College Football Hist-O-Graph Project - #15: End Of The Season

by Ash Jackson on Dec 21, 2011 8:00 AM MST in Buffaloes Football Feature Stories

Examining Colorado, Pac-12, and Big XII Football over the last 10 years using the Hist-O-Graph...and then ~~saying stuff.~~ eating pecan pie.

Don't know what the Hist-o-Graph project is? Lemme e'splain. No, there is too much. Lemme sum up:

Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but they apparently don't satisfy the word-count requirement, so make the jump so I can stop eating pecan pie long enough to say some stuff...

You'll notice that everyone's record has been updated to reflect the 2011 regular season (blech) and also tweaked to only show the regular season from years past.

My rationale is that bowl games were essentially being counted twice. In some ways it's a philosophical question; do people (and recruits) remember that you won the Sun bowl, or merely that you went? Well, it only counts once now.

But now you can see the final Hist-O-Graph and see in a scroll where we've come from and where we've gone to...

From These...

The Old Big 12 North: (We win this, by the way, I don't care what anyone else says.)

And Thems...

The Old Big 12 South:

To This...

The Pac-12 North:

And These...

The Pac-12 South: Call me Whack-tastic, but winning a real conference outright beats anything Utah or ASU did this whole past decade.)

And this.

State Mandated In-State Rivalry: At least we'll always have CSU to kick around.

Happy Holidays, Everyone. Thanks for reading the Hist-O-Graphs, and Go Buffs!

Miss one? Have a look at the back-articles...

#1: Introduction: Colorado and the Hist-O-Graph - It explains *mostly* everything

#2: The Three Kings: Texas, Oklahoma, and USC

#3: California Bears Have A Deal With the Devil, and the Missouri Tigers

#4: The Colorado State Rams Suck

#5: Ohio State Buckeyes: OSU, the OSU, and the other OSU

#6: Washington State Cougars and Iowa State Cyclones: Just... How?

#7: Stanford Cardinal and Texas A&M Aggies: Luck Has Everything to do With It

#8: Washington Huskies and Kansas State Wildcats: Here Comes a New Challenger!

#9: Oregon Ducks and Texas Longhorns: Here there be Monsters

#10: Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Tech Red Raiders: Good in their Own Special Way

#11: USC Trojans and Oklahoma Sooners: Still Wearing No Pants

#12: Arizona Cardinals and Baylor Bears: Drawing the Short Straw

#13: UCLA Bruins and Kansas Jayhawks: Doing Less with More

#14: Utah Utes and Nebraska Cornhuskers: I Don't Like You...He Doesn't Like You Either

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This was an awesome series Ash

Can’t wait to see how you top it next year

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by Jon Woods on Dec 21, 2011 8:05 AM MST reply actions

Yes... ...top.

Oh, I get it! It’s a joke!

Good one!

by Ash Jackson on Dec 21, 2011 8:29 AM MST up reply actions

+1

love these

by highlandsbuff on Dec 21, 2011 8:37 AM MST up reply actions

Thanks!

I am currently taking suggestions for non-link-related articles to write. Any that you come up with feel free to email me….

by Ash Jackson on Dec 21, 2011 12:45 PM MST up reply actions

Man...

Oregon and USC are just BEASTS when it comes to recruiting talent. The both have nearly no 2 star recruits. All 3, 4 and 5. From the looks of things Oregon is only getting better go forward. Yikes.

by Buff-in-CA on Dec 21, 2011 10:52 AM MST reply actions

Exactly!

They’re like an Oklahoma that’s not in Norman (Sorry Jon).

Though from what I’ve read, Eugene is no peach. Maybe that’s just butthurt ESPN east coasters who have to fly out there to cover games

At least we only reside with one of the powers. In some ways USC may become our new Nebraska, in that they’ll perennially be the team to beat in our division.

I just wish they didn’t wear sunglasses all the time, it confuses my hate-o-meter

by Ash Jackson on Dec 21, 2011 12:48 PM MST up reply actions

I think Eugene's nice. I almost went to Oregon.

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 1:00 PM MST up reply actions

That's the last time I take the complaints of ESPNers seriously*

*probably not

by Ash Jackson on Dec 21, 2011 1:24 PM MST up reply actions

The Willamette Valley is a nice area

Quiet though, so they’ll miss out on recruits looking for a big city life. They probably suffer more from the state’s small population and lack of major high school programs.

Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. - R. Feynman

by GBB4188 on Dec 21, 2011 3:20 PM MST up reply actions

I was going to point out the drawback (for me) to Oregon is all the hippie liberals

but then i remembered i went to CU and have no room to say nuthin.

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 7:57 PM MST up reply actions

haha

Eugene also has an airport, while Boulder does not.

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 7:59 PM MST up reply actions

an airport?

why in the world would Boulder need an airport when one of the world’s biggest airports is 40 miles away?

It’s like saying “Casper Wyoming has a commercial airport, so that means it’s a more sophisticated city than Boulder!” I’m just messing with you, but I have to defend my hometown!

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 8:13 PM MST up reply actions

you left out the word "worst" in your description of DIA

And Portland to Eugene’s only like an hour and a half.

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 8:19 PM MST up reply actions

oh man, now you're hurting my feelings

since I spent almost 4 years of my life working there…
worst? WORST?? It is without a doubt the best designed and most efficient major airport in the US but I don’t want to get into a dorky debate… Because I get REALLY dorky when it comes to aviation.

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 8:27 PM MST up reply actions

Did you have to qualify that with "when it comes to aviation"?

by Buff-in-CA on Dec 21, 2011 8:40 PM MST up reply actions

now everyone is hurting my feelings!

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 8:45 PM MST up reply actions

I love DIA. A lot.

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by Jon Woods on Dec 22, 2011 4:22 PM MST up reply actions

Actually Boulder does have an airport

Northeast of the city out near Foothills Pkwy. Flew in and out once severla years ago, notice my avatar.

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 8:21 PM MST up reply actions

it's not commercial though, is it?

ha- the video on their home page shows a prop plane.

ugh. so bored. This Clippers game needs to start already

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 8:26 PM MST up reply actions

No, just private planes.....

You could always watch TCU-LA Tech in the “Who Gives A Crap” bowl… Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 8:29 PM MST up reply actions

I tried. That made me even more bored

saw that Peyton Williams tore his ACL. That sucks. I wonder why he’s not grayshirting.

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 8:35 PM MST up reply actions

Yeah, really sucks

Went to the Championship Game at Cowboy Stadium to see them win the 5A State. Awesome. On the sidelines with crutches but still leading his team, he has abunch of leadership qualities.

His dad was on the sidelines all game talking all game with a spitting image of Bobby Kennedy ( report that it was).

Don’t know about the grayshirt, its been very quite about the injury. Theoretically he could make it back by September depending on the severity, but that still puts him behind in conditioning and everything else.

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 8:42 PM MST up reply actions

Pic from one of my friends

http://www.allbuffs.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8091&d=1324174805

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 8:48 PM MST up reply actions

you have to have a login ID to view

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 8:51 PM MST up reply actions

it's a somewhat blurry sideline picture

of the backs of two guys, one wearing a Williams jersey and one that looks an awful lot like Bobby Kennedy

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 8:56 PM MST up reply actions

Yip...

FWIW, I’m an aviation dork too.

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 8:59 PM MST up reply actions

cool

you a pilot? I did that for a while but stopped once I decided the “career pilot” thing wasn’t for me (and when I ran out of money to do it “for fun”)

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 9:07 PM MST up reply actions

you have a pilot's license? I'm jealous

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 9:10 PM MST up reply actions

Yeah, I fly for fun

Had a pilots licence for about 13 years, and just added an instrument rating a couple years ago. Getting too expensive and less and less time though.

Thought about doing the airline thing after CU, but i was sick of living on top ramen already.

GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.

by BuffnBigD on Dec 21, 2011 9:11 PM MST up reply actions

yeah, it's surely one of the most expensive hobbies you can have

I definitely have regrets from time to time. There is no doubt in my mind I would be a CRJ captain at OO right now if I had continued with my original plan. I got my private locally and then I was gonna move out to Florida for a year and get all my ratings and hours. I would of been done right when OO was hiring a ton and I had all the connections in the world since I worked there and knew lots of pilots. My advice (to myself in hindsight mainly): don’t be complacent with your life, I thought I would be satisfied with the other “less risky” direction I chose but I wasn’t…

Wait… what were we talking about here, football? haha

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 9:33 PM MST up reply actions

totally agree re: hindsight

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 9:36 PM MST up reply actions

you're watching preseason NBA games?

I’m shocked, I thought you didn’t like pro sports.

I have to say though, I’m actually mildly interested in the NBA this year too (for the first time in a LONG time). I think the nuggets are gonna be good it’s great to have a team full of players that want to be here. Plus everyone I dislike is gone (Melo, J.R., Kenyon)

by nebraskasux on Dec 21, 2011 8:39 PM MST up reply actions

I don't really follow pro sports

Certainly not as obsessively as CU. (I never say "we talking about a pro team, but I do for CU). But I do like the Clippers because they were fun to watch and it was easy to get tickets. And their fans are much less douchey than Lakers fans. But since they added Paul and Chauncey, I’m actually really excited to see them this year. Although there’s no way I’m getting cheap or free tickets any more.

Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.

by Phil Fraser on Dec 21, 2011 8:49 PM MST up reply actions