If you happened to witness the Colorado Buffaloes’ men’s basketball win at Air Force last November, best hang on to those pictures, whether they’re on your phone or in the back of your mind. Because those type of in-state college basketball matchups figure to become rarer for the Buffs in the years to come.
The Pac-12’s new scheduling mandate, handed down Monday, could put the kibosh on CU seeking future games with the likes of Air Force, Northern Colorado and Denver, three of the Buffs’ nearest in-state Division I brethren. And the future of the CU-Colorado State series was in flux even before the Pac-12 demanded each league member upgrade its respective men’s hoops dance cards.