BOULDER — Ask most coaches and they'll tell you the toughest game of the year to plan is the opener. You haven't seen the other team play, there are new players in the lineup and often new coaches on the sideline.
It means your most valuable research tool is game film from a year ago, which limits much of your game planning to educated guesses.
But there are some things the Colorado Buffaloes do know about the Colorado State Rams (and vice versa), certainties that are virtually guaranteed to manifest themselves when the two square off Friday in Denver (6 p.