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2008 COLORADO BUFFALO Football Game 10 — IOWA STATE CYCLONES November 8 / 11:30 a.m. MST / Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. RELEASE NUMBER 10 (November 4, 2008) Versus (National) | KOA-RADIO | CUBUFFS.COM (Live Stats)
QUICKLY SPEAKING…
The Colorado Buffaloes (4-5, 1-4 Big 12) return home for two straight games after playing three of the last four away from home, hosting the Iowa State Cyclones (2-7, 0-5 Big 12) in CU’s annual Veteran’s Day game this Saturday, Nov. 8, in an 11:37 a.m. kickoff at Folsom Field … The game will be televised nationally by Versus, CU’s first-ever appearance on the network; Ron Thulin (play-by-play), former Colorado State quarterback Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sidelines) will be on hand to call the action … These schools are accustomed to meeting when the weather hasn’t been the best, or at least warm, as it is the 15th time in the last 18 meetings the two, the most western and northern in the Big 12, will meet in November; CU has won 11 of the 14 previous “turkey month” encounters … Colorado is coming off a 24-17 loss at Texas A&M, a game in which CU basically won the first, second and fourth quarters, but a 21-point Aggie third period did the Buffs in … CU’s Nov. 15 home finale against Oklahoma State has been selected for a split-national broadcast on ABC and will thus kickoff at 6:00 p.m.; the other game is Boston College-Florida State … Plenty of good seats remain for CU’s final two home games, Iowa State and Oklahoma State (Nov. 15, Senior Night); they can be purchased on line at CUBuffs.com, at TicketsWest outlets in all King Soopers stores, or by calling 303-49-BUFFS … Visit CUBuffs.com/gameday as your one stop for everything, including live stats for all games. DEPTH CHART ON PAGE 56, ROSTER ON PAGES 57-58
VETERAN’S DAY PROMOTION
CU will honor all military service veterans this Saturday, ahead of next Tuesday’s Veteran’s Day; a special ticket deal, “Four For Sixty” (four tickets for $60) is available on CU’s official website, CUBuffs.com. Weather-permitting, there will be a Navy flyover, vets will participate in the coin toss and campus ROYC awards are among the festivities to take place.
STAT OF THE WEEK
One area that has had a stark contrast between CU’s offense and defense has come in the area of third and long. Colorado is a decent 11-of-49 on 3rd-&-10 or longer (22.4%), while the opponent is just 3-of-31 (9.7%). Going a yard further out, CU is 6-of-34 on 3rd-&-11 or more (17.6%) while the foe is only 1-of- 22 (4.5%); and going a yard in the other direction (3rd-&-9 or longer), Colorado is 13-of-54 (24.1) and the enemy is 4-of-39 (10.2). On the year, CU is converting at 37.4 percent overall on offense, with the opponents at 39.8 percent.
OBSCURE NOTE OF THE WEEK
Colorado outrushed Texas A&M by 194-94 in last Saturday’s 24-17 defeat in College Station. That was a rarity as it turned out, as more often than not, when CU wins the ground battle, it has won the game: since 1989, the Buffaloes are 123-14-3 when having more rushing yards than the opponent.
63 STRAIGHT
This will be the 63rd straight season that Colorado and Iowa State will have met, as the two first played a home-and-home series in 1946-47 and then became permanent conference rivals when CU joined the then-Big Seven for the 1948 season. The only other school CU has met in as many consecutive years is Missouri, also 63 seasons (though they played a few times prior to 1946). After ISU and MU, it’s Colorado’s three other North Division rivals, Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska, all at 61, and then it drops all the way to 14 (Colorado State).
2008 COLORADO SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-5, 1-4 BIG 12)
2008 Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result/Time Record Series This-N-That Aug. 31 NR Colorado State (N; Denver) NR FSN W 38-17 4-5 59-19-2 Smith 93 KOR, Hawkins TD runs and defensive effort (CSU: 258 yds) wins it SEPT. 6 NR EASTERN WASHINGTON NR none W 31-24 3-5 1- 0-0 C.Brown’s 27 INT/TD return with 1:44 left rallies CU; Hawkins 3 TD passes SEPT. 18 NR WEST VIRGINIA 21 ESPN W 17-14 (OT) 6-2 1- 0-0 Buffs up 14-0 early, win it in first OT on Goodman 25 FG Sept. 27 NR Florida State (at Jacksonville) NR ABC L 21-39 6-2 0- 3-0 CU missed on early opportunities, FSU pulls away thanks to special teams OCT. 4 NR TEXAS (N; HC) 5 FSN L 14-38 8-1 7-10-0 Buffs sluggish on offense, late first half UT TD put ‘Horns up 21-0 Oct. 11 NR at Kansas 16 ESPN2 L 14-30 6-3 41-24-3 KU breaks open a 16-14 game with two fourth quarter scores OCT. 18 NR KANSAS STATE (FW) NR FSN W 14-13 4-5 44-19-1 Buffs rush for 247, CU forces KS into 6 3-and-outs, matching season total Oct. 25 NR at Missouri 16 FSN L 0-58 7-2 31-39-3 Tigers end CU’s 242-game scoring streak, but trot first team D out at end Nov. 1 NR at Texas A & M NR none L 17-24 4-5 5- 3-0 Buffs ahead 10-3 at half but A&M scores 21 in 3Q; CU season-high 392 TO NOV. 8 NR IOWA STATE NR Versus 11:30 a.m. 2-7 47-14-1 CU 17-3 vs. Iowa State in Boulder since 1967, including 11 of last 12 NOV. 15 OKLAHOMA STATE ABC 6:00 p.m. 8-1 26-17-1 Last meeting in ’05, a 34-0 CU win, LB Burton returns pick 99 yards for TD Nov. 28 at Nebraska ABC 1:30 p.m. 5-4 18-46-2 Teams play one of six games in ’07 where both teams scored 50-plus Dec. 6 Big 12 Championship Game ABC 6:00 p.m. (Kansas City, Mo.) Colorado is 1-3 in Big 12 title games, winning in 2001 (All times mountain. KEY: —Big 12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend.) 2007 Colorado Football: The Media Page 2
MEDIA SERVICES
¾ Coach Dan Hawkins holds a Tuesday press luncheon in the Dal Ward Athletic Center, starting at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by Hawkins beginning the interview session promptly at Noon. This year’s dates: Sept. 2-15 (Monday)-23-30, Oct. 7-14-21-28, Nov. 4-11-24 (Monday), Dec. 2-TBA (bowl). NOTE that there is no organized press luncheon on Sept. 9 or Nov. 18 (bye weeks). The press conference portion of the luncheon is streamed live on www.CUBuffs.com (in the BuffsTV area); all press conferences on CUBuffs.com are free and thus do not require access codes. ¾ Hawkins can be heard Mondays on the Big 12 Football Teleconference Call at 10:40 a.m. MT. All coaches participate; please call the Big 12 office (469-524-1007) for access (media only—you must register). A teleconference replay is available after 2 p.m. MT the same day by phone (706/634-1618) or on www.Big12sports.com. ¾ Video highlights of CU football games are available anytime provided by the Big 12 Conference through www.CollegePressBox.tv. Highlights will be in files in Quicktime format, with all available for viewing prior to downloading. First-time visitors will need to register on-line for access; information: contact Ted Gangi at 214/909- 9314 or [email protected]. Special requests can also be made through CU’s BuffVision (Deric Swanson or Eric Pelloni: 303-735-3637). ¾ The Colorado lockerroom (home and road) is closed after games; following the customary 10-minute cooling off period, players will be made available (a list of players will be solicited immediately following the game; no cutoff to request players). ¾ Colorado’s regular season football practices are closed to the general public (exception: Sundays) but are open to the media (exception: Thursdays). The 11th through 30th minute of practices (Sun-Tues-Wed) in-season are open for photography/video needs from the end zones and sidelines. All parameters listed in CU media policies. ¾ This year’s standard meeting/practice schedule (mountain time, pre-time change): Sunday (3:15-5:00, 5:15-6:15); Monday (off); Tuesday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:30), Wednesday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:30), Thursday (2:30-3:40/4:00-6:00), Friday (3:00-4:00, evening meetings). ¾ Interviews with Colorado players are allowed post-practice on Sundays, pre- and post-practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and pre-practice Thursdays (the cutoff moves up to pre-Wednesday practice for Friday games). Phone interviews with out-of-town media are allowed all four days in all time slots. Interviews on Mondays are at the discretion of the player, as it being the standard player day off (no meetings/practice), CU can’t arrange due to NCAA rules. ¾ Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Big 12 football. Access and download weekly game notes, statistics, quotes, media guides and more for the conference and each member school throughout the season. Most FBS conferences are also accessible as well. Login information will be distributed to accredited media, and media members can also apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. ¾ CU On-Line Photo Database. The CU sports information service has an online photo database that allows registered members of the media instant access to print quality head shots of all CU coaches and student-athletes as well as action shots of key players. Registration is easy: for a login and password, simply log on to www.CUBuffs.com, select "Sports Information" from the "Athletic Department" menu located on the left navigation bar and follow the instructions.
THE BUFFALOES ON THE INTERNET
¾ Colorado has its information available to both the media and fans alike on the Internet. Visit the official CU site at www.CUBuffs.com for the latest information, releases, game notes and press conference broadcasts (free). Simply type www.cubuffs.com/media into your web browser, then click on Media Center, and it will link you to everything you’ll need to know about CU football. “BuffsTV” offers the opportunity to listen and/or watch live game action of several CU athletic teams. Breaking news with the program will be found here first every time and delivered in full without others editing out what they might deem unessential. ¾ Yahoo.com is the official site for subscription service for audio-only broadcasts, as all football and men’s and women’s basketball games are streamed through Yahoo! Sports. Just visit the Multimedia area of the CUBuffs.com, go to the football schedule page and click on the corresponding audio icon, or visit yahoosports.com.
THE BUFFALOES ON THE AIRWAYS
¾ KOA-Radio in Denver (850 AM) originates the 7-station CU Football Network, with sports director Mark Johnson in his fifth year as the play-by-play voice of the Buffs. Larry Zimmer (analysis) is in his 35th season broadcasting Colorado football (he handled play-by-play from 1971-81 and 1985-2003). Former CU quarterback Charles Johnson (pre- and postgame shows/sidelines) is in his fourth year on the broadcast team. Other cities on the network in addition to KOA/Denver metro: Alamosa, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Pueblo. ¾ Wednesdays at 7 p.m., the Dan Hawkins Show originates from The Millennium Harvest House Hotel in Boulder, with Mark Johnson and Zimmer hosting the program. ¾ Satellite Radio: Sirius is the satellite homes of the Buffaloes; the CU-Iowa State game (KOA broadcast) will be on channel 129 (Sirius); ISU ‘cast will be on Ch. 107. ¾ FOX Sports Net Rocky Mountain is the television home of the Buffaloes, as “The Buffalo Stampede” is broadcast in the six-state FSN area. The show airs Fridays at 6:30 p.m. MT with replays at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Assistant AD and former CU QB Charles Johnson hosts the program; the show airs through the end of basketball season.
IMPORTANT ROSTER INFORMATION & UPDATES (Number changes, etc., from the media guide)
Number Changes: Eugene Goree (76; playing both DT and OG). Position Change: Goree; Will Pericak (DT, from TE). Ineligible (Academics): OG Erick Faatagi, ILB Lynn Katoa, WR Markques Simas, OT Sione Tau, OLB Nate Vaiomounga. QUIT: WR Kendrick Celestine. DUPE NUMBERS: While there are several duplicate numbers, those who appear below are the ones most likely to see action (at the three other dupes, 9 (Dykes), 13 (Goodman), 15 (Walters), 19 (Sandersfeld), 22 (Jaffee) and 86 (Ham) are the only ones expected to see action). CU jerseys DO have names on the back; key: A—African-American, C—Caucasian, P--Polynesian:
Offense/Kicker Defense/Kicker Offense/Kicker Defense/Kicker 3 Nick Nelson (C) 3 Jimmy Smith (A) 21 Scotty McKnight (C) 21 Anthony Wright (A) 18 Kyle Black (C) 18 Jonathan Hawkins (A) 55 Max Tuioti-Mariner (P) 55 Josh Hartigan (A) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Coaches/Staff Players Patrick DEVENNY (duh-vain-E) TAJ Kaynor (as in Taj Mahal) Michael SIPILI (sih-pill-E) Andy AVALOS (ave-uh-loas) Tyler AHLES (alice) Matt DiLALLO (di-lah-low) Patrick MAHNKE (main-key) Nate SOLDER (sold-er) Brad BEDELL (buh-dell) Matthew BAHR (bar) Justin DRESCHER (dresh-er) Alex METSKAS (mets-cuss) Tom SUAZO (swoz-as in Oz-oh) Brian CABRAL (cuh-browl) B.J. BEATTY (bay-tee) RIAR Geer (rye-er) Shaun MOHLER (mole-er) SIONE TAU (see-own-E Mark HELFRICH (hel-fritch) Blake BEHRENS (bear-ens) Eugene GOREE (gore-ray) Kevin MOYD (moid, as in void) towe, as in now) Eric KIESAU (key-saw) Jake BEHRENS (bear-ens) MARQUEZ HERROD Conrad OBI (oh-bee) Maxwell TUIOTI-Mariner ROMEO Bandison (row-may-oh) Austin BISNOW (bizz-no) (mar-qwez her-rod) Will PERICAK (pre-check) (two-E-oh-T) CHA’PELLE Brown (shuh-pell) George HYPOLITE LAGRONE Shields (luh-gronn) Nate VAIOMOUNGA
JALIL Brown (juh-leal) (hip-puh-light) MARKQUES SIMAS (vy-oh-moun-guh) Ryan DANNEWITZ (dan-uh-wits) Lynn KATOA (cuh-toe-uh) (marcus see-muss)
2008 Colorado Football: General Notes 3
Honor Candidates
There are several Colorado players worthy of consideration for national and conference honors as the season is now past the midway point; for those of you who have votes in such, please consider the below players!