Anyone who paid attention to Colorado football last year knows that the team is closer to being truly competitive than it has been in years. The only question seems to be "just how close are they?" I decided to compare the team's in-conference points scored per game (CUPPG) to their points allowed per game (OPP PPG) for the last few seasons since they joined the Pac-12, and the results were very encouraging.
Despite failing to win a single game in conference, CU had a far better conference point differential last year than any of the three years prior.