Anyone have a cigarette?I don't even smoke but that was so good I feel I should start.
Injury-depleted or not, beating Iowa State means something.
When you're 1-9, any victory is almost worthy of tearing the goal posts down. CU is the modern day Northwestern where each win is room for a campus-wide holiday. Well, at least for a season.
The Buffs ripped the Cyclones. They sensed opportunity, came out and executed consistently and got it rollin' early, building their confidence and put the hammer down for a day of the big release.
Forget that running back Stevie Hicks and big-play wide receiver Todd Blythe didn't play. Forget quarterback Brett Meyer isn't the player he was a year ago. All that matters is CU, which has a garage load of troubles of its' own, layed the wood to ISU.
Bernard Jackson, like last week, showed the potential is there as an all-purpose playmaker, accounting for 270 total yards and three scores. If he can come remotely close to showing up at Nebraska like he as against Kansas State and Iowa State, then maybe there will be reason for optimism that he hasn't reached his ceiling under center.
The fact that the wide receivers actually were introduced to the offense today, well, am I just high on Winnin' Time (thanks, Magic Johnson) or were Alvin Barnett and Patrick Williams really the team's top pass catchers in a game? You know, this kind of offense could catch on with the fans. I think Dan Hawkins, Mark Helfrich and Eric Kiesau are on to something.
271 yards rushing? Mell Holliday? Hugh Charles? Jackson? What the Buffs is going on!
Amazing day. Seems the Texas Tech buzz has been gone forever. Needed a fix. Got one.
Some Black & Gold Notes
Thaddaeus Washington, that rough and tumble tackle machine from Louisiana, wins the Buffalo Heart Award, so a salute to him for all he's contributed on the field.
Mason Crosby becomes the first Buff ever to pass 300 career points, as he now sits at 305. A disappointing season for him personally but what a career and what a sight to see such a powerful leg. May never be another like him in school history.
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