Tag: cu buffs
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Kroenke rep discussed buying Rockies before Penners got deal done
Stan Kroenke should’ve bought the Rockies instead of the Angels. — Ray, woulda, coulda, shoulda Kiz: We might not know much here at Kickin’ It Headquarters, but we absolutely, positively know this for certain. As recently as the early months of 2025, a man trying to broker a sale of Charlie Monfort’s share of the…
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Mark Kiszla: Buffs sell soul, forfeit control of Coach Prime’s tired, fading act
Ralphie doesn’t run, and nobody at Colorado lifts a finger, until genuflecting to the great and powerful Coach Prime. Long before the Buffaloes handed him a $54 million contract he did not earn on the football field, CU sold its soul to Deion Sanders. Does anybody in Boulder have the — um — gumption to…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Hall of Fame should open its doors to these three Broncos
Mike Shanahan deserves to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but selectors might be holding the salary-cap infraction involving his Super Bowl-winning teams against him. Karl Mecklenburg, a defensive Swiss army knife who was named NFL All-Pro three times, should be in Canton. — W.P., Henderson, Nev. Kiz: Nobody asked me, and I…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Is CU’s JuJu Lewis a QB controversy waiting to happen?
For the Colorado Buffaloes, it’s the season of quarterback JuJu Lewis, correct? Would he be the first CU player that could be considered a Deion Sanders creation? I don’t think it’s going to be a good season for the Buffs. — Greg, bracing for the worst Kiz: Not to go all birds and bees on…
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NFL draft: Why no CU Buffs, CSU Rams expected to be picked in 2026
The Buffaloes and Rams are missing the NFL draft party. Blame it on a turbulent stretch of college football in our state. CU is 16-21 over three seasons under head coach Deion Sanders. CSU fired head coach Jay Norvell in October after a 2-5 start last year. It seems that instability impacted player development at…
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Deion? Payton? Bednar? Which Colorado coach is under most pressure to win? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Deion Sanders? Sean Payton? Jared Bednar? Which Colorado coach has the most pressure to win? Chris Schmaedeke, digital sports editor Answer: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has the best team in the NHL, and anything less than the Stanley Cup will be considered a letdown. That’s the definition of pressure…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Tiger Woods should put driver in bag and hire a chauffeur
Tiger Woods obviously has more money than sense at this point. He can afford to hire an Uber or a personal chauffeur, yet he continues to make poor choices behind the wheel and puts others at risk. It’s become a pattern. — Allison, doesn’t sugarcoat it Kiz: In a span of a little more than…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Was Buffs legend Christian Fauria wrong to pancake Coach Prime with criticism?
Hey, Kiz! I know you’re at the Winter Olympics in Italy. But did you see former CU Buffs football star Christian Fauria unload on Coach Prime with criticism? Just want to say: Thumbs up to Mr. Fauria! – J.G., honeymoon’s over Kiz: Welp, that was a bruising pancake block Fauria put on Deion Sanders. Fauria,…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: After ditching Buffs, did Jordan Seaton leave his heart (award) in Boulder?
All the departure of offensive tackle Jordan Seaton in the transfer portal says about the CU football team is the Buffaloes don’t have the money Seaton will get somewhere else. Nothing more. – G.B.L., got no beef Kiz: Seaton is the face of a sport that’s broken. A guy the Buffs naively called “The Franchise”…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: We comin’? They leaving. CU stars dump Coach Prime for greener pastures
These young men leaving the CU football program want wins. Wins equal NIL money. – Joe, ninja-like tendencies Kiz: Maybe it was Deion Sanders’ magnetic personality that attracted wide receiver Omarion Miller and safety Tawfiq Byard to Boulder. But they’re both hitting the transfer portal, because, as it turns out, the Buffs’ top offensive playmaker…