BOULDER — Five games into the season, the Colorado Buffaloes were unbeaten, nationally ranked and flying high. They had rallied from third-quarter deficits three different times to produce wins, and each week the Buffs spoke of the "brotherhood" on the team that gave them the ability to stick together in moments of adversity.
Three weeks later, the adversity level has reached new proportions with three straight losses.
Now, the 5-3 Buffs (2-3 Pac-12) have a chance to bounce back from that adversity — and the chance to write the next chapter of their season begins Friday when they travel to Arizona (3-3, 4-5) for an 8:30 p.