Yes, it was an embarrassing performance today vs. the Oregon Ducks as the CU Buffaloes, everyone's favorite story, got curb-stomped 42-6. But before we anoint the Buffs as frauds, let's take a step back and look at the big picture. The Cu Buffs football program has been abysmal since 2017. They have not topped 5 wins in each of their last 6 years and hit rock bottom last year as they went 1-11. They won one game! Then comes Deion Sanders and all of a sudden Colorado beats a damn good TCU team in their first game in the Coach Prime era. They then won 2 more games, albeit not a pretty one vs. CSU, but they got a win and started their season 3-0. A team that went 1-11 last year started 3-0! Deion Sanders and his transfers have changed the culture and feel on this campus. He has not only Boulder but the entire nation believing in the Buffs. Celebrities like Offset, John Cena, Shannon Sharpe, Stephen A. Smith, Rob Gronkowski, and even Kawhi Leonard for crying out loud have shown up to Boulder to watch CU play! Yes, the loss to Oregon is a tough one to swallow. But Oregon has been a great football program for many years and they won their first game 81-7. 81-7! That's a whole basketball score. So let's pump the breaks on the unnecessary slander directed towards Coach Prime and the team. We all know this is going to be a work in progress. One of the greatest college coaches of all time Nick Saban finished his first year as Alabama HC with a 7-6 record. This stuff takes time and if you jumped ship we don't need you back. I expect a bounce-back performance in front of the home crowd next week against USC, another very good college football program.
Things I noticed from the game:
The Offensive line looked very shaky giving Shedeur minimal space to step up into the pocket
Travis Hunter's absence hurt a lot.
There were a lot of mental mistakes as CU committed many pre-snap penalties and penalties after the whistle. Ended up with 12 penalties for 106 yards.
The team still fought to the end despite a lopsided score for most of the game.
I hate Oregon's coach( I'm salty)
I hate Oregon's fans( still salty)
As Coach Prime said after the game, "This is the worst we're going to be".
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