CU is 3-3 on 10/18 … 1986: 1-4 CU rolls 4-1 Iowa State, 31-3, setting up the epic 20-10 win over Nebraska a week later … 2008: Freshman QB Tyler Hansen tears off his red-shirt in late October to lead Buffs to a 14-13 win over Kansas State …

CU is 4-1-1 on 10/17 … 1981: A touchdown and two-point conversion in final seconds gives CU an unlikely 11-10 win over Oklahoma State … 1992: Koy Detmer sets school records in a 24-24 tie with Oklahoma … 2009: Tyler Hansen leads Buffs to upset win over No. 17 Kansas …

CU is 2-2-1 on 10/16 … 1982: Victor Scott posts two pick-sixes as CU ties Oklahoma State, 25-25 … 1993: No. 20 CU tops No. 9 Oklahoma, 27-10, as Lamont Warren and Charles E. Johnson team up for the National Play-of-the-Year … 2004: Iowa State (2-3, 0-2) v CU (3-2, 0-2) – for the Pac-12 North title …

CU is 3-3 on 10/15 … Two of the three wins were huge wins for the program … 1994: No. 4 CU takes routs No. 22 Oklahoma, 45-7, to make its pitch as the nation’s No. 1 team … 2016: Buffs make a statement to its fans and the Pac-12 with a 40-16 win over No. 24 ASU …

CU is 3-1 on 10/14 … 1989: The good ‘ol days – a 49-3 rout of Missouri … 2006: CU breaks a ten-game losing streak with a 30-6 win over Texas Tech … 2017: CU proves that is “Less Worse” than Oregon State with a 36-33 road win over the Beavers …

CU has a 3-2 record on 10/13 … 1984: A trick play in the final minute gives CU its only win of an awful season … 2001: Fred Casotti is honored the day after his death – and lends the Buffs a helping hand with a last-minute scoop-and-score to defeat No. 25 Texas A&M …

CU has a 4-1 record on 10/12 … Including a pair or routs of Missouri (38-7 in 1985; 55-7 in 1991) … 1996: Steve Rosga returns an interception 105 yards … 2002: Chris Brown rushes for 309 yards and two touchdowns in 53-29 rout of Kansas …

CU is 2-5 on 10/11 … Including … 1980: Drake 41, CU 22 – one of the most infamous losses in Buff history … 1986: 17-12 win over Missouri turns momentum of ’86 season … 1997: 33-29 loss to No. 20 Oklahoma State drops CU out of the polls for the first time in eight seasons …

The schedule has gone from 12 games to 10 games to seven games … The schedule works out about as well as any Buff fan could have hoped, but will the Buffs be ready? … Plus, could waiting until November to start actually help the Pac-12 get into the CFP? …

Happy Birthday to me! … Naturally, CU is 0-5 on my birthday, including some routs … 1981: Nebraska 59, CU 0 … 1987: Gundy/Thomas/Sanders 42, CU 17 … 2009: No. 2 Texas 38, CU 14 (but at least we got to see Friday Nights Lights in Austin) … 2015: ASU 48, CU 23 …