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bgbrooks: good afternoon, mark

Mark_Wolf: And to you Mr. Brooks.

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Mark_Wolf: Welcome Buff4live. What's on your mind?

bgbrooks: hello, buff4live

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bgbrooks: good afternoon, big red

Mark_Wolf: Welcome Big Red. What's on your mind?

Buff4Live: Obviously, I'm a Buff fan and a bit worried about this weekend's game. Any chance you see our o-line play improving this weekend? What have you guys seen/heard in Boulder?

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bgbrooks: i think the play of the o-line will be improved, but only marginally. they just haven't had the time required yet to be efficient as a unit.

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Mark_Wolf: Welcome golden_buff.

bgbrooks: afternoon, golden buff

Buff4Live: I'm hoping to see at least average special teams play this weekend.

Buff4Live: it's been deplorable of late.

bgbrooks: right on the special teams . . . they've got to get better.

Buff4Live: I did see an interesting stat - we're 119th in the nation in kickoffs & KU is 119th in kickoff returns

Buff4Live: not sure if that's true, tho

golden_buff: Afternoon, I am concerned that the Buffs are relying on a pass first offense when they should be running the ball much more, I know DS is hurt and rodeny stewart can't carry the entire load but Cody has not shown that he can throw the ball this year, not once save a nice pass in the WV game, what do

Buff4Live: but if so, something's gotta give

bgbrooks: saw that, also . . . so do we expect a battle of the basement dwellers in that category?

bgbrooks: the run game is so dependent on the state of the o-line, i'm not sure even if darrell scott had been healthy for five weeks we'd see a great effort there. rodney s. is a bonus.

Buff4Live: that stat is what's strange, tho. That the 16th team in the nation is 119th in anything is a bit odd

Mark_Wolf: Colorado is a two-touchdown underdog to Kansas tomorrow. If the Buffs struggle on offense, how early might we see Matt Ballenger replace Cody Hawkins at quarterback?

golden_buff: Agreed, the O line is shot but we need some kind of offense

bgbrooks: yeah, but national stats can be skewed.

Buff4Live: good point wolf

golden_buff: sticking with the pass is not the answer, Scotty McKnight is a possesion reciever

Buff4Live: I'd say not until the 2nd half

golden_buff: Pat Williams hates catching the ball and Josh smith is still too raw

Buff4Live: unless you get 3 bonehead picks in the 1st half

bgbrooks: i think ballenger gets a look regardless. coaches want him to gain some meaningful experience.

Mark_Wolf: How has that father-son/coach-quarterback dynamic been playing out in Boulder?

Buff4Live: Coach Hawkins will get his wins.

Buff4Live: Little Hawk, we'll see. He needs a line, though.

bgbrooks: it's had some touchy -- and i don't mean touchy feely -- moments. cody has really gotten clocked on several occasions, and i can see it register with big hawk.

golden_buff: bg, what do you think the game plan is for the weekend?

Buff4Live: I hadn't noticed that. Or, at least, I hadn't seen it register beyond "my qb got clocked", not "my son got clocked". what's your basis for that statement?

bgbrooks: offensively, i think cu believes it can pass on ku. but that depends on cody's protection and his efficiency.

golden_buff: WHat about the run game, why not try and control the clock

bgbrooks: just being around hawk and seeing how he reacts to various things.

bgbrooks: of course, the buffs will try and establish the run -- always do. but i'm just saying they think the passing game will be there.

Buff4Live: I agree - running the ball and dumping to TEs seems to be a better strategy than throw

bgbrooks: all part of the pass strategy -- but it depends on the run.

golden_buff: Good te's and good running backs lets play to our strengths

bgbrooks: that would be a sound plan

Buff4Live: do you see cody's pass protection as the key to a win?

golden_buff: But I have a feeling we will come out with 4 or 5 straight passes and when things get rough we will go to a running game that everyone in the stadium know is going up the middle.

bgbrooks: right up there -- along with containing reesing.

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Buff4Live: the old dan reeves special

bgbrooks: i don't 4-5 straight passes is in the offing. hawk is a run-first guy, but i'll say it again, the passing game could be there.

Buff4Live: intersting. think they'll cover?

Buff4Live: not that you bet

bgbrooks: yes

Buff4Live: just asking

Buff4Live: hmm

bgbrooks: no, not that i bet . . .

Buff4Live: that's saying a lot after 2 sound defeats

Buff4Live: but I like it!!!

golden_buff: I think we will win tomorrow

golden_buff: Always play well against KU

bgbrooks: yeah, but fsu's d-line was beastly, as was the horns'.

golden_buff: They are over rated this year anyway

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Buff4Live: i like cody in the 4th when the games on the line. that's when he's at his best

bgbrooks: welcome seanvstr

Mark_Wolf: That's why bookies drive Cadillacs.

Buff4Live: lol

Buff4Live: good one

bgbrooks: and that's why sports writers ride bikes.

seanvstr: thanks..what are we chattin about

Buff4Live: CU stomping the Gayhawks

bgbrooks: cu-ku -- all things

Mark_Wolf: Although I'd rather put my money on the Buffs than on the Dow Jones.

Buff4Live: i mean jayhawks

Buff4Live: :)

golden_buff: What happened to the best DT tandem in the Big 12, havent seen much from them this year

Mark_Wolf: sure you do

bgbrooks: let's not talk economics. my 401k is dying

Buff4Live: golden - agreed

seanvstr: or what happend to darrell scott?

golden_buff: injured

golden_buff: overweight

Buff4Live: I hear hypolite is getting double-teamed a lot

golden_buff: needs to study

golden_buff: True but NFL caliber players make plays

bgbrooks: hypolite is drawing a lot of attention, but nicolas must be playing well enough to allow goree to go to offense

Mark_Wolf: BG, after last weekend's wedding all my money is in Visa at 18%.

Buff4Live: DS is a work in progress. maybe hes having too much fun in boulder. give him a year or two. not like westbrook and salaam were studs as frosh.

bgbrooks: scott now has a bum ankle, but he'll play

seanvstr: BG, any thoughts on the CSU/TCU game?

golden_buff: DS has had flashes of brillance but you can tell he doesn;t know the offense

Buff4Live: good point about goree

Mark_Wolf: Wonder how Scott will respond to Stewart's emergence as The Man?

bgbrooks: wedding bell blues

Buff4Live: that leap in the EW game was awesome

golden_buff: Awesome!

Buff4Live: indeed

bgbrooks: when scott is healthy, the response will be worth listening to. or watching.

golden_buff: running into Josh Smith against FSU and allowing a pick not awesome

Buff4Live: don't remember those, but i'll trust ya

golden_buff: that was on one play

Buff4Live: ouch

Buff4Live: game?

Mark_Wolf: Seanvstr, I think CSU is going to have a tough time scoring enough points to keep up with TCU.

bgbrooks: i'll file those under youthful mistakes

seanvstr: agree, did you see the numbers they held oklahoma to?

Buff4Live: good point. and we don't have anough 4-5* dudes right now to make up for those type of mistakes

golden_buff: We need some consistency, 4 full quarters of consistent solid football, can't remember the last time CU had that

seanvstr: .7 yards a rush

bgbrooks: the 4-5* guys are on the horizon -- not that hawk pays attention to the star system

Mark_Wolf: ouch

Buff4Live: CSU was close, but not a full 4

bgbrooks: cu hasn't had four good quarters for a while, wvu was close, though

Mark_Wolf: Maybe Sonny Lubick is a little bit glad he's gone.

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Buff4Live: i agree - totally love the hawk. much much better than the last 2-3 years of barnett. we just need to win at least 7 games this year

bgbrooks: welcome, sb

golden_buff: WVU was solid defensively but no offense after the first 5 min

bgbrooks: agreed on wvu, but still a good win for buffs

golden_buff: I think we can beat KU, KSU, ISU, NU and the rest are toss ups

seanvstr: anyone think hawk's extention was a bit premature? seems like everyone is giving him the benefit of the doubt

Buff4Live: I say we beast KSU, A&M, ISU and NU

golden_buff: He has been recruiting the best athletes CU has had in a decade, let him get them on the field and he will succeed

Mark_Wolf: I disagree. You have to have some long-term stability for recruiting if nothing else.

Buff4Live: OSU is a potential upset as it's in Folsom.

bgbrooks: don't think the extension was premature . . . lock him up and let him continue to recruit.

golden_buff: Definetely want recruits to know you will be there for 4 years

seanvstr: not saying he hasn't recruited well...

Buff4Live: agree - extension was a must

Mark_Wolf: Disagreement is with senvstr's notion that the extension was premature.

golden_buff: Needs time to implement his system, still playing mostly freshman, good time for an extension

bgbrooks: i wouldn't count neb as a sure win, by any means.

Buff4Live: need to show recruits he'll be there

golden_buff: True Neb will be tough but we are further along than them, think we have a better team

Mark_Wolf: Remember, CU's best football decision maybe in its history was giving Bill McCartney the chance to build slowly.

bgbrooks: i do too, at this point, but by then, how many o-linemen will cu have left?

Buff4Live: seems like we always need Olinemen

Mark_Wolf: If Kansas controls the line of scrimmage tomorrow it's going to be a long day in Lawrence for the Buffs.

bgbrooks: patience is the name of the game now in college football. look at ku and mu, mangino and pinkel.

Buff4Live: i agree, but we have to win 7 this year,

Mark_Wolf: Is Ryan Miller pretty much guaranteed an injury redshirt year since he was hurt in the fourth game? How does that work?

seanvstr: it's still strange to think of kansas as a legit football school

bgbrooks: right, wolf man . . .

bgbrooks: yeah, but legitimacy is there

Buff4Live: I say CU pulls off the upset tomorrow. CU 20 KU 16

Mark_Wolf: Mangino's done a great job turning that program around, especially at a basketball school.

bgbrooks: i think the upset potential is there, too.

seanvstr: wasn't ku's win last year vs. cu the first in forever?

Buff4Live: since 1995? it was in 2006

Buff4Live: i think

Buff4Live: ?

bgbrooks: not forever, ku has won the last two, after cu won from 2001-05

Buff4Live: ah

seanvstr: got ya..im live in fort collins

golden_buff: I think Ballenger should get some significant playing time this weekend, perhaps 4 drives or so, thoughts?

Buff4Live: hey, gotta run, hope you guys do this next week - same bat time, same bat channel

Buff4Live: god i'm old

bgbrooks: i think he'll get time, but i don't think big hawk will jeopardize winning if little hawk is succeeding.

Mark_Wolf: Seems they at least have to answer the question of whether he can compete for the starting job.

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golden_buff: Maybe Tyler Hansen, why redshirt him when we have 2 qbs coming in next year

bgbrooks: yeah, but you don't want to do that and jeopardize a `W.'

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seanvstr: whats the line

Mark_Wolf: Agreed. If Cody is playing well, no reason to switch just for the sake of switching.

bgbrooks: welcome, buffs1990

golden_buff: When does he pull Lil Hawl then? After a pick or after a successful drive?

Buffs1990: Hello

bgbrooks: obviously, after the pick -- but don't expect the immediate hook

Mark_Wolf: Pulling a quarterback in a competitive game is a dicey situation.

Mark_Wolf: Lots of psychological stuff at play.

golden_buff: Thats the thing, he lets lil hawk play until the game is out of hand and then the playing time is garbage, 2 qbs is difficult thing to manage

bgbrooks: i don't think big hawk would go for that

Buffs1990: BG how is Lynn Katoa doing in practice?

bgbrooks: yeah, it's difficult to manage, but they'll try something

bgbrooks: katoa is getting some scout work, but i haven't keyed on him too much. fact he's still here is good.

golden_buff: ANy recruiting news about Montaze Burfict or Randall Carroll? Any real chance with them? WHo is recruiting them? Hagan?

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bgbrooks: don't know who's handling those two . . . no inside word.

Buffs1990: Any big recruits we have a chance with that we might not know about yet?

golden_buff: How is Cunningham progressing, he was a great pick up last year and it looks like he could be a star really soon, is Hawk going to keep working him in?

bgbrooks: per recru -- most of the big names have been mentioned on the net sites

bgbrooks: cunningham seems to be progressing well, although his playing still kind of mystifies me.

Buffs1990: I don't know about you guys but I love the pipeline Hawk has with Columbine

Mark_Wolf: Hawkins said on our live chat two weeks ago that Cunningham is going to get more time. He's playing because they don't think he can get much bigger/stronger than he is now.

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bgbrooks: hawk has a pipeline with most of the area schools . . . he really works the state.

Mark_Wolf: Here's a name to keep in mind from what's become a nice Columbine pipeline to Boulder: the Rebels' junior quarterback Dan Spond. Big, strong, fabulous arm and very smart.

golden_buff: What are our chances while lil hawk is firmly entrenched

bgbrooks: heard the same things about spond, and i think a local QB would be responsive.

Buffs1990: I know, I coach at Horizon. He is fantastic with all the coaches I talk to

golden_buff: Spond could be the missing link

Mark_Wolf: When Ryan Miller was being recruited by Notre Dame, Hawk brought virtually his entire staff to Columbine the day after Weis was in.

Buffs1990: Spond = real deal

golden_buff: Any word on Kasa

bgbrooks: on the QB competition -- watch what happens in spring '09 with the competition. could be very interesting.

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bgbrooks: nothing new on kasa . . . seems to have expanded his list from cu/fla

bgbrooks: welcome tcd14

Mark_Wolf: I'll be a minority contributor. Think Cody can do the job when the o-line is healthy and functioning.

bgbrooks: i think can be even more competent with healthy pieces around him.

Mark_Wolf: The two touychdown throws he made against West Virginia were as good as anybody can make.

golden_buff: But competent won;t win the Big 12 we need a stud qb

Buffs1990: Cody is good, the problem is the big 12 is loaded with qb talent. Most important position on the field

bgbrooks: agreed . . . as big hawk says, cody was throwin' seeds.

golden_buff: Need a qb who scares defenses not one who whets their appetite

bgbrooks: cody has hit a couple weeks of rough spots, but i still think he can play.

Mark_Wolf: BG, you think the Big 12 is the best conference inthe country right now?

Mark_Wolf: Andy anybody else?

Mark_Wolf: And anybody else?

Buffs1990: Average Qbs can do well with the right pieces around them

bgbrooks: offensively, yes. defensively, look at the sec. seems to have flipflopped.

golden_buff: Big 12 is the best bar none

Buffs1990: OU and Texas are in a league of there own

golden_buff: Missouri too

bgbrooks: looking forward to saturday at the state fair

Mark_Wolf: Who wins that game tomorrow?

Buffs1990: I am not sold on the Tigers D

golden_buff: OU

Buffs1990: OU

bgbrooks: i picked texas this morning in print, so i'll stay there.

Mark_Wolf: I like Texas at home.

Buffs1990: Take the points!

bgbrooks: i like colt mccoy and will muschamp -- the DC

golden_buff: What about the running game

golden_buff: and secondary

bgbrooks: could be a horns weakness . . . i think the secondary will hold up.

golden_buff: 3 freshman against those OU receivers, scary

bgbrooks: yeah, but they react very well.

golden_buff: Who's better McCoy or Bradford?

Buffs1990: What are the chances of Miller getting a medical redshirt?

bgbrooks: mccoy is the better dual QB . . . bradford the better pocket guy

Buffs1990: Bradford

golden_buff: McCoy got really fast, that is something I don't think OU wil be expecting

bgbrooks: hawk says miller and mtm will qualify

Buffs1990: Better passer

bgbrooks: bradford is the better pure passer

Mark_Wolf: I’m wearing my Ball State sweatshirt with pride (my brother-in-law is a professor there). How ‘bout them Cardinals cracking the Top 25? Can they be this year’s Boise State?

bgbrooks: no . . . ball state has letterman and nothing else

golden_buff: They havent played anyone

golden_buff: Indiana? Navy? come on

Mark_Wolf: Go Cardinals!!!! Ignore the skeptics!!!! ::laugh

golden_buff: I like the optimism though!

Buffs1990: Has anyone else heard Hawkins name mentioned with a possible Tennessee opening?

tcd14: i want to get some thoughts on the Buffs playcalling (my view is its terrible). it seems to me given say a third and eight they will consistently call a play that will net them 4 yards they know they can get and then pray they player can make up the other 4 yards

bgbrooks: nothing on hawk and tennessee . . . don't see that as a fit. hawk's a western guy.

golden_buff: Play calling is borderline horrible; get the ball into the hands of your playmakers

golden_buff: NOT Cody!

Buffs1990: So few playmaker though

bgbrooks: per the play calling . . . give the babies (not the coaches) time to grow up.

golden_buff: Trial by fire, that will help them get better!

Mark_Wolf: I was with a bunch of Tennessee fans last weekend and they're incredibly bummed about their team/program. But agree with BG that Hawk's not going anywhere.

bgbrooks: turn up the heat . . . fire is good.

golden_buff: Hawk is not a good fit for Tenn, see him staying in Boulder for a while

Buffs1990: good, Boulder needs hawk!

Buffs1990: How big of a loss was Simas not making the grades?

golden_buff: HUGE, he was awesome at the spring game

bgbrooks: simas could have really helped . . . he's now a great scout team player. what a shame.

golden_buff: Need a big win for recruiting, need another top 25 class to get things rolling!

Buffs1990: Hope he can pull it together then

bgbrooks: it's up to him. the coaches were really disappointed in him.

golden_buff: Kansas would be a good start, show we are still a force in the Big 12

Buffs1990: Who would have thought that the Huskers and Cu could be at the bottom of the big 12 north and Mizz and Kansas would be at the top

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bgbrooks: and of the top teams in the north, kansas is the one to beat. the other one . . . long day in columbia.

Buffs1990: Bad enough those guys kick our butts in basketball

golden_buff: What are the chances we start using a 2 back i formation with stewart and scott

bgbrooks: the north world has turned upside down . . .

bgbrooks: welcome, 1bufffan

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bgbrooks: don't think stewart and scott in the same backfield will be seen for a while. need the good blocker, and neither qualifies at this point.

Buffs1990: If Iowa St gets up there with Kansas and Mizz the world might just come to an end

bgbrooks: i like chizik, but i don't think he can outrecruit hawk.

1BUFFFAN: Everyone said 09 would be the year, why are people panicking already?

Mark_Wolf: Agree about the blocking but what's the chance of getting Stewart/Scott in the slot to get both of them in the game.

bgbrooks: in the slot might be a solution, but they both have so much to learn.

Buffs1990: Nice talking to everyone, here is a name to keep an eye on. josh Bredl, 6'7 250 lb TE from Horizon High in Thornton. He will be a Buff, Cowboy or Bosie Stae Bronco. ....... Go Buffs!

bgbrooks: right 1bufffan . . . panic seems to have taken hold, when most people were saying in august the schedule would permit 7 wins at best

bgbrooks: thanks for your time, buffs1990

Mark_Wolf: If they don't get 7, Florida State is going to be The One That Got Away.

1BUFFFAN: Should we can summler or is he too good of a blocker?

bgbrooks: sumler has a role to fill . . . and, yes, it is blocking.

bgbrooks: people might forget about brian lockridge and ray polk -- both are redshirtting.

1BUFFFAN: is scott supposed to b 100% Sat? It'd be nice to see his "breakout" game

bgbrooks: scott will play . . . don't know about being 100% though.

bgbrooks: we're out of time, fellows. make this the last round.

1BUFFFAN: whats our shot at a dubya tomorrow?

bgbrooks: decent . . . i think cu and play with the hawks.

Mark_Wolf: Thanks to BG and all our participants for a lively hour.

1BUFFFAN: Thanks BG!

bgbrooks: make that . . . can play with the hawks

bgbrooks: you're welcome. have a good weekend, all.

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