Friday, October 20, 2006

Go Buffs!!!


It's been a rough season for this buff fan. Hell, the last year has been tough *cough*70-3*cough* and losing to a freaking 1-AA team was like a swift kick to the nether region. All that being said, the Buffs seem to have found a guy in Dan Hawkins that can lead this team and be an ambassador for Buff football, especially in the ever bizarro fantasy land called Boulder. I'll save that rant for another time. Coming into this season, I felt like a 7 win season was not only realistic but a certainty. I could have never predicted what has happened to this point. Losing to the Bobcats of Montana State felt like I was being featured on Punk'd. Seriously, where's Ashton? To compound matters, I had plans to travel to Athens GA and Columbia, MO to see CU on the road and it was seeming like a not so good idea. (I try to get to at least one away game a year and a game in Athens was a must.) CU damn neared pulled of the stunning upset of the then ranked #9 UGA Dawgs and then was overwhelmed in Columbia. However, in these two losses you could see the entire CU team getting better, finally culminating in a 30-6 victory of the Texas tech Red Raiders last Saturday. Sad to say, but I had almost forgot what a Buff win felt like. They feel really good by the way. I have tempered my expectations this season, but expect the Buffs to play more like they did against Texas Tech than they did against Montana State. This weekend provides the Buffs with a chance to have a statement win this season. Playing in Norman, OK is never easy and since Bob Stoops took over the program, the Sooners have lost 2, that's right 2 home games for a 45-2 home record in his tenure. The absence of All American and future top five NFL pick Adrian "All Day" Peterson is going to be telling. The Sooners will miss Peterson's production, accounting for nearly 50% of their total offense, not to mention his leadership and swagger. Will Sooner QB turned WR turned QB Paul Thompson be able to lead the Sooner O down the field against a CU D that befuddled the explosive "Air Raid" offense just a week ago? We'll find out tomorrow.

So here are the keys to the game (Standard Color Analyst stating the obvious style):
1. Score more points than the opposition
2. Don't commit turnovers
3. Run the ball with success
4. Win the field position battle

Don't you hate it when you see these "experts" spouting off this crap? Thanks Captain Obvious, I was not sure if scoring more points would help in winning the game.

Okay, so the keys to the game.
1. Cold beer in hand at least 5 minutes prior to kick off.
2. Food within an arm length. You are wasting valuable energy if it's not.
3. Make sure the Tivo is set to record. That way you can pause and frame by frame watch the call that the Big 12 officials completely whiffed on and bitch about it for the next 15 minutes.

Now your set!

Go Buffs, beat the Sooners!

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