Written by Paul Fritz
This Saturday, September 16th, the Colorado Buffs will host the Northern Colorado Bears from the Big Sky Conference for their first meeting in 83 years. The Buffs will look to win their final non-Conference game and improve their record to a perfect 3-0 before heading into Pac-12 competition. The Bears will come into Folsom Field with a week’s rest as their game against the Florida Gators was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. Given the momentum that CU has developed throughout their first two games, along with a shut-down defense, the Bears will be unlikely to steal a victory.
This matchup will be crucial to CU’s offense and if they can polish out any remaining issues that prevent them from throwing up 50+ points on the board. This game is the last opportunity for them before the Buffs take on the now 6th ranked Washington Huskies in Week 4 and other high ranked teams in UCLA, Washington State, and USC down the road. Regardless, CU will focus at the task at hand in the UNC Bears and CU Head Coach, Mike MacIntyre, believes his team’s run of games will give them an advantage. MacIntyre: “They’ll probably be a little fresher. Hopefully us playing a game, we’ll still be in better rhythm maybe than they are; that’s what I hope.” (Buffzone- Helen H. Richardson)
Coach MacIntyre has emphasized in the past the importance rhythm is in the flow of a game in a packed, deafening stadium. When asked about playing music during practice MacIntyre cites that “Bill Belichick, Eric Mangini both did it. They believed it enhanced practice in many ways, including maintaining rhythm. It’s no different than crowd noise; you’re teaching the players to block out distractions, all background noise, yet and at the same time to still hear us.”
If Colorado’s last game against the Texas State Bobcats taught us anything, it’s that the Buffs defense will not be fooled by an unfamiliar opponent. Yet to give up a touchdown in their first two games of the season, the Buffs will look to continue to dominate on defense which will allow for the offense, led by Quarterback, Steven Montez, to enhance their game-script heading into conference play.
Kick-off will start at 12:00 P.M MST, at Folsom Field, and can be watched at home on the Pac-12 Network and can also be heard on 850 AM KOA News Radio.
This matchup will be crucial to CU’s offense and if they can polish out any remaining issues that prevent them from throwing up 50+ points on the board. This game is the last opportunity for them before the Buffs take on the now 6th ranked Washington Huskies in Week 4 and other high ranked teams in UCLA, Washington State, and USC down the road. Regardless, CU will focus at the task at hand in the UNC Bears and CU Head Coach, Mike MacIntyre, believes his team’s run of games will give them an advantage. MacIntyre: “They’ll probably be a little fresher. Hopefully us playing a game, we’ll still be in better rhythm maybe than they are; that’s what I hope.” (Buffzone- Helen H. Richardson)
Coach MacIntyre has emphasized in the past the importance rhythm is in the flow of a game in a packed, deafening stadium. When asked about playing music during practice MacIntyre cites that “Bill Belichick, Eric Mangini both did it. They believed it enhanced practice in many ways, including maintaining rhythm. It’s no different than crowd noise; you’re teaching the players to block out distractions, all background noise, yet and at the same time to still hear us.”
If Colorado’s last game against the Texas State Bobcats taught us anything, it’s that the Buffs defense will not be fooled by an unfamiliar opponent. Yet to give up a touchdown in their first two games of the season, the Buffs will look to continue to dominate on defense which will allow for the offense, led by Quarterback, Steven Montez, to enhance their game-script heading into conference play.
Kick-off will start at 12:00 P.M MST, at Folsom Field, and can be watched at home on the Pac-12 Network and can also be heard on 850 AM KOA News Radio.