Nov. 2nd – Arizona – The Definition of Insanity …

A year after burning Colorado for 327 yards and four touchdowns on the ground, Arizona quarterback Kahlil Tate torched the Buff secondary for 350 yards and five touchdowns through the air, leading the Wildcats to a 42-34 win over the Buffs. Tate went 17-for-22 passing, needing to carry the ball only four times, relying on running back J.J. Taylor (40 carries for 192 yards) to carry the rushing load.

In all, the Arizona offense went for 566 yards of total offense, compared to 386 for Colorado. Quarterback Steven Montez went 27-for-42 passing, good for 343 yards and three touchdowns. Juwann Winfree had eight catches for 101 yards and a touchdown, but it was the Colorado rushing attack which failed to keep up with Arizona. While Arizona had 216 yards rushing, the Buffs were held to 40. Travon McMillian contributed 11 carries for 59 yards, but Steven Montez was sacked five times, setting the CU offense back time and time again.

“I thought our kids battled,” CU head coach Mike MacIntyre said. “We had opportunities to win the football game. They made some big plays. Khalil ran around and threw it up in the air and their guys came down with it on long, delayed plays. Those were tough to stop”.

The above quote is attributed to Albert Einstein, though there is no evidence he actually said it.

Nonetheless, the “definition” is widely known, and, like many quotable quotes, can be applied to college football.

In the context of Colorado football, it applies to the Buffs’ attempt to pick up bowl eligibility. Seven times in the past 12 months, the Buffs have run onto the field with five wins, needing a win to secure bowl eligibility.

Seven times, the Buffs have walked off the field with a loss.

Washington State defeats Cal with last minute touchdown, 19-13 … Utah loses quarterback Tyler Huntley for the season in 38-20 loss to Arizona State … UCLA falls to 2-7 as Oregon defeats Bruins, 42-21, in Chip Kelly’s return to Autzen … Washington holds off Stanford, 27-23 …

LB Drew Lewis: “I’m not going to be content with anything until we get a win” … Buff secondary key for Buffs: “They’re going to have those growing pains” … Pat Rooney: CU program at a crossroads … Neill Woelk’s Fast Five Keys …

Buffs have an edge over the Wildcats, both historically and in 2018 stats … Kahlil Tate set one FBS record against the Buffs last season – what was the second NCAA record set in Boulder last fall? … What CU first occurred along the Buff offensive line last week? …

Your “T.I.P.S.” for CU’s trip to the desert to face Arizona … Can the Buffs find a way to contain Kahlil Tate and J.J. Taylor? … Will the Buffs’ players-only meeting provide a spark? … Will the topsy-turvy Pac-12 finally spin CU’s way? …

CU fans now see the Buffs as one of the worst teams in the Pac-12, but CU has the exact same record as Oregon and Cal … The reality? The conference standings remain very fluid …