BOULDER — With barely 48 hours of prep time and one day of actual practice to get ready for San Diego State, the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday accomplished what is quickly becoming a trademark of the Karl Dorrell era:
Turn obstacles into opportunities and then maximize those opportunities.
Fact is, Saturday's game against the Aztecs had plenty of downsides. A game against an opponent CU had not previously scouted at all, an opponent that had plenty to gain (and little to lose) — and the chance of dropping a game back in the Pac-12 South standings because of a last-minute schedule switch.