BOULDER – No contest, plenty of benefits – or so hoped Mike MacIntyre.
On a hot, cloudless early autumn Saturday, MacIntyre’s Colorado Buffaloes warmed up and hopefully sharpened up for next week’s Pac-12 Conference opener against No. 13 Oregon with a 48-0 flogging of Nicholls State.
Scoring on its first three possessions, CU (3-1) won its third consecutive game for the first time since the 2008 team opened that season 3-0. Also, the Buffs’ shutout was their first since 2009 -- 24-0 against Wyoming.
Nicholls, meanwhile, dropped to 0-3 and lost for the 21st consecutive time, including 15 straight on the road.