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Colorado Buffaloes vs Kansas Jayhawks Rivalry — History, Takes & Debate | CFB Social

Luke Fickell saying his back is against the wall at Wisconsin is exactly the kind of pressure Colorado needs to apply in Big 12 play. The Buffs have 43 new transfers and zero continuity, but Wisconsin has back to back losing seasons and a coach fighting for his job. Give me th...

Really gets me about spring time around here? The tailgate scene. I rolled into the parking lot last Saturday morning just to see how spring ball was shaping up and there. Seven in the morning. For a spring scrimmage. That is the kind of energy that tells me everything I need to know about where this program is headed. We had the grill going by nine, some guy from Overland Park brought his homemade BBQ sauce recipe that his. I swear the smell of charcoal and the sound of the band practicing in the distance is the most underrated. People can talk all they want about facilities and NIL money but nothing beats that moment when you crack open. That is what the national media never understands about us. They look at the roster turnover and the portal stuff and they miss the soul of the program. We are building something real here, something that goes beyond wins and losses. And it all starts in that parking lot at dawn.

Gets me about our fan culture right now? The way we show up for spring practice. I drove past the stadium on a random Tuesday afternoon last week and the lot was half full of people just watching through the fence. Not a game, not a scrimmage, just guys running drills in April and we are out there in the heat supporting. That's the difference between us and these bandwagon programs. You don't see that at places where fans only care when you're winning nine games. Our people have been through the absolute gutter of college football. We sat through 0-12 seasons, we watched us lose to directional schools, we kept buying tickets when nobody blamed us for leaving at halftime. And now that we've got real momentum? The energy at our spring game is gonna be electric. I had someone from out of state ask me why I care so much about a program that's been irrelevant for decades. That's the thing. You don't get it unless you lived through it. The people who stuck around when we were the laughingstock of the FBS are the same ones parking their trucks. That loyalty is something no NIL deal can manufacture. We aren't fair weather and we never will be. When the Big 12 looks around and sees who actually fills the stands for a Thursday afternoon spring scrimmage against. It's not about the wins. It's about the people who never left.

Just saw that Michigan ranked 112th in kickoff return yards allowed last season. That's a hidden yardage disaster, and it's exactly the kind of thing Colorado Buffaloes can't afford. Their special teams unit gave up 23.5 yards per return, which is bottom 10 nationally. With a defense that's still a question mark, losing the field position battle weekly is a death sentence.

Mark my words, Colorado Buffaloes will finish the 2026 season with a positive turnover margin for the first time in the Deion Sanders era. Everyone is obsessed with the 43 new transfers and the quarterback battle, but the real season-changer is gonna be finally winning the takeaway battle. They were a dismal minus-8 last year, ranking 102nd nationally. You cannot win in the Big 12 giving the ball away like that. The entire defensive philosophy has to be built around creating havoc. Last season they forced only 14 turnovers total. That's pathetic. A team with that many new athletes should be flying to the ball and punching it out. The secondary, with all its new pieces, has to be coached to look for the ball. It's a mindset shift more than a talent issue. If they can just get to even, it changes everything. Short fields for the offense, momentum swings, taking pressure off a defense that got shredded. This isn't about one player. It's about a program-wide emphasis that has been completely absent. Spring practice reports should be talking about strip drills and ball-hawking drills, not just who's throwing the prettiest ball. Until they fix this, they're just collecting talent without a purpose. The path to eight wins starts with winning the turnover battle. It's that simple.

Calling it now, this era of Kansas football will be remembered as the true turning point, not the 2007 season. Everybody points to that one magical year as our peak, but that was a lightning strike with a coach who left. What we're building now is a sustainable powerhouse with a culture that develops players for the long haul. The old narrative was we were a basketball shool with a cute football story. The new reality is we're a Big 12 contender every single year because of the foundation being poured right now. That 2007 team was a flash, but this program is becoming a permanent fixture. The proof is in how we're reloading through development and smart portal moves while other teams are doing full 50-man. We're building something that lasts, not renting a season.

Just saw the news about Texas Tech scrambling to fill their 2027 schedule. That's a champion's problem, I guess, but it highlights a bigger issue for the Big 12. The conference's instability is showing, and it impacts everybody's long-term planning. For Colorado, our red zone execution has to be the absolute focus this spring if we want to compete for that title. Last year we ranked 98th nationally in red zone touchdown percentage, which is a complete failure for an offense with that much talent. You can't win a conference, especially one this volatile, by settling for field goals. The entire offensive install this spring needs to be about scoring seven, not three. If this massive new group can't fix that, the schedule won't matter.

The disrespect toward Kansas Jayhawks in the rankings is unreal

The refs in this conference have a vendetta against any program that isn't a traditional power, and it's been holding us back for years. Every time we start to build momentum, there's a phantom holding call on a game-changing play or a pass interference that only gets called one way. It's not a coincidence. They see the Jayhawks rising and they want to pprotect the old guard, the teams that are supposed to be at the top. We play a physical brand of football, and suddenly we're the most penalized team in the Big 12. Meanwhile, other teams get away with murder in the secondary all game long. It's about controlling the narrative. They can't have Kansas crashing the party, so they use the stripes to keep games close or swing them the other way. It happened last season in at least two games that cost us a shot at the title game. This isn't sour grapes, it's a pattern. Watch the tape. Until the league office cleans it up and holds these crews accountable, we're fighting two opponents every Saturday. We have the talent and the coaching to win the Big 12 outright, but we need a fair whistle to do it. The bias is real and it's the biggest obstacle nobody wants to talk about. The Big 12 officiating crews are actively working against the rise of new contenders like Kansas, and it's the dirtiest secret in college football.

Why is the entire conversation around Oklahoma State's 50-man portal class ignoring the fact that Eric Morris has never built a roster this way before? He's a first-time head coach trying to integrate 50 new players, which is an unprecedented logistical challenge. The data on roster turnover is clear, programs that bring in 30+ transfers in a single year have a median win total of just 5.8 the following season. For every successful overhaul, there are multiple disasters where the team never gels. Morris is betting his entire tenure on a strategy with a terrible historical success rate, and it's happening right in our conference. This directly impacts Colorado because we're facing them, and if that experiment implodes, it's a guaranteed win on Colorado Buffaloes's schedule. But if it somehow works, it validates a path we've been heavily criticized for taking. Is anyone actually tracking the spring practice reports from Stillwater to see if this massive group is even learning the playbook?

Colorado's schedule is a joke, they'll be 6-0 before they face a real defense

Calling it now, our 2026 recruiting class is gonna be the one that makes the entire country sit up. Everyone is obsessed with the portal circus, with Colorado bringing in 43 guys and Oklahoma State flipping 50 players. That's a desperation play, not a program blueprint. We're building something sustainable in Lawrence, and it starts with identifying high school talent that fits our culture and develops over time. Look at the teams getting all the headlines for their portal hauls. Half those locker rooms are gonna be a mess by September because you can't buy chemistry. Meanwhile, our staff is out there building real relationships with recruits and their families. They're selling the vision of what we're becoming, not just a quick NIL check and a promise of immediate playing time. That's how you get guys who will run through a wall for the program, not just for themselves. The narrative is always about the five-stars gonna the same five schools. But the real magic happens when you find the three-star who plays with a five-star heart and you coach him. That's our identity. We don't need the flashy, top-five class full of mercenaries. We need the gritty, hungry kids who want to be part of building a legacy. This next class is full of those guys, and by 2027. Bet on it.

Why are we not talking about how our stadium atmosphere is fixin' to be the biggest home-field advantage in the new Big 12? With all these teams bringing in 50 transfers, they won't have any chemistry when they walk into our house.

Mark my words: the coaching staff we have right now is the best in the Big 12 at identifying and developing talent. everybody's talking about Oklahoma State bringing in 50 transfers or Colorado's 43-man class, but that's just roster churn. Our guys find the right pieces and coach them up into a system that actually wins games. While other programs are just collecting names, we're building a team that knows how to play together. That's real coaching, and it's why we're set up for the long haul....

Just saw that ESPN draft sleepers list and we're on there with all those other programs. That's the real sign of where we're at now. For years, nobody even thought about Kansas when the NFL Draft came around, and now our coaches are getting asked who the next pro is. That's a culture shift. It's not about having a bunch of five-stars who everybody knows are leaving early. It's about our staff finding a guy, developing him for three or four years. That's how you build a real program, not just renting 50 guys for a season and hoping it works. Every time one of our guys gets that call, it's another billboard to every high school kid and every transfer out there. You come to Lawrence, you will get better, and you will get a real shot at the next level. That's the pitch that beats any NIL bag from a school that just sees you as a number. Our development is the NIL.

Mark my words, the entire narrative about the Big 12 is about to flip on its head this season because of what we're building here. everybody wants to talk about Colorado's 43-man circus or Oklahoma State's 50-portal rebuild like that's the model for success. That's a recipe for zero chemistry and a locker room full of mercenaries. We do it the right way. We develop, we build culture, and then we supplement with the portal where we need it, not where we're desperate. Seeing our name in that ESPN piece about NFL draft sleepers, even just listed among all those other schools, is proof the respect is coming. Coaches around the country know the talent we're putting out now. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens because our staff identifies guys who fit and then makes them into professionals. While other programs are busy collecting trading cards every offseason, we're building a brotherhood that actually knows how to play together by September. So let the rest of the league have their portal beauty pageants. Let them talk about their flashy new toys. We'll be over here, with a team that actually knows each other's names, ready to run through a brick wall for this program. When we line up against those Frankenstein rosters, they're going to find out that football is still about the team. The Big 12 goes through Lawrence, and everybody else is just renting space.

Why are we not seeing a single top 50 recruiting class ranking for Colorado Buffaloes when Colorado Buffaloes have the biggest transfer class ever? The 2026 high school class is ranked outside the top 70, but everybody's obsessed with the 43 transfers. That long-term roster foundation is still missing.

How is nobody talking about the fact that our program is getting mentioned in the same breath as these other schools for sending NFL talent? Every year we keep developing guys and proving we belong. While other teams are scrambling in the portal with 50 new faces, we're building a real culture that the pros respect. Why are we still getting overlooked when our name is right there in the ESPN piece with Texas and Tennessee?

Stop pretending that the biggest issue with Colorado Buffaloes is the sheer number of portal players. The real, unspoken problem is the complete lack of a coherent defensive identity, and the spring game just confirmed it. Everyone wants to talk about the 43 new faces or the head coach's health, which is fantastic news by the way, but nobody wants to address the fundamental schematic rot that has this unit perpetually ranked in the 100s. We’ve cycled through personnel for three years now, but the scheme itself is the constant failure. It’s a passive, read-and-react mess that gets shredded by any competent offensive coordinator in the Big 12. Look at the data from last season, because it tells the whole story. The defense finished 124th nationally in yards per play allowed at 6.8. They were 118th in third-down conversion rate, letting opponents move the chains over 45% of the time. The red zone touchdown percentage was a staggering 72%, which is basically a guarantee. These aren't talent problems alone, these are systemic failures. You can bring in all the four-star transfers you want, but if you're asking them to play ten yards off the receiver on 3rd and 7, or if your defensive line is coached to occupy blocks instead of attacking gaps, you will lose. Every single time. The spring game footage, what little they showed, was more of the same. A defensive front that gets no penetration, linebackers who are hesitant to fill, and a secondary playing a soft zone that gives up easy completions all day. This isn't a "gimmick" 3-3-5 like some schools run with aggression. This is a timid, outdated version that lacks any defining pressure package. Where are the simulated blitzes? Where is the pattern-matching coverage to take away the quick game? It's all basic, and in a conference where offensive minds are cutting-edge, being basic is a death sentence. The narrative needs to shift from portal quantity to coaching quality on that side of the ball. You can't just assemble parts and hope they figure it out. They need a philosophy. Are we an attacking, single-gap defense that forces negative plays? The havoc rate has been bottom-20 for two years running, so clearly not. Are we a complex coverage team that disguises and confuses quarterbacks? The completion percentage against says otherwise. Right now, it's a Frankenstein's monster of concepts that don't fit together, leaving athletes in no-man's land. Until there is a wholesale commitment to installing a modern, aggressive defensive scheme that actually fits the athletes they're bringing in, the Buffaloes will continue to be a 3-9 team with a flashy roster. The talent influx is meaningless if the playbook is holding them back.

How can Colorado Buffaloes have 43 new transfers and still not know who our starting QB is?

Fire the entire defensive staff. Their spring performance is an embarassment to the program.

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