Fall Camp

Pundits are “primed” to see the Deion Sanders experiment fail, but it was a comment that CU’s lineup may not be “markedly better” which caught my eye … The result? An in-depth look at CU’s starters in 2022 v. projected starters in ’23 … Plus, a look at the Arizona Wildcats, who went from 1-11 in ’21 to 5-7 in ’22 …

Rooney: The Buffs are comin’, but not until 2024 (4-8 in ’23) … Roster moves: ASU linebacker Juwan Mitchell joins Buffs; RB Wilkerson eligible; OL Brown appeal denied … DL Shane Cokes: “I think the biggest thing for us was just truly learning how we play together” …

WSC President: No $400 million pot remaining for Orphan Four … ESPN Bottom Ten returns (without CU!) … Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 (?) announce an historic alliance … ACC talking again with Stanford and Cal (and SMU) …

OL Tyler Brown NCAA eligibility appeal denied – Brown’s story … Defensive line coach San Sunseri and Defensive lineman Shane Cokes … Michael Irvin talks to the team … Offensive coordinator Sean Lewis: “We’re going to be us and I’m going to be me” …

There have been plenty of quotable quotes – both positive and negative – about Coach Prime and his Buffs over the past nine months … It’s now time for the Buffs to “come out and show what we can really do” …

Vegas has CU’s over/under win total at 3.5 … The Pac-12 media has CU as the No. 11 team in the conference … But some members of the Buff Nation feel the ’23 season will be a bust if the Buffs don’t go bowling … Who’s right? … Here’s our game-by-game predictions for how CU’s season will unfold …

Vegas has placed the over/under win total for CU at 3.5 … That seems low to Buff fans, but the there is some method to Vegas’ madness … One need look no further than how Vegas is treating Cincinnati, UCF, Houston and BYU to see how the oddsmakers see CU’s roster in 2023 …

“Black Friday” – August 4, 2023, brought about the demise of the Pac-12 – Who gets the blame? And who gets to claim victory? … Plus: A unit-by-unit look at each unit of the CU defense, taking a look at whether each unit should be ranked in the top half of the Pac-12 – or the bottom …

Was Oregon the straw that broke the camel’s back, or was this a debacle years in the making? … What will become of the orphan schools: Oregon State; Washington State; Cal and Stanford? … How much fun will BYU fans have at Utah’s expense? … And, will all of the chaos give Coach Prime a “Year Zero” in 2023? … Let’s find out …

CU made a preemptive strike in accepting an invitation to rejoin the Big 12 before the Pac-12 media contracts were announced … Now that we know some of the details of the Pac-12 deals, did CU make the right move? … Will the Buffs return to the Big 12 prompt a stampede of realignment? … How will CU teams fare in the Big 12? … Let’s find out …

There are any number of reasons to be excited about CU’s move to the Big 12 – more more; more stability; a return home to familiar foes and a conference where CU has enjoyed success … But is it worth the move away from the “better fit”, both academically and culturally, of the Pac-12? … Let’s find out …

CU’s defensive backfield might be the most talented since the 2016 team, when all of the starters found their way to the NFL … The issue? Inexperience … Will two high-profile (but young) cornerbacks and a deep list of safeties be able to stabilize a defense which still has question marks up front? … Let’s find out …

The Buffs have loaded up with bodies on its defensive front, now boasting nine defensive tackles, eight edge rushers/outside linebackers, and eight inside linebackers (with only two holdovers from the ’22 roster) … Can the CU coaching staff cobble together a lineup to hold off powerful Pac-12 offenses? …

A unit-by-unit preview of the Buff offense … The standard? How does each unit stand up against the rest of the Pac-12? … Does CU have units which can be considered as one of the top six in the Pac-12? … Or are these units still substandard by Power Five measures? …

CU has brought in 11 transfer offensive linemen, and many of those come to Boulder with starting experience … Can OC Sean Lewis and OL coach Bill O’Boyle cobble together a unit which will be competitive in a Power Five Conference? … Let’s find out …

The CU wide receiver room is filled with talent. It’s not talent which has been proven at the Power Five level, but there is talent … So – who will be the starters come September 2nd? … Meanwhile, the tight end room doesn’t have enough scholarship players for a game of bridge …

Who will join Shedeur Sanders in the Buff backfield? … Has former Houston star Alton McCaskill recovered from his torn ACL? … Will Sy’veon Wilkerson make it an all Jackson State backfield? … Will Kavosiey Smoke make the most of his last chance to impress NFL scouts? … Is the future now for Dylan Edwards? … Let’s find out …