Colorado got their first road win tonight and controlled the entire game winning, 74-50. USC is a very weak team, but Colorado knew they had to win this game and they did easily. They held USC to inefficient shooting and although they were playing in an easy environment, they still were able to get the win. Colorado continues to beat the teams they should and have moved to 6-2 in the Pac-12. Andre Roberson, Carlon Brown, and Askia Booker all led the way with 13 points each. Additionally, the rebounding was exceptional with Roberson tallying 10 rebounds and Booker, Dinwiddie, and Carlon Brown all adding 9 rebounds. Overall, it was a good performance by the Buffaloes and they were able to maintain their standing in the conference.
Things the Buffaloes did well: The Buffaloes' defense helped them put away their opponent once again. They held USC to 32% shooting and the Buffaloes owned the Trojans on the boards by a margin of 49-23. Bench scoring helped the Buffaloes as well with 13 from Booker and 10 points from Jeremy Adams. A major strength of this team is how evenly distributed the scoring output is from the starting five and it showed again tonight. Ultimately, although the Pac-12 is weak, Colorado is at least taking advantage of it. They are beating the inferior teams and doing the little things they were unable to do earlier in the year.
 13-6, 5-2
NR (AP) NR (Coaches Poll) |
January 26th, 2011 |
 5-15, 0-7
NR (AP) NR (Coaches Poll) |
Welcome to the Ralphie Report as the Colorado Buffaloes prepare to take on the USC Trojans in Los Angeles, California. The time is now for the Buffaloes to get their first Pac-12 road victory as the Trojans are struggling mightily. Colorado can't fall pray to the bad road losses that they have experienced in recent years and it would be nice to see the momentum from the Arizona win carried through tonight and into Saturday's match-up with UCLA. Go Buffs!
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Recent ESPN ranking. Josh Scott at 36, Xavier Johnson at 64. Arizona with three in the top ten.
The Colorado Buffaloes have received a second big time secondary commitment in one week now that New Jersey cornerback Yuri Wright has given his verbal commit. Wright, who many analysts incorrectly assumed would be heading to Notre Dame or Rutgers, is a star, another incoming player for Greg Brown's defense that could be an immediate impact player. Wright had been in the news as of late due to some tweets from his private account that had reached the public eye. But make no mistake, this is a huge get for Colorado and, combined with Kenny Crawley, will form the foundation of the 2012 class.
Welcome aboard Yuri!
| Yuri Wright | |
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Position: Cornerback Other Schools of Interest: California, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Wisconsin and many, many others... |
The Animal Style Ralphie Report t-shirts are finally ready to go. Just in time for LA week (by no accident) no less. We got them set up in four different colors for you to choose from. Obviously I can't get these to you in time for Thursday's game against USC, but we have added 2-day shipping through UPS so that you can have them by Friday if you wanted to wear them to Saturday's UCLA game. One way we could get around some of those shipping costs is figuring out who all wants one for the game and then shipping them all to one person. Said person could then distribute before the game either at the arena or at a little pre-game meet-up.
Special thanks to the guys at Gameday Depot for helping me get these created in a rush.
Thanks to Phil for the nickname and pestering me (among other) to make the shirts.
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The Colorado Buffaloes have received a huge verbal commitment from former Tennessee verbal Kenneth Crawley. Crawley is an elite cornerback prospect that should come in and compete for a spot in his first year. His offer list is leaps and bounds ahead of any other prospect that the Buffaloes have on board so far this season. Crawley joins teammates De'Jon Wilson, John Walker and current Buff Sherrard Harrington in Boulder. It's safe to say Colorado has a bit of a pipeline going at the Washington D.C. school. Crawley is currently the only 4-star that the Buffs have committed (quarterback Shane Dillon was a 4-star at the time of his commitment). Way to go Greg Brown, keep em coming.
Welcome aboard Kenneth!
| Kenneth Crawley | |
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Position: Cornerback Other Schools of Interest: Arkansas, Clemson, Georgia, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Tennessee, UCLA, and many, many others... |
I had hoped to put together a story profiling former Buffaloes (and first round NFL draft picks) Jimmy Smith and Nate Solder's rookie seasons prior to today's game but once again my hectic work schedule prevented me from doing so. Both players have recently stepped up their play over the last few weeks of the season and one of them will be heading to the Super Bowl with a major role to play for their respective AFC team. In the 23-20 Patriots win Solder and Smith both had highlight worthy plays and SB Nation Denver captured them for us.
First up was Nate Solder's dominating block on Ray "guns-blazing" Lewis:
Solder pushed Lewis back on that play as Green-Ellis hit the wide open hole to the right side. He found the touchdown and temporarily put the Patriots in a 10-3 lead. Dennis Pitta caught a touchdown for the Ravens a little bit later and Stephen Gostkowski put the Patriots back in the lead with three minutes to go in the half.
The Colorado Buffaloes showed why Coors Event Center is such a hard place to play, beating the Arizona Wildcats 64-63. Colorado didn't even have its best game of the year; Andre Roberson had his worst game so far, and the Buffaloes still won. Carlon Brown stepped up down the stretch and led the way for the Buffaloes with 19 points. Although Colorado struggled offensively at times, their second half defense kept them in the game limiting Arizona to 33% shooting overall, and 14% from the three point line. Overall, with this win, the Buffaloes proved that they can beat anyone in the Pac-12 at home. If the Buffaloes can improve their road woes, they will continue to contend in the Pac-12.
Things the Buffaloes did well: Colorado took advantage of Arizona all night long in the transition and it was a contributing factor in their win. They played great defensively and didn't take too many ill-advised shots as well. Carlon Brown had a good performance helping the Buffaloes when they were in need of scoring and Austin Dufault looks like a completely different player in Pac-12 play. He no longer looks intimidated, but looks like he belongs. He was talking back and forth to Solomon Hill all game and didn't let Hill get the better of him. Spencer Dinwiddie continues to establish his midrange runner and added 13 points. Because of the contributions from Dinwiddie, Dufault, and Brown, along with the bench scoring of Booker, the Buffaloes were able to win this game.
