The Colorado team USC faces next week was able to deliver a big point-spread upset (20-point underdog) in Week 1 against TCU. Colorado then won by 22 points as a small favorite against Nebraska in Week 2. In Week 3, however, Colorado was a huge favorite (23 points) and barely won. Did the Buffaloes regress, or was this simply a team which was never as good as its first two games? Is it a little bit of both? What’s the real story with Colorado, and how did this Colorado State game change perceptions of the Buffs?
We asked our Pac-12 experts for their biggest takeaway from the Colorado-Colorado State game.
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Don Smalley, Ducks Wire: When given the chance, Shedeur Sanders will come up with the big play at a key moment. Oregon won’t give him that chance.
Zachary Neel, Ducks Wire: My biggest takeaway was that Colorado is now in the class of teams that is going to get the very best from each team they play this year, thanks to all of the noise from Deion Sanders. There will be no off weeks for the Buffs, they will get everyone’s toughest shot.
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