after a bye week

[darth-horax]

It's been a few years since we've had a legitimate bye week that mattered.

I'm hoping during that time we got our special teams figured out and got some guys healthy (Sefo, for instance).

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow night and crushing the baby bears on National TV. However, I have to be a little nervous simply becuase of a few reasons:

1) UCLA has solid athletes
2) will we see a hangover after the bye week?
3) Is this OR next week a trap game?

I'm hoping we can remain focused and boatrace these mofo's, go into Arizona and destroy them in front of their girlfriends, and then come home and take care of business the rest of the season.

In my opinion, a loss in this or next week will kill a beautiful season thus far.

Am I alone in thinking like this?

DISCLAIMER: At the beginning of the season I would have taken a 6 win season gladly and been happy. Now I see how solid this team is, as well as how great they are playing, and anything less thatn the P-12 championship game will seem like a disappointment. Crazy how that happens.

 

[married2abuff]

Yes, they have athletes and teddy bears are quite capable. Let's not forget, however, that this is the first Gold game of the season. From day 1 HCMM and staff have set the bar starting now for the team to be peaking. That chart has been in front of them every day. The Buffs won't disappoint.

Yes, chalk this fear up to battered fan syndrome. It's real and we all have it. But this team is focused. I see a double digit victory.

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

Fucla has one scary attribute - they always seem to play up or down to their competition.

 

[Deleted member 807]

There isn't a lot of UCLA hate around here.
I struggle to make a case that CU hates UCLA.
There are many angles, but none cause my blood to boil.

Division rivals
Shared history with Rick Neuheisel
Those close games where they kept trying to give CU the victory, but CU kept shooting ourselves in the foot.
Powder blue

Someone with UCLA hatred please help me out.

 

[CUBUFF80]

There isn't a lot of UCLA hate around here.
I struggle to make a case that CU hates UCLA.
There are many angles, but none cause my blood to boil.

Division rivals
Shared history with Rick Neuheisel
Those close games where they kept trying to give CU the victory, but CU kept shooting ourselves in the foot.
Powder blue

Someone with UCLA hatred please help me out.

Hmmm, got nothing.

 

[Highlander]

There isn't a lot of UCLA hate around here.
I struggle to make a case that CU hates UCLA.
There are many angles, but none cause my blood to boil.

Division rivals
Shared history with Rick Neuheisel
Those close games where they kept trying to give CU the victory, but CU kept shooting ourselves in the foot.
Powder blue

Someone with UCLA hatred please help me out.

UCLA is soon to be our equivalent to Missouri during our glory years - a solid team that nobody really cares about unless they happen to be having an up year. As far as Skippy is concerned, I laughed at them when they hired him after he drove two programs in to the ground when his own talent took over. I still laugh at them today for it.

UCLA isn't to be hated. Just show up, play our game, and the Buffs win comfortably.

**** the Bruins - the don't deserve that much time and attention.

 

[sackman]

Where is the ****ty preview?

 

[Fight CU]

can't have threads referring to poop

 

[BuffNut]

The only hate I see is that the players should hate these guys for handing them a loss the last couple years when we coulda shoulda. Like any opponent in last decade it is not hard to find extra motivation, if needed, to take it to them.

 

[Buffskier]

The only hate I see is that the players should hate these guys for handing them a loss the last couple years when we coulda shoulda. Like any opponent in last decade it is not hard to find extra motivation, if needed, to take it to them.

We've been so damn close for the past 2 seasons against UCLA. Gotta punch through tomorrow.