FORT COLLINS — Colorado State entered the Rocky Mountain Showdown looking to make a statement. The Rams ended up making the wrong one. After hanging around early and taking a 3-0 lead, the Rams crumbled in a 28-9 loss to the CU Buffs. Poor offensive execution, key penalties on defense and four turnovers doomed CSU to its seventh straight loss in the rivalry series. Now, the … [Read more...] about CSU Rams’ Jay Norvell after blowout loss to CU: “We just weren’t good enough”
CU Buffs offensive line responds with big effort after Nebraska loss: “It was very personal”
FORT COLLINS — There was plenty of discourse over the past week about Colorado’s offensive line and comments their quarterback made that were perceived as a slight to the guys tasked with protecting him. But it was a unified front for the Buffs after a decisive 28-9 win Saturday against rival Colorado State at Canvas Stadium. The offensive line had its best performance of the … [Read more...] about CU Buffs offensive line responds with big effort after Nebraska loss: “It was very personal”
Pac-12 expansion: Estimating the media value of a rebuilt conference with WSU, OSU and the four Mountain West schools
It’s far too early in the process to have clarity on the value of a media rights deal for the rebuilt Pac-12. Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State were approved for membership hours ago; the structure of the conference is not complete; and the media ecosystem is highly fluid. But we know one of the measuring sticks for a new deal: $11 million per school … [Read more...] about Pac-12 expansion: Estimating the media value of a rebuilt conference with WSU, OSU and the four Mountain West schools
Football notes: Game time for CU Buffs vs. Baylor announced
Colorado will kick off its return to the Big 12 Conference in prime time. On Monday, CU and the Big 12 announced at the Buffaloes’ game against Baylor on Sept. 21 at Folsom Field has been slated for a 6 p.m. MT kickoff. The game will be broadcast nationally on Fox. The matchup against Baylor is homecoming, and it’s also CU’s first Big 12 contest since leaving the conference … [Read more...] about Football notes: Game time for CU Buffs vs. Baylor announced
Keeler: CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders, CSU Rams’ Jay Norvell both need Rocky Mountain Showdown win. After Nebraska, though? Coach Prime needs it more
BOULDER — When the bully across the road gives you a wedgie on national TV, the neighbors start to worry. Get beat by little brother? The neighbors start to talk. “I would say (CU Buffs coach) Deion Sanders needs (Saturday) more,” CBS analyst and former NFL lineman Ross Tucker, who’s in the booth for Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown at Fort Collins, told me by phone earlier … [Read more...] about Keeler: CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders, CSU Rams’ Jay Norvell both need Rocky Mountain Showdown win. After Nebraska, though? Coach Prime needs it more