Post week one outlook changes?

[skibum]

Because you saw something in the CSU game???

Reality check:
CSU is a middling Gx program
We have a new QB to break in
We have a new DC to break in
We can probably beat the next two teams with 10 men on the field. I.e., not much of a challenge to get us in season shape. After that we face the speed and agression of a top 10 team and a UCLA team that appears be rising by coming back and beating a P5 opponent.

Im not prepared to go there yet. Get back to me when were 5 games in on the conference slate.

No, the original post asked if your outlook changed after watching the entire conference play last weekend, not just CU.

And, after watching CU, and all the other south teams, I think we have a chance. Not a good chance. We're not the favorite, or even close to being the favorite.

But a week ago, I would have said "virtually no shot," vs now, when I'd say, "yeah, the odds are long, but it could happen."

 

[steph]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...moves-into-the-top-10-as-florida-state-falls/

CU into top 25 for week 2 poll?

 

[MtnBuff]

Never a good idea to overreact to first games. History has shown that they are often not an accurate reflection of the rest of the season.

Cal proved they have the talent to stand up to a good team. Big deal, Cal has had talent in plenty of years, their problem is consistently winning. If Cal performs well the next 3-4 weeks then it will be significant.

Wazzou is still coached by the Pirate. Yes they are better than they have been but he is also known for having his teams blow up and lose games they shouldn't. When he was in the B12 he managed to lose multiple games to Hawkins, nuff said.

UCLA benefited from an epic meltdown. As an indicator that game is meaningless.

USC was shaky but I expect they will get it together and finish strong, to much talent not to. Stanford proved that they are strong, no surprise but good confirmation.

UW has a load of talent but didn't come ready to play. They could have some rough weeks this year, talented enough to overcome it usually but I think they lose a couple surprises.

 

[Buffnik]

#25 in the ESPN Power Rankings
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...de-top-week-1-college-football-power-rankings

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

I wouldn't be surprised to see CU get close in the AP poll. The biggest question for the Buffs was the defense. They held a very good offense to three points. That likely caught the attention of come voters.

 

[onealcd]

I think I said 7-5 before the season.
Texas State-W
UNC-W
Washington-L
UCLA-L
Arizona-W
Oregon State-W
Washington State-L
Cal-W
Arizona State-W
USC-L
Utah-L

UCLA and Utah will be the keys to the season IMO. Washington State becomes a whole lot more interesting is Mac can develop some depth behind Oliver and Udoffia, Blackmon would be huge in that game.

 

[J.R. Ewing]

I think I said 7-5 before the season.
Texas State-W
UNC-W
Washington-L
UCLA-L
Arizona-W
Oregon State-W
Washington State-L
Cal-W
Arizona State-W
USC-L
Utah-L

UCLA and Utah will be the keys to the season IMO. Washington State becomes a whole lot more interesting is Mac can develop some depth behind Oliver and Udoffia, Blackmon would be huge in that game.

I'm still there too. Though I think we drop one and win one we shouldn't.

 

[BuffUp]

Our OL better flat out dominate Texas St.. I mean dominate, or they are overhyped a bit. 0 sacks, 0 tackles for loss.

 

[Buffnik]

Post week one bowl projections (ESPN):

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Dec. 28, 9 p.m. (FOX)
Bonagura: Colorado vs. Wisconsin

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Hale: Louisville vs. Colorado

 

[Liver]

we snuck into the espn power rankings at #25. uw is #10. assuming both teams do what they are supposed to do the next 2 weeks, i am even more stoked about the uw game than i was before the season. if you want to look for a "things have changed" moment, then take down a top 10 team with a really good head coach in september. it should be electric.

 

[onealcd]

I'm still there too. Though I think we drop one and win one we shouldn't.

Yup, I do see more upside than downside though, it would surprise me more if we lost one to Cal, Arizona, ASU, OSU than if we grabbed one from Utah, UCLA or Washington State. Sorry if that was worded weird, basically I think it is more likely to go 8-4 than it is to go 6-6.

 

[Darth Snow]

I thought Worthington looked real good, nice to see I wasn't crazy

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

I thought Worthington looked real good, nice to see I wasn't crazy

Was really impressed with Worthington and his closing speed all game. Udoffia really made a big jump between the first half and the second half. This secondary might be scary good again once they get all the pieces back.

 

[Jello Bear]

Apparently, Uncle Ken will do his part.

Reminds me of this:

 

[SerenityBuff]

Post week one bowl projections (ESPN):

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Dec. 28, 9 p.m. (FOX)
Bonagura: Colorado vs. Wisconsin

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Hale: Louisville vs. Colorado

I would love the Holiday Bowl. Especially against Wisconsin. That would be fun, to say the least. Also, Bonagura has CSU going back to the Potato Bowl. It really does suck to be a CSU Ram.

 

[J.R. Ewing]

I would love the Holiday Bowl. Especially against Wisconsin. That would be fun, to say the least. Also, Bonagura has CSU going back to the Potato Bowl. It really does suck to be a CSU Ram.

Who is this CSU you speak of? And why should they matter from here on out?

 

[SerenityBuff]

Who is this CSU you speak of? And why should they matter from here on out?

Those conspiracy theorists from up north. Here's a live shot of the executive offices in the new stadium as a reminder.

 

[Deleted member 807]

Top Tier
1 (3, 2) USC - No longer Under Stanford Control. Front runners
2 (2, 1) UDub - Browing, Special Teams explosive

Muddled Middle
3 (4, 4) Wazzou - Found a way to reverse Coug it w/o Falk & Leach's "reduculously constipated offense"
4 (5, 8) Oregon - Generous props for wrecking Nubs fans dreams.
5 (1, 3) Stanford - You lose, you drop. Probably better than Oregon & Wazzou, but F'em.
6 (8, 7) UCLA - Rosen proved A&M win was not a fluke.
7 (7, 6) Utah - Beat rival on road
8 (6, 5) Colorado - OLine & Montez a liability. Stingy D re-writing record book.
9 (9, 10) Cal - Undefeated thanks to 4Q rally

The Cellar
10 (11,12) UofA - Rise a notch for making Harvey victims smile
11 (10, 9) ASU - First ever loss to SDSU and at home, too
12, (12, 11) OSU - Blasted at home in the rain.

Key #week 3 (week 2, 1)

 

[leftybuff]

Post week one bowl projections (ESPN):

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Dec. 28, 9 p.m. (FOX)
Bonagura: Colorado vs. Wisconsin

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Hale: Louisville vs. Colorado

Pretty sweet CU gets two bowls, but playing back to back bowls on consecutive days will test CU's depth.

Joking aside, CU is not on the same level as USC and UW. I expect losses, and they may not even be close. OL play has, in a word, stunk.

I predicted 8-4
CSU-W
TXSt.-W
No.CO.-W
UW-L
UCLA-L
Zona-W
OSU-W
Wazzu-L
Cal-W
ASU-W
USC-L
Utah-W

Not much change other than I am a little less confident about Utah.

 

[dwyermj]

It all hinges on the O Line agreeing it together and in turn Montez. They need to come out and score on their first 4 or 5 drives this week and get back some confidence going into UW. This team could get steamrolled without some improvement and I'm not sure we have the leaders to get the confidence back to have a great year if we do.

I didn't buy in to all the USC hype but I was wrong there. OU, and USC in no particular order are my national championship favorites at this point.

Losses (UW, USC) Not feeling good about our upset chances

Toss ups (Wazzu, UCLA, Utah) I'm not a believer in UCLA yet. Think they go down this week at Memphis and Mora hops back on the hot seat.

Wins (Zona, ASU, OSU, Cal) Feel like there is potential with this team for a let down game in this bunch.

Absolute worst case 6-6, best case 10-2. My bet 8-3 heading into Utah.