** 2024 Opponent Preview : Colorado (Game 2) **

5 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Listened to this on my 9 hour drive yesterday.  I think it is a subscriber only, so if you want the full thing you have to pay (but SpiltZoneDuo is worth it IMO), but was a good listen.  Basically Sheduer is a low-risk QB and takes the easy throws/checkdowns which inflates is comp % and brings down his INTs.  Also his pocket presence needs a lot of work because he scrambles backwards and takes a ton on sacks (although his O-Line wasn't terrible, just below average).

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Well, my opinion is, that he needs to work on a lot more than just on the field stuff.  For someone to draft a QB high first round, they want that guy to be the face of the franchise.  That's creating the image they want of the program.  This is where Prime is totally failing him.  If that's a big goal of mine with the pick, I'm running fast away from him.

 
BigRedBuster said:
Well, my opinion is, that he needs to work on a lot more than just on the field stuff.  For someone to draft a QB high first round, they want that guy to be the face of the franchise.  That's creating the image they want of the program.  This is where Prime is totally failing him.  If that's a big goal of mine with the pick, I'm running fast away from him.
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NFL teams want a guy who can make the throws.  Sure they want the guy to be the face of the franchise, but that won't stop any team drafting him.  Can you help the team win games or not? Or even show potential that you MIGHT be able to do that.  Just look at the draft this year.  Bo Nix is not a first round QB, yet he went at 12 to my Broncos. 

 
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runningblind said:
NFL teams want a guy who can make the throws.  Sure they want the guy to be the face of the franchise, but that won't stop any team drafting him.  Can you help the team win games or not? Or even show potential that you MIGHT be able to do that.  Just look at the draft this year.  Bo Nix is not a first round QB, yet he went at 12 to my Broncos. 
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Agree. That's the most important part.  But, I'm saying his off the field stuff can be the difference between a first round pick to a later round pick.

Bo doesn't have anywhere close to the off field baggage this guy has.

 
BigRedBuster said:
But, I'm saying his off the field stuff can be the difference between a first round pick to a later round pick.
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I think that ship has sailed. He's heading towards Spencer Rattler territory if he doesn't knock off the nonsense.

The reason I don't think he'll be a first round pick is his play on the field. A big reason, at least imo, that we saw 6 QBs go in the top 12 picks is because teams are already projecting there to not be many choices this coming year.

The ability to process information and communicate it is what separates QBs at the NFL level. Those are not his strengths. CU used so much quick game as the year went on because giving him any sort of decision tree often meant they lost yardage.

 
thatguy said:
If they expect Colorado to fall apart or just not be good because of the negative news coming out of boulder, then I think they could lose. 
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Colorado can definitely win. They'll have talent. Whether or not any of them can work together is another question, but they'll have guys that can beat you.

The offensive line is really the make or break unit for them, I think. They ran the ball 30 times a game last year and barely got credit for falling forward.

 
brophog said:
I think that ship has sailed. He's heading towards Spencer Rattler territory if he doesn't knock off the nonsense.

The reason I don't think he'll be a first round pick is his play on the field. A big reason, at least imo, that we saw 6 QBs go in the top 12 picks is because teams are already projecting there to not be many choices this coming year.

The ability to process information and communicate it is what separates QBs at the NFL level. Those are not his strengths. CU used so much quick game as the year went on because giving him any sort of decision tree often meant they lost yardage.
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I agree.  I don't think he's a first round pick either.  He hasn't proven on the field that he is.  And, then you add all his off the field baggage and teams just aren't going to bet their franchise on him by picking him in the first round.

 
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However, this looks like a fun schedule.  Phil Steele came out with his preseason Top 40 recently.  No shocker, CU is not listed.

This is Colorado's schedule (with Phil's current ranking)

North Dakota State - (Thurs 7pm ESPN)
at #33 Nebraska - 630pm NBC/Peacock
at Colorado State - 630pm CBS/Paramount
Baylor
at UCF

OFF/BYE

#23 Kansas State
at #30 Arizona
Cincinnati

OFF/BYE

at Texas Tech
#8 Utah
at #37 Kansas - Arrowhead Stadium
#15 Oklahoma State - 11AM - ABC/ESPN3 - Black Friday

I have seen a few preseason polls with Arizona in the Top 15 and Kansas in the Top 20, and Okie State around 11..... FWIW

 
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admo said:
I have seen a few preseason polls with Arizona in the Top 15 and Kansas in the Top 20
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The biggest reason for the disparity between Steele and most polls/models for Kansas is he's skeptical their very talented starting QB, Jalon Daniels, can finally stay healthy. They lost their fantastic "backup" QB, Jason Bean, and their OC got poached by Penn St. They could fall off mightily without Daniels, but if you catch them with him healthy...

The challenge for Colorado is, while the conference maybe doesn't have a true Top 10 team, they could have a boatload of teams in that next 15-20 spots. Even Baylor and UCF have reason to believe they will be much improved. Colorado, imo, will probably always struggle under Sanders with being consistent. They're not building for the long haul, they're flipping rosters and trying to beat you with talent. The Big 12, though, has a ton of teams that have a lot of returning talent in programs that require you to beat them.

 
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A buddy of mine (huge CU fanboy, but otherwise a good dude) wants to make a wager with me on the CU win total this season. Nothing crazy, the loser's family will just have the winner's family over for a night of food and beverages, good times. But the over/under is at 7.5, and he's taking the over. I have to take that bet, right? Seems like I'd be a fool not to, I don't think there's any way that team wins 8+ games this season. 

 
AZRaiderH8r said:
A buddy of mine (huge CU fanboy, but otherwise a good dude) wants to make a wager with me on the CU win total this season. Nothing crazy, the loser's family will just have the winner's family over for a night of food and beverages, good times. But the over/under is at 7.5, and he's taking the over. I have to take that bet, right? Seems like I'd be a fool not to, I don't think there's any way that team wins 8+ games this season. 
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Regardless of the odds, you always take that bet because the result is always good regardless of who won.

 
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