You should have stuck around and watched Q4 and OT of the CSU game. You missed a lot of offensive in-game adjustments that allowed CU to overcome the largest Q4 deficit (11 points) and win since 2002. One bad game out of four is not proof that "our offense sucks".
You might also take a look at the schedule. Find a team that is more complete on it than UO. USC has problems on defense. UU has problems on offense. UW isn't on the schedule.
Final note: Look at the ASU and UA results before you crown them likely losses. UA lost to Stanford by one point last week. ASU was shutout by Fresno State and barely beat Southern Utah - both games played in Tempe. Both Arizona schools are less than mediocre and very winnable games for CU. Of course CU can lose to them, but it isn't a sure thing or even a likely outcome.
Buck up boyo. CU is bigtime football again.
I watched the whole CSU game and rewatched the tape on the next Sunday. Shedeur's historical 98 yards drive is partially due to the stupid prevent D. They played to not lose and it pays. The double OT scores are all very nice, and one thing nice about Shedeur, is that once he gets into the red zone, he can score in any given down for you. Unfortunately, our problem is we can't even get to the 30 yards line most of the time.
I don't know why talking about the concern on the offense make me look like a downer or something. I am really curious to know what signs do you see in game 3 or game 4 that makes your feel good about this offense? You can't rely on Shedeur's heroic performance in every single game.
I never said ASU and UA are likely losses. I used to think winning against them should be easy due to the offense we have in the first game. But I adjust my expectation based on the week by week play, and I am saying I would have major concern if the offense doesn't change this week.
Here is my quick assessment based on my understanding of where we are at right now:
UU has problems on offense because Rising is not back yet. They are also missing a few key players due to injury. My understanding is most of them will be back when they play us. And I think people underestimate OSU as well as WSU, they are very very good teams. UCLA has issues in offense, but their defense is better than I expected. If I have to compare, I think their defense is better than kNU at least.
I think our 3 wins has to come from Stanford, UA and AU. Would be nice to pick up 1 more upset, but I am not counting on that. I watched most of their games.
Stanford looks like a likely win.
ASU is the second most likely win, and yes they played like **** in the first 3 games. I do think their run offense would be an issue for us, they have some simple yet creative running plays, their scheme get the ball to their playmakers hands in a fast way, and they have many trick play designs. Keep in mind that we have not shown we can stop anybody's run game. This is their home game and likely another super bowl effort from them.
UA will be a tough match up for us, they have some nice offensive weapons and their defense is not bad at all. Their issue is too many TOs and hopefully we can leverage that. I do like that we play them in Folsom.
