Coach Prime and the Buffs need to make a statement in Lubbock
It’s really simple for Coach Prime’s second band of Buffaloes. Keep winning and pray one of four opponents of Iowa State can knock off the 17th-rated Cyclones. A road game at Utah and a season-finale home encounter with No. 22 Kansas State still remain on ISU’s schedule. The Buffs need the ‘Cats, or someone else, to downgrade the Cyclones.
The Big 12 was advertised in preseason as one of the most unpredictable of the Power Four conferences. It was not disappointing. BYU is undefeated but still has to play at Arizona State, currently 6-2, and Utah. The Utes are down this year after losing their talented quarterback Cam Rising but would love to play the spoiler role against Colorado and BYU.
All this craziness takes the ol’ noggin back to the wild and crazy 1990 season. Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney’s Buffs squad started 1-1-1. That was not the plan as most respected national polls expected Colorado to contend for a national title after the tragic but magical ’89 “One Heartbeat” season.Colorado opened the 1990 campaign with a tie against Tennessee in the Pigskin Classic. It was the “bursting out” party for future first-round NFL pick Mike Pritchard.
Long-time Buff fans know what happened next. Colorado ripped off ten straight wins including a fifth-down officiating snafu at Missouri and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl for the school’s only national championship. It was a split decision. The Buffs won the AP poll and unbeaten Georgia Tech took the UPI Coaches poll .Back then there was no playoff system. Georgia Tech's ACC champion status did not preclude the Yellowjackets from taking their No.
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