My how quickly things can change for a football program in the NCAA.
Flashback to the 2016 season. The Colorado Buffaloes under coach Mike MacIntyre took the South Division by storm. A shockingly efficient 44-7 win over Colorado State to open the season and maybe an even more shocking competitive loss to #6 Michigan put the conference on notice that the downtrodden Buffs were about to get rolling. They parlayed that early success into a rousing win over the Ducks in their PAC 12 opener on their way to a 9-1 finish and a spot in the PAC 12 championship game.