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[MDBtrumpet04]

Alonzo Barrett, CU's DE, graduated from my high school. How well has he been doing for you guys?

He had in my opinion a rough first three years but here in his senior season he has put it together. We have a formidable d-line and he is a big reason for it. Very good run stopping de and he gets pressure when he needs to. Dont underrate our d, its really fell apart lately but that is mostly our passing d and a lot of that was without our best db terrance wheatly but he'll be ready to go on the 30th. Hes a game changer and without him we probably lose to csu and texas tech and if we had him I say we beat iowa state. But still our passing defense is weak and I dont know much about you guys but I hope you dont have any game changing recievers or te's because we've been burned all year by them.

Depends on which team shows up...

 

[Hightideiscoming]

Colorado is a beast team. They beat Oklahoma. I'm kinda nervous to play them.

I was about to comment on this.....they did beat the Sooners and the fans went berzerk.
I'm sweating bullets on this one. These guys are loose cannons. I'm not sure what to expect.

 

[crimsontradition14]

Colorado is a beast team. They beat Oklahoma. I'm kinda nervous to play them.

I was about to comment on this.....they did beat the Sooners and the fans went berzerk.
I'm sweating bullets on this one. These guys are loose cannons. I'm not sure what to expect.

They played FSU about like we did.

 

[Hightideiscoming]

They better not bring ralphie the Buffalo. He may get eaten in LA. :lol:

A few quick pointers from a Colorado fan:

Ralphie is female. All previous Ralphie's have been, all future ones will be too. This is Ralphie IV, and her last football game ever (she's retiring due to the old age-10 seasons!). Ralphie V will start next year. I don't know if she will travel to the game too, probably not.

Our O-Line is young, as is our whole team really, but especially the OL. But we have some great talent there, with 5-star true-fresh Ryan Miller.

Cody Hawkins (RS-Fr) (yes, the coach's son) is young and makes young-guy mistakes (ala his record-setting interception mark), but he is accurate and has a good arm. Not so much a scrambler, learning to use his legs, but a lot of his passes are dropped, inexcusibly, by the freshmen WRs (we have a senior and Jr WR there too, but the really good ones are freshmen). He is 239/424 (56.4%) with 7 TDs and 15 INTs for 2693 yds. He has -11 yds rushing.

Hugh Charles (Senior) is the main RB, and he likes to dance at the line too much, but he can run and will at break at least one big one in a game. When he breaks a big one we yell "Huuuuugh" which kind of sounds like a boo, but it's his name.

Also, we have personnel packages on offense, so we routinely rotate WR, RB and TEs depending on the play that will be called. Even if Hugh breaks a 99-yard run, if the next play doesn't have him in the package, he comes off.

We will do a direct snap. Cody will line up in the QB but then motion out into a WR spot and the RB will get the ball and typically run and lose a few yards. Most Buff fans don't like the play as it hasn't really done much for us this season, but we've run that up to 7 times in one game that I can remember.

Our D has always been good and is good this year. Don't let the Nebraska score fool you. Mizzu was a fluke (and partially fueled by an in-game scoreboard "We beat Mizzu 3 years ago" video thing that them off and made them run up the score more). The D is experienced and not as young as the O, and we have some amazing talent there. The 1 name to know: (4-year starter) Dizon (linebacker). He's up for many, many, many awards and a lock to be in the NFL. He's got almost twice as many tackles as the next guy on the team (DB Dykes with 83, Dizon has 160). He has the 4th most tackles in CU history.

We are fairly solid on special teams. While Eberhart, our kicker, is no Crosby (who is?), he gets the job done. Good under the the clutch, but will miss the easy one just because he feels like it (I mean, there is no real reason). The young punter DiLallo is average, and made a stupid mistake earlier just not catching the snap and has shanked a couple, but he'll get a 40-yard regularly.

I can't recall going for any fakes this year. Coach Hawk has gambled on some calls this year and later admitted it as a mistake. (Up 21-0 on Iowa State in the 2nd quarter, we go for it on 4th & 2ish on our own 40ish and don't get it. We later lose the game and some point to this as the start of the loss.) I'd expect him to be conservative and only gamble if he has the cards lines up right.

Here's the link to our 2007 stats: http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf5/98410.pdf?ATCLID=1207369&SPSID=3844&SPID=255&DB_OEM_ID=600

We don't count bowl-game stats in our statistics.

Anything else you'd like to know, just ask! I look forward to a great game.

Anyone know a 'must-visit' restaurant or bar in the Shreveport area? Anything else to do in the area and a reason to stay an extra day before or afterwards in the area as well?

PS. can we get someone to post this on the LSU sites as a "How To" of posting on an opponent team's site and not make a jackarse out of yourself.

Thank you MECU for an intelligent, well thought out post.

 

[Guest]

They mirror us pretty well, I think. When everyone is on the same page, they can play with and beat anyone. When it's ugly, barf-o-rama.

 

[Blown330]

Re: Superior

If you like TexMex food try Superior Bar & Grill.

Or...if you like GOOD TexMex I'll suggest The Laredo Cantina. Superior's got 2 things: dynamite margaritas and a healthy population of good looking women...best scene for cougar hunting.


I just signed up to be a good host to visiting AL and CO fans. Any questions about good places to eat and, more importantly, drink I'll be happy to answer.

 

[RollllTide!]

Re: Superior

If you like TexMex food try Superior Bar & Grill.

Or...if you like GOOD TexMex I'll suggest The Laredo Cantina. Superior's got 2 things: dynamite margaritas and a healthy population of good looking women...best scene for cougar hunting.


I just signed up to be a good host to visiting AL and CO fans. Any questions about good places to eat and, more importantly, drink I'll be happy to answer.

Amen, I have not eaten at Superior's in a few years, I guess the Margaritas & good looking women made my food taste better.

 

[imported_RollTideRandy]

Re: Superior

If you like TexMex food try Superior Bar & Grill.

Or...if you like GOOD TexMex I'll suggest The Laredo Cantina. Superior's got 2 things: dynamite margaritas and a healthy population of good looking women...best scene for cougar hunting.


I just signed up to be a good host to visiting AL and CO fans. Any questions about good places to eat and, more importantly, drink I'll be happy to answer.

Amen, I have not eaten at Superior's in a few years, I guess the Margaritas & good looking women made my food taste better.

I like the food at Superior Grille. It's a little spicier than the watered down garbage you get at some TexMex places. Plus, if you order beans, you get REAL black beans.

 

[bama_girl]

Colorado is a beast team. They beat Oklahoma. I'm kinda nervous to play them.

Don't forget that this amazing colorado team has done the same thing bama has done. Colorado lost to Iowa State and gave up 47 points to Kansas State.

At least we didn't lose to LA Monroe that bad.


Bama's a beast team too when they wanna be...it's just a question of which team shows up for each one :?

Bama and Colorado are matched really close for stats. So if we both show up its gonna be an INSANE GAME!=)

 

[imported_RollTideRandy]

I'm just glad we didn't draw OK State again. They scare me. Their coach is a MAN! He's 40! :shock:

 

[bama_girl]

I'm just glad we didn't draw OK State again. They scare me. Their coach is a MAN! He's 40! :shock:

Mike Gundy Parody

A dealership went and made fun of him...its pretty good : :lol:

 

[Blown330]

Re: Superior

I like the food at Superior Grille. It's a little spicier than the watered down garbage you get at some TexMex places. Plus, if you order beans, you get REAL black beans.

Oh there's no comparison to things like Chili's and On The Boarder which are crap. Laredo is more upscale TexMex (yes...that's the term they use) and I think the food is a bit better, you get more, and is a better value overall. Service was outstanding last I went...beats Superior's 30 minute wait average by a long shot. If you haven't been here in a couple of years then it's worth mentioning Superior now has a steak house across the street. Pretty good if a little pricey for what you get. Also there is a whole new slew of stores and restaurants on Youree Drive now...FatBurger, Macaroni Grill, Buffalo Wild Wings, etc., etc. Few bars worth mentioning are the Noble Savage tavern, Strange Brew, Sharpie's, and What's on Tap.