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It's a make-or-break season for Colorado and its fourth-year head coach, Dan Hawkins. After a third consecutive losing season, the natives are getting restless.
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Despite needing to replace its entire offensive backfield
and receiver corps, Northwestern remains talented enough to reach...
bowl play for the second consecutive season.
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The Quad Countdown: No. 47 Northwestern
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Monday Buff Bites - Colorado Ranked 43rd, Vegas Says 6.5 wins...Who Knows?
The Ralphie Report —
The Quad Countdown: No. 43 Colorado - The Quad Blog Paul Myerberg places the Buffs at #43 in the New York Times "The Quad Blog" annual countdown of every FBS team in the country. It's a pretty decent read, so head over and check it out. Other than getting Jon Major's name wrong, Myerberg seems excited about the right things: the offensive line, linebackers and the running backs. Basically, what it all comes down to in most people's mind is consistent and decent quarterback play. Overall a pretty optimistic preview of the Buffs. Would ...
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The Wiz of Odds —
... News: The SEC and ESPN — a grand irony. Brooks Barnes, New York Times: ESPN announces it will launch local websites in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. Dan Shanoff: ESPN's hyperlocal move into three more markets should be taken seriously, but in L.A., it's not. Thanks to Get The Picture. The Quad: Paul Myerberg takes a look at No. 44 Southern Mississippi and No. 43 Colorado. To bypass registration, go to Bug Me Not. Join the Wiz on ...
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... The New York Times college sports blog, The Quad, is still counting down (or up) the 120 teams. Colorado comes in at No. 43. ...
Experience and Quarterback Growth - Is There Hope?
The Ralphie Report —
... "The big question revolving around the C.U. offense is what type of play the Buffaloes will get from the quarterback position: if the team gets good – not spectacular, just good – play and consistency, the offense will be much, much better." -The New York Times Quad Blog ...
Will Anyone Win the Big 12 North This Season?
Bring On The Cats —
... they could be a contender in the North this season. Phil Steele agrees with that sentiment, and I'll generally follow Steele before I'll follow most partisans or regular journalists. But again, there's someting unsettling about relying on Cody Hawkins and Tyler Hansen at QB, and outside of the running back tandem of Darrell Scott and Rodney Stewart, there aren't a whole lot of playmakers on offense. And that's to say nothing of the decimated defensive line.
Finally, that brings us to Mizzou. I'm ...
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