Colorado Basketball – September/October, 2019


2019 Season Archive

CU just misses out on first Associated Press preseason national ranking in 50 years, coming in at No. 27 in the preseason poll … CBS: Teams which will crack the national rankings this season (list includes CU) … CU picks up a 7’0″ center commitment from the Class of 2021, Lawson Lovering … Athlon: CU to win the Pac-12; earn a Sweet Sixteen berth …

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Colorado Daily – USC

//posted 10.25.2019

Mel Tucker:  “First of all, you’ve got to believe you can win the game” … *Video – Relentless – Episode 3 posted* … Will this be the game CU is able to “run the ball on our terms”? …, Buffs hope having home crowd will alleviate false start issues …

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Pac-12 Notes

//posted 10.25.2019

UCLA enters CU week on a two-game winning streak after defeating No. 24 Arizona State, 42-32 … Stanford (which has a bye before playing CU) takes down Arizona, 41-31 … National publication predictions for Buffs v. Trojans: USC in a blowout …

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Friday Fast Facts

//posted 10.25.2019

CU wearing all-black uniforms for Blackout game (what is CU’s record wearing all-black?) … CU has gone from 17 DB’s to six (with three true freshmen) … What (latest) school record will Steven Montez set Friday night? … Nate Landman eighth in the nation in tackles/game ….

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Can CU handle USC’s fourth-string tailback? (Arizona couldn’t) … USC is 113th in the nation in turnovers surrendered (fingers crossed) … Why is it good karma for the game to have been moved to Friday? … What is your prediction for the game? …

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Washington State quarterback Alex Gordon threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Cougars to a …. rout of Colorado. The Cougars raced out to a 21-3 first quarter lead, never looking back, handing the Buffs their third straight defeat.

Steven Montez, for the second game in a row, was ineffective. Montez went 16-for-30 for 129 yards and two interceptions before being pulled in the fourth quarter. Running back Alex Fontenot was a bright spot, going for 105 yards on 11 carries, but a porous defense and an ineffective red zone offense doomed the Buffs to a second straight rout on the road.

“We had a few turnovers and we couldn’t finish drives,” said Mel Tucker, who fell below .500 (3-4) for the first time as CU’s head coach. “We knew we would be able to run the ball but our passing game was inconsistent. Defensively, it just took us too long to settle down.”

“It is a little frustrating but you cannot let it get to you”, said running back Alex Fontenot, who had his second career 100-yard rushing game. “You have to keep the mentality of, when I am out there I am going to score, and just keep going.”

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A month ago, Buff fans were excited about the 2019 season and the wide open Pac-12 South … A month later, parity remains the watchword in the Pac-12 (UCLA over Stanford; Oregon State over Cal), but CU – once again – has not been invited to the parity party …

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Sunday Afternoon Quarterback

//posted 10.20.2019

Oregon and Utah have separated themselves as the top two teams in the Pac-12, but the rest of the conference is a jumble … CU has three conference losses, but so too do four (four!) Pac-12 North teams … Where would you rank the Buffs? …

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Pac-12 Notes

//posted 10.19.2019

Oregon all-but wraps up Pac-12 North with 35-31 win over Washington … Oregon State wins second road game in three weeks – a “different team” … UCLA routs Stanford on the road, 30-16 …

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Colorado Daily – WSU

//posted 10.19.2019

Mel Tucker: “It is a consistent message about how to get the job done and what we need to do to” … Pat Rooney: Buffs have opportunity to take down reeling opponent … Delrick Abrams forced into a leadership position – “I didn’t expect everybody to get injured” …

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Friday Fast Facts

//posted 10.18.2019

Neill Woelk’s Five Keys for Buffs … CU and WSU are 6-6 all-time, with two of CU’s wins under unusual circumstances (and one historical win) … Mike Leach’s losing record against the Buffs … Updated Injury Report … WSU leads nation in four categories (CU leads in one) …

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The Cougars are averaging 43.0 points and 538.7 yards/game – and are still 3-3 … Weather will be a factor in Pullman (90% chance of rain) … Can the Buffs upend the Cougars with five freshmen in the starting lineup? …

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