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Buffs vs TCU - Sept 2

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Big Jim said:
WTF?

Hankerson with 300 career yards? over Smoke with 1,500 career yards? Dude.
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I looked it up (again). Actually his 1580+ yds were over 5 years not 3 or 4. What's eye-popping and a cause for optimism are his yards-per-carry numbers. Kentucky must have been deep at RB for KS not to have had more playing time. Or injuries? I don't know. Good to have the depth anyway, and I hope he crushes it here. Yet still, a career backup.

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DBT said:
Even last years craptastic team was about even with TCU at halftime. Can’t remember the exact score.
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I think TCU was up by 1 - 7-6 - going into HT. Plus, I think that score came relatively late in the second quarter.
 
SeanMSan said:
I think TCU was up by 1 - 7-6 - going into HT. Plus, I think that score came relatively late in the second quarter.
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CU was up 3-0 and TCU scored early in the second quarter on special teams. CU made it a 1 point game and then in the second half, then wheels fell off... only never to return the entire season.
 
SeanMSan said:
I think TCU was up by 1 - 7-6 - going into HT. Plus, I think that score came relatively late in the second quarter.
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And that TCU first half was orchestrated by Chandler Morris. Tell me again how he's better that Duggan. GTFOH.
 
I still think the key to an upset over TCU is Chandler Morris. He was a highly recruited player out of high school, but he has only started two games, played half a game in two more contests, and he was a late sub in a couple more. He is also unproven.

In one of the starts, he completely lit up Baylor for over 400+yards, but was just ok in the other games. I’d call him very unproven.

Morris seems to be accurate and, in a small sample size, he hasn’t been interception-prone (unlike Sims for Ga Tech/Nebraska). However, he is also small at 5’11” and isn’t a dual threat. TCU also has to rebuild the interior line and replace a very good running back.

I think CU has much more physical edge players compared to last year that can force the running backs inside, which hopefully will shore up the pitiful rush defense. CU had no outside contain at all. Hopefully, you let the secondary do its thing. If you keep the running backs bottled inside and eliminate explosive plays downfield, it’s very hard for college QBs to march down the field methodically.
 
goalline said:
I think the line is about right, but I lean toward CU covering. It would be a shock if this team comes out and wins against TCU in their first game. There will be missed assignments and things the coaches overlooked or haven’t installed yet. Communication will be rough. Too many things have to come together on too little practice time. If the game were later in the season, I’d give CU a better chance and I expect significant improvement game to game.

I don’t think adversity is a problem any more than usual, the players are bought in and a loss in week one will probably motivate them better for week two.
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I’m not a gambler and I hate the idea of “covering”. To me it =s moral victory.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
A 3 TD+ loss in week one would validate the conventional wisdom from most media outlets right now that this program still has a long way to go before being competitive. It would also call into question why the self-driven hype was so strong this Summer and Fall if they are truly that far behind TCU, IMO.

However, Prime has backed up his talk in everything he’s ever done and I simply don’t believe he’d be hyping this team like this if he didn’t *know* exactly what he had.
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Conventional wisdom says that last year's national championship runner-up should be 3 TDs better at home than a team that it blew out last year, went 1-11, and has replaced its staff, roster, culture and systems over the 10 months leading into the game.

But what I've seen happen at CU is not conventional, it's extraordinary. So throw that sh!t out. We coming to dominate. CU is going to crush TCU.
 
Buffnik said:
Conventional wisdom says that last year's national championship runner-up should be 3 TDs better at home than a team that it blew out last year, went 1-11, and has replaced its staff, roster, culture and systems over the 10 months leading into the game.

But what I've seen happen at CU is not conventional, it's extraordinary. So throw that sh!t out. We coming to dominate. CU is going to crush TCU.
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oh yeah snl GIF by Saturday Night Live
 
Buffnik said:
Conventional wisdom says that last year's national championship runner-up should be 3 TDs better at home than a team that it blew out last year, went 1-11, and has replaced its staff, roster, culture and systems over the 10 months leading into the game.

But what I've seen happen at CU is not conventional, it's extraordinary. So throw that sh!t out. We coming to dominate. CU is going to crush TCU.
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You see ESPN article?. They got some players, if you believe in transfers.
 
PAHIBuff said:
IMO RB is pretty overhyped on AB. Smoke was largely a career backup and the guy from UH is coming off an injury. I’d put more trust in Edwards and Hankerson right now until proven otherwise. I agree about OL and DL.

It would be great if we were starting with CSU and had TCU and Nubs as the 2nd and 3rd games. The Buffs could play pretty well at TCU as the opener and lose just because of working thru some first game kinks.
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When was the last time CU had 3 RBs on the preseason Doak Walker Award watch list?
 
Creebuzz said:
I still think the key to an upset over TCU is Chandler Morris. He was a highly recruited player out of high school, but he has only started two games, played half a game in two more contests, and he was a late sub in a couple more. He is also unproven.

In one of the starts, he completely lit up Baylor for over 400+yards, but was just ok in the other games. I’d call him very unproven.

Morris seems to be accurate and, in a small sample size, he hasn’t been interception-prone (unlike Sims for Ga Tech/Nebraska). However, he is also small at 5’11” and isn’t a dual threat. TCU also has to rebuild the interior line and replace a very good running back.

I think CU has much more physical edge players compared to last year that can force the running backs inside, which hopefully will shore up the pitiful rush defense. CU had no outside contain at all. Hopefully, you let the secondary do its thing. If you keep the running backs bottled inside and eliminate explosive plays downfield, it’s very hard for college QBs to march down the field methodically.
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bart simpson GIF
 
Buffnik said:
Conventional wisdom says that last year's national championship runner-up should be 3 TDs better at home than a team that it blew out last year, went 1-11, and has replaced its staff, roster, culture and systems over the 10 months leading into the game.

But what I've seen happen at CU is not conventional, it's extraordinary. So throw that sh!t out. We coming to dominate. CU is going to crush TCU.
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I worry about our ****ty Preview skill set.
 
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