Possible. Think we should be able to put up some points though.
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Colorado Buffaloes v Texas Longhorns - Alamo Bowl, 29 Dec, 7pm MT - GAME THREAD
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Possible. Think we should be able to put up some points though.
We just Chiv to keep it simple. He is terrible when he over coaches. Hopefully HCKD dials him in.
In all honesty, I'm currently leaning toward the Horns on this. They can put up points and our defense is without a soul with Landman out. My hearts says Buffs, but my head keeps seeing visions of UT putting up a 40 burger.
Unfortunately, this is where my head is at as well. Texas is pretty good. I worry they'll exploit our weaknesses on O (Noyer) and on D (LBs) pretty well given time to prepare.
The problem is Noyer hasn't come close to making throws in the last three games...
disagree with this. Noyer made some excellent throws last game in the 1st half. There were also a handful of drops.
Look at his last 3 games. Yes there were some drops, but not good at all as a whole.
The Texas longhorn appreciation thread is over there.
Except you said he hasn't "come close to making throws in the last three games." He made throws all throughout the first half of the Utah game. If you said he hadn't made the throws for an entire game then you would be correct.
Yep. The TD throw to Bell was a dime.
CULifer
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Really? Like the 21 we put on Utah?
Utah defense >>> Texas defense (especially with opt outs)
You're really going to compare a bad weather game against Utah to a dome game against Texas?
To say nothing of guys getting healthy from being dinged up.
Especially one that plays like Tebow in college which Ehlinger does?
The line seems pretty legit to me.
According to ESPN, the line is the same as it was for Stanford (-9.5)
, sooo...
, sooo...
Glad this game is being played indoors on turf with no wind, since we looked like crap against Utah on ice skates.
We need to do some righting of the ship against Texas. Before 2000, we had won 7 straight against Texas, and when they won in Boulder, it was the first time in 59 years.
Texas won once in 2000 and of course once in the 2001 regular season before we beat them in the Big XII CCG.
Since then? Losses of 24, 25, 67, 24, and 24.
A correction in the trajectory of the series history needs to occur.
Texas won once in 2000 and of course once in the 2001 regular season before we beat them in the Big XII CCG.
Since then? Losses of 24, 25, 67, 24, and 24.
A correction in the trajectory of the series history needs to occur.
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CULifer
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Sure. But the talent and speed filling in for those opt outs on the Texas D is going to make up for the difference between Texas D and Utah D, no? Texas D speed >>> Utah D speed, amiwrong?
If speed were all that matters, I guess?
I mean, we are talking about both starting safeties and their best pass rusher, on a middling defense to begin with.
Some interesting tidbits about the CU-Texas series. After the 1946 meeting, there has only been game between Colorado and Texas where neither team was ranked - a 47-30 CU victory in 1997. Since then, CU has come into the game ranked 9 times, Texas 11 times.
When both teams are ranked, the series is split 3-3.
When CU comes in ranked but Texas is not, CU is 3-0.
When Texas comes in ranked but CU is not, Texas is 5-0, with all 5 of those games coming since 2000. (Note: the lowest ranking Texas had coming into a CU game between 2001 and the most recent game in 2009 was #9.)
Texas's period of dominance in this series in the 2000s came as they were ascending into their most successful period in the past 50 years, whereas CU was declining into our least successful period in program history.
11 years later, as both teams renew the series, CU has a chance to return the series to a competitive one, perhaps back to one that the Buffs have the upper hand on.
When both teams are ranked, the series is split 3-3.
When CU comes in ranked but Texas is not, CU is 3-0.
When Texas comes in ranked but CU is not, Texas is 5-0, with all 5 of those games coming since 2000. (Note: the lowest ranking Texas had coming into a CU game between 2001 and the most recent game in 2009 was #9.)
Texas's period of dominance in this series in the 2000s came as they were ascending into their most successful period in the past 50 years, whereas CU was declining into our least successful period in program history.
11 years later, as both teams renew the series, CU has a chance to return the series to a competitive one, perhaps back to one that the Buffs have the upper hand on.
Down to -9.0 now.
Nothing would make me happier than demolishing texas with half their team out. Hearing the reasonable excuses from my t-shirt texas fan friend - while scoffing at them and ridiculing him mercilessly for trotting them out - would be Nirvana
BerkeleyBuff
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**** Texas