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#9 CU vs #22 Utah - 11/26 @ 5:30 PM on FOX - Pregame thread

TSchekler said:
I don't really believe in "hangovers" from a win a week prior. To me, that would mean the players don't play as hard or the coaches don't prep as well, and there's no evidence that's an issue with this team. We saw them take it to Oregon State after an emotional win at Oregon. We saw them go into Stanford and win after a huge win against ASU the week prior and then again, at home, the next week against UCLA. I think "hangover" or "trap game", etc are terms used by media and fans to explain why a game didn't go the way that was expected.
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I actually believe somewhat in "trap game". Sometimes, a game is on the schedule where the team is good but public perception is that they're not anything to worry about. (Either a good program with a bad record that is showing signs of pulling it together or a no-name program that is having a very good year.) Catching a team like that the week before a game the team has circled can be tough. Coaches, no matter how much they try to fire the team up, might not break through. Other team comes out more intense, has the talent to capitalize early, and all of a sudden your team is trying to flip that switch and escape what has turned into a dogfight. These "trap games" happen.
 
Buffnik said:
I actually believe somewhat in "trap game". Sometimes, a game is on the schedule where the team is good but public perception is that they're not anything to worry about. (Either a good program with a bad record that is showing signs of pulling it together or a no-name program that is having a very good year.) Catching a team like that the week before a game the team has circled can be tough. Coaches, no matter how much they try to fire the team up, might not break through. Other team comes out more intense, has the talent to capitalize early, and all of a sudden your team is trying to flip that switch and escape what has turned into a dogfight. These "trap games" happen.
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Yeah. Hopefully, as they have all year, the staff will figure out how to motivate the guys. If nothing else, it's payback time. I think "pay back" works better than "for a chance to play for the championship" for some reason. Revenge is a great motivator. I'm sure Utah will play the "underdog" card.
 
DBT said:
Yeah. Hopefully, as they have all year, the staff will figure out how to motivate the guys. If nothing else, it's payback time. I think "pay back" works better than "for a chance to play for the championship" for some reason. Revenge is a great motivator. I'm sure Utah will play the "underdog" card.
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To clarify: Utah is not in any way a "trap game" for CU. This is Senior Day, final game at Folsom, South Division on the line, gold game & brick game.

The potential of a "trap game" was when the Buffs went to Arizona and the team took care of business.
 
Buffnik said:
I actually believe somewhat in "trap game". Sometimes, a game is on the schedule where the team is good but public perception is that they're not anything to worry about. (Either a good program with a bad record that is showing signs of pulling it together or a no-name program that is having a very good year.) Catching a team like that the week before a game the team has circled can be tough. Coaches, no matter how much they try to fire the team up, might not break through. Other team comes out more intense, has the talent to capitalize early, and all of a sudden your team is trying to flip that switch and escape what has turned into a dogfight. These "trap games" happen.
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I get your point, I just don't believe in some intangible emotion causing a team to lose to an inferior opponent. Upsets happen because teams execute extremely well and take advantage of almost every opportunity in front of them, while the favored team has a couple drops, missed throws, missed tackles, missed blocks, etc. It's a game of inches and sometimes a lesser team capitalizes more than the favorites. Emotion can only carry a team for so long during a game.
 
DBT said:
Yeah. Hopefully, as they have all year, the staff will figure out how to motivate the guys. If nothing else, it's payback time. I think "pay back" works better than "for a chance to play for the championship" for some reason. Revenge is a great motivator. I'm sure Utah will play the "underdog" card.
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If the coaches have to "figure out how to motivate the guys" for this game, they've already lost.
 
i think the guys on this team have been through enough they aren't going to lose on Senior day at Folsom. that said, i would have liked Utah to have won last week. maximum glory.
 
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TSchekler said:
If the coaches have to "figure out how to motivate the guys" for this game, they've already lost.
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Haha. Yeah, probably not much to figure out. Maybe the opposite of motivation. Keep them from getting over hyped.
 
Buffnik said:
To clarify: Utah is not in any way a "trap game" for CU. This is Senior Day, final game at Folsom, South Division on the line, gold game & brick game.

The potential of a "trap game" was when the Buffs went to Arizona and the team took care of business.
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Yep. That was the one that worried me. And we did play like ****.
 
DBT said:
Yeah. I thought so. But we were just way better. Our defense played one of their worst games of the year. You disagree?
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I think UA, like OU, simply runs a system that exposes some of the issues on the edge and the lack of raw speed up and down the roster for CU. It's a bad matchup that forced a bend but don't break game plan on D which relied on red zone stops once we could get them in the tighter windows. Game went about as I expected it to go. Buffs D held and Buffs O exploited.
 
Wonder if Wittingham got any tips from Helton on how to play the Buffs? It's in both their interests for CU to lose this game. Does that sort of thing happen? I assume it does.
 
Jeric said:
People worry about this team's mindset every week and it never seems to matter.
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it mattered when Sefo was out against USC. Team admitted afterwards they let the hype get to them. Hope they learned that lesson... I know Sefo will not allow it to happen again if he can help it.
 
Utah sucks...they just don't have enough wives interested in Ute football and that is why Ute gear ain't flying off the shelves at truck stops in that forsaken state. At least they make decent corn dogs.

GO BUFFS!
BEAT ****!
 
I'm thinking CU has an easy win against Utah because when your hot your hot...and I can't see Utah stopping the momentum the buffs have right now
 
Uncle Ken said:
The suspense is killing me!
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I have to wait ALL DAY Saturday...go to sleep (missing a ton of games), wake up at 0330 Sunday morning...MAYBE AFN will have it, if not, MAYBE the internet will work. Then try to go back to sleep to wake up at 0845 for 12 hours of "working". VOMIT!!!
 
Suck it up and pay for sling - it's cheaper than a game ticket. (US VPN will get you through the door in the app - you can even turn off the VPN once Sling app is working)
 
CUAviator said:
I'm on a boat. Doesn't work like that.
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Try one of these.

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CUAviator said:
I have to wait ALL DAY Saturday...go to sleep (missing a ton of games), wake up at 0330 Sunday morning...MAYBE AFN will have it, if not, MAYBE the internet will work. Then try to go back to sleep to wake up at 0845 for 12 hours of "working". VOMIT!!!
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It's on AFN Prime (Atlantic). We can sleep when we're dead.
 
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