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The final three games

How will the Buffs finish the regular season

  • 3-0

    Votes: 75 59.1%

  • 2-1

    Votes: 47 37.0%

  • 1-2

    Votes: 5 3.9%

  • O-3

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    127
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How do you think we will finish? I think we will handle 'zona. Hell, we better. But man, those last two will be tough. I think our offensive issues go deeper than the last two opponents. I have a really hard time believing we will win all three. I think we finish 2-1 for a 9-3 regular season record.
 
We will have to put up points against Wazzou and Utah to win out. I'm thinking the offense this week will let me know where I stand.
 
Utah is a very good team, but they are beatable.
I think we use AZ as a tune up to find our footing on offense again so we can go into the last two games prepped quite well
for offensive shootouts.

We've done well against great defenses all year long, and these last three teams do not have great defenses. Utah's is pretty good,
but not as good as UCLA or Stanford.

I still think the bye week gave us so much rust in that first half...should not see that again this year.
 
I think they can win out but I really think they have to get back to the tempo offense. Maybe it was just all the penalties disrupting the game flow, but against UCLA, and somewhat against Stanford as well, they seemed to be intentionally trying to slow things down. I think running tempo helps to neutralize defenses that may be a bit more athletic than we are and we are so good at it that it gives us a half a step on everybody else. When they slow things down this offense stalls. Hopefully the flow will return against AZ and they can carry that into the final 2 games.
 
I predicted 7-5 this year....so everything from here on out is house money imo....

With that said, the offense concerns me. However, our D can shut down WSU and UU.

We go 4-0
 
The uptempo offense works best when the QB isn't throwing worm burners and can drop a long ball on a dime. Something is a little off with Sefo. Maybe it has to do with not getting enough pass pro against the Pac's better D. Maybe his mechanics are altered a little bit because of the various ankle and foot injuries. Maybe it's just a slump. Maybe it's a little bit of all that. Hope he and the offense gets back into high octane mode now that the stakes are high.
 
As I stated in my other thread, the talent differential is no longer a factor in the remaining 3 games so I think that bodes well for the Buffs. As a team, Colorado is very good but there is still a talent gap that comes into play against the highly talented teams (USC, UCLA, Stanford). Plus the string of bad luck/breaks with two offensive drives on the 1 not getting a TD skews things a bit.

My point being that I think we see the Buffs offense get back on track in the final stretch to better compliment the defense and with Davis Price back, I think the special teams will continue to improve. 3-0 to end the regular season!
 
I think it is the final 5 games?? conference Championship and Bowl Game. You forget about those?
 
BuffUp said:
I think it is the final 5 games?? conference Championship and Bowl Game. You forget about those?
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I was actually thinking final 4 (CCG). Because if CU wins out, they are obviously playing for the Pac 12 championship. Does anybody know if that FPI score is including the championship game?
 
I voted win out final 3 regular season games. wsu and uu are both going to be close, glad we have them both in Boulder is all I have to say about that. Both are beatable, but the offense has to get going. Can not play like they have the last three games.
 
Think we finish 2-1. have a bad feeling we stumble against one of the last 2. We get some help and still make the CCG
 
Actually think we can win defensive battles against both Wazzu and Utah. Obviously would be nice if the offense got on track, but I think the biggest issue on Thursday night was the turnovers.
 
Unleash Hell said:
WSU worries me the most, but I think this is a team on a mission and wins out
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Apart from blind-siding a shell-shocked and injured Stanford team, WSU has been good but not great on the road. Of course they lost a close one to Boise State, but the Broncos have been incredibly unimpressive in most of their home wins, especially against mediocre teams from CSU, Utah State, and most recently San Jose State (where they were a 31-point favorite and won by 14). They beat a decent BYU team by one point, but only because of a botched FG attempt.

In other P12 road games, WSU escaped Corvallis with a 4-point win and Tempe with a 5-point win. ASU's pass defense is terrible, and OSU's is just okay. CU's pass defense will be the best they have seen this season since UCLA. They only managed 27 points against UCLA, and that was even at home.

It is incredibly difficult to run the table in the Pac-12, and I think CU hands WSU their first conference loss. It won't be the end of the world for WSU since they get UW at home this year in the Apple Cup, and will have a shot to beat the Huskies and win the North even after losing to CU.

CU's offense will get on track and win that game, something like 38-21.
 
Shldr2Shldr said:
If this team stomps UofA on the road I will feel confident that we can run the table, especially at home. If the team squeaks out a win, then we probably split the final two games.

WSU strength goes against our strength, and I think our strength is better.
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The scheduling on Saturday sets up an interesting situation for CU, which kicks off at 8 PM MST. The USC @ UW game kicks off 2.5 hours earlier, at 4:30 PM local time in Seattle. That game should be somewhere around the late 3rd or early 4th quarter when the Arizona game gets underway. How much scoreboard-watching will be going on? If UW is killing USC, does CU play with extra motivation knowing that they can eliminate USC with a win over Arizona? Or, if USC is winning their game, does CU play with extra motivation knowing that they have to beat Arizona just to keep one step ahead of the Trojans? Either way, CU will have a ton of motivation to stomp Arizona.
 
King_George_XXIV_Rules said:
The scheduling on Saturday sets up an interesting situation for CU, which kicks off at 8 PM MST. The USC @ UW game kicks off 2.5 hours earlier, at 4:30 PM local time in Seattle. That game should be somewhere around the late 3rd or early 4th quarter when the Arizona game gets underway. How much scoreboard-watching will be going on? If UW is killing USC, does CU play with extra motivation knowing that they can eliminate USC with a win over Arizona? Or, if USC is winning their game, does CU play with extra motivation knowing that they have to beat Arizona just to keep one step ahead of the Trojans? Either way, CU will have a ton of motivation to stomp Arizona.
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so you're saying if USC is winning we'll have extra motivation and if USC is losing we'll have extra motivation also?
 
Wazzu is rolling, but there's something about the Buffs having The Pirate's number over the years.
 
It wouldn't be much of a surprise to the folks in Vegas if Utah lost at ASU on Thursday night and USC lost at Washington on Saturday. If that happens, Buffs could clinch the Pac-12 South against Wazzu.
 
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