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Colorado v USC - September 30, 2023 - 10am MT, FOX
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Not sure that USC's stats hold up once they get past CU.
I mean, that's a reasonable concern.
Birch1
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That didn't turn out well. Give us 5:30AM and we'll blow USC out!
TallBuff
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On it.
USC has five players majoring in pop culture, including Brenden Rice. How is that even a thing? 
Get your own catchphrase.
I hope it’s only athletes or kids paying cash in that major. No way should a loan for pop culture be subsidized or forgiven hahaUSC has five players majoring in pop culture, including Brenden Rice. How is that even a thing?
Private school. They got mad endowments.
Disagree.
I was in a much maligned (nationally) class called "Madonna and Pop Culture Phenomenon" or something along those lines in grad school at CU.
We assume that we can understand previous cultures by examining popular artifacts and customs. And those examinations manifest in respected fields of study in the form of history or anthropology. But somehow, we don't examine our own popular artifacts and customs in real time to understand what it means about us. That was an amazing class that offered an amazing and useful perspective.
Harari does something similar in 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and it brings real value, beyond just the academics.
And I know Brenden and experience him as a serious student (though maybe he's changed). I'd expect him to pursue a relevant major.
Also, **** USC. I hate that mother****ing school and fanbase so ****ing much.
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Unfortunately, our passpro is brutal.
If you look at the course offerings and syllabi, it actually looks like a pretty rigorous sociological exploration of the contemporary media landscape.USC has five players majoring in pop culture, including Brenden Rice. How is that even a thing?
Bliff Cranch
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Offer a free ride on Ralphie. See how that works out for him.
I knew you shouldn’t have gone! You’re banned from all future roadies.
Developed highly complex, fine-tuned predictive model.
Blames Fight CU's presence for loss.
Mush is as mush does…
Mush, you!
Short interview with Brenden. Sounds like a thoughtful kid. Calls Colorado his first love. He clearly wants to do well this weekend. I’ll always be a fan of his, but hope he’s covered every time Caleb looks his way this Saturday.
this is a fantastic heads-up recruiting/trasnfer comparison between usc and CU.
https://theathletic.com/4906684/2023/09/28/usc-colorado-transfer-portal-rebuild/
while i am not sure about the contention that defense is conclusively harder to fix through the portal quickly (i think there is a decent chance that alex grinch just sucks ass), look at the comparative ratings on the lines in particular.
Average 247Sports Composite ratings
USC CU
the thing that jumps out at me to start is how fantastic our staff did at upgrading our starters everywhere. this side by side would have looked completely different with the previous staff. having Shadeur is clearly a huge difference maker for us,, too.
my big takeaway--- we are not there yet but getting there... need another cycle or 2. i would love to see this comparison with oregon too-- i bet it looks even worse for us.
https://theathletic.com/4906684/2023/09/28/usc-colorado-transfer-portal-rebuild/
while i am not sure about the contention that defense is conclusively harder to fix through the portal quickly (i think there is a decent chance that alex grinch just sucks ass), look at the comparative ratings on the lines in particular.
Average 247Sports Composite ratings
USC CU
| QB | 0.9969 | 0.9126 |
| RB | 0.9778 | 0.9310 |
| WR | 0.9266 | 0.8606 |
| TE | 0.8826 | N/A |
| OL | 0.8914 | 0.8223 |
| DL | 0.8706 | 0.8105 |
| LB | 0.8970 | 0.8354 |
| DB | 0.9411 | 0.8705 |
Note: The above are the average recruiting ratings as high school prospects for the starters at each position. One player for USC and two for Colorado were unranked.
the thing that jumps out at me to start is how fantastic our staff did at upgrading our starters everywhere. this side by side would have looked completely different with the previous staff. having Shadeur is clearly a huge difference maker for us,, too.
my big takeaway--- we are not there yet but getting there... need another cycle or 2. i would love to see this comparison with oregon too-- i bet it looks even worse for us.
Pretty much tells the entire story, IMO, that OL and front 6/7 are nowhere close to where they need to be to compete with the top 10-15 teams in the country. It would be interesting to see where those ratings stack up against the middle and bottom of the Pac 12.
I don't have any animosity towards Rice. He was on social for months begging the CU community to step up with NIL support (even if just driving valuation with social follows) - because Karl was ignoring NIL and presented to RG & PD that he wanted to experiment with a plan to be successful without participating in it. He had to leave if he cared about his career goals.
Also, that QB play
I wouldn't have blamed him for leaving even if he was getting big NIL dollars here. Going from Mel Tucker (pre phone sex) to Karl Dorrell must have been absolutely brutal.
I am not sure there is really much difference between the 2022 OL/DL and the 2023 OL/DL. It'll get fixed in 2024, but its pretty surprising how woeful the talent is there this year.
Edit: I should say the edges are better on both sides, especially on the dline. However, the inside of both lines are mostly below average to bad.
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