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The Buffs have a chance to win their first Big 12 game.
The Colorado Buffaloes haven’t won a Big 12 game in more than fourteen years. Sure, thirteen of those years were spent in the Pac-12, but it’s about time the Buffs notch a W in their new old home.
Saturday afternoon might be CU’s best chance the rest of the season. The Buffs will host the UCF Knights at 1 PM (MT) as 1.5-point favorites according to Vegas Insider.
The Buffs nearly won their last matchup with UCF. It was a back-and-forth affair in which neither team played well. CU pulled ahead at the very end, squandered that lead, and then were on the verge of victory before a slew of mistakes cost them the win.
The Knights looked competitive in the following weeks, but they have dropped their last five. Those have been competitive losses, although the same could be said about the Buffs’ recent losses to Kansas, Houston and Utah.
Adding to the drama of this basement dwelling slap fight is that Colorado will commemorate Derrick White on the newly constructed Wall of Honor. White played just 34 games in a CU uniform, the last of which was an NIT loss to ... the UCF Knights.
Perhaps Colorado saw the writing on the wall — maybe they read my breakdown of a possible 0-20 season — and they wanted to inspire these Buffs to avenge their bald brother.
Or it’s a coincidence, a possible clue that maybe this project wasn’t well planned, and some Higgsin, Robys and Scott, as well as a few other minor details, may have been overlooked.
by Sam Metivier
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