A feeling of mixed emotions was the storyline for the Colorado Buffaloes in 2012. The basketball team was coming off the biggest height the program had experience in several years wasn’t the biggest headline. Colorado football, meanwhile, was already at rock bottom, but somehow Jon Embree led them to dig deeper and deeper through the earth’s crust. The news revolved around the catastrophe CU football became, as well as the uncertain times going into another era with a new coach. Here’s a look back at 2012 in Boulder.
One-and-done, but building a better program
The Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball team came into the season with a renewed optimism as defending Pac-12 Champions.