Top 40 of the Past 40 – No. 1


2020 Season Archive

1986: CU hadn’t beaten Nebraska since 1967; hadn’t beaten the Cornhuskers in Boulder since 1960 … The 2-4 Buffs take down third-ranked ‘Huskers in a game which laid the groundwork for a national championship … No. 1 Favorite Player: CU’s all-time leading rusher, Eric Bieniemy (1987-90) …

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Over the past 40 years, there have been hundreds of special Buffs, and scores of memorable games … The Top 40 list is down to the No. 1 game and player (coming Sunday), but here is a list of dozens of players and games that could have made the Top 40 …

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2001: 62-36 … Really, do you need any more of a lead in? … No. 14 Colorado mauls No. 2 Nebraska, in a game from which the Cornhuskers have never recovered (including video highlights from the game – enjoy!) … Player No. 2: QB Darian Hagan (28-5-2 as a starter; 19-0-1 against Big Eight rivals) …

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Has it been only a week? Last week, the Big 12 and Pac-12 announced there would be no fall football … A review of the chaos, including its effect on the CU roster, coaching staff, and the Recruiting Class of 2021 …

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CUATG Podcast Companion

//posted 8.18.2020

Links to the week that was … CU athletic director Rick George (and Neill Woelk) call for a unified voice in college football … Justin Fields (and others) call for Big Ten to reconsider postponement … How are Karl Dorrell (and his team) faring with the news of the cancellation of fall sports? …

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Jan. 1, 1991 – No. 1 Colorado 10, No. 5 Notre Dame 9 – Why would the national championship Orange Bowl be ranked third? Because the victory (“The Clip”), like the ’90 season (5th-down; split title) was not complete … No. 3 All-Time favorite player: The Big Eight’s All-Time leader in total offense, QB Kordell Stewart (1991-94) …

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Preseason Magazines

//posted 8.9.2020

Sports Illustrated has three Pac-12 teams in Top 20 (but ASU needs to be wary of CU) … Preseason USA Today/Coaches poll released – Eight Pac-12 teams receive votes … Stewart Mandel (The Athletic) predicts revised Pac-12 standings … Seattle Post-Intelligencer Pac-12 Preview …

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1994: All you need to say is “Miracle at Michigan”, and Buff fans know the game … but how many remember CU was down 26-14 with four minutes to play? … Game video … Keith Jackson’s call … Kordell Stewart remembers … Player No. 4: Running back Phillip Lindsay (2014-17) …

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Let’s talk football! With CU’s revised schedule out, it’s time to talk about how the revisions affected CU’s chances at a winning season … Also, CU gets its Class of 2021 quarterback, and how #WeAreUnited may play out in the days and weeks to come …

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The Athletic: Winners and Losers from revised Pac-12 schedule … The revised 2020 schedule certainly does Karl Dorrell no favors … and yet, if the Buffs can get to the bye week with their sanity, the back end of the schedule has opportunities …

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Colorado Daily

//posted 8.1.2020

Betty Hoover, one of CU’s “twins”, passes away … NCAA sets August 21st deadline on fall sports championships; bans medical waivers … CU provides four options to season ticket holders for upcoming season …

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What changes will there be to CU’s schedule to balance it out? … Which Power-Five schools should CU emulate, both on and off the field? … Is it naive to believe CU can again be an elite team? … Why has CU been unable to produce an NFL-quality quarterback? …

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