Sept. 9th – Nebraska – “It’s Personal”

Colorado defeated rival Nebraska for the third straight time, overcoming a sluggish start to pull away for a 36-14 victory. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders completed 31-of-42 passes for 393 yards and two touchdowns, also posting a rushing score. Xavier Weaver had ten receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown, while Auburn transfer Tar’Varish Dawson had a 30-yard touchdown reception and an eight-yard scoring run as the Buff turned a 13-0 halftime edge to 36-7 lead before the Cornhuskers scored a consolation touchdown on the game’s final play.

“Great win,” Coach Prime said after the game. “We started off slow,  played like a lot of garbage in the first half. But we started picking it up quite a bit and doing what we’re capable of doing. Hats off to the defense and how they were steadfast today. They atoned for the disappointment that we were last week defensively (in a 45-42 win over TCU). To just think that we played like we played and we won by that margin, that’s a pretty good feeling for any coach, and I think  you all can see what we’re capable of doing.”

The Buffs had 454 yards of total offense, keeping the Cornhuskers under 300 total yards until the final drive of the game. Nebraska turned the ball over four times, including an interception by Buff safety Cameron Silmon-Craig.

The victory matched CU’s longest winning streak in the series with a third straight win. The only other three-game stretch of CU victories occurred between 1956-58 (ironically, with all three of those victories coming on shutouts).

For most of the Buff Nation, the Colorado/Nebraska rivalry has been very personal for years, if not decades … But thanks to a foolish new head coach in Lincoln, both Coach Prime and his quarterback son had reasons to take the rivalry personally …

National media game stories and columns … ESPN GameDay and Big Noon Saturday will BOTH originate in Boulder for the CSU game … Darian Hagan: “I always think about the pitch” …

Washington State and Oregon State sue Pac-12 to gain clarity on future of the conference … Steve Spurrier: CU/Nebraska bigger game than Alabama/Texas … CU/TCU  a ratings and financial coup for Fox … 18-team Big Ten will not use divisions for scheduling …

Have the Buffs ever won three straight against Nebraska? … CU/NU have played 71 times – How many of those games have been at night? … Favorite CU/Nebraska games … Cornhusker jokes … Pac-12: Undefeated, and averaging over 50 ppg (highest conference average in over 40 years) …

Good v. Good (CU offense v. Nebraska defense) and Bad v. Bad (Nebraska offense v. Colorado defense) … What will be the Cornhuskers’ game plan? … Which is a greater benefit: Two extra days rest (NU), or playing a second straight morning game (CU)? … Which stats will make you smile? … And which stats will make you cringe? …

Nebraska week is a big as it gets for the Buff Nation, but, before we preview the Buffs v. Cornhuskers, we take a few minutes to savor the huge 45-42 win over No. 17 TCU … Then it’s on to dissect the Talent, Intangibles, Preparation and Statistics which will decide the renewed rivalry against the Corn …