Live Game Thread - Colorado Buffaloes v. #5 Texas Longhorns
by Bob_Bell on Oct 4, 2008 4:15 PM MDT
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PrintTexas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes, Oct 4, 2008 5:00 PM MDT
Repeat It!
Shoulder to shoulder we will fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!
Who: Colorado Buffaloes vs. #5 Texas Longhorns
Where: Folsom Field (Boulder, Colorado)
When: 5:00 PM MT
Line: Texas by 12.5
At Stake: Ruin the Longhorns' season!
VS. 
Radio: 850 KOA (Mark Johnson, Larry Zimmer and Charles Johnson)
TV: Fox Sports Network - National Game
Weather: 64 degrees, 30% chance for isolated thunder storms
Online trackers: ESPN
Texas Blog: Burnt Orange Nation
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Switching up the video today...the luck ran out on the last one! Watch the pressure on Bradford...that is what we need today.
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let me start by saying
that josh smith is a complete moron and I bet that hawkins regrets he gave that kicker a scholarship, he is horrible. was he kicking barefoot? he’s been wearing shoes in the previous games
?
Whats up with smith?
I personally think that Goodman will be alright but it was stupid to give him a scholarship just because of 1 chip shot
what's up everyone
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you didn't see that?
on texas’ kick off he didn’t kneel down and just walked slowly out of the front of the endzone, it was about an inch from being a safety
He just wasn't thinking on that one at all
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the injuries this year...
have been incredible
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insane is probably a better word
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I'm afraid these announcers are itching to...
turn this into a 3 hour Texas infommercial
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need a local radio feed to play while muting it
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In case you guys didn't know...
Shipley and McCoy are lifelong friends and they like to play football together
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this is a Jab at the Fox announcers for those who didn’t catch it.
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yeah, I hate this crew, we always get them for FSN games
We’ve been spoiled the last couple weeks with ESPN broadcasts
OK it started as a joke but...
I think these guys might be bording on being a little gay for Colt McCoy
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I meant bordering on
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Great coverage there
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Hey!!!!
How about that play!!! Now go and score
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That hurts...
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
yeah, we are lucky to be in the game still
is anybody listening to the radio or anything, what is the story with walters?
im trying to find a radio so I can shut these idiots off
Why are we stuck with FSN, I would rather have a local FSN crew then these stooges.
Are they ABC, then ESPN rejects? Couldn’t make the cut of teh 20 games that ESPN covers so they can to FSN is what im thinking
me too
but seriously, what has goodman done? he was “big 12 special teams player of the week” for kicking 2 extra points and a chip shot against WVU (which he didn’t exactly drill, it was about 8 feet from missing)
what I'm saying is that I'm not ready to say that he is even average
He’s 3 of 8 on the year with a long of 32!!
nope, I'm in Cleveland - hence the name
if you have the gameplan package you should see it or it could be on abc in some areas
yeah, I probably would be too
I’m not mad at the D, they haven’t been that bad, it’s the rest of the team
:-) yeah, they are good
but if we didn’t have a bunch of clowns playing offense and special teams we could be ahead right now
Ya
I had a radio at work and it was the game on, it really wasn’t that close. FSU screwed up a punt that gave miami a safety, another that hit one of teh FSU blockers and gave them the ball at their own 18 or something and a Pick 6.
Im a big Miami fan but they are clearly a yr or 2 away from anything including middle of the ACC
No stick w/Hawkins...
I don’t feel like it is really his fault tonight, he’s been under a lot of pressure tonight and it’s clear the O-line injury issues are causing some issues with a team as talented at Texas.
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Hawkins has the ability to...
be a decent “game manager” type QB. Now I hate that term but when this team get’s healthy, which unfortunatly looks like next year, he won’t have to win the game. Once the O-Line is in place and you can feed Scott, and Stewart the ball a good chunk of the game all Hawkins will have to do is take care of the ball and make good decisions. He can do that when it’s not all on his shoulders. The problem right now is…it’s all on his shoulders because they are down 21 and the line is hurting big time.
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yeah, I agree, hopefully next year will unfold that way
but he hasn’t really made the BASIC throws that every D-1 QB needs to make this year. Maybe I was fooled last year. He looked like a stud in the second half of the bowl game against Bama and I really thought he could be a great QB. He has definitely regressed this year so far.
wow, I really doubt that'll happen
Ballenger is QB 2 right now anyway. Agree, jhawk, I wouldn’t of mind cody getting benched last game, but tonight it hasn’t really been his fault. He has missed a couple throws though…
Vandy is beating Auburn
not sure if Vandy is good or Auburn was WAY overrated
14-13 with 4 47 left in the 4th on ESPN
Good comeback by KU today
hopefully CU can give them a good game next week (no FSN thakfully, ESPN2)
I think it's going to be a decent game...
KU is a different team at home than away…but they haven’t put together a full game all year and it’s going to bite them in the ass sooner or later and it was almost today. I think both teams come out next week with a bit of attitude and urgency after KU’s scare this week and CU’s current position against Texas.
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I think it'll be a close game
KU has a better offense and coaching, but they shouldn’t just physically dominate CU like Texas is doing. CU should have better athletes, doesn’t mean they’ll win though…
I hate to say it but...
Texas is still on a different level than Kansas and CU they just have bigger, faster, stronger and better athletes.
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absolutely true
I don’t really believe all the recruiting ratings and stuff, but when you get 15 4 or 5 star recruites EVERY year you should be pretty good. Texas normally underachieves with the type of players they have
I have a theory that typically...
players like that will underachieve while players with something to prove and haven’t been handed everything tend to work harder and overachieve…doesn’t mean I wouldn’t take a class of 15 4 or 5 Star players but it makes me feel better about our 3 and few 4’s if i tell myself this… =)
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well, good for Vandy, nice win
speaking of the 4 and 5 star players. Auburn probably has about 60 on their roster, Vandy probably has about 2. shows how much that means :-)
Supports my theory beautifully
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HAHA, first play of the game touchdown Mizzou!
who are you rooting for jhawk, do you hate mizzou above all others?
Absolutely cheering for Nebraska tonight, sorry but...
I would prefer Mizzou lose forever…but they do deserve all the credit they get, they are a great team. Still doesn’t change the fact that when I see yellow and black it makes me about as mad as if you hold a red cape in front of a bull.
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Well that didn't take long...
Mizzou up 7-0
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MU v NU tied at 7
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very impressive drive by the Huskers I might add...
but defense is definetly Mizzou’s weakness, the only problem is you almost have to score every time you get the ball and even the worst defenses get a stop every once in a while.
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true
but I will eat my hat if NU wins, no way they can keep up with mizzou. 55-21 I’ll say. I will post a fan post saying that “I love Nebraska” if they win.
Oh I agree completely...
there is not a chance in hell that Nebraska will keep up.
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I have no clue
He has looked like he has the burst tonight that I didn’t see yet this yr on teh long catch. But Hawkins isn’t getting him invovled AT ALL.
The Scott thing is a bit puzzling...
he really hasn’t even had a chance to get into a groove with this team yet.
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totally
I have been really upset with our offensive play calling all year, it’s just that we’re starting to play real teams now, this crap is gonna work in conference games
doesn't CU have
the lonest streak of “scoring points in a game” in the country? like 250 games or something? looks like that might end…
I hate to say this....but
it is time for a different QB. Hawkins is having a pass block at the line per series now and that is not acceptable.
One of the downsides of a 5'11" QB
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Well don't sign me up just yet...
KU’s QB might reach 5’9" but the difference is he rarely gets under center and seems to have a pretty good knack for finding passing lanes.
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I think the worst part would be having to go home...
to his mother and your wife and face her…ouch!!
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I still do respect coach hawk
I really have to believe that he would make a change if he felt it would help the team win. I just don’t think our back-ups are that good. maybe hansen or one of the freshmen next year
100% agree...
he is a stand up guy and I am sure the whole family is so I don’t doubt that if it was the right move everyone would take it in stride and I would bet Cody would be the new signal callers biggest fan.
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yup
Cody is a classy guy as well I think. He knows he’ll never play in the pros, I doubt he would commit hari-kari if he lost the starting job. He wants to be a coach someday anyway
so it looks as if...
they gave up on Field goals finally.
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lol
who does the kickoffs? Why don’t they have him kick the FG’s now. I understand it makes no sense 28-0 with 5 min left
They are just so strong...
and seriously students need to stop with the shirts
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I need one of those for at work
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again, where the heck is Dscott?
This has been my complaint all year. When you get 5-10 carries a game you can’t really show what you can do
for Scott???
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that's what I figured...
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You know I heard that mentioned this week and I was shocked...
do you guys really think Scott would possibly transfer or is that just a bunch of talk
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I've been thinking that too
maybe there is more going on than what we the fans know of, but I totally believe he hasn’t been given a chance to really show what he can do. I pray he doesn’t transfer. I have heard nothing that would make me think we WOULD transfer, but let’s face it, he is getting no carries and a lightly recruited 5’7" guy and a scrub (sumler, no offense sumler) are getting more carries tonight
It seems like we hear the same story every week...
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I would be very dissapointed if he did...
and truthfully if he is a guy that responds to competition that way maybe that is best…but I don’t see it happening it will fall into place, some guys just make the adjustment quicker than others and no matter how many stars you have behind your name in high school it’s a clean slate in college and it’s about winning games.
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maybe he's not showing the adjustment on the practice field...
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yeah, he seems like a good kid
and I bet he will respond to the adversity, but my beef has been that he has looked good when he gets touches, it’s just that he doesn’t get hardly any!
UConn getting blown out by UNC
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so, is this game gonna F up our recruiting?
the RR dudes have been posting all the recruiting stuff for tonights game. I don’t think any of them are being recruited by texas as well, but this doesn’t show well
I don't think so...
I don’t think anyone has ever won or lost a recruit solely because the team lost when they visited. Texas is a very good team, top 5 in the country and those players know it. I think it’s more important for a recruit to feel like things are headed in the right direction.
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Shows the opportunity for PT and shows the opportunity to play in a big time environment.
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very interesting
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geer has been a huge dissapointment this year
all his legal crap and then doing nothing since he’s been back (and now fumbling)
well gentleman and ladies if there are any here...
I’m out for the night…see you next week…I might see if Irish and Woodrow want to do some cross blogging Q&A this week with our teams playing eachother so keep on the lookout….see ya and good night.
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Scott
I don’t know if you saw my comment earlier (I’m mostly lurking, so I’m sort of drive-by posting), but they said on KOA earlier that Scott had tweaked his ankle. Scott himself (I think—I doubt Johnson would have talked to a coach) said he wanted to go back in, but of course the player is going to say that. The trainers/coaches might have other ideas, especially with the game out of reach.
I didn't see that holly, thanks
I was listening to KOA earlier, but the timing is way off from the TV, so I turned it off
shit!!! nice run for a big guy!
cody will just NEVER run for some reason, even if he has tons of room
it's hard to have a QB controversy based on somebody's play in garbage time
but he has looked good,. physically he is so superior and if he actually has a complete grasp of the offense he might be worth giving some snaps to
Okay
So I watched the game with several UT fans. Not only were some of them complete assholes, but their complete circle jerk regarding Colt McCoy was insane. I think they should have gotten together with the announcers and just put McCoy’s picture up on a wall, laid a mat down in front of it, and started bowing in unison. This love for this guy is getting ridiculous. I was originally all for hoping of r a good, hard-fought Red River Shootout, but after the intense sexual tension between UT fans and Colt McCoy, I just really hope someone on OU knocks the shit out of him and breaks him down a bit. I don’t want him to get hurt, just get his bell rung a bit and come back down the Earth so this talk of him being the Longhorn Jesus will subside already.
Man, I KNEW today was going to suck.
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