thanks.
Folks, I am a huge Buff Fan living in Lincoln, Nebraska and I have to listen everyday on the radio to the Huskers amazing optimism with Coach Riley at the helm! There is a faction that still wants Bo back, then there is a faction that is happy with Riley, and then there is a group that wishes that a real Big Time Coach will come there way someday. I do not want to dwell on the Huskers, but wanted to parallel the re-development of the Big Red with the Rise of the Buffs. Schedules mean a lot to the quality of the programs, and if we all look at 2018, you will see a dramatic situation developing in that year. The reason I say that is that we will have a mature Montez or Noyer, and I feel that the talent level will be Top 20. When you look at the schedules you find a really tough road for Riley in his potential 4th season:
Win AKRON
Loss COLORADO
Win TROY
Loss at Michigan
Win PURDUE
Loss at Wisconsin
Loss at Northwestern
??? MINNESOTA
BYE
Loss at Ohio State
??? ILLINOIS
??? MICHIGAN STATE
Loss at Iowa
I can see 5-6 for sure likely losses, and as many as 2-3 more losses. This type of schedule is a coach killer, and by then he will have likely lost the energy to lead the program.
On the other hand, Colorado has a nice schedule capable of at least an 8+ win season, which must be established as the minimum.
Colorado State at Denver
at Nebraska
NEW HAMPSHIRE
HOME PAC 12 = ARIZONA STATE, OREGON STATE, UCLA, UTAH, WASHINGTON STATE
Away Pac 12 = Arizona, California, USC, Washington
Nebraska is and has been stuck in its own depression for as long as Colorado has relative to the levels of success previously had. I do not believe that they can ever come back to a level they once had!
The rise has been the greatest thing for me personally and we must keep it going... See you all here in Lincoln in 2018!!!!
Win AKRON
Loss COLORADO
Win TROY
Loss at Michigan
Win PURDUE
Loss at Wisconsin
Loss at Northwestern
??? MINNESOTA
BYE
Loss at Ohio State
??? ILLINOIS
??? MICHIGAN STATE
Loss at Iowa
I can see 5-6 for sure likely losses, and as many as 2-3 more losses. This type of schedule is a coach killer, and by then he will have likely lost the energy to lead the program.
On the other hand, Colorado has a nice schedule capable of at least an 8+ win season, which must be established as the minimum.
Colorado State at Denver
at Nebraska
NEW HAMPSHIRE
HOME PAC 12 = ARIZONA STATE, OREGON STATE, UCLA, UTAH, WASHINGTON STATE
Away Pac 12 = Arizona, California, USC, Washington
Nebraska is and has been stuck in its own depression for as long as Colorado has relative to the levels of success previously had. I do not believe that they can ever come back to a level they once had!
The rise has been the greatest thing for me personally and we must keep it going... See you all here in Lincoln in 2018!!!!
Interesting thought about the Athletic Departments expenses related to travel for the football team the next 3 years. There are no Non-Conference games that are over 500 miles away from home (short flight to Lincoln). Should be able to get the department in good financial shape. Only thing to consider is to pull a Michigan and consider a trip to Europe?
OkieBuffster
Well-Known Member
I can see CU going anywhere from 6-6 to 10-2 next year. I think offense is going to be fine and could carry them like the defense did last year. If the defensive holes can be plugged this is a very favorable schedule. Even Washington early at home they have a good shot at. Washington lost a lot too and you never know how much the home field can make in the overall game. Road games are all winnable and USC late is going to be tough. If CU is able to match a 10-2 record again I would have to think that 1) recruiting could boom and 2) the program could maintain upper echelon PAC-12 status. Key year indeed!
I'm thinking it's a very good thing that we miss Stanford on this year's schedule. I also think Oregon's going to bounce back, so missing them is also a very good thing for this year's schedule.
Got to get out of the non-conference at 3-0. That actually puts us a game up on 2016 heading into conference play. Then, 4 home Pac games this year vs 5 last year, which is a challenge... especially with 2 of them being against the preseason conference favorites (Washington & USC). But there's an obvious opportunity there, too.
Got to get out of the non-conference at 3-0. That actually puts us a game up on 2016 heading into conference play. Then, 4 home Pac games this year vs 5 last year, which is a challenge... especially with 2 of them being against the preseason conference favorites (Washington & USC). But there's an obvious opportunity there, too.
Tanner Lee (Tulane transfer who had to sit last year) has won the starting QB job at Nebraska. He's a junior this year, so that means the Nubs will likely have a 5th year senior QB with a ton of starting experience when we visit them in 2018.
Word is he has an amazing arm. Luckily we will have a 4th year QB of our own!
Really hope Gameday. The other games I could see them going to that week are: ND v Michigan State, UCLA v Stanford, OU v Baylor, A&M v Arkansas. Still think 3-0 UW v 3-0 CU in Boulder would be best, but I guess I'm biased.
They have been trying to come here for the past 2 years. Last year got snubbed though. They owe Fowler a trip home.
Part of me can understand doing so at the time, but absolutely not, going forward with Nebraska, A&M and TCU on the schedule for the next 6 years.
Seems like we got pretty lucky with the timing of the soft OOC schedule.
Yeah, I'm not upset. I think it's going to prove to be invaluable to 2017 success to get some true "tune up" games.
I will take 12pm MT over a 7 or 8 pm MT kick off every day of the week and twice on Saturday.
So, we'd have the JV play some team on the practice fields while the real game was going on?
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
They're probably trying to do it for a game that they will have TV for so he can call a game here. They'll be here for UW unless we lose to CSU.....nothing else other than maybe UCLA-Stanford would make sense.
No problems here. Those of us with young kids can actually go to those two games at Folsom.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
A couple early 2018 observations-fbschedules.com has Utah ending the 2018 season with BYU at home. I thought conference rules said we weren't allowed to play out of conference games after the end of September-with the only exceptions being connected to Stanford and USC's games with Notre Dame. Am I wrong there?
Also, if that game doesn't get moved......I would think next year would end with back to back home games with the Utes and UCLA. Might make for a fairly favorable November next season.
Also, if that game doesn't get moved......I would think next year would end with back to back home games with the Utes and UCLA. Might make for a fairly favorable November next season.
I thought the same with the late games and Notre Dame vs USC/Furd being the only exception.
Deleted member 807
Guest
I hope the Utah series gets moved off of Thanksgiving rivalry weekend. It's hard to justify a trip to SLC on top of or instead of traveling to spend time with family in Colorado.
As the schedule stands now, Rice-Eccles is the hardest road trip to justify.
As the schedule stands now, Rice-Eccles is the hardest road trip to justify.