Here’s what Fowler has to say
Colorado-Colorado State
I’ll have to sneak out of the Big House to keep an eye on the turf war in my home state. In Gary Barnett’s three years, CU has been upset in all three openers (twice by CSU), never approaching a sharp performance. So the team’s T-shirt slogan for ’02 (“It’s Never Been Done”) has double meaning. The “It” they mean is repeating as champs of the Big 12, something no team has managed in the league’s half-dozen years. But the conference slate ought to seem distant to the Buffs.
CU will expect to smashmouth the Rams, who wilted in the Virginia heat and surrendered 221 rushing yards. But I doubt it’ll be that easy. The Buffs’ O-line is nicked up and not yet meshing like Barnett hopes they will. Even CU’s backs can’t run wild without those big holes on the counter plays.
The Buffs will not duplicate last year’s ground game. But Craig Ochs has been so sharp (18-of-20 in the final scrimmage) and the WR corps is much deeper and better, so Plan B (which was lacking in the Tostitos Feista flop) will be effective. CU’s defense will be much improved, but the green secondary will certainly suffer early growing pains.

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