After two straight losses, CBS Sports has CU as bubble team (No. 12 seed). Thoughts?
- And we're surprised? Just like last year, CU is beginning its late season swoon. The Buffs might still make the tournament, but as a low seed which will be bounced (57%, 117 Votes)
- The last two games are not the season. In the NET Rankings (which the Selection Committee uses), CU is safely in the tournament - and will remain so. The Buffs will win again, and ease our fears (24%, 50 Votes)
- I have faith that the Buffs are safely in the tournament now, but, if they lose the next three games (at OSU; UCLA and USC), then they will become an afterthought on Selection Sunday (19%, 39 Votes)
Start Date: February 19, 2021 @ 5:56 pm
End Date: No Expiry
A year ago, CU was searching for a new coach. Which of the following candidates would you have preferred to have CU hire?
- None of the above. CU found the right coach in hiring Karl Dorrell ... even though he wasn't on anyone's list prior to being hired by CU (62%, 200 Votes)
- Steve Sarkisian (hired this year by Texas). If CU could have gotten him with a huge buyout (so he couldn't leave easily), he would have been the home run hire (29%, 93 Votes)
- Another candidate ... Kansas City OC Eric Bieniemy; former UCLA HC Jim Mora; Air Force HC Troy Calhoun ... or someone else (5%, 16 Votes)
- Bryan Harsin (hired this year by Auburn). Yes, it would have been another Boise State coaching coming to Boulder, but Harsin is more like Petersen than Hawkins, and would have done well at CU (3%, 11 Votes)
- Bret Bielema (hired this year by Illinois). Bielema has head coaching experience (Wyoming; Arkansas), and has now been hired by Illinois - clearly a Power-Five conference caliber coach (1%, 3 Votes)
Start Date: February 18, 2021 @ 6:35 pm
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DL Mustafa Johnson (No. 228) and OL Will Sherman (No. 268) are on the Pro Football Focus Top 300 list of draft prospects. Thoughts?
- For offensive and defensive linemen, it often comes down to measurables. We'll see how Johnson and Sherman do at their CU Pro Day event. Hopefully, they will impress scouts and move up draft boards (48%, 90 Votes)
- To be drafted, players need to be dominant at the collegiate level, and I'm not convinced either player was dominant in 2020. I wish that they had stayed at CU for the 2021 season (29%, 54 Votes)
- I would like to see their rankings higher, but I feel confident that both will be drafted in April. Sherman is the 11th Buff to leave school early - the other ten all were drafted (23%, 42 Votes)
Start Date: February 17, 2021 @ 5:59 pm
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Bracketology discrepancies: CBS Sports has CU as a No. 10 seed, while ESPN sees the Buffs as a No. 6 seed. Thoughts?
- CU is probably somewhere between a six seed and a ten seed. It's going to be a tough schedule the next two weeks - it's put up or shut up time for the Buffs (66%, 129 Votes)
- I'm going with the CBS seeding at No. 10. The Buffs are their own worst enemies, and have a recent history (last March) of fading come tournament time. At this point, I just hope the Buffs get a bid (29%, 56 Votes)
- I'm more inclined to go with ESPN. This is a good team - a team which has beaten tough opponents. If they get their act together (read: no more bad losses), they will be a tough out in March (5%, 11 Votes)
Start Date: February 16, 2021 @ 6:10 pm
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Which of the following Tad Boyle quotes gives you the most optimism about the next few weeks?
- "It can happen on any night if you let it happen. And we let it happen (at Cal). We let this happen. We’ve got to get better, and I’ve got to do a better job" (49%, 93 Votes)
- “It’s frustrating as hell is what it is. You’d better be ready to play every night you step out, because you can get beat. The last-place team can beat the first-place team" (37%, 71 Votes)
- “We just have to try to win our next game. That’s all we’ve got to worry about. That’s all we’ve got to think about, is getting better" (14%, 27 Votes)
Start Date: February 15, 2021 @ 6:11 pm
End Date: No Expiry
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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!!
‘SkoBuffs!! Drub the Nubs.
Stuart, your polls are so thoughtful and on point. Appreciate you doing this and sharing it with your CUAtTheGame community.
Did Coach Hagan just let the cat out of the bag regarding Colorado’s starting QB?
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??? 🙂