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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
Washington State should be undefeated at this point. They are legit.

I like how our defense matches up against both WSU and Utah. We need Price back for the final two, as I would imagine one or the other could come down to a field goal. If CU manages to beat WSU, that Utah game is going to be something special. Should be fun!
 
Buffnik said:
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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I don't think there's any chance ASU beats Utah, if for no other reason than that would be good for us. UW, on the other hand, will crush USC to prove they are deserving of their Playoff projection and on par with Alabama. It is destined for the CU/Utah game to be for all the marbles.
 
Buffnik said:
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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Utah losing to ASU? That would be a shock, they're a dumpster fire.
 
I'm not sure why everyone is so afraid of Utah.

1) That defense people are scared of gave up 45 points to Falufel and UCLA.
2) Between the scoring defense and scoring offense differentials, we have a 10 point advantage.
3) Between the total defense and total offense differentials, we have a over a 100 yards per game advantage.
4) Game is in Boulder, not Utah.

I'm not saying it won't be a tough game - particularly if the South is on the line, but I see no reason to fear them - just respect them and play our game.
 
Highlander said:
I'm not sure why everyone is so afraid of Utah.

1) That defense people are scared of gave up 45 points to Falufel and UCLA.
2) Between the scoring defense and scoring offense differentials, we have a 10 point advantage.
3) Between the total defense and total offense differentials, we have a over a 100 yards per game advantage.
4) Game is in Boulder, not Utah.

I'm not saying it won't be a tough game - particularly if the South is on the line, but I see no reason to fear them - just respect them and play our game.
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Utah can get to the QB and create turnovers.
 
I said 2-1. I just can't drink enough Kool-Aid yet to say 3-0. Hopeful that the one is against WSU in this scenario, and that UW stomps the Spartans of Rancho Cucamonga.
 
Buffnik said:
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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I think ASU has a very real chance of shocking Utah. They will be much healthier and at home.
 
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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Not sure if you're being literal here or figurative, but I'm pretty sure that there's no way to eliminate USC with a win against Arizona. Even if CU wins against Arizona and USC loses, CU would be 6-1 in conference with two games left and USC would be 5-3 with one game left. CU could drop two and USC could win one and USC would have the tiebreaker.

As I've pointed out elsewhere, it's tremendously important for CU to win against Arizona because it keeps CU alive in the intra-divisional tiebreaker vs. Utah and USC, but I don't think it has anything to do with eliminating other teams.
 
Skidmark said:
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.
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HCMM said their is some gimpiness at right tackle and that is were the pressure is comming. Did Haigler play most of Thursday? Is Callahan playing any snaps?
 
We will curb stomp UofA and I do not think we will drop one at home. Our D is legit as well and will continue to create turnovers. I think they contain, not completely stop, WSU. For Utah, I think our D plays as well as it did against UCLA/Stanford. The Defense is going to be what we win with the rest of the way. Our O will provide enough with our D being the Most Valuable Squad.
 
Highlander said:
I'm not sure why everyone is so afraid of Utah.

1) That defense people are scared of gave up 45 points to Falufel and UCLA.
2) Between the scoring defense and scoring offense differentials, we have a 10 point advantage.
3) Between the total defense and total offense differentials, we have a over a 100 yards per game advantage.
4) Game is in Boulder, not Utah.

I'm not saying it won't be a tough game - particularly if the South is on the line, but I see no reason to fear them - just respect them and play our game.
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I think Utah gave up 45 'cause the UCLA air raid caught them by complete surprise. I don't think there is much altitude advantage between Boulder and SLC.
 
8Jah said:
I think Utah gave up 45 'cause the UCLA air raid caught them by complete surprise. I don't think there is much altitude advantage between Boulder and SLC.
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Elevation of Rice Eccles Stadium: 4,657 ft
Elevation of Folsom Field: 5,360 ft
 
Denver_sc said:
Not sure if you're being literal here or figurative, but I'm pretty sure that there's no way to eliminate USC with a win against Arizona. Even if CU wins against Arizona and USC loses, CU would be 6-1 in conference with two games left and USC would be 5-3 with one game left. CU could drop two and USC could win one and USC would have the tiebreaker.

As I've pointed out elsewhere, it's tremendously important for CU to win against Arizona because it keeps CU alive in the intra-divisional tiebreaker vs. Utah and USC, but I don't think it has anything to do with eliminating other teams.
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I meant effectively eliminate USC, not necessarily mathematically eliminate them, but I understand what you mean. Yes, a 6-1 CU could drop last two games and a 5-3 USC could beat UCLA and both CU and USC would be 6-3 and USC wins that tie. However, if a 6-1 CU loses two, one of those losses would be to Utah (currently 4-2). Utah has @ ASU, vs. Oregon, and @ CU remaining. For USC to win the division (given a Utah victory over CU), then Utah MUST lose to both ASU and Oregon. Since Utah owns a tiebreaker over USC, USC can only win the South if Utah has a worse record, which entails losing to ASU and Oregon. If they lose all three, then that means CU beats Utah, and USC cannot overtake a 7-2 CU. So for all intents and purposes, CU winning and USC losing this weekend pretty much eliminates USC. Even if ASU knocks off Utah, Oregon will never beat them in Salt Lake City.

Edit: one other point.... Utah plays ASU on Thursday. If Utah wins that game, then I believe (correct me if I'm mistaken) that a CU victory over Arizona coupled with a USC loss to UW on Saturday night DOES in fact mathematically eliminate USC... is that right?
 
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King_George_XXIV_Rules said:
Edit: one other point.... Utah plays ASU on Thursday. If Utah wins that game, then I believe (correct me if I'm mistaken) that a CU victory over Arizona coupled with a USC loss to UW on Saturday night DOES in fact mathematically eliminate USC... is that right?
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Actually, I think you are right. I didn't catch that the UU-ASU game is Thursday. When thinking about whether or not USC can still win the south in that scenario, It's not worth discussing any scenario where USC doesn't beat UCLA. That leaves 4 possible outcomes:
  • CU beats WSU and Utah (Utah v. Oregon irrelevant, CU wins)
  • CU beats WSU and loses to Utah; Utah beats Oregon (Utah wins by H2H)
  • CU loses to WSU and beats Utah (Utah v. Oregon irrelevant, CU wins)
  • CU loses out and Utah beats Oregon (Utah wins with 6-2 record vs. CU and USC at 5-3)
Even if CU loses to WSU and to Utah, Utah loses to Oregon, and USC beats UCLA, all 3 teams would be sitting at 6-3:
  1. The first tiebreaker in multiple team ties is H2H- that doesn't eliminate any teams
  2. The second is intra-division record. USC would be 5-1 with only a loss to Utah. Utah would be 6-0, and CU would be 4-2. Utah would be in.
 
A thought just occurred to me: it's not set in stone that we would play UW in the CCG. If USC wins this weekend and WSU pulls the upset, we probably play WSU. That's not a horribly far fetched scenario. USC has got their mojo back and UW has to travel to Pullman for the apple cup. UW has a tougher remaining schedule than we have.
 
sackman said:
A thought just occurred to me: it's not set in stone that we would play UW in the CCG. If USC wins this weekend and WSU pulls the upset, we probably play WSU. That's not a horribly far fetched scenario. USC has got their mojo back and UW has to travel to Pullman for the apple cup. UW has a tougher remaining schedule than we have.
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USC wouldn't even have to win this weekend. Both WSU & UW are undefeated in Pac-12 play, so even if WSU loses to us it's likely that the Apple Cup decides the North.
 
3-0. I'm not as concerned about the offense-Stanfords defense is still good. The crap we saw Thursday was cleaned up Friday with the gassera
 
-We always play Utah well. Utah OL vs CU DL...they really need to run the ball and don't you feel we can stop that? Then again Utah ran it down UCLA's throat and we know the UCLA D is stout. Conflicted about this one. Much to learn in game vs ASU.
-WSU: I don't think UofA score means **** because pirate has history of running up scores. Arizona tried to out cover them WSU receivers at the expense of giving Faulk all day - didn't work. I hope we get tons of quick pressure on Faulk. JL will think of something. I worry that we may put Faulk in the hospital - no joke - we did last year. The pirate is hard to predict. Can't ever let up with the pirate, he can look dead and then he will come back. I think we win this but will learn about their D when Cal plays em this week.
-IMHO RR, despite his supposed day-to-day coaching deficiencies, is the most creative sideline coach in the PAC12. UofA has beaten a ranked opponent in November for last four years. Doesn't matter. Our OL will systematically overpower and tire their small DL; no creativity will overcome overpowering play at the LOS. If we lose this with, with so many Seniors to keep things calm, we got bigger problems.

So I have: certain win, probable win, toss up. I bet the picture will clear a lot after this week.
 
8Jah said:
I think Utah gave up 45 'cause the UCLA air raid caught them by complete surprise. I don't think there is much altitude advantage between Boulder and SLC.
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Shldr2Shldr said:
Elevation of Rice Eccles Stadium: 4,657 ft
Elevation of Folsom Field: 5,360 ft
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The point I am trying to make hear is we should be past "being scared" or "fearing" teams. That's loser talk. We respect our opponents strengths and figure out how to minimize those strengths while maximizing our advantages.

The Buffs are back. WTTF.

In other words, don't be a pussy anymore - those days are behind us.
 
Hate giving Raiders any props but love how they had 6 Oline and TE in game and just ran it right at Denver's defensive front.
 
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