Sept. 25th – at Arizona State – Acceptance / (Resignation)

The Colorado offense posted its first points in eight quarters with a long field goal just before halftime, and its first touchdown in forever on its first drive of the second half, but it wasn’t enough – not nearly enough – as the Buffs fell in Tempe to Arizona State, 35-13. The Buffs scored early in the second half to make it a 14-10 game, but did not threaten again when it mattered, as the Sun Devils scored three touchdowns in four drives in the second half to run away with the win.

Brendon Lewis was ineffective again at quarterback, hitting on only seven of 17 pass attempts, for all of 67 yards. Alex Fontenot had 65 yards on 14 carries, including a one-yard scoring run, giving the Buffs their first touchdown in nine quarters. Jared Broussard had 35 yards on 12 carries, becoming the fastest Buff to reach 1,000 yards in a career, doing so in his ninth career game.

“We have to just keep bringing this team along,” CU head coach Karl Dorrell said. “We have a lot of young players playing and a lot of new players playing. It’s challenging every week … We have to keep working at getting better each week and hopefully that light bulb starts to glow a little bit brighter for us to be a more productive team and do as well as we need to do.”

So, how are we feeling today?

The 35-13 loss to Arizona State, unfortunately, went about to script. The Buffs were two-touchdown underdogs to the Sun Devils, and it never really looked like the outcome would stray far from that narrative. CU did make it a 14-10 game early in the third quarter, but never had the ball with a chance to take the lead in the second half.

Shrug.

If Colorado fans were looking for something new and innovative out of their offense after being held to 63 total yards against Minnesota, they were, well, disappointed.

The Buffs first possession of the game went … run up the middle for no gain … run up the middle for two yards … sack for loss of nine yards.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Oregon State defeats USC, 45-27, for first win in LA since 1960 … Bowling Green stuns Minnesota, 14-10 … Las Vegas puts odds on USC’s next coach: James Franklin and Luke Fickell the favorites …

Buffs playing for themselves: “We’ve only got who’s inside this building. That’s what we’ve been preaching” … Pat Rooney: CU fans own Master’s degrees in Bad Football Recognition … Neill Woelk’s Keys to the Game: “Call it a new season” … Good Karma – Miracle in Michigan Anniversary …

The last time the Buff offense bombed? CU responded with 471 yards of total offense in a 31-17 road win over No. 20 UCLA … ASU’s secondary has 135 combined starts – CU’s secondary? 29 … Buffs will start its fourth offensive line in as many games … Herm’s 0-2 record v. Colorado …

ASU QB Jayden Daniels has almost as many yards rushing as Brendon Lewis has passing … Can the Buffs count on a down Sun Devil team to be looking past Saturday? … Seven scoreless quarters? Ain’t nothin’ compared to CU’s first year fielding a team … 103-0? Not a misprint …

A brief review of the debacle which was the 30-0 loss to Minnesota … Then a look at the Saturday Night Massacre which was the Pac-12 South results from last weekend … Finally, our “T.I.P.S.”, our preview of the Buffs’ attempt to make it three straight wins against Herm Edwards and the Sun Devils …