[Husker] Buffs and 'Cats

[Steve Stone]

Bob wrote:

>-- Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote:
>>  Forced to listen to the webcast of the Husker game,
>>  I was able to
>>  watch  portions of the Buffs' win over the Sooners
>>  and some of the
>>  'Cats victory over Horns on TV. Oddly, commercial
>>  breaks on both
>>  media seemed not to coincide, so it was possible to
>>  follow both
>>  reasonably well.
>I did the same. I just need to figure out how to do
>the PIP. :)
>
>>
>>  Apparently Dan Hawkins has managed to do in only two
>>  seasons at
>>  Colorado what he did at Boise State: produce a team
>>  competitive at
>>  the national level. Although Oklahoma did not bring
>>  its "A" game to
>>  Boulder, it's "B" game is more than enough for most
>>  opponents, yet
>>  the Buffs called the Sooners' swagger, raised it a
>>  toughnut, and
>>  claimed the pot. While one game hardly makes it a
>>  season, this one
>>  should be enough to create an attitude adjustment
>>  among Husker fans.
>
>Could you explain what attitude adjustment that a Buff
>victory over the sooners should cause?

It seems to me that before Saturday many Husker fans had the idea 
that the Buffs would still be in full recovery mode, making a victory 
in Boulder a pretty sure thing.

In my opinion, no one should be thinking along those lines now.

>  > I thought K-State played well against Auburn about a
>  > month ago but  petered out with four or five minutes left.
>
>And Auburn was not all that bad a team. I have to
>applaud KSU for finally adding a quality opponent to
>the non-conference schedule.

After watching Auburn take it to the Gators in The Swamp, I'm 
inclined to think it's a good (rather than "not bad") team. In the 
Auburn-KState game, the "Cats' qb Foreman took an unnecessary slide 
into the turf with about six minutes left, injuring his leg. He 
finished the game but not at peak efficiency, giving the impression 
that KState wilted in the waning minutes.

Steve Stone