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Colorado Daily – Arizona State Week
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September 29th
… CU in a few minutes …
Buffs happy with win, but not satisfied
From the Daily Camera … In the Colorado locker room on Friday night, the music was cranked up as players danced and hopped around, celebrating their 38-16 win against UCLA.
Even head coach Mike MacIntyre joined in, showing off his dance moves, to the delight of his players.
At 4-0 for the first time in 20 years, the Buffaloes (1-0 in Pac-12 play) are having a lot of fun, but what seems to be making this team different from a year ago is that they know the secret to enjoying those locker room celebrations.
“Just continue to work hard every single day,” senior receiver Jay MacIntyre said. “Celebrate this one tonight and then put it behind us tomorrow. Continue to strive to be better and better each day, because we can’t get satisfied and we’re not going to.”
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Neill Woelk: Ten Takeaways from 38-16 win over UCLA
From CUBuffs.com … For the fourth time in as many games, Mike MacIntyre‘s Colorado Buffaloes did what was necessary to produce a win Friday night at Folsom Field.
For a half, they sparred with visiting UCLA, then delivered the knockout punch in the third quarter. In a matter of roughly 10 minutes, they turned a close game into a dominant performance by the home team, ultimately scoring 24 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to produce a 38-16 victory.
Now, the 4-0 Buffs will spend the week preparing for their second Pac-12 game, next Saturday’s 2 p.m. visit from Arizona State (Pac-12 Networks). They will continue to work on the areas that need improvement, fine-tune the things they have been doing well, and no doubt add a few new wrinkles to show the Sun Devils.
So what did we learn from the Buffs’ latest effort — and what does it mean for the future?
Our weekly 10 Takeaways:
1. Defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot is making the right calls. Twice this year, the Buffs have had to make some big halftime adjustments, and twice those adjustments have paid off. At Nebraska, Colorado gave up 21 points in the first half and just 7 in the second. Friday, Colorado yielded 13 points in the first half and just three in the second.
Eliot continues to put his playmakers in position to impact the game. Early Friday night, he brought pressure off the edge in the form of outside linebacker Drew Lewis, who notched his first two sacks of the season (and just missed his third). Eliot also continues to get Buff back Davion Taylor into the mix, with Taylor also recording his first sack of the season. That’s something we will likely see more of in the future, as Lewis and Taylor give Colorado a terrific one-two speed rush from the outside.
Meanwhile, Eliot is also doing a nice job of mixing and disguising CU’s secondary coverages while getting a good push up the middle from the defensive line rotation. UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was just 17-for-35 for 138 yards and a score, and his longest completion of the night was just 23 yards. Even when Thompson-Robinson had time to throw, he didn’t often have open receivers downfield.
And, the defense also did a nice job of limiting explosion moments. The Bruins had just two plays of 20 yards or more, a 23-yard completion and a 44-yard run.
Yes, the road will get tougher for the defense — but so far, Eliot has done a nice job of using his best players to limit those on the offensive side.
… Continue reading story here …
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Colorado Daily – Arizona State Week
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September 29th
… CU in a few minutes …
Buffs happy with win, but not satisfied
From the Daily Camera … In the Colorado locker room on Friday night, the music was cranked up as players danced and hopped around, celebrating their 38-16 win against UCLA.
Even head coach Mike MacIntyre joined in, showing off his dance moves, to the delight of his players.
At 4-0 for the first time in 20 years, the Buffaloes (1-0 in Pac-12 play) are having a lot of fun, but what seems to be making this team different from a year ago is that they know the secret to enjoying those locker room celebrations.
“Just continue to work hard every single day,” senior receiver Jay MacIntyre said. “Celebrate this one tonight and then put it behind us tomorrow. Continue to strive to be better and better each day, because we can’t get satisfied and we’re not going to.”
… Continue reading story here …
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Neill Woelk: Ten Takeaways from 38-16 win over UCLA
From CUBuffs.com … For the fourth time in as many games, Mike MacIntyre‘s Colorado Buffaloes did what was necessary to produce a win Friday night at Folsom Field.
For a half, they sparred with visiting UCLA, then delivered the knockout punch in the third quarter. In a matter of roughly 10 minutes, they turned a close game into a dominant performance by the home team, ultimately scoring 24 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to produce a 38-16 victory.
Now, the 4-0 Buffs will spend the week preparing for their second Pac-12 game, next Saturday’s 2 p.m. visit from Arizona State (Pac-12 Networks). They will continue to work on the areas that need improvement, fine-tune the things they have been doing well, and no doubt add a few new wrinkles to show the Sun Devils.
So what did we learn from the Buffs’ latest effort — and what does it mean for the future?
Our weekly 10 Takeaways:
1. Defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot is making the right calls. Twice this year, the Buffs have had to make some big halftime adjustments, and twice those adjustments have paid off. At Nebraska, Colorado gave up 21 points in the first half and just 7 in the second. Friday, Colorado yielded 13 points in the first half and just three in the second.
Eliot continues to put his playmakers in position to impact the game. Early Friday night, he brought pressure off the edge in the form of outside linebacker Drew Lewis, who notched his first two sacks of the season (and just missed his third). Eliot also continues to get Buff back Davion Taylor into the mix, with Taylor also recording his first sack of the season. That’s something we will likely see more of in the future, as Lewis and Taylor give Colorado a terrific one-two speed rush from the outside.
Meanwhile, Eliot is also doing a nice job of mixing and disguising CU’s secondary coverages while getting a good push up the middle from the defensive line rotation. UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was just 17-for-35 for 138 yards and a score, and his longest completion of the night was just 23 yards. Even when Thompson-Robinson had time to throw, he didn’t often have open receivers downfield.
And, the defense also did a nice job of limiting explosion moments. The Bruins had just two plays of 20 yards or more, a 23-yard completion and a 44-yard run.
Yes, the road will get tougher for the defense — but so far, Eliot has done a nice job of using his best players to limit those on the offensive side.
… Continue reading story here …
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Stuart
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