Buffs prediction
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geezus christ negative nancy, tell us how you really feel.
For the 3rd time - 42 Cougs, 24 Buffs.
Even with River out of the game I like WSU. I'm thinking
38-30 Cougs F
There is no reason for this team to let down at this point.
38-30 Cougs F
There is no reason for this team to let down at this point.
First quarter we have trouble holding them on 3rd downs due a variety of reasons, but by the middle of the 2nd quarter we'll settle down.
Their offense is not good - "just good enough to win" is a thin margin. Our defense has handled "great" offensive teams all season long. We can handle "just good enough" offenses.
Their defense is great so far, however they haven't had to deal with a great quarter back yet. Arguably Luke is the best performing quarterback standing behind one of the best performing offensive lines they have faced all season. "Our corners can cover their WR's" - Buff fan. No they can't actually. We've heard that rhetoric the past two seasons straight and have survived. Even in losses our WR's got theirs all game long. Our losses came with Falk getting slapped around in the back field, and the inability to get the ball out accurately/on-time (also inability to run the ball effectively when we needed to). Luke WILL be tested on Saturday, but again it is nothing we haven't experienced and prevailed over before. With the 2016 Cougs you cannot drop eight into coverage and expect pressure on Falk.
The 4th quarter is our quarter. We'll have three turnovers on defense by the end of the game.
WSU 38 (at least) - Colorado 24 (at most)
Their offense is not good - "just good enough to win" is a thin margin. Our defense has handled "great" offensive teams all season long. We can handle "just good enough" offenses.
Their defense is great so far, however they haven't had to deal with a great quarter back yet. Arguably Luke is the best performing quarterback standing behind one of the best performing offensive lines they have faced all season. "Our corners can cover their WR's" - Buff fan. No they can't actually. We've heard that rhetoric the past two seasons straight and have survived. Even in losses our WR's got theirs all game long. Our losses came with Falk getting slapped around in the back field, and the inability to get the ball out accurately/on-time (also inability to run the ball effectively when we needed to). Luke WILL be tested on Saturday, but again it is nothing we haven't experienced and prevailed over before. With the 2016 Cougs you cannot drop eight into coverage and expect pressure on Falk.
The 4th quarter is our quarter. We'll have three turnovers on defense by the end of the game.
WSU 38 (at least) - Colorado 24 (at most)
My bad-
Cougs score at will, CU is really bad, Falk throws so many touchdowns his arm starts in fire and people start jumping off the press box at Folsom.
Cougs-77 CU-21 (all field goals)
Cougs score at will, CU is really bad, Falk throws so many touchdowns his arm starts in fire and people start jumping off the press box at Folsom.
Cougs-77 CU-21 (all field goals)
I don't agree with the prediction, but I appreciate the justification.
When you look at the Buffs, they crushed OSU, ASU and Arizona. They struggled to score against UCLA, Stanford and USC. They won a track meet against the Ducks. They played great against Michigan before their QB got hurt but fell in a funk and got crushed after that. What does that mean? Probably nothing.
My take is that Colorado has done a better job than WSU of showing killer instinct against teams that quit when the going gets tough. Teams that have good defenses have been effective against Colorado. We've had a few games where we came in feeling a little too good about ourselves and played soft early but got it figured out. Our team is not the kind to quit when we are down. Wins aren't guaranteed, but double digit deficits will not scare our team.
I will not be surprised to see WSU trailing 17-7 in the second quarter. This is the kind of game to have that happen. I think we'll see a halftime score of CU 24, WSU 17 as we start to fight our way back into it (similar to their game against Oregon). We score on the opening possession of the 2nd half to tie the game and lead 31-27 heading into the fourth quarter. Defense creates a turnover and we go up 38-27. Buffs get a TD to get within 38-34 before we get a game sealing drive to push the score out to 45-34. Cougs jump up to #14 in the polls and everyone gets drunk.
Final Score: WSU 45 - CU 34
No, you're just being selective in the games you're looking at.
Yes, CU throttled OSU, ASU & Zona. We throttled Stanford, Oregon, Arizona & Cal.
They struggled with Oregon, Stanford & UCLA. We struggled with ASU, OSU & UCLA.
they will be exposed, the Cougs will roll and slowly but surely build an insurmountable lead. we haven't been stopped yet and won't be this week
I don't feel good about Saturday. Intuition.
The good news is, IF we win....I'll be shocked, and the shock will continue during the entire hype of the Apple Cup Week.
The good news is, IF we win....I'll be shocked, and the shock will continue during the entire hype of the Apple Cup Week.
Cougs 36 Buffs 24. Watched a replay of Buffs vs Zona and I feel pretty confident. I think both lines up front we will give them fits. And yes RichRod was visibly frustrated often and I enjoyed it !!
'90, I like your thinking re: Sweet.
But more likely we get at least two red zone stops and it results in 2 field goals.
But more likely we get at least two red zone stops and it results in 2 field goals.
34-31 Buffs. Their Defense, with many Seniors will be the toughest we've faced all season. IF we win, then I'll be in such a huge SHOCK MODE all next week.
Our offense, particularly the offensive line will be the toughest theyve seen all season as well. Strength on strength is always fun to watch.
As much hype as UW has been getting for, well, everthing, that USC line is stout. 10 sacks allowed all year; thats 1 per game, and with numbers like that you know half were coverage sacks/ qb holding it too long.Michigan and USC have decent talent as well.
We're at 23, but that includes a 7 sack shit-fest in Tempe. Despite that we still hung 37 on them. I don't think CU is a blitzing D, so I expect that number to be a more manageable 2 or 3 sacks.
Two field goals for us...or a TD and missed PAT...or three safeties? Oh wait...you stated 3OTs. That's going to be difficult to pull off a safety or two in OT.
Hopefully if they drop 8 into coverage Falk won't need to worry about pressure because he will be watching the bottom of his RBs cleats as they gash the shit out of CU with the run.
I expect a close game. In the end I give the edge to the home team with the better ranking.
35-31 Buffs
Wouldn't surprise me if the result was flipped. This could come down to the last play.
35-31 Buffs
Wouldn't surprise me if the result was flipped. This could come down to the last play.
Cougs have proven they know how to win. No reason to believe they can't continue the streak. Offense will dominate, defense will step up and score off takeaways. Cougs walk away with a solid win.
Cougs 38-24.
Cougs 38-24.
I don't doubt that Colorado has a good defense but their passing stats are aided by the fact that they haven't played the three best passing teams in the Pac-12. They haven't played Cal or UW or the Cougs. They, like us, played UCLA without Rosen but they also had the benefit of playing Stanford without McCafferty and Oregon without Freeman. Cougs-38-28.
Exactly. Cougs are going to roll tomorrow. Barber is going to be huge and the d will stuff them all day. Luke and friends will dice up the overrated defense. 49 -24. Or better.
Just watched the PAC12 Sports Report and they interviewed Mike McIntyre. Talked about all the accomplishments for Colorado this season, etc... They then asked him what Colorado has to do to stop WSU's offense, his response was pretty funny:
"Oh... Well, uhhh hopefully they (Gabe/Luke/etc...) twist their own ankles during pregame warm ups"
Despite the humor, I sense a little worry in his voice.
"Oh... Well, uhhh hopefully they (Gabe/Luke/etc...) twist their own ankles during pregame warm ups"
Despite the humor, I sense a little worry in his voice.
The Boulder campus is like a small city and is very compact with the stadium located in the middle of it. It is a very tough place to play and the noise level will be high. The cougs will have to play their best game of the year to win. I said earlier that the cougs will prevail 27-17 with the final TD coming in the last minutes. That said,i would not bet on this game.
You are quite optimistic. I just don't see us blowing them out. Would certainly love to see it happen though.
The Las Vegas " smart money" is on the buffs. The line has moved to -6 pts as the late money and professional bettors are going with the buffs at home.
The Buffs' betting advantage is hugely influenced by bettors who don't follow these teams closely looking at their undeserved #10 ranking. Even if Buffs win, they're not Top 10.
I'm going Cougs 27-23 but it's not as close as the score. Buffs have 1 legitimate TD, Cougs give up 1 fourth-quarter dud TD at the end, and Buffs' struggling offense has to settle for 3 FGs. Cougs get 3 legit TDs and 2 FGs. Cougs jump to #15 or so next week.
The backers of the college teams tend to place their bets early.The professional bettors wait and if they see a line they like they jump on the game.That is the reason the point spread jumped from 41/2 to 6 points.They also tend to favor the Big 10 teams and more recently, SEC teams. The buff s game with Michigan in which they were competitive flavors their thinking. I played the Las Vegas game for many years and intensely for three years,
every week of the football season. That was way back when they"set" the line at the Stardust . That was probably way before people here started paying attention to betting lines.
every week of the football season. That was way back when they"set" the line at the Stardust . That was probably way before people here started paying attention to betting lines.
We went to the games in 2003 and 2011. In 2003, the Buffs were overmatched so the crowd noise wasn't an issue. In 2011, they were sucking, we were sucking, there wasn't a great amount of energy and the crowd noise wasn't a factor. We were at the game today and they were legitimately loud. It wasn't Auburn loud, but it was far louder than the ASU game we went to a few weeks ago and probably the loudest stadium I've been in since 2013 at Auburn. I was not expecting that after prior experiences.
