Colorado University Athletics
Gameday - Nicholls
Saturday, Sept. 26
Folsom, Field
Boulder, Colo.
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: 850 KOA
BOULDER ? No contest, plenty of benefits ? or so hoped Mike MacIntyre.
On a hot, cloudless early autumn Saturday, MacIntyreGÇÖs Colorado Buffaloes warmed up and hopefully sharpened up for next weekGÇÖs Pac-12 Conference opener against No. 13 Oregon with a 48-0 flogging of Nicholls State.
Scoring on its first three possessions, CU (3-1) won its third consecutive game for the first time since the 2008 team opened that season 3-0. Also, the BuffsGÇÖ shutout was their first since 2009 -- 24-0 against Wyoming.
Nicholls, meanwhile, dropped to 0-3 and lost for the 21st consecutive time, including 15 straight on the road.
The Southland Conference school from Thibodaux, La., advised the Pac-12 Network earlier in the week that it preferred to lose the GÇ£StateGÇ¥ for SaturdayGÇÖs telecast.
Then Nicholls it is, but by whatever name the Colonels were overmatched, and this one was over quickly. By afternoonGÇÖs end, the Buffs had amassed 636 yards in total offense while holding the Colonels to 166. CU ran 71 of its 93 total plays in Nicholls territory, Nicholls ran only three of its 56 plays in CU territory.
In recent seasons CU has seen afternoons unravel and scores skyrocket like this, but usually from the darker vantage point. This Saturday was different; the Buffs led 21-0 after one quarter yet just 24-0 at halftime, possibly losing focus or turning it somewhere else (the Ducks, perhaps?).
No matter; they regrouped, refocused, and by the end of the third quarter they were cruising, 41-0, turning the final quarter into field time for the subs and chill time for the regulars...more
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Colorado-Nicholls Highlights
Video: KOA Postgame Wrap Up
Video: Pac-12 Network Recap
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