Polls Archive


How will the firing of head coach Clay Helton after two games affect USC the rest of the season?
  • I'm not sure how it will affect the Trojans against the rest of their schedule, but I wouldn't mind if the Trojans were a bit distracted when they come to Boulder on October 2nd (75%, 201 Votes)
  • I can see the Trojans going south. The loss to Stanford all but eliminated USC from the College Football Playoff debate, and Bohn promoted the CB coach instead of one of the coordinators (14%, 39 Votes)
  • It will - I'm afraid - rally the troops, and make the Trojans all the more difficult to defeat the rest of the season. USC will circle the wagons, and probably win ten or more games (11%, 29 Votes)

Start Date: September 16, 2021 @ 5:07 pm
End Date: No Expiry

What to you was the best quote from CU defensive coordinator Chris Wilson?
  • On linebacker Nate Landman: “You get what you earn. It’s nice to see his hard work paying off. It’s contagious for the rest of the guys. There are no short cuts” (41%, 100 Votes)
  • On returning defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson: “He is working his way back into football shape. He’s so motivated. Right now, he’s our best scout team guy – and he volunteered for that” (40%, 99 Votes)
  • On the improvement of cornerback Christian Gonzalez: “Fundamentals. Attention to details. He’s always had great talent, but he now understands the importance of technique” (19%, 46 Votes)

Start Date: September 15, 2021 @ 4:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry

If you were USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn, who would you tab for the next USC head coach?
  • Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell. He's been a success at Cincinnati, and Mike Bohn was the AD who hired him. Better the devil you know for such an important hire (42%, 116 Votes)
  • Other/the field ... Penn State HC James Franklin ... Oregon HC Mario Cristobal ... Utah HC Kyle Whittingham ... former coaches Bob Stoops or Chris Petersen (29%, 80 Votes)
  • Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer. Only one game into his NFL coaching career, everyone sees that this isn't going to work out. He'll be back in the college game, and USC is a plum job (18%, 49 Votes)
  • Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell. He has turned down other overtures, including from the NFL. With USC's resources, no telling what he could do as head coach at USC (11%, 33 Votes)

Start Date: September 14, 2021 @ 5:39 pm
End Date: No Expiry

USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn announces that head coach Clay Helton has been dismissed. Thoughts?
  • Interested to see who Bohn will hire. He hired Hawkins, Embree and MacIntyre at CU (but also hired Luke Fickell at Cincinnati). Wonder who Bohn (and USC boosters) have in mind to take over (45%, 146 Votes)
  • Not really surprised. Helton has been on the hot seat for what seems like years. You can't get dominated at home by a (down) Stanford team and expect to make the College Football Playoffs (32%, 102 Votes)
  • I'm just sorry that Bohn didn't wait a few more weeks. It would have been a bonus to have CU's first win over USC to be the reason Helton was let go (23%, 74 Votes)

Start Date: September 13, 2021 @ 5:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry

A week after going 5-1, the Pac-12 South goes 1-4 in Week Two, with Arizona State's win over hapless UNLV the only victory. Thoughts?
  • Too early to tell ... or to care. All that matters is the game against Minnesota. After that, all that matters will be the ASU game. CU can't worry about how well (or poorly) other teams are playing (72%, 257 Votes)
  • Not news for the Buffs. Had CU won against A&M, the Buffs would be undefeated and nationally ranked. As it is, CU has as many question marks as any other Pac-12 team (17%, 59 Votes)
  • Good news for the Buffs. USC crashed back down to earth, Utah was humbled, and Arizona is a mess. For a team looking for wins in Pac-12 play, Saturday's results were good for CU (11%, 39 Votes)

Start Date: September 12, 2021 @ 4:48 pm
End Date: No Expiry

5 Replies to “Polls Archive”

  1. The Buffs need to wear the silver and gold that are the official school colors. Black jerseys are OK as the’ve been around for a long time, but out with the black helmets–and the white ones too. Gold helmets with silver pants, alternating with silver helmets and gold pants would be good. Nix on all black and all white!!

  2. Stuart, your polls are so thoughtful and on point. Appreciate you doing this and sharing it with your CUAtTheGame community.

  3. Wouldn’t mind the Cheez-It Bowl at all, as I have connections at Kellogg’s (owns Cheez-it) who could get me tickets!! Is that Cheezy??? 🙂

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