Colorado Releases Men's Basketball Schedule. Throw That Excuse Out The Window

Colorado has just released their 2010-2011 men's basketball schedule, the first for new Head Coach Tad Boyle. This is a make or break year for the Buffaloes, there is just too much talent on the team to not make the NCAA Tournament. It has to be done and it has to be done this year. 

Five game non-conference home stand. Oregon State from the Pac-10.  The toughest road game being a contast at Georgia. Tournament play with opponents that can include New Mexico, Indiana and Northern Iowa. Ladies and gentlemen, there goes that excuse.  This is a great schedule that is more than manageable for this year's Buffs. If Tad can pull this team together then we can certainly start hoping to exit the Big 12 with a bang.

What does everyone think?  Check out the rest of the schedule after the jump.

Of the five nationally televised contests the Buffs will play on the Big 12 schedule, CU will travel to Kansas State (Jan. 12) on ESPNU; at Nebraska (Jan. 18) on ESPN2; host both Texas A&M (Feb. 9) and Kansas State (Feb. 12) on ESPNU; and at Kansas (Feb. 19) on ESPN.

Date Opponent TV TIME

Fri. Nov. 12 #IDAHO STATE TBD

Tue. Nov. 16 at Georgia TBD

Sat. Nov. 20 at San Francisco TBD

Tue. Nov. 23 ALCORN STATE TBD

Sun. Nov. 28 at Harvard TBD

Tue. Nov. 30 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN TBD

Sat. Dec. 4 ^OREGON STATE ESPNU 8:00 p.m.

Wed. Dec. 8 #COLORADO STATE TBD

Fri. Dec. 17 THE CITADEL TBD

Sun. Dec. 19 LONGWOOD TBD

Wed. Dec. 22 %vs. New Mexico TBD

Thr. Dec. 23 %vs. Indiana or Northern Iowa TBD

Wed. Dec. 29 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE TBD

Sun. Jan. 2 at Cal State Bakersfield TBD

Sat. Jan. 8 MISSOURI Big 12 Network 11:30 a.m.

Wed. Jan. 12 at Kansas State ESPNU 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 15 OKLAHOMA STATE Big 12 Network 11:30 a.m.

Tue. Jan. 18 at Nebraska ESPN2 5:00 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 22 at Oklahoma Big 12 Network 11:30 a.m.

Tue. Jan. 25 KANSAS Big 12 Network 6:00 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 29 at Baylor Big 12 Network 11:30 a.m.

Wed. Feb. 2 IOWA STATE TBD

Sat. Feb. 5 at Missouri TBD

Wed. Feb. 9 TEXAS A&M ESPNU 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 12 KANSAS STATE ESPNU 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 19 at Kansas ESPN Noon

Wed. Feb. 23 at Texas Tech TBD

Sat. Feb. 26 TEXAS Big 12 Network 11:30am/2 p.m.

Wed. Mar. 2 at Iowa State TBD

Sat. Mar. 5 NEBRASKA TBD

Wed-Sat Mar. 9-12 **Big 12 Basketball Championships TBD

TBD TBD NCAA Opening Rounds CBS TBD

Thr.-Sun. Mar. 17-20 NCAA Second and Third Rounds CBS TBD

Thr.-Sun. Mar. 24-27 NCAA Regionals CBS TBD

Sat., Mon. Apr. 2, 4 &NCAA Final Four CBS TBD

%-10th Annual Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev., Orleans Arena)

^-Big 12/Pac-10 Harwood Series

*-Big 12 Conference

**-Big 12 Championships (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.)

#-Doubleheader with CU women's team
&-Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas)

DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE