Coach Prime and Colorado - real deal?? (Part Deux)
Last week's post about Prime and the Buffaloes was pretty contentious.
In case you missed it:
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/coach-prime-and-colorado-real-deal#comments-section
Lots of doubters and folks saying it was a mirage due to the "abysmal state of TCU's defense" (paraphrased).
Further followed-up by "just wait til they go against Nebraska's defense" (also paraphrased).
The remaining schedule isn't particularly kind with their PAC-12 slate (@Oregon, USC, @ASU, Stanford, UCLA, Oregon St., Arizona, @Washington State, and finally @Utah), but they do get most of them at home including prohibitive league favorite USC.
Hearing most predicted them to be a 1-win team, and the Vegas win total over/under set at 3 - I have to continue to be impressed with this team!
Like Neon Deion or not - but he is building something out West for sure.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:39 PM ^
Maybe, but Nebraska sucks ass. Colorados got some tough games coming up so we shall see. I do admire the fact that they just let it rip.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:51 PM ^
Two weeks in a row they've taken care of business.
Nebraska's defense was thought to be good to excellent in the preseason and their defense was the ONLY reason this was a game at all today.
Their offense screwed them and the defense finally gave up points on short fields and attrition took its toll.
September 9th, 2023 at 5:50 PM ^
Nebraska's defense was 61st to SP+ last year and came into this year with SP+ seeing them as 40th. They played better than I expected but this was still wasn't a particularly well-regarded defense and that doesn't necessarily take into account the change in coaching philosophy.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
40th is still better than most of the defenses they'll be facing. Colorado is going bowling.
September 10th, 2023 at 12:49 AM ^
Any of you watch the game? Nebraska could have been up big if not for TOs and self inflicted errors. It was nothing Colorado did. They have a good offense when Sanders doesn't have pressure. You get pressure and that team folds. Nebraskas Defense held them in check until they got worn out because the offense messed up. The Buffs looked good once they wore down the Cornhuskers which was about 80% Nebraska own fault. Colorado hasn't even played anyone yet.
They do have a few players but if this wasn't Prime coaching them no one would be paying attention to them or hyping them up.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:40 PM ^
Much less disciplined this week, and messier, but they whipped a B1G team and to paraphrase Goff, winning when you're not playing well is what good teams do. I'd be perfectly happy with Michigan beating the Cornholes by 3 TDs.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
They whooped one of the worst big ten teams on their new coach's second game.
Colorado has two wins in their first two games. I still think colarado doesn't make a bowl game.
September 9th, 2023 at 7:37 PM ^
September 9th, 2023 at 8:01 PM ^
I disagree. Nebraska has got a good defense, and Colorado still poked through.
I think Nebraska fumbling 5 exchanges was helpful to Colorado, but whatever.
I see them winning 8 or 9 games, probably 5-2 going into that Oregon St. game.
Nonetheless I'm already completely sick of the bandwagon fans, the media coverage, Deion himself, the Heisman hype, all of it. Even my former BFF Joel Klatt is getting on my nerves. I hope to hell I'm wrong and they do crater, because everybody glomming onto this program deserves it.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
LOL! But this IS Colorado playing well. This is the best they can do. If they play worse they lose to Nebraska.
September 9th, 2023 at 8:04 PM ^
Is it though?
Who knows.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:44 PM ^
I just wonder if Deion is getting enough publicity
September 9th, 2023 at 4:18 PM ^
He's so shy. Needs to come out of his shell.
September 9th, 2023 at 9:06 PM ^
The introvert's introvert.
September 10th, 2023 at 8:41 AM ^
He should sue Amazon to get exclusive rights to Prime. Seriously though, he has definitely sparked something in the west. Looking forward to see what he does rest of the way. Tough road ahead.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:46 PM ^
Watched the game. Nebraska was hot ass. Colorado looked ok - not great. Decent.
But, upon reflection, I think that’s reasonably “real deal”! They’re not going to compete for the championship, but they’ll play competitive football. That’s a pretty big success at Colorado
September 9th, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
Also watched the game.
Let's be clear Nebraska's OFFENSE was hot ass.
Their defense was solid first half and held the Buffs in check. Unlike TCU that everyone said made the Buffs look amazing.
Nebraska's offense really let them down and sacrificed an impressive defensive performance. The d can only do so much.
September 9th, 2023 at 4:32 PM ^
Don't you think that's a factor though? If your offense can't stay on the field your defense eventually wears down
September 9th, 2023 at 4:59 PM ^
I assume you're talking to me?
Yes it is definitely a factor, but calling Nebraska as a whole "hot ass" doesn't tell the whole story.
Their defense was excellent first half and even in the second half, was often given very short fields to defend.
Just clarifying that Nebraska's OFFENSE is hot ass. lol
September 9th, 2023 at 8:04 PM ^
The reason Nebraska's offense couldn't stay on the field wasn't about anything Colorado was doing, it was that Nebraska hasn't mastered the snap.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:59 PM ^
Please define "competitive football."
September 9th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^
Sanders is obviously a really good quarterback and Colorado has some real good talent on the team. When you can run an offense at the speed that Colorado does at that Altitude, you have a real nice advantage. Might be a short stay for Matt Rhule at Nebraska.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:50 PM ^
Hearing most predicted them to be a 1-win team,
I don't know anyone who predicted that. I think most predictions were in the 3-6 win range.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:55 PM ^
It was 3ish for many people. He had "no talent" and a bunch of washed up guys and "let's see if his son can play at this level" etc.
Again Nebraska sucks and their defense I think will get lit up by Oregon and USC but they are happy to be in track meets at this stage year 1.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:55 PM ^
Saw predictions ranging from matching last year's 1-11 team up to 3 wins as you mentioned.
Vegas line for over/under was 3 so clearly the predictions were strong enough for LESS than 3 wins.
September 9th, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^
My guess was 4-8. They will probably end up with 6 wins and bowl eligible. And that's good considering where they were last season.
September 9th, 2023 at 5:55 PM ^
I thought they'd win 3-4, assuming TCU would be better and they'd be 50/50 against Nebraska. Now the goal is probably 6 wins, though again they needed a lot of stuff to go their way in these two wins and we'll see what happens when they don't get 4 TOs.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:32 PM ^
I'm not sure how much they needed that stuff to go their way. They were winning by more than 4 TDs in the 4th quarter.
But I do think it would have been a far more interesting game had Nebraska not kept shooting itself in the foot repeatedly.
September 9th, 2023 at 7:02 PM ^
What?! They were winning by 4 touchdowns BECAUSE of the turnovers and generally horrible QB play by Nebraska.
September 10th, 2023 at 3:47 PM ^
CU looked like trash until Nebraska started coughing the ball up deep in their own end. Their first scoring drive was about 6 yards, and was with 4 minutes to go in the second quarter. Good on them to capitalize on the free points, but they didn’t do much until the Nebraska D wore down. Their average scoring drive was probably about 40 yards.
I will say that their OC has called some nice plays to get guys wide open.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:25 PM ^
1 win? I don't bet on sports. But I would've hammered that over hard. So hard.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:50 PM ^
Just going to leave this here. If anyone read my post earlier in the week I’m not saying Hunter is better than or equal to Peppers yet, but he’s a true two way player that’s elite.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:56 PM ^
I was finally glad they took him out near the end.
Dude played every snap last week on offense and defense and did so this week as well until late in the 4th.
Freaking warrior.
September 9th, 2023 at 6:01 PM ^
I get what Kirk is getting at but by this logic he also has more yards than Woodson.
Peppers had 66 tackles, 13 TFLs, and 3 sacks. Yes he didn't have a lot of picks but that really wasn't part of his game. Hunter absolutely deserves to be in NYC if he continues to play like this but Peppers playing a handful of snaps on offense a game vs. a guy who has played 100+ snaps in two straight games is very apples to oranges.
September 10th, 2023 at 12:55 AM ^
Hunter looks like one of those cavemen in the Gieco commercials. But still will guarantee his wife when he plays in the NFL will be hot as hell
September 10th, 2023 at 3:56 PM ^
Shorter version - “guy who plays every play gets more stats than guy who played half of the plays.”
Deion really likes to feed his top players, but I don’t know if that pace is sustainable. I do think if we see Shedeur in the Heisman race, we could see him throw 60+ times in a game late in the season.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:52 PM ^
Big Coach Prime fan and he exceeded my expectations last week even thought I thought TCU was very overrated based on massive losses on the team ....but relax it's Nebraska. Whomever said "just wait until Nebraska" must have been living in 1993. They are probably a rung above Rutgers, Indiana, and Northwestern.
Do this @ Oregon and baby here we go.
If they win 3-4 more games this year it's been a huge first year as all the haters said the transfers are too massive and he is all flash blah blah. Go Coach Prime! You know he is gonna have offers from a better school this offseason - might be one and done! Can't buy the free advertising he brings his school - a lot of ADs have to be salivating.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
Click the link to my previous post.
Several comments about how TCU was hot garbage and Nebraska's defense will expose the Buffs (paraphrased).
September 9th, 2023 at 7:56 PM ^
I just skimmed through the comments on that post. I didn’t see anyone say Nebraska would expose them. But if you want to post about Colorado every week could you do it on a Colorado blog?
September 11th, 2023 at 2:51 PM ^
Looks like a whole giant section got Nuked.
Probably the section where someone brought the race card into the Anti-Coach prime sentiment.
Even so, there are still a couple comments on it.
And no, don't want to post about Colorado every week. However, the first post was a bunch of shit-talking about the Buffs so this was in response to said shit-talking.
If you don't want to read it, scroll on. You cared so much you even commented on the post.
September 9th, 2023 at 3:52 PM ^
As I said in the other thread, I think they are a top 20-25 team. I see 3-4 losses in their future.
Great turn around from coach Prime but they aren't as good as the hype.
September 9th, 2023 at 8:08 PM ^
Nebraska looked pretty good to me. Imagine if Colorado beats USC.
September 9th, 2023 at 8:34 PM ^
If they beat USC it will be via a shootout, and Colorado will have my respect finally.
September 9th, 2023 at 4:01 PM ^
I’m pretty sure nobody was saying “just wait til they get Nebraska”. Nebraska is a year zero tire fire.
That said CU definitely seems ahead of schedule.
September 9th, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^
Again, click the previously posted link.
It was sprinkled throughout. Plenty of people said TCU's defense was trash and that Nebraska would hold them in check.
They did throughout the first half and even held tough despite short fields in the second.
September 9th, 2023 at 4:09 PM ^
Seems like it? Beat a ranked team and already doubled the win total from last season by beating a ranked team and a big ten team.
Let me put it this way, if Michigan played them this or next season they’d be trying to get out of the matchup somehow lol.
September 9th, 2023 at 4:47 PM ^
This is a clown response
September 9th, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^
Ftown is a massive Michigan hater
September 9th, 2023 at 5:08 PM ^
Got it.
September 9th, 2023 at 7:44 PM ^
Edit: nevermind