The NFL-ification of the CU Coaching Staff


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Coach Prime recently hired two more coaches with no collegiate coaching experience … Is an NFL-centric staff CU’s path to winning seasons and championships? … Or … Could this be the Embree experiment Part II? … Let’s talk about it …

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Spring practices have brought with them the signing of three (very) under-the-radar recruits, along with the hiring of two new coaches, with one – Warren Sapp – bringing with him some controversy … On the field, freshmen have been turning heads – Is that a sign of promising depth? Or another rebuilding season? … Let’s find out …

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Tad Boyle adds Danny Manning to coaching staff … CU men finish the season ranked 28th; women finish the season ranked 15th … Both CU men’s and women’s teams win two games in March Madness, with the women earning a berth in the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive season …

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College Sports Tomorrow is a 20-person group with some powerful names looking to completely revamp college football … What is CST proposing? … Can it work? … And, most importantly to the Buff Nation, will the University of Colorado ultimately make the cut? …

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CU teams limped into March, with the women’s basketball on a losing streak and the men’s team on The Bubble … Led by the ski team’s 21st national title, though, March turned into a month to remember for CU programs …

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Coach Prime is always on the national radar, but his Media Day comments, along with those of his coordinators, bear review …. Plus: CU men’s and women’s basketball teams set new standards with their remarkable March Madness runs …

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E Pluribus … Viginti Duo

//posted 3.23.2024

There are 351 programs playing Division 1 basketball, but only 22 of those programs – including CU – had both the men’s and women’s teams invited to participate in March Madness … Just how unique (and special) is this March for Buff fans? Let’s find out …

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Spring check list: Buff kickers struggled from outside the 40-yard line, and kickoffs were short (when they weren’t going out-of-bounds) … Is Mark Vassett a first-team All-Big 12 punter? … Will LaJohntay Wester make a name for himself as a returner this spring? …

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Transfer Portal Tracker

//posted 3.15.2024
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(3/15) Former four-star tight end Sam Hart coming home – Hart played for Cherokee Trail in Aurora before committing to Ohio State, returning to Colorado with two years of eligibility remaining …

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Robert Livingston may not have been Coach Prime’s first choice at defensive coordinator, but is he the best choice? … Is the influx of talent along the defensive line enough to make the line Big 12 worthy? …. Have the holes at linebacker been filled? … Will the CU secondary be the most talented in the Big 12? … Let’s find out …

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CU was 124th in the nation in pass defense last season, which belies the talent on the roster … Will the coaching staff be able to piece together a strong defensive backfield, even if that means playing four (count ’em, four) Jackson State transfers? …

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LaVonta Bentley and Trevor Woods were second and third on the team in tackles, but the numbers produced were the lowest totals in school history … Will transfer Jaylen Wester be the answer, or will CU be shopping for help again come April? …

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