Colorado Buffaloes went 4 - 8 this past season.

They are slated to graduate 14 seniors - 7 starters on offense (including their QB as you pointed out) while only 4 players on defense.

The Buffs should not be expected to win more than 5-6 games in 2020 (probably less) so it appears these are not the Colorado teams of the past - so a very little chance to upset A&M next Fall IMHO.

I would project A&M to be 3 - 0 (including a victory at home against Colorado) when they play their first SEC game against Arkansas at the end of September.

I remember all those years we were supposed to beat colorado. Suppose to.

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I remember all those years we were supposed to beat colorado. Suppose to.

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Bank on it, next year's game against the buffs will be close.

Pretty sure the point is the team WAS good. National title contender and Heisman contender for Leeland McElroy.

Fortunately the first game is at Kyle, as it gives us another year to build depth given the Boulder altitude.

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2000 was brutal. Hot garbage but we found a way to lose. People who pine for the great ol RC days should remember that one.

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That was the beginning of the end of our home field advantage. First time I saw us lose in person.

The 95 game was sorta typical of Aggie luck. We were holding up well against their offense before Detmer went down with a non-contact knee injury. His backup starts going deep and they inadvertently find our weakness, take the lead and win. We still could have won if it hadn't been for two key drops in our passing game.

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2000 was brutal. Hot garbage but we found a way to lose. People who pine for the great ol RC days should remember that one.

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The great OL RC days were from 91-94

He won 9 in 95 6 in 96 then 9 and 11 in 97 and 98

99 started his down slide until he was let go after the 2002 season when we realized we could get the hottest commodity on the coaching market in Fran




I was at that 2000 cu game; brutally cold and rainy, cu was 0-4 and gary Barnett had the players' names stripped off the buffs uniforms and we couldn't stop the PA fullback and TE bootlegs to save our lives

That game is going to be an absolute beatdown. I wouldn't worry about it. It might be close for 1.5 quarters.

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2000 was brutal. Hot garbage but we found a way to lose. People who pine for the great ol RC days should remember that one.

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I was at that 2000 cu game; brutally cold and rainy, cu was 0-4 and gary Barnett had the players' names stripped off the buffs uniforms and we couldn't stop the PA fullback and TE bootlegs to save our lives

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Was in the stands for this beatdown.

I think this was the game that ended RCs home win streak and set the trajectory of the program until it finally turned in September 2012.

Joel Klatt consistently trashes A&M, and I believe it is due to the crappy defenses we put on the field against him in the Fran Era. He still has it in his head that we're Fran-level bad.

The new coach in Boulder has brought some attitude and work ethic to the Buffs. He doesn't have the talent yet but the next two years will tell if graduate from Pac12 South doormat status to a tough competitor. I wouldn't bet against them yet.

Timeout, Colorado.

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Joel Klatt consistently trashes A&M, and I believe it is due to the crappy defenses we put on the field against him in the Fran Era. He still has it in his head that we're Fran-level bad.

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and he forgets that A&M beat him and his Buffs in 2004 --- the Lee Foliaki overtime fumble recovery

Not worried unless their coach removes the buffs from their helmets the week before in practice and makes them earn them back.

I'm a CU fan.

Defense should be much improved next season. The secondary was hit hard with the injury bug last season but should be better next year. A transfer from Miami will help with that. Antonio Alfano will be a major piece of the defense next season (if he gets immediate eligibility which will likely happen). Nate Landman is a good linebacker who should be back next season.

The issues are going to be on the offensive side of the ball. We probably go with true freshman Brenden Lewis at QB. So his first road game at Kyle Field, that's a tough way to start your career. Running back is a solid position for us. We lose our top three WRs: Shenault, Brown, Nixon. It's gonna be tough to replace that production, however we do have some promising young WRs.

If I had to predict the score today, I would go 41-24 for the Aggies. More talent for the Ags and it's a home game. I'm excited for y'all to come to Boulder. I think we'll be more competitive there.

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Humorous Username said:

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Joel Klatt consistently trashes A&M, and I believe it is due to the crappy defenses we put on the field against him in the Fran Era. He still has it in his head that we're Fran-level bad.

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and he forgets that A&M beat him and his Buffs in 2004 --- the Lee Foliaki overtime fumble recovery

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Joel Klatt seems to have a huge axe to grind against A&M. Dude HATES us. It's like an Aggie banged his mother or something.

I mean, even with the sips he says "oh they were great last year" (highly questionable) but fell off this year. He said "Aggies have not been good for all eternity". Umm - we were pretty damn good in 2012. One field in one of two games and we win a national title.

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Haha, you said arkansas. We all still have BAS from Slocum going to boulder and flushing a potential national title run down the toilet.

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I was there. Will never forget the smell of weed and teargas after the game. Had to teargas their own fans, after they stormed the field, and were knocking the goal posts down into the crowd!

Sept 19, in the afternoon heat, in the Kyle Field canyon, I like our chances!

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Humorous Username said:

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Joel Klatt consistently trashes A&M, and I believe it is due to the crappy defenses we put on the field against him in the Fran Era. He still has it in his head that we're Fran-level bad.

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and he forgets that A&M beat him and his Buffs in 2004 --- the Lee Foliaki overtime fumble recovery

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Joel Klatt seems to have a huge axe to grind against A&M. Dude HATES us. It's like an Aggie banged his mother or something.

I mean, even with the sips he says "oh they were great last year" (highly questionable) but fell off this year. He said "Aggies have not been good for all eternity". Umm - we were pretty damn good in 2012. One field in one of two games and we win a national title.

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This is why he says what he does.
Our closest national title run is based on a what if.

Joel Klatt is the Fran of announcing.

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Haha, you said arkansas. We all still have BAS from Slocum going to boulder and flushing a potential national title run down the toilet.

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I still have bad memories of the beating we took in 2000 at Kyle from a garbage CU team too.

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The 95 game was sorta typical of Aggie luck. We were holding up well against their offense before Detmer went down with a non-contact knee injury. His backup starts going deep and they inadvertently find our weakness, take the lead and win. We still could have won if it hadn't been for two key drops in our passing game.

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That is an Aggie tradition.

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Cy_Tolliver said:

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Humorous Username said:

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Joel Klatt consistently trashes A&M, and I believe it is due to the crappy defenses we put on the field against him in the Fran Era. He still has it in his head that we're Fran-level bad.

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and he forgets that A&M beat him and his Buffs in 2004 --- the Lee Foliaki overtime fumble recovery

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Joel Klatt seems to have a huge axe to grind against A&M. Dude HATES us. It's like an Aggie banged his mother or something.

I mean, even with the sips he says "oh they were great last year" (highly questionable) but fell off this year. He said "Aggies have not been good for all eternity". Umm - we were pretty damn good in 2012. One field in one of two games and we win a national title.

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This is why he says what he does.
Our closest national title run is based on a what if.

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Well my point is that if he is going to say the sips were "good" last year because they finished second in BDF and beat a Georgia team with a full 1/3 of its starters sitting out, then we were pretty damn good in 2012 because we beat the undisputed number 1 team and eventual national champion in their house and routed the BDF champion. Not sure how that's even debatable.

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OrygunAg said:

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Haha, you said arkansas. We all still have BAS from Slocum going to boulder and flushing a potential national title run down the toilet.

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I was there. Will never forget the smell of weed and teargas after the game. Had to teargas their own fans, after they stormed the field, and were knocking the goal posts down into the crowd!

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Did it smell like victory?

The CU fans were the worse I encountered at a Kyle Field game. Very rude.

Tech fans were not too bad when they got out of Lubbock and visited Aggieland. And sips were so outnumbered they were not bad.

NU, ISU, and KSU fans were really great to have on campus back then. BU fans? Don't remember seeing much green in Aggieland.

But CU sucked. I was not happy when we rescheduled them. I would much rather trade home and home with Nebraska from the old days of the B12.

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The 95 game was sorta typical of Aggie luck. We were holding up well against their offense before Detmer went down with a non-contact knee injury. His backup starts going deep and they inadvertently find our weakness, take the lead and win. We still could have won if it hadn't been for two key drops in our passing game.

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That is an Aggie tradition.

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The dropped pass by Sanders would have put us up by 14. That single play started a decline we still haven't recovered from.

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Timeout, Colorado.

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Still one of my favorite moments ever at Kyle