Polls Archive


Which of Jon Wilner's sobering comments to you rings the most true?
  • Until there’s proof that Dorrell can consistently recruit playmakers and fortify the lines of scrimmage, we’re skeptical of CU breaking free of its second-tier status (48%, 108 Votes)
  • Combine Dorrell’s late arrival with the pandemic and the flawed roster, and two victories would provide reason for optimism. If he gets to 3-4, it’s Coach of the Year time. (36%, 81 Votes)
  • With the quarterback position as with everything about CU football over the shortened season, uncertainty is high and reasons for optimism are few (14%, 32 Votes)
  • They need to win games 20-17, but the defense doesn’t look capable of containment on a weekly basis. Expect Colorado to play from behind more often than not (2%, 6 Votes)

Start Date: October 22, 2020 @ 4:52 pm
End Date: No Expiry

CU rated as the nation's No. 73 team by Sagarin ratings (compared to No. 109 by CBS Sports). Thoughts?
  • Actually, I can live with this ranking. Until CU starts beating other Pac-12 teams on the field of play, there will be no respect in national rankings (54%, 120 Votes)
  • I'm done with national rankings. The Buffs will be able to prove themselves on the field, so I'm not interested in anyone's ratings or rankings (or the Buffs being a 6.5-point underdog to UCLA) (39%, 86 Votes)
  • Better, but still too low. Any ranking which puts 5-7 CU below 4-8 Arizona, UCLA and Stanford is looking at the last ten years, not what is in front of them this fall (7%, 16 Votes)

Start Date: October 21, 2020 @ 5:21 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following Karl Dorrell quotes from Tuesday's practice do you like the best?
  • "(Players) understand, particularly in some of the close battles, that every rep counts. They don’t want to make a mistake ... there’s a level of urgency" (48%, 95 Votes)
  • "I think our quarterbacks overall, all three of them did some really good things ... They performed well in the plays that were given to them. I was really pleased with that" (32%, 63 Votes)
  • “We’re really fortunate to have a guy like (OLB) Carson Wells. He’s a little bigger, he’s stronger and he runs a little bit better, so all those are things that we’re really excited about" (20%, 41 Votes)

Start Date: October 20, 2020 @ 5:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry

CBS Sports ranks CU 109th in the nation (out of 127 teams). Thoughts?
  • I just hope that the coaching staff will be able to find a way to use these types of predictions to motivate the team to defy the critics (47%, 122 Votes)
  • Absurd. Especially when you consider that CU is ranked well below the three Pac-12 teams which finished 4-8 last season (and even below CSU?!?) (38%, 98 Votes)
  • About right, actually. We tend to forget CU was 100th in scoring offense and 96th in scoring defense last year - and lost a head coach and the two best offensive players (15%, 39 Votes)

Start Date: October 19, 2020 @ 5:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Rate your opinion as to the status of the CU offense ...
  • Realistic ... Lest we forget, CU was 83rd in total offense and 100th in scoring offense last year. Any sort of improvement will be welcome (69%, 175 Votes)
  • Optimistic ... There is a great deal of young talent on the roster, and I have confidence that Karl Dorrell and Darrin Chiaverini will take advantage of their second shot (18%, 45 Votes)
  • Pessimistic ... It's impossible to ignore the realities of 2020, with a new QB, no Viska, and no spring practices. I'm afraid that CU's offense is going to struggle (13%, 33 Votes)

Start Date: October 18, 2020 @ 5:21 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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