Pac-12 Notes

Utah AD: “We’ve had to make some tough decisions because you can’t wait for what might not happen” … Stewart Mandel: Are Larry Scott’s days numbered? … Opinion: College Football Playoff should expand to eight teams this season …

Buffs 4-1 on 9/22 … 1984: Buffs travel to South Bend with heavy hearts … 1990: Bieniemy’s famous speech rallies the troops (with Hagan and Williams recollections) … 2012: Buffs only win of the season a last-minute road win over Washington State …

9/21 … A significant date in CU history … From 2002-2019, the Buffs played 31 games against ranked teams on the road … There was a 31-20 win over No. 20 UCLA on 9/21/2002 … then 29 straight losses … then a 34-31 win over No. 24 Arizona State last September 21st …

9/20 has seen CU play at some iconic venues … “Death Valley” at LSU … “The Horseshoe” against Ohio State … Doak Walker Stadium against Florida State … Fortunately for Buff fans, there has also been one home game (and one home win) on this date …

Buffs 5-1 on 9/19 … 1981: Buffs blow 10-0 in final four minutes v. WSU on two blocked punts … 1992: Koy Detmer’s first appearance a 17-point comeback win v. Minnesota … 2009: Ugly “Throwback” uniforms net win v. Wyoming … 2015: Comeback OT win v. Colorado State …

CU is 5-1 on 9/18 … 1982: Bill McCartney’s first win as CU’s coach a road win over Washington State … 1993: Controversial last-minute loss to No. 20 Stanford … 2008: A Thursday night national game a 17-14 overtime upset over No. 21 West Virginia …

A 4-1 record on 9/17 … 1983: A thumping (31-3) of Rams in first game v. CSU in 25 years … 1988: CU’s first road win (24-21 over No. 19 Iowa) over a ranked team in nine years … 1995: A 55-17 win over No. 10 Wisconsin … 2011: A 28-14 win over CSU … 2016: A tough loss to No. 4 Michigan …

Buffs 3-2 on 9/16 … 1989: Jeff George and Illinois routed (Farewell to Sal Aunese) … 1995 & 2017: Record-setting routs of NE Louisiana (66-14) and Northern Colorado (41-21) … 2000: Neuheisel returns (and wins) with No. 9 Washington … 2006: 21-3 loss to No. 22 Arizona State …

Significant games on this date … 1984: Oregon (The Ed Reinhardt game) … 1990: No. 21 Illinois (the only loss in title run) …. 2007: Florida State (first-ever “blackout” game) … 2012: Fresno State (“Five Stages of Grief”) … 2018: New Hampshire (finally, a victory!) …

Sept. 14th … Not a banner day: Three games in which ranked CU teams lost to ranked opponents … But, the one CU win on 9/14 was a game of which Bill McCartney said, “I think that could be a turning point for our program” (and he was right) … Check out CU v. Oregon, 1985 (with video of final play) …