BOULDER — When the Colorado Buffaloes reported for their first post-Christmas break practice Monday, Tad Boyle’s message was simple:
“The second season starts today.”
That season, of course, is Pac-12 play, a stretch of 18 games in the league that currently owns the second-highest RPI in the nation (trailing only the Big 12), and is considered to be one of the deepest conferences in the country. Games start this weekend, when the Buffs play at Cal on Friday (9 p.m., Pac-12 Networks) and at Stanford on Sunday (8 p.m., ESPNU).
The “first” season, of course, was a solid if not resounding success.