Welcome to the second Ralphie Report Live segment. This time we welcome in California prep star and CU recruit WR Diante Jackson. Diante has quickly made himself the Buffs new #1 recruiting prospect along with DT Edward Nuckols. Diante would bring great size and explosiveness to a position that is a definite need for the Buffs. He was gracious enough to spare 15 minutes of his time to talk to us about a ton of topics including when he expects to announce. Special thanks to Diante on this one. He sounds like a smart kid and made us want to see him in a Buff uniform even more. Enjoy the audio after the jump. We have also transcribed this in case you want to read the text.

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We sat down with the fantastic Missouri blog, Rock M Nation for a quick Q&A.  Check our responses to their questions here.

First off, what's the pulse in Columbia after the last two weeks.  Are Tiger fans going to consider the season a success if they defend their Big 12 North title?

Speaking only for the campus itself, Columbia hasn't quite had the same swagger the past few weeks. On campus, it seemed like a lot of people had drawn pride in the football team's success, and the loss to OSU really let some of the wind out of the sails. The OSU loss was extremely deflating primarily because very few saw it coming. Everyone knew Mizzou was in for a battle in Austin, and to an extent, everyone knew that OSU would be a very tough game. But losing at home like that in a game that was expected to be a shootout (and thus in Mizzou's favor) brought this campus down a notch. The Texas loss was obviously humbling, but at least everyone was able to prepare themselves accordingly.

At the very minimum, the Tigers HAVE to win the Big 12 North for this season to be a success. Not appearing in Kansas City for the Big 12 Title game would be regarded as a failure. Before the season, the goals went, from expected to wishful, in this order: Big 12 North Title, Big 12 Title, BCS Bowl, National Title. The final goal is off the table and the second to last goal is now only obtainable by obtaining the two goals before it. I doubt you'll find a Mizzou fan wagering on a Missouri Big 12 championship, but not even making it to that stage would be flop of epic proportions for a team that was supposed to be the school's greatest in history.

What do think the Missouri coaching staff will do on Saturday to avoid the slow start that ruined their chances against Texas (other than making sure that everyone knows that the game starts at 5:30)?

Missouri looked flat-out shellshocked in Austin. This is a program and a team that has become accustomed to taking big leads and looking back at opponents. The roles were reversed last weekend, and no one, myself included, really knew how to respond. Just being at home this week should provide a first quarter jolt that the team could have severely used in Texas last week.

More than anything, the Tigers can't force anything and they can't overthink things. Much has been made of the disappearance of the Mizzou running game over the last two weeks, but I have adamantly defending the playcalling. The O-Line has simply flat out failed to produce holes. Early on, rather than trying gadget plays like the first-play reverse to Maclin that Texas blew up last week, Missouri needs to test what works against Colorado and keep going to it. If that means Derrick Washington up the gut, keep doing that. If that means hitting Chase Coffman six yards at a time, do that. If that means having Jeremy Maclin torch CU up the seams, do that. There's no need to get cute at this point. Mizzou needs to find what works against each team and exploit the hell out of it.

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Who: Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Where: Folsom Field (Boulder. Colorado)
When: 5:10 pm MT
Line: Colorado - 3.5

At Stake: Do the Buffs want to be a bowl team or not. Must win if they have bowl aspirations.

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Radio: 850 KOA (Mark Johnson, Larry Zimmer and Charles Johnson)
TV: FSN
Weather: Sunny, 71 degrees at kickoff


Welcome to the Ralphie Report as the Buffs get ready to take on the Kansas State Wildcats in Boulder, Colorado. No need to go anywhere else today. The Ralphie Report has everything you need and we welcome you to weigh in with your live game analysis, critiques, observations and predictions as the Buffs attempt to upset the Cats. Below you will find the "Buff Toolbox" that will have this week's previews and information about today's game. So if you are feeling a little under prepared for the match up, those links should get you caught up.

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The Ralphie Report had the privilege to sit down with one of the Buffs prized commits in Los Alamitos H.S. QB Clark Evans who is one of the best dual threat quarterbacks in the nation. Clark is 6'5" 225 lbs and is in the mold of Tim Tebow in his ability to run and throw the ball with success. He has led his high school team to a 5 - 0 record which is currently ranked 63rd in the nation according to Rivals.com. Last week, Evans had 6 total touchdowns as he continues to fill up the stat sheet. In case you haven't seen this video of Clark, you are in for a special show. The title is "The Next Tim Tebow." Let's not go that far but he looks like the biggest guy out there by a lot.

Here is our interview with Clark Evans from California:

The Ralphie Report: First of all, thanks for taking the time to answer some of our questions. Congrats on your commitment to the University of Colorado and on your successful high school career.

I would say your arrival at CU is exciting to a lot of Buff fans because of the talent that you have shown in your high school career and the different things that we have read about that you may bring to the team. How would you define your style of play and what can you bring to this Colorado team?

Clark Evans: I think I am a duel threat quarterback although in college I see my self as staying in the pocket a lot more.

The Ralphie Report: I know you have been asked this a million times but what separated Colorado from the other Division One schools that offered you a scholarship? How much interaction did you have with Coach Hawkins in the process or was it mostly QB coach Mark Helfrich?

Clark Evans: When I visited Colorado I loved the college feel. Where I live now (Los Alamitos) football isn't that big of a deal but in Colorado I feel it is.

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Well, we have promised now we deliver. The Ralphie Report had the privilege to sit down with one of the Buffs prized commits in Oceanside H.S. QB Jordan Wynn. Wynn currently has the most yards passing/game in the San Diego area averaging 283 yards/game with 9 touchdowns through four games. He has led his Oceanside team to a 4 - 0 record on the heels of winning the State Championship as a junior. Here is how our interview went:

The Ralphie Report: First of all, thanks for taking the time to answer some of our questions. Congrats on your commitment to the University of Colorado and on your successful high school career.

I would say your arrival at CU is exciting to a lot of Buff fans because of the talent that you have shown in your high school career and the different things that you bring to the table. How would you define your style of play and what can you bring to this Colorado team?

Jordan Wynn: I am a very unique quarterback. One thing that I do particularly well is read defenses quickly and make a ton of audibles. I would say over half of our offensive plays this year have been an audible I have made at the line of scrimmage, and that's something that definitely attracted attention, especially from Coach Helfrich.

The Ralphie Report: I know you have been asked this a million times but what separated Colorado from the other Division One schools that offered you a scholarship? How much interaction did you have with Coach Hawkins in the process or was it mostly QB coach Mark Helfrich and Kent Riddle?

Jordan Wynn: Well, I took an unofficial visit out there in April and fell in love with Boulder. Colorado was always a school that intrigued me, and always had my interest. I talked to pretty much all three of them a lot. Coach Helfrich and Riddle came to my school and then I was always keeping in contact with them, as well as Coach Hawkins.

The Ralphie Report: Since your commitment to Colorado, has the coaches and schools calling you slowed down a little bit or has it increased due to the continued success you have had this year? You are averaging 282 yards/game which is near the top in the entire state of California...What is the key to your current high school offense?

Jordan Wynn: All the schools that had either offered me or were interested I called up shortly after I committed and informed them of my decision, so they have backed off which is a good thing because it's really let me just focus on my senior year.

The key to our offense is we run a spread, and it just opens a lot of things up. I have 4 to 5 options to throw to on most plays, and it's very hard to defend.

The Ralphie Report: If you had to pick one thing about your game that you need to work on, what would it be? What is the one attribute about your game that will separate you most from other quarterbacks around the nation?

Jordan Wynn: One thing I'd like to work on is my size, I'm weighing in at 185 pounds right now, but I'd like to be closer to the 200 range, and that's something I am currently focusing on.

The thing that separates me from other quarterbacks is my decision making as well as those audibles I make. It's kind of funny because I'll play a team and after the game the team will be telling me, "Wow you change the play a lot, it throws us off." So I really work hard in the film room to prepare myself.

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Welcome to inaugural edition of The Ralphie Report Live.  For our first edition we talk with Peter Bean from Burnt Orange Nation.  Give it a listen to learn some more about this weekend's opponent and head over to BON to hear our responses to his questions.

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