Colorado University Athletics
COLORADO-OKLAHOMA PLAY FOR BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
November 29, 2004
The Colorado Buffaloes (7-4, 4-4 Big 12), Big 12 North Division champions for the third time in four years, will be gunning for their second conference crown this Saturday, December 4, against the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners (11-0, 8-0 Big 12) in a 6:07 p.m. mountain time kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. ... Oklahoma is the designated home team for the game; Colorado will wear its away white jerseys... ABC will televise the game nationally, with Brad Nessler, Bob Griese and Lynn Swann to call the action, while Sports Radio USA will broadcast nationally as well with Eli Gold, Gino Torretta and Tim Neverett behind the mikes... The game is the finale of an ABC tripleheader (following Virginia Tech-Miami, USC-UCLA), and there is a chance the kickoff could be delayed for up to 5 minutes, so plan accordingly... Colorado will return to the postseason bowls as well after a one-year hiatus, but the Buffs could be playing anywhere from Arizona (the Fiesta Bowl with a win) to California, Texas, Louisiana or Florida. Destinations canGÇÖt be determined until it is known whether the conference gets one or two BCS bids... Colorado will be looking to snap an 8-game losing streak to Big 12 South teams in this game; the streak started in 2002 with a loss to Oklahoma in Norman... Colorado is currently playing the nationGÇÖs 21st toughest schedule according to NCAA calculations; 11 Big 12 schools are currently in the top 53 (seven in the top 22, including Texas A&M at No. 1 and Baylor at No. 4); the other, Missouri, is No. 87 (Oklahoma is in at No. 22)... CUGÇÖs website, www.CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all games, home and road.
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