Wednesday Buff Bites - UCLA Tells Scott "No Thanks", O-Line Only Takes Accountability for 19.5 Out of 36 Sacks
by irish1611 on Nov 11, 2009 7:30 AM MST
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Stan Hasiak leaves Bruins for indefinite amount of time -- latimes.com
UCLA officials have told running back Darrell Scott, who is leaving Colorado, that they were not interested in having him play for the Bruins
No quick fix for Buffs' sack woes - Boulder Daily Camera
Only 19½ of the Buffs` 36 sacks allowed this season have been allowed by offensive linemen, according to the latest offensive line grades released Tuesday. Offensive line coach Denver Johnson is not happy with any sacks, but he is also careful not to beat up his guys for mistakes they didn`t make.
The Cyclones have surrendered 69 points, yielded 974 yards and watched opponents convert 16-of-25 third downs in beatdowns by Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. Especially troubling has been an ineffectiveness against the run, with the Aggies piling up 267 rushing yards in a 35-10 win and the Cowboys following with 331 in Saturday's 34-8 victory.
Iowa State (5-5, 2-4) has scored only 27 points in its past three games after opening its Big 12 schedule with 23 in a one-point loss to Kansas State and 36 in a five-point loss to Kansas. Over their past 13 quarters, the Cyclones have three touchdowns. Iowa State entered last weekend’s game against Oklahoma State leading the league in rushing but finished with only 54 yards against the Cowboys. Oklahoma State had been allowing 200.3 per game.
ISU needs help in all areas | GazetteOnline.com
ISU (5-5, 2-4 Big 12) struggled to move the ball against Oklahoma State. Tailback Alexander Robinson, the conference’s leading rusher coming in, finished with 51 yards on 16 carries. Quarterback Austen Arnaud, who had missed the previous two games because of a bruised right hand, was 14 of 27 passing for 188 yards and three interceptions.
CU Buffs' offense finally showing some good signs - The Denver Post
Offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau talks about the offensive performance last week. Still the major issue on that side of the ball is the offensive line.
Now the Buffs hope their offense has turned a corner. Their 166 yards rushing against the Aggies were a season high. And wide receiver Markques Simas' 135 yards in receptions were a single-game high for a CU player this season. "We really just have to keep on getting better," Kiesau said. "Offensively we were doing OK, and we had a good game, but we can't start jumping off to Dal Ward and saying we're one of the top offenses in the country. We've got to continue to work on our run game and counter that with our pass game and just continue to get better. Because yes, (Saturday) was a very good game, and I'm fired up for our offense to do well, but we have to consistently do that every week. We can't just be a one-hit wonder."
Bzdelik holding out for junior college players - Boulder Daily Camera
The future of Colorado men`s basketball is already on campus. Jeff Bzdelik does not plan to sign any recruits today -- the first day members of the class of 2010-11 can fax in letters of intent -- and said his coaching staff will focus on filling the two scholarships it has to give during the spring signing period. "We`re looking more towards junior college kind of players who have some maturity behind them," Bzdelik said after Tuesday`s practice. "We`ve got enough youth. Historically, those kind of players sign late."
Cyclones just a win shy of bowl eligibility
Truthfully, most of Iowa State's pressure comes from within at the moment. The Cyclones (5-5) are desperate to end a bowl drought that dates back to 2005, but have little margin for error. With two regular-season games remaining, Iowa State may need to win out to assure itself a postseason appearance. According to NCAA statistics, there are currently 48 bowl-eligible teams nationally. Twenty-two more teams, including Iowa State, have five wins and several more have four with no fewer than two regular-season games remaining. There are 34 bowl games this season, meaning only 68 FBS teams will get to experience the postseason. Iowa State, a largely inexperienced program, could sorely use the roughly 15 additional practices a bowl game allows for.
Coach Hawkins Press Luncheon Quotes - CUBuffs.com—Official Athletics Web site of the University of Colorado
Coach Hawkins talks about the typical "combination of things" in regards to not being able to protect the quarterback:
On Protecting the Quarterback "We just have to keep emphasizing and keep working on it and again part of that is physical, part of it is mental, part of it is communication, it is something we are well aware of and also getting Tyler tied into that as well and getting all those guys on the same page. "It's a problem when you give up as many sacks as we have in the past two weeks, that's a problem. But it can be a combination of many things, it can be a vision thing, a communication thing, a physical thing, it can be a combination of all those things so we just have to continue to work on all of that and clean it up."
Buffs can't stand repeat of '07 finish vs. Iowa State - The Denver Post
Sophomore Jason Espinoza will be back to work this week at wide receiver and punt returner, Hawkins said.
Halftime: Are college football's high-paid staffs really worth it? - Game on - USATODAY.com
Ringo: Leadership can help teams win on road - Boulder Daily Camera
Speaking of winning on the road. The Buffs haven`t done so in more than two years now and are not-so-proud owners of the longest road-losing streak in the Big 12. It`s a streak that began in Ames and has spanned nine games now (10 if you count a 2008 neutral site game at Florida State).It`s a problem with which Iowa State is familiar. The Cyclones won on the road for the first time in four seasons earlier this season at Kent State and then won again at Nebraska for the first time since the late 1970s.
The Longmont Times-Call - CU’s O-line taken aback by numerous sacks
"When it’s a run or pass, it takes 11," Johnson said. "But whenever there is a sack, it falls back on to the offensive line, and oftentimes, that’s where it belongs. But certainly not every time.
CU Buffs' coach Dan Hawkins: 'You just have to bring more to the table' - Boulder Daily Camera
"You just have to bring more to the table," Hawkins said of what his team has learned from its previous four road trips this season. "You just have to have more concentration, more intensity, more enthusiasm, more focus. When you go on the road, there is just too many things distracting you, and you can't get caught up in the travel and all the other stuff. There has to be a heightened sense of focus and energy."
Colorado eyeing ... The Cyclones - The Denver Post
Key stat: ISU has allowed nine sacks this season — tied with Air Force for 10th in the nation — for just 47 yards lost.
Basketball Season Tip Off Highlights This Week At CU - CUBuffs.com
The Colorado men's and women's baskeball teams open their 2009-10 schedules, highlighting a busy home weekend for the Buffaloes.
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Ok, now what Darrell?
When Slick Rick tells you, “Thanks, but no thanks” something’s up.
We’ll never have the whole story here I have a feeling but this whole story sounds like there some baggage that we never heard of.
So much for emotional decisions and presumptions.
by Eforceone on Nov 11, 2009 7:36 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
That is surprising
I am guessing he may end up at somewhere like San Diego State
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by Broncoman on Nov 11, 2009 7:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
UCLA is absolutely loaded at
RB so this isn’t too much of a surprise to me but I am a little surprised more research wasn’t done by Darrell. The problem is taking Scott means tying up a scholarship for a player that will only be there two years plus he has a history of injury so that doesn’t help him.
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by irish1611 on Nov 11, 2009 8:13 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We don't know how
much of an effect Josh Smith may of had on him. Josh might of over-hyped UCLA to Darrell and made him think he could transfer with no problem like he did. May even gave him the impression a scholarship was waiting. I think technically any school can’t talk to Darrell until after CU had released him from his scholarship so he made the leap hoping the bridge was there, and it wasn’t. Slick Rick probably has to be real careful as he has had plenty of NCAA recruiting violations in the past so they probably have a close eye on him. And like you said, his injuries may have taken his once 5 star status down to 2 star so his options might end up being at a low level D1 program like San Jose State, Fresno State or San Diego State as BroncoMan suggested. It seems the rash decision to quit mid year might not turn out as planned. And the way he put things into motion basically burning his bridges with “I’m out” text messages, there is no going back.
Maybe CU should stay away from the #1 rated running backs and focus on finding the
Rashaan Salaam, Eric Bieniemy, Bobby Purify, Chris Brown type running backs. A few of them turned out to be pretty good players for the Buffs.
The pride and tradition of the Colorado Buffaloes will not be entrusted to the timid or the weak.
"All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself" Bill McCartney
by TraderJesse on Nov 11, 2009 9:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I may be wrong
But I think Bienemy was the top RBs in the country when he was a HS senior. But yeah, I agree with your point – some of the lower-rated guys tend to play with more fire in the belly
by highlandsbuff on Nov 11, 2009 11:08 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He was second team HS all-american
however that ranked him at that time. I am sure that put him close to the top.
The pride and tradition of the Colorado Buffaloes will not be entrusted to the timid or the weak.
"All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself" Bill McCartney
by TraderJesse on Nov 11, 2009 12:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense
I thought I heard something on the radio a week or two ago about him being a #1 RB recruit back in the day, but I must have mis-heard.
by highlandsbuff on Nov 11, 2009 1:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You Have No Idea What Was Going On Behind the Scenes . .
. . . had nothing to do with playing time or coaching or wins and losses. It was idiotic high school drama. With a twist you would not believe. Which was why Hagan was so pissed – it was all so stupid and immature.
by HiRanchBuff on Nov 11, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Can you shed any more light...
for those of us that crave a good drama story?
by BuffnBigD on Nov 11, 2009 12:02 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Not On Here . . .
. . . no way. But you wouldn’t believe it.
by HiRanchBuff on Nov 11, 2009 12:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I Know. But My Sources Are Good . . .
. . . and it’s the weirdest thing you ever heard.
by HiRanchBuff on Nov 11, 2009 1:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt that
Unless it involves a tranvesite, alien, midget hooker with one eye.
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by Broncoman on Nov 11, 2009 2:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Hagan was right?
That Darrell made the wrong decision? I hope for Darrell’s sake it works out for him beacuse I think he is a good kid and while departing the Buffs a little premature, always seemed to be a solid individual.
by BuffnBigD on Nov 11, 2009 8:46 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Kai Maiva, Josh Smith, D. Scott
I have to think that someone is going to try to claim tampering by UCLA….
D. Scott, come back
by DABUFFS50 on Nov 11, 2009 9:38 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Prove your worth!
I’m sure D. Scott is a good kid at heart, but as much as we like to think College football is all about developing good kids into good young men it is also about those young men who we develop holding up there end of the bargain. I think its clear, at least to UCLA, that D. Scott is not prepared to do that. I think its probably a mix of both lack of motivation and lack of ability.
First his lack of motivation. He arrived at CU overweight by all accounts. There were some questions about his dedication to learning the blocking schemes and his belief that he could continue to rely on his natural ability. Which brings us to the next perceived shortcoming. I think there are significant, and unanswered, questions concerning his ability to learn the “complicated” playbook. His ability to block blitzes ect. There are two other glaring issues which are his susceptibility to injury and need to start, which are incidentally interrelated. While we all criticized his lack of use in our offense it has now at least been suggested that he was not healthy enough to play effectively (and it showed). Despite his injured status and ineffectiveness as a result he decides to leave a team because, presumably, he is not starting or has not been used enough. Obviously there are questions abound and I don’t think we will ever have all the answers. If I had to guess I would say that he gets picked up by a BCS school, there are plenty who are willing to take a chance.
by CUnakedbootleg on Nov 11, 2009 10:35 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
grades
Possible that Darrel’s grades could be an issue. Which could explain things at both schools.
by jahbrah on Nov 11, 2009 1:10 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Another New Commit
Donnie Duncan
http://colorado.rivals.com/default.asp?type=2
The pride and tradition of the Colorado Buffaloes will not be entrusted to the timid or the weak.
"All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself" Bill McCartney
by TraderJesse on Nov 11, 2009 1:15 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, what a week!
I wonder where coaches have him slotted to play – maybe WR? He’s listed as an ATH on Rivals.
by highlandsbuff on Nov 11, 2009 1:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
must have been quite a weekend in Boulder, huh?? Wink wink!
Just kidding, but the weather was pretty awesome last weekend!
by BuffnBigD on Nov 11, 2009 1:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
What a win!
That nail-biting, down to the last minute, lead-changing game was a thriller.
The energy in the lockerroom afterward must have been contagious. No wonder the kids all want to be part of the Buff’s resurgence. (and I AM a believer that we are on the way back.)
by JustmyOp on Nov 11, 2009 1:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
wow!
Maybe we should keep Hawkins around so that we can keep these recruits? Don’t know much about the latest guy, but you have to like the fact that we now have 12 pretty good recruits out of a possible class size of 21. Plus, it should make some of the guys interested in CU decide to commit earlier rather than lose the option. Hopefully, we will finish strong.
Not sure how I feel about the Darrell Scott situation; though I do wish him the best going forward. Let’s just hope that he finishes up strong academically this semester.
by CleBUFFS on Nov 11, 2009 6:54 PM MST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
One other thing
I think it’s pathetic that Denver Johnson is saying that only 19.5 sacks can be attributed to the O-line. Anyone who has watched this team play knows that his line has been a weak spot all season long. Yes, they’re young, but I expected more from them by this point of the season. Let’s not forget how many sacks Hansen has been able to avoid due to his scrambling.
Coach Johnson and the O-line players need to step up to the plate and take responsibility. That is the only way to improve things, you can’t blame others for your mistakes – man up to the situation – and improve.
by CleBUFFS on Nov 11, 2009 7:05 PM MST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
O-line play
That one really makes me very upset. They were supposed to be the strength of the team and you can’t own up to their awful play. How many sacks would there be if Tyler wasn’t always running for his life. Sounds like the weak coach personality has rubbed off on the players. I want a tough hard nose coach that causes his players to live up to their talent and stop making excuses!!!
by Rebel14 on Nov 11, 2009 7:14 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
DS Scholarship
What happens with a player’s scholarship when they bail like he did in the middle of the season? Presumably, those scholarships are essentially a contract that says, “You play football for us and we’ll pay for your school.” I view what DS did as basically a breach of contract. Is the player in such a situation financially responsible to the school? Frankly, I don’t think DS should get a free Fall semester of school courtesy of the Colorado taxpayers.
by DC_Buff on Nov 12, 2009 6:26 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
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