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Pat Forde gives the Buffs some love

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Although the header kinda sucks.

Even the losers get lucky sometimes


Take a look at the current conference standings in Hoopsworld and you see some normally downtrodden programs in unfamiliar territory. Namely, near the top of their leagues. A quick rundown of five early surprises:

Colorado (11). Last NCAA tournament appearance: 2003. Last victory in a tourney game: 1997. Last victory before that: 1963.
The Buffaloes are 3-0 in the Big 12 for the first time since Chauncey Billups was in uniform (1996-97). What makes it more impressive is the fact that two of those victories came over ranked opponents (Missouri and Kansas State). Next up: at Nebraska on Tuesday night.

[+] Enlarge Ron Chenoy/US PresswireIn a matter of weeks, first-year coach Tad Boyle has seen his Buffs turn into a contenders.



New coach Tad Boyle (12), a former star high school player in the state who built a program at Northern Colorado, is off to a blazing start. He has made the most of some talented offensive players recruited by Jeff Bzdelik, but he also has sharpened the team's defense.
While Bzdelik is drowning at Wake Forest, Boyle has injected new enthusiasm into a dead program. The Buffaloes actually sold out their weekend victory over Oklahoma State, something that doesn't happen every day in Boulder.

"They're starting to buy in," Boyle said of the fans. "People want to see, 'OK, are these guys for real or not?' Hopefully they'll come back now."

They'll come back to see leading scorers Alec Burks and Cory Higgins, but also to see senior shooter Levi Knutson. A guy who never averaged more than 4.6 points per game under Bzdelik, Knutson is producing 11.6 points for Boyle, including 20 at Kansas State.
"Confidence is key with him, and right now he's playing with a lot of confidence," Boyle said. "The coaching change has been better for him than anyone else."
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In his Forde minute dash he also crapped on Boulder as a Basketball town calling it the worst BBall town in the B12(-2). On the flip side he did rank it as honorable mention best town overall in the Big12 to visit. I hope that the recent success jump startspeople to come to games and get loud. It is so much more fun that way.
 
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