Oct. 30th – No. 7 Oregon – Brother, Can You Spare A Hundred Million?

The much-maligned Colorado offense was able to post 29 points and 341 yards, but the Colorado defense was no match for the Oregon offense, as the Ducks rolled to a 52-29 victory. Oregon scored on every possession but one – including a score with less than a minute to play to run up the score – as the Buffs, playing without All-Pac-12 linebacker Nate Landman, were unable to keep up with the Ducks.

Buff quarterback Brendon Lewis completed 25-of-33 passes for 224 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. Brenden Rice posted his second 100-yard receiving game of the season, with 102 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Rice also had a 17-yard run on a reverse, and six kickoff returns for 162 yards. Rice’s 281 all-purpose yards were the 13th-highest single game total in school history.

The Buffs had only 117 yards rushing, however, led by Alex Fontenot, who had 42 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Fontenot also had a receiving touchdown, as did Ty Robinson.

“The offense made some progress over the week,” Dorrell said. “The whole team fought pretty hard. We didn’t play smart at times, we had a lot of penalties early in the game, but I thought this team fought and offensively we made some progress. We had to convert on some difficult circumstances on fourth down and we did. Our players kept playing the whole game.”

On a cold and blustery New Year’s Day in 1996, two 9-2 teams met in Dallas – Who knew that the game would represent a crossroads for the participants, Colorado and Oregon? … The fake punt which helped lead to the rise of the Ducks … and the fall of the Buffs …

Oregon State (up next for CU) falls at Cal, 39-25 (with interesting note on final minute) … Washington State turns five Arizona State turnovers into a 34-21 road win … Pac-12 teams as Halloween candy …

Scouting Report: Oregon players to watch … Buffs not giving in: “I feel great about what we’re doing, the new stuff we’ve implemented” … Neill Woelk’s Five Keys to Oregon game … CU Athletic Hall of Fame Induction on Thursday …

CU v. Oregon – in Eugene for the third straight game … ’85 game: “I thing that could be a turning point for our program” … ’16 game: “The biggest play in Colorado football for years” … Ducks last two conference titles give Oregon 13 – half of CU’s 26 …

ESPN’s FPI gives CU a 7.4% chance of winning (really!) … Hide your eyes: The CU offense will try and stop Mel Kiper’s No. 1 overall NFL prospect … Oregon, however, does have a habit of allowing lesser opponents to stay in games … Is CU a trap game for the Ducks? …

The humiliating debacle in Berkeley was one for the record books … The firing of OL coach Mitch Rodrigue: CU Fall Guy? Or merely the first domino to Fall? … CU at No. 7 Oregon: Any chance for the four-touchdown underdogs? …