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Colorado Daily – Oregon State
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October 21st
… CU in a few minutes …
National rankings … Washington State rises; Utah and Stanford join poll
… Colorado disappears from the “others receiving votes
From CBS Sports … While Week 8 of the college football season didn’t have the same number of upsets as last week, Ohio State’s 49-20 loss to Purdue has shuffled the top 10. The Buckeyes fell nine spots, landing at No. 11, behind teams like UCF, Florida and Oklahoma.
And, as luck would have it, Ohio State’s loss was Michigan’s gain. The Wolverines moved up to No. 5 from No. 6 last week after ending their 17-game road losing streak against ranked teams by beating Michigan State 21-7.
The biggest climber in the poll this week was Washington State. The Cougars jumped 11 spots to No. 14 after beating Oregon 34-20. The Ducks dropped seven spots to No. 19 with the loss.
The Associated Press Top 25 …
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Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech (5-2) 54; Utah State (6-1) 50; San Diego State (6-1) 48; Fresno State (6-1) 35; Miami (FL) (5-2) 34; Virginia (5-2) 25; Houston (6-1) 19; Purdue (4-3) 17; Michigan State (4-3) 8; Cincinnati (6-1) 7; Auburn (5-3) 5; Boston College (5-2) 2; Mississippi State (4-3) 2; UAB (6-1) 1
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USA Today/Coaches’ poll
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Others Receiving Votes: Appalachian State (5-1) 78; Utah State (6-1) 63; San Diego State (6-1) 62; Houston (6-1) 30; Cincinnati (6-1) 30; Fresno State (6-1) 22; Mississippi State (4-3) 18; Virginia (5-2) 17; Auburn (5-3) 13; Colorado (5-2) 9; Buffalo (7-1) 9; Duke (5-2) 8; Texas Tech (5-2) 8; Army West Point (5-2) 8; Purdue (4-3) 7; UAB (6-1) 6; South Carolina (3-3) 5; Virginia Tech (4-2) 4; Syracuse (5-2) 3; Georgia Southern (6-1) 2; Michigan State (4-3) 1
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Steven Montez: “We just shot ourselves in the foot again. You can’t do that if you want to beat the good teams”
From Neill Woelk at CUBuffs.com … For the 29th time in a row, the Buffs visited the home stadium of a ranked team and flew home with a loss, this time a 27-13 defeat to Washington that was a four-point game in the fourth quarter.
The Buffs let one get away — and they knew it.
“Obviously you never want to lose,” said Colorado quarterback Steven Montez. “But sometimes, you’d almost rather have an absolute blowout than get one pulled out from under you in the fourth quarter. Those are the absolute toughest ones to swallow. We had opportunities and we didn’t capitalize.”
Indeed, Colorado had a chance — several chances — to put the Huskies on their heels and keep them there. But everytime they threatened to take control, they opened the gate and allowed Washington to regain momentum.
… “We just shot ourselves in the foot again,” Montez said. “You can’t do that if you want to beat the good teams like USC and Washington. You can do all that other stuff and get away with it when you’re playing some other teams. But when you’re playing USC and Washington, these guys who have been elite in the Pac-12 for a while now, you can’t make those mental mistakes and expect to get away with it. Especially not on the road.”
But while the opportunity for a road win over a ranked team will now likely have to wait until next year, the Buffs don’t have to wait long to get back on track. After two weeks on the road, they finally return to Folsom Field next Saturday for a 1 p.m. homecoming matchup with Oregon State.
“We’re 5-2,” Montez said. “There’s no need to freak out, panic. We just need to get back to work and do what we’ve been doing in practice and film study and all those good things. We were prepared coming into this game and just had some tough moments. If we keep preparing like we have been, we’ll be fine.”
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Colorado Daily – Oregon State
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October 21st
… CU in a few minutes …
National rankings … Washington State rises; Utah and Stanford join poll
… Colorado disappears from the “others receiving votes
From CBS Sports … While Week 8 of the college football season didn’t have the same number of upsets as last week, Ohio State’s 49-20 loss to Purdue has shuffled the top 10. The Buckeyes fell nine spots, landing at No. 11, behind teams like UCF, Florida and Oklahoma.
And, as luck would have it, Ohio State’s loss was Michigan’s gain. The Wolverines moved up to No. 5 from No. 6 last week after ending their 17-game road losing streak against ranked teams by beating Michigan State 21-7.
The biggest climber in the poll this week was Washington State. The Cougars jumped 11 spots to No. 14 after beating Oregon 34-20. The Ducks dropped seven spots to No. 19 with the loss.
The Associated Press Top 25 …
1. Alabama |
2. Clemson |
3. Notre Dame |
4. LSU |
5. Michigan |
6. Texas |
7. Georgia |
8. Oklahoma |
9. Florida |
10. UCF |
11. Ohio State |
12. Kentucky |
13. West Virginia |
14. Washington State … up 11 spots from last week |
15. Washington … same position as last week |
16. Texas A&M |
17. Penn State |
18. Iowa |
19. Oregon … down seven spots from last week |
20. Wisconsin |
21. South Florida |
22. NC State |
23. Utah … up ten spots from last week |
24. Stanford … up two spots from last week |
25. Appalachian State |
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech (5-2) 54; Utah State (6-1) 50; San Diego State (6-1) 48; Fresno State (6-1) 35; Miami (FL) (5-2) 34; Virginia (5-2) 25; Houston (6-1) 19; Purdue (4-3) 17; Michigan State (4-3) 8; Cincinnati (6-1) 7; Auburn (5-3) 5; Boston College (5-2) 2; Mississippi State (4-3) 2; UAB (6-1) 1
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USA Today/Coaches’ poll
1. Alabama |
2. Clemson |
3. Notre Dame |
4. LSU |
5. Michigan |
6. Georgia |
7. Texas |
8. Oklahoma |
9. Ohio State |
10. UCF |
11. Florida |
12. West Virginia |
13. Washington … up one spot from last week |
14. Kentucky |
15. Washington State … up eight spots from last week |
16. Penn State |
17. Texas A&M |
18. Iowa |
19. Wisconsin |
20. South Florida |
21. Oregon … down ten spots from last week |
22. NC State |
23. Stanford … up one spot from last week |
24. Utah … up nine spots from last week |
25. Miami (FL) |
Others Receiving Votes: Appalachian State (5-1) 78; Utah State (6-1) 63; San Diego State (6-1) 62; Houston (6-1) 30; Cincinnati (6-1) 30; Fresno State (6-1) 22; Mississippi State (4-3) 18; Virginia (5-2) 17; Auburn (5-3) 13; Colorado (5-2) 9; Buffalo (7-1) 9; Duke (5-2) 8; Texas Tech (5-2) 8; Army West Point (5-2) 8; Purdue (4-3) 7; UAB (6-1) 6; South Carolina (3-3) 5; Virginia Tech (4-2) 4; Syracuse (5-2) 3; Georgia Southern (6-1) 2; Michigan State (4-3) 1
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Steven Montez: “We just shot ourselves in the foot again. You can’t do that if you want to beat the good teams”
From Neill Woelk at CUBuffs.com … For the 29th time in a row, the Buffs visited the home stadium of a ranked team and flew home with a loss, this time a 27-13 defeat to Washington that was a four-point game in the fourth quarter.
The Buffs let one get away — and they knew it.
“Obviously you never want to lose,” said Colorado quarterback Steven Montez. “But sometimes, you’d almost rather have an absolute blowout than get one pulled out from under you in the fourth quarter. Those are the absolute toughest ones to swallow. We had opportunities and we didn’t capitalize.”
Indeed, Colorado had a chance — several chances — to put the Huskies on their heels and keep them there. But everytime they threatened to take control, they opened the gate and allowed Washington to regain momentum.
… “We just shot ourselves in the foot again,” Montez said. “You can’t do that if you want to beat the good teams like USC and Washington. You can do all that other stuff and get away with it when you’re playing some other teams. But when you’re playing USC and Washington, these guys who have been elite in the Pac-12 for a while now, you can’t make those mental mistakes and expect to get away with it. Especially not on the road.”
But while the opportunity for a road win over a ranked team will now likely have to wait until next year, the Buffs don’t have to wait long to get back on track. After two weeks on the road, they finally return to Folsom Field next Saturday for a 1 p.m. homecoming matchup with Oregon State.
“We’re 5-2,” Montez said. “There’s no need to freak out, panic. We just need to get back to work and do what we’ve been doing in practice and film study and all those good things. We were prepared coming into this game and just had some tough moments. If we keep preparing like we have been, we’ll be fine.”
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