2019 Season Archive

A Review of Year One of the Mel Tucker Era

//posted 12.5.2019

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Last December 5th, Mel Tucker was introduced as CU’s 26th full-time head coach … How do you rate his first year? A look at “Won/Lost Record”, “Hires”, “Recruiting”, and “Culture” …

No. 6 Utah 45, Colorado 15

//posted 12.2.2019

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No. 6 Utah used short fields and a punt return for a touchdown to turn a close game into a rout, taking the Pac-12 South title with a 45-15 win over Colorado. The Buffs became the only Pac-12 opponent in the 2019 season to score two touchdowns against the Utes in Rice-Eccles stadium, but an inability to convert on third downs (2-of-11) kept the Buff offense from creating any consistent movement on offense.

Senior quarterback Steven Montez completed his final game as a Buff completing 17-of-26 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns. The passing yardage, along with his 136 yards of total offense (after rushing losses due to sacks were taken into account), allowed Steven Montez to pass Sefo Liufau on the CU all-time lists for both career passing yards and career total offense.

Same Record; Different Outlook

//posted 12.1.2019

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With the loss to Utah, CU’s streak of failing to get to win No. 6 hit 11 games, but Buff fans are looking past the 2019 season (and the play of its record-setting, but inconsistent quarterback) … As Mel Tucker put it: “This is really just the beginning for us” …

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Sunday Afternoon Quarterback

//posted 12.1.2019

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Utah and Oregon are clearly the top two teams, and will meet Friday to decide the Pac-12 title … The conference finishes with seven bowl-eligible teams, with two 5-7 teams (CU and Oregon State) and three 4-8 teams (UCLA, Stanford, and Arizona) …

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Colorado Basketball – November, 2019

//posted 11.30.2019

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Buffs just miss being ranked in the preseason national polls for the first time in 50 years, coming in at No. 27 … In running the preseason record to 6-0 in November, though, the Buffs ride a tournament win in Las Vegas into a three-week run to end the month, entering December as the No. 21 team in the nation …

Colorado Daily

//posted 11.30.2019

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Game Day! … Laviska Shenault: “We can’t really make mistakes and we just gotta do us” … *Video – Mel Tucker Friday Press Conference* … Mel Tucker credited with turning the tide of Ohio State/Michigan rivalry to Buckeyes …

Pac-12 Notes

//posted 11.30.2019

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Utes hoping fans will show up despite the weather and point-spread … Signs point to CSU football program moving on from Mike Bobo … Report: USC leaning towards keeping Clay Helton …

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Friday Fast Facts

//posted 11.29.2019

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Neill Woelk’s Five Keys to Utah game … Mel Tucker on Utah: “They really don’t have weaknesses overall as a team” … What were the Utes called before they were the “Utes”? … Beware the Buffs in the third quarter … Which team leads the all-time series? …

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Utah – “T.I.P.S.” for Regular Season Finale

//posted 11.27.2019

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Utah hasn’t given up a touchdown at home since September, but the Buffs aren’t intimidated. Nate Landman: “It’s a huge challenge but it’s one that we love” … Tim Lynott: “We are going to treat this week as if we are going to a championship” … Can the Buffs post elusive Win No. 6? …

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Colorado 20, Washington 14

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On senior night in Folsom, quarterback Steve Montez threw for a touchdown and led a long final drive from the shadow of his own end zone to run out the clock as Colorado beat Washington 20-14.

Alex Fontenot added 105 yards rushing and a touchdown on 24 carries, springing free for a couple of first down runs on the Buffaloes’ last drive, which ran off the final 5:09. It began at the Buffaloes one-yard and ended with Montez taking a knee at the Huskies 18 to run out the final seconds. The victory for Colorado (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) snapped a nine-game losing streak to Washington (6-5, 3-5).

Sunday Afternoon Quarterback

//posted 11.24.2019

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Utah is the Pac-12’s only remaining College Football Playoff option, with CU and Oregon in its path … At the other end of the spectrum, Arizona is facing a season-ending seven-game losing streak unless they can pull off a Territorial Cup upset against ASU …

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Senior Moments

//posted 11.24.2019

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A total of 17 seniors were honored before kickoff of the Washington game … The seniors, led by the enigmatic Steven Montez, produced CU’s first win over Washington in 23 years, and gave the Buff Nation not only hope for next week, but for the future …