Colorado Faces Tough Match Against NDSU in Season Opener

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00:00It's a nine and a half point spread in favor of Colorado

00:07entering year number two under Deion Sanders taking on the

00:12best FCS program we have seen the last 15 to 20 years in

00:16college football. That's the bison of North Dakota State.

00:20Only a nine and a half point spread in favor of CU. Now,

00:24this game was probably scheduled long before Deion

00:27Sanders ever started the prime era in Boulder. But regardless

00:32of who was the guy responsible for the logistics, I cannot

00:37believe CU still has this game scheduled. A nine and a half

00:41point spread in favor of the Buffs with all of the notoriety

00:45and attention in a national slate on Thursday in a

00:51standalone, not standalone, but a national TV window for

00:55Colorado. This is how you want year number two of the Deion

00:59Sanders era to start in a very difficult matchup against NDSU.

01:04Oh, it's a referendum game for sure for at least the national

01:07public watching the game. Why do I say that? Well, if Colorado

01:11wins by 14 points, that's what they're supposed to do. They

01:13probably should have won by 20 plus, but if they lose that

01:16game, it's you gotta fire Deion. It's not working out in

01:18Colorado. So there are some interesting matchups, but also

01:21shout out college football because it's the only sport on

01:24the earth where you have like what 1011 games on your slate,

01:28but you have to schedule them 11 years out because some

01:31reason there's scheduling conflicts here. Can you

01:33imagine, Ben? If you put in just a unilateral law in

01:36college football, it says you can't even schedule into the

01:39next year. Like it'd be one thing like the NFL goes, hey,

01:41we gotta have our schedule out eight years in advance to make

01:44sure that Philadelphia can open up against the Jets in 2029.

01:47Stop the madness here, but I do find it funny and you're right.

01:50It was up to Deion Sanders and he said as much in the

01:52offseason and he's technically correct. Look when you are in a

01:55power five conference at home, you are supposed to just get a

01:58layup like that's your preseason scrimmage before you

02:01get into your regular slate. You hammer a team 42 to seven.

02:05The vibes are there. The quarterback's ready. The

02:07defense is there. The dress rehearsal is over and you're

02:10gonna get a punch right out of the gate from a team. You are

02:13supposed to be, but still would be embarrassing if you lose to

02:16that game and you're gonna get no credit for all you beat

02:19North Dakota State, who we know is a quality fine football

02:22team, but you're supposed to play Delaware State Colorado in

02:25this game to start your season off.