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October 11, 2005

PreGame Summary: Colorado

Presenting this week's PreGame Summary for the Novices. Texas plays Colorado at Austin.

Mascot: Buffaloes. They have a real buffalo named Ralphie. At home games, he leads the team out and when they score they run him around the field. He runs in a horseshoe shape. They lead him out of his cage on one side, run him around right into a different cage on the other side. Kinda neat to see in person. They also have a mascot named Chip, but I could not find a picture of him.

Colors: Gold and Black

Location: Boulder, Colorado

Main Rival: Colorado State University, next is Nebraska.

Unique Tradions/Misc: Other than Raphie, I could not find any others.

Misc: Wikipedia has an interesting article on the school here. Colorado recently completed their penalties for recruiting violations.

Famous Players: Looking at their 2005 PreSeason Records, Mason Crosby is a good Place Kicker (PK). Crosby is the nation's leader with six 50-plus yard field goals last year and has won various awards.

Spread:-17 1/2 (If you bet with a spread on Texas, they have beat Colorado by 18 points for you to win.)

How they have been playing: Colorado is ranked #24 in the AP Poll. They have won 3 games and lost 1. The three losses were to poor teams and their loss was to Miami (FL), who is ranked #7 in the AP polls. (Texas is still at #2.)

What we have to watch for: As long as Texas does not blow off Colorado and come to play, we will win.

Update: I forgot to give credit to CalTechGirl for her help with the rivals question. Thanks!

Posted by on October 11, 2005 08:55 PM |

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