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Colorado Daily – Utah
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November 20th
… CU in a few minutes ..
Colorado a ten-point favorite over Utah
From VegasInsider.com … Colorado opened as a 12-point favorite over Utah (Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Fox), but the line quickly moved down to ten points. There was movement in other games involving Pac-12 teams as well:
The rest of the Pac-12:
— Washington a 4.5-point favorite on the road against Washington State (Fri., 1:30 p.m., MT, Fox) (was 6.0)
— Arizona State a 3.0-point favorite on the road against Arizona (Fri., 7:30 p.m., ESPN) (was 6.0)
— USC a 17.0-point favorite at home against Notre Dame (Sat., 1:30 p.m., MT, ABC)
— Oregon a 3.0-point favorite on the road against Oregon State (Sat., 2:00 p.m., MT, Pac-12 Networks)
— UCLA a 4.0-point favorite on the road against Cal (Sat., 5:00 p.m., MT, ESPN2)
— Stanford a 33.0-point favorite at home against Rice (Sat., 6:00 p.m., MT, Pac-12 Networks)
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Buffs not interested in polls; focus on taking on Utah Utes
From CUBuffs.com … Colorado has lost four straight to Utah, with the last win coming in 2011. That year, a 17-14 CU victory in Salt Lake City prevented Utah from winning the Pac-12 South.
“The intensity has to go up a lot,” Buffs running back Phillip Lindsay said after Saturday’s win. “We have to stay focused and we’re going to have to compete. It’s an exciting feeling and we just don’t want that train to end. So we’re going to work hard and get ready for this game.”
Colorado’s rise in the national rankings has also spurred plenty of national attention. By late Saturday and early Sunday, national writers from almost every major sports news source were taking note of the Buffs’ ascension, from ESPN to Fox Sports to CBS Sports.
But this week, the Buffs’ approach will be what it has been all year. While the stakes have been raised each week, they’ve approached each game with a single-minded focus.
Saturday evening, after addressing his defense, Buffs defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt made it quite clear that rankings won’t be on the Buffs’ minds this week.
“Utah,” Leavitt said emphatically, pointing his finger for even more emphasis. “That’s all we’re worried about now. Utah. Good team. They’re going to come in here ready to play. We’d better be ready.”
… Continue reading story here …
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Salt Lake City Tribune: “Familiar problems plagued Utes in Oregon defeat”
From the Salt Lake City Tribune … Under Mark Helfrich, Oregon had never won a game it trailed after three quarters. Under Kyle Whittingham, Utah had gone 82-6 in games it led at halftime.
But on Saturday, historical precedent took a backseat, leading to an unpredictable upset for wholly predictable reasons.
Utah (8-3, 5-3), which dropped to 21 in Sunday’s AP poll after falling to Oregon 30-28 at home on Saturday, will have plenty of painful hours — or days, or weeks — to parse over what led the 14.5-point favorite to falter and miss one of their best windows to finally go to the Pac-12 Championship.
Certainly, there will be those who second-guess the last defensive call, a max blitz that UO signal-caller Justin Herbert beat with a 17-yard throw to Darren Carrington with not an inch to spare. There will be those who question why Utah went away from running back Joe Williams, who got only five carries in the final quarter despite averaging 6.5 yards per rush.
But two major factors that decided the game — Utah’s inability to limit big plays, and the inconsistency of the Utah’s offense particularly passing the ball — were ones that anyone could have seen coming.
Whittingham sounded weary after the loss that made Utah’s South Division hopes crash and burn.
“We knew what type of talent Oregon had,” he said. “I think our guys knew what they were up against.”
… Continue reading story here …
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Colorado Daily – Utah
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November 20th
… CU in a few minutes ..
Colorado a ten-point favorite over Utah
From VegasInsider.com … Colorado opened as a 12-point favorite over Utah (Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Fox), but the line quickly moved down to ten points. There was movement in other games involving Pac-12 teams as well:
The rest of the Pac-12:
— Washington a 4.5-point favorite on the road against Washington State (Fri., 1:30 p.m., MT, Fox) (was 6.0)
— Arizona State a 3.0-point favorite on the road against Arizona (Fri., 7:30 p.m., ESPN) (was 6.0)
— USC a 17.0-point favorite at home against Notre Dame (Sat., 1:30 p.m., MT, ABC)
— Oregon a 3.0-point favorite on the road against Oregon State (Sat., 2:00 p.m., MT, Pac-12 Networks)
— UCLA a 4.0-point favorite on the road against Cal (Sat., 5:00 p.m., MT, ESPN2)
— Stanford a 33.0-point favorite at home against Rice (Sat., 6:00 p.m., MT, Pac-12 Networks)
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Buffs not interested in polls; focus on taking on Utah Utes
From CUBuffs.com … Colorado has lost four straight to Utah, with the last win coming in 2011. That year, a 17-14 CU victory in Salt Lake City prevented Utah from winning the Pac-12 South.
“The intensity has to go up a lot,” Buffs running back Phillip Lindsay said after Saturday’s win. “We have to stay focused and we’re going to have to compete. It’s an exciting feeling and we just don’t want that train to end. So we’re going to work hard and get ready for this game.”
Colorado’s rise in the national rankings has also spurred plenty of national attention. By late Saturday and early Sunday, national writers from almost every major sports news source were taking note of the Buffs’ ascension, from ESPN to Fox Sports to CBS Sports.
But this week, the Buffs’ approach will be what it has been all year. While the stakes have been raised each week, they’ve approached each game with a single-minded focus.
Saturday evening, after addressing his defense, Buffs defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt made it quite clear that rankings won’t be on the Buffs’ minds this week.
“Utah,” Leavitt said emphatically, pointing his finger for even more emphasis. “That’s all we’re worried about now. Utah. Good team. They’re going to come in here ready to play. We’d better be ready.”
… Continue reading story here …
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Salt Lake City Tribune: “Familiar problems plagued Utes in Oregon defeat”
From the Salt Lake City Tribune … Under Mark Helfrich, Oregon had never won a game it trailed after three quarters. Under Kyle Whittingham, Utah had gone 82-6 in games it led at halftime.
But on Saturday, historical precedent took a backseat, leading to an unpredictable upset for wholly predictable reasons.
Utah (8-3, 5-3), which dropped to 21 in Sunday’s AP poll after falling to Oregon 30-28 at home on Saturday, will have plenty of painful hours — or days, or weeks — to parse over what led the 14.5-point favorite to falter and miss one of their best windows to finally go to the Pac-12 Championship.
Certainly, there will be those who second-guess the last defensive call, a max blitz that UO signal-caller Justin Herbert beat with a 17-yard throw to Darren Carrington with not an inch to spare. There will be those who question why Utah went away from running back Joe Williams, who got only five carries in the final quarter despite averaging 6.5 yards per rush.
But two major factors that decided the game — Utah’s inability to limit big plays, and the inconsistency of the Utah’s offense particularly passing the ball — were ones that anyone could have seen coming.
Whittingham sounded weary after the loss that made Utah’s South Division hopes crash and burn.
“We knew what type of talent Oregon had,” he said. “I think our guys knew what they were up against.”
… Continue reading story here …
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