The Colorado Buffaloes are predicted to be not very good this season, with many outsiders predicting between 3-4 wins.
Athlon Sports has the Buffaloes ranked low to start the season. College Football News believes CU’s difficult schedule will be a major roadblock standing in the way of more wins. Overall, everyone seems to be down on the state of the Buffs and head coach Karl Dorrell.
Well, we’re here to convince you that those gloomy predictions are overblown. CU has the protentional to be a darkhorse team this year that surprises not only in the Pac-12 but on the national stage as well.
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Colorado weathered some of the transfer exodus
From late December into mid-January, the Buffaloes lost six major playmakers to the transfer portal: Mark Perry, Christian Gonzalez, Brenden Rice, Mekhi Blackmon, Dimitri Stanley and Jarek Broussard.
They have countered this by adding serious talent in Josh Chandler-Semedo, RJ Sneed, Tommy Brown, Maddox Kopp and Luke Eckardt. Also, you can include the JUCO signees of Isaac Hurtado, Chance Main and Jeremy Mack. Colorado has countered that initial shock pretty well by adding talent through the transfer portal.
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Dorrell has an improved staff
Karl Dorell has gotten the opportunity to remake his staff to his liking. Chris Wilson has risen up the ranks during his time at Colorado since he was brought in on Dorrell’s initial staff. Wilson has an impressive resume that includes stops at Colorado (2000-04), Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Georgia, USC and in the NFL with the Cardinals and Eagles. He will be entering his second season as defensive coordinator and has been given the green light to make the switch to the 4-3.
Mike Sanford was hand-picked by Dorrell this offseason and seems to align with his offensive philosophies. Both coaches favor the run and the use of the tight end in the passing game so we could start to see…
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