What a difference a year makes. Going into last year, Buff fans were expecting a drop in quality on defense due to Jim Leavitt and eight or so starters leaving Boulder. Well, the quality definitely dropped last year as a new defensive coordinator and brand new players everywhere led to some bad games and a really bad run defense.
We’re now looking at the 2018 season, and expecting anything other than a below average D is a fool’s errand. There are some new important faces (hello, Kwahn Drake and Israel Antwine) and exciting talent to anticipate, but as of now, it’s all pure optimism coming out of fall camp.