Official Colorado State Game Thread

[DBT]

Lewis has to get this offense going before the second half...starting now.

He stuck with the screens and wide runs for 3 1/2 quarters despite their ineffectiveness.

We haven't had a single great first half on offense yet.

He’d probably do better IF WE HAD AN EFFING RUNNING GAME!!

 

[SanDiegoBuff]

Total lack of communication this week.

Guys just passing off defenders to no one. Have to think Zalinskas isn't ready to be calling out assignments.

This. Losing Wells absolutely devastated an already shaky line. Need him back next week. Zalinskas is not him yet. Made too many individual mistakes and the C is generally responsible for setting protections. Whoever was doing that tonight was not on top of it. I thought BeBee played some C at Kent. Move him over and out Wilty back in at G who wasn’t awesome against TCU but at least passable.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

 

[LaserDeathHawk]

We are 3-0.Let that sink in.

No

 

[NW Buff]

I’ve been through enough ugly losses to CSU, starting with my freshman year. I’ll take an ugly win anytime.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

This. Losing Wells absolutely devastated an already shaky line. Need him back next week. Zalinskas is not him yet. Made too many individual mistakes and the C is generally responsible for setting protections. Whoever was doing that tonight was not on top of it. I thought BeBee played some C at Kent. Move him over and out Wilty back in at G who wasn’t awesome against TCU but at least passable.

I wonder if some of these players could've played but the coaching staff decided to rest them for Oregon. We overlooked CSU so this wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Flat_Iron_Rising]

We are 3-0.Let that sink in.

Yeah and 3 times as many wins as last year.

 

[Da Lama]

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[H.E. Pennypacker]

One of the players my son and I know. He’s a POS.

Dm les Grossman his address

 

[Hallett Hell]

Prime says Travis is out 2 weeks

 

[Tatanka™]

Prime says Travis is out 2 weeks

No, he said probably four weeks.

Edit: I listened again. We both got it slightly wrong. CP said a few weeks.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

No, he said probably four weeks.

Ugh

 

[SotaBuff]

Prime says Travis is out 2 weeks

 

[rynobuff]

One of the players my son and I know. He’s a POS.

Clearly. His reaction after the cheap shot is the worst part. What a POS

 

[Hallett Hell]

Probably means rib fracture(s)

 

[Alfred91]

Okay guys.

Right after #5 for CSU caught that lucky ass ball when we were getting held on the all out blitz we sent and ran in for the score to put CSU up 28-17, a very irate and upset student ran up the steps, burst out of the student section in front of us, chucked his hat, and stormed out. Two things struck me at that point. First, buck up, whippersnapper, there's plenty of football to be played, second, that dude chucked his hat one way and went out of the stadium another way. Apparently he was done with that hat.

The reason I bring this up is because up until that moment, CSU had outscored the Buffs 28-17. From that moment on, CU would score 26 to CSU's 7. I believe that this kid, unknowingly at the time, put the demons of CU trailing by 10+ in the 4th quarter and losing into that hat, and exorcised them via angrily chucking the hat and storming off. We had lost the past 64 times we trailed by 10+ in the 4th quarter. SIXTY FOUR! Kid chucks the hat, #2 puts on his Superman cape, and the streak ends.

I didn't realize at the time the significance of the hat chucking at the time. I wish I had, because I would now own the exorcised hat, the hat that was chucked for all of us.

But alas.

 

[SanDiegoBuff]

I wonder if some of these players could've played but the coaching staff decided to rest them for Oregon. We overlooked CSU so this wouldn't surprise me.

I too have been wondering if we tried to get through this one like an NFL preseason game and keep it vanilla and get some guys one more week of healing/learning. CSU is always dangerous though. Their merry little band of “overlooked” regional players look at this as their Super Bowl. Actual P5 players with no direct ties to the region can have a hard time matching that intensity. To take a quote from Prime, for CSU, it’s personal… because they ARE little brother. I’ve seen it too many times over the last 30 years. If we don’t show up ready to play and put them in their place, they’ll make it a game and even steal one occasionally. It’s part of what makes college football great. It’s also why playing CSU is just ****ing retarded.

The crossing routes are an obvious scheme issue that need to be addressed too. Seems like Kelly is scheming to let them catch it and then tackle at, or near, the LOS. If your tackling isn’t consistent. And ours ain’t. That scheme ain’t gonna fly.

 

[DBT]

Mark Johnson said we are 1-56 when trailing by 10 or more in the 4th (but I may have missed some facts like did he say with under 10 minutes left or something?) quarter. Tonight was No. 1.

Edit: Didn’t see @Alfred91 ’s post above. 1-64 when trailing by 10 or more in the 4th. Tonight being the first.

 

[rynobuff]

He’d probably do better IF WE HAD AN EFFING RUNNING GAME!!

There is flashes of life there. I still have faith.

 

[dio]

Man, I really liked Norvell prior to this game. He's a good coach.

But team was dirty and now on the radio bitching about the refs

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Class by CP. Clearly these players were told to be goons. I have no doubt.

 

[Hunchback Quaker]

Man, I really liked Norvell prior to this game. He's a good coach.

But team was dirty and now on the radio bitching about the refs

There is no ****ing way he's complaining about the refs. Those were some obvious ass calls

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

There is no ****ing way he's complaining about the refs. Those were some obvious ass calls

There were no questionable calls against them. They earned every penalty.

 

[rynobuff]

There were no questionable calls against them. They earned every penalty.

Travis flopped all the way to the hospital apparently

 

[DisraeliEars]

This game started auspiciously* for us when we were trying to get to our seats (in 218) from the opposite side of the stadium and through the students trying to fill up the student section. We realized we should have gone out and around, but then tried to exit one of the tunnels (maybe tunnel 5) and we got literally caught in a crush of students. It was actually quite scary when you had people pushing up against each other in both directions and there was some girl who needed to get out because I think she was a: drunk, and b: about to pass out.

Glad we ended up winning, but - boy - next week looks tough. And I hope Travis is going to be ok soon.

Also MW refs suck.

*Not the word I would use if it hadn't have been 2 a.m. or so. I don't know what word I was looking for.

 

[Liver]

this is what we have to worry about with depth and playmakers. when Coach says we need 6-8 more dawgs, this is why. travis is a guy along with shadeur of course we just really couldn't afford to lose headed into the conference slate.

norvell coached dirty and Coach Prime was far more gracious about it than most coaches would have been. i thought for a minute after the game shadeur was gonna punch norvell--- it is good everyone held it together.

watching some scrub cheap shot a first round pick reinforces how little i want to see any future games with a **** team like the sheep, especially when they are going to play dirty.

 

[Alfred91]

There is no ****ing way he's complaining about the refs. Those were some obvious ass calls

The only thing he should be talking about is how he's gonna suspend #11 for at least a game for being a dirty bitch.

 

[SerenityBuff]

The only thing he should be talking about is how he's gonna suspend #11 for at least a game for being a dirty bitch.

Norvell ordered the Code Red.

 

[Buffnik]

Another boring win.

 

[Alfred91]

Another boring win.

Maybe I'll get a sammich before bed.