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2018 Rocky Mountain Showdown (8/31)
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Like us, there is not a single returning 1st or 2nd team All-Conference player on CU’s team. Nobody who would be deemed a “difference maker”. There are probably not 2 Buff players that would start for Florida and less than 5 that would crack Arkansas’s starting lineup. Heck, there aren’t 8 guys that would start for Boise.
HAHAHAHA GIF stolen. I laughed for a minute straight at this.
lvbuff
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Fans have nothing to do with it. Get a grip.
Blame Serenitybuff! Rep me!
I also like it in the pressure cooker...
Very telling isn't it?
That most recent cubuffs.com article really portrays CSU as pretty darn good. To be expected since most of the article is an interview of MikeMac. Nonetheless, I think we will have our hands full on Friday. We should win, but it is going to be a tough game. This game means everything to them. I think many of you underestimate CSU and the perceived talent differential.
DrunkRalphie
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I agree, the talent differential is much larger than most realize.
Bliff Cranch
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I tend to agree. Some points to consider: UH is improved beyond expectations this year, especially offensively. That was a new offensive scheme UH debuted and the ewes were caught flat-footed. The ewes WR corp is really good. If given time in the pocket to throw, their QB will have some success and those WRs will get open against an unproven set of Buff corners. To me that’s the key to the game - can the Buff front seven shut down the run game, force the ewes into passing situations, and get pressure on the QB to throw off timing? Defensively, the ewes don’t present much of a challenge to the Buff offense, IMO. Too many weapons, and too much experience.
Well we have no idea if Hawaii is improved beyond expectations this year. You are talking about a 3-9 football team that most of their top players from 2017 that was picked to finish 5th in their division only ahead of San Jose State. Yes they have a good receiving group in terms of G5 teams but there is a huge difference between going against basically the worst pass defense in the country and a P5 team that has done a great job developing and coaching defensive backs. Also keep in mind that CU won't get tired in the second half like Hawaii did either.
I am not convinced of their offensive greatness. They could only muster 7 points against Hawaii at home. That is, until they were down 30 and Hawaii started playing more prevent and was probably getting gassed at altitude.
Last year they also exploded in the second half of their first game and how much did they score against a lousy Buffs D again?
At least they have our attention.
Last year they also exploded in the second half of their first game and how much did they score against a lousy Buffs D again?
At least they have our attention.
They definitely seemed to figure some things out. If Hawaii was in a prevent then those long balls wouldn't have been as effective because there would have been more guys back. There were also a couple of other factors that could have helped them though. Hawaii has a pretty terrible pass defense, they were playing with a huge lead and lacked urgency, and it was the final quarter of their first game at altitude so they were probably a little gassed. KJ did a great job with ball placement but there isn't really any question in my mind we will be able to get a lot more pressure on him that Hawaii.
The biggest problem with Montez last year was bailing too early. An occasional scramble is good. Lots of it is bad.
If that's the difference in the game, we're in for a long season.
Weird take. CSU will have to make a choice: play off CU's WRs and give up 7-12 yards on the slant or attack them at the line of scrimmage and give up 20+ yards over the top.
That’s kind of my take as well. CSUs defense isn’t good enough to play straight up. They will have to give something up, either in the running game or passing game. If I were their DC, I’d be crowding the line of scrimmage and forcing Montez to beat them with his arm.
The bigger issue is our OL. If they can get to montez and rattle him, they will shut us down like they did last year after the 1st q
I would not.
Montez put up really good numbers through the air last year. Lindsay is gone, CU is unproven at running back. Take away the passing game and see if CU O-line and running game is worth anything.
I get your point, but I think the only way to truly defend CUs passing game is to take away the threat of the play action and put pressure on the QB. Long passes are harder to connect on than short ones. You’ll give up some big plays, but hopefully not so many that your offense can’t compensate.
That’s just my take. We will see what they try to do on Friday.
Yeah. Montez should have some wide open lanes off the zone keeper too and that will help the offensive line we are all concerned about.
I really liked our gameplan in 2016 and would like us to run something similar this year. Healthy doses of runs up the gut, mix in read options with Montez- forcing the defense up, and then some play action downfield to Viska or Winfree.
Just have to get those safeties closer and closer to the line of scrimmage and Viska/Winfree should be a nightmare downfield for those corners.
I cannot envision a scenario where asking this OL to protect Montez a lot in game one is a good idea. If anything, running the ball should give them some confidence.
Chev is going to want to throw. I would actually go heavy coverage on Montez and see if Chev is going to be willing to take what is given to him in the running game.... it would be a good test of Chev's stubborness