From its founding in 2008, The Ralphie Report had never known a good team, let alone a great team. Our staffers had covered every kind of bad team, those that were poorly coached, those not talented enough to compete in the Pac-12, those that had hope but still inexperienced, etc. This website was designed to be a positive place for Buffs fans, but it’s hard to stay optimistic after 8 years without even going to bowl game. But 2016 changed all that.
There were signs a good season was possible, namely a talented and experienced senior class that was tired of losing, but even then we were looking at six or seven wins.