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Woelk: Buffs 'Bigs' Should Be Major Strength

BOULDER — With a month of practice in the books and the season opener just 10 days away, the Colorado men’s basketball team is getting closer to crunch time.

The Buffaloes won’t have the luxury of easing into the season.

First up on their schedule is a nationally televised Nov. 13 date in Sioux Falls, S.D., with Iowa State (3 p.m., ESPN2). The Cyclones debuted Monday as the nation’s seventh-ranked team in the Associated Press press preseason poll.

Four days later, the Buffs will play at Auburn in a 1 p.m. game (ESPN), followed by their Nov.