UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES / SPORTS INFORMATION SERVICE www.CUBuffs.com Fieldhouse Annex #50, 357 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0357 © 2007 CU Athletics Telephone 303/492-5626 (FAX: 303/492-3811; E-mail:
[email protected]) David Plati (Associate AD/Sports Information), Lindsay Lew (Associate SID), Andrew Green (Assistant SID), Troy Andre (Assistant SID/ COLORADO Internet Managing Editor), Linda Poncin (Assistant SID), Allie Musso (Assistant SID), Erich Schubert (Graduate Assistant). 2007 COLORADO BUFFALO Football Game 13—ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 32nd Annual PetroSun Independence Bowl December 30 / 6:00 p.m. MST / Shreveport, Louisiana RELEASE NUMBER 13 (December 18, 2007) ESPN (National) | KOA-RADIO | SPORTSUSA RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats) QUICKLY SPEAKING… The Colorado Buffaloes (6-6, 4-4 Big 12) are back in the postseason after a one-year hiatus, set to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-6, 4-4 SEC) on Sunday, December 30 in the 32nd Annual PetroSun Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La.; kickoff is set for just after 6:00 p.m. mountain time at Independence Stadium (49,182)… Colorado played four teams in the final BCS Standings, all in the top 11: Oklahoma (No. 4), Missouri (No. 6), Kansas (No. 8) and Arizona State (No. 11); Alabama also played four (#2 LSU, #5 Georgia, #16 Tennessee and #23 Auburn). CU is the only school in the nation to play four in the top 11… The game will be televised nationally by ESPN, with Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (analyst) and Stacey Dales (sidelines) to call the action (don’t know if we can top South Park’s Eric Cartman doing CU’s intros, as was done for the Nebraska game)… The game will also air nationally on SportsUSA Radio, with Tony Roberts (p-b-p), Charles Arbuckle (analyst) and Rich Herrera (sidelines) behind the mikes… The third time was the charm as CU coach Dan Hawkins won his 100th career game on the third try, doing it in style with the 65-51 win over Nebraska.