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Is the Buffs' loss to Kansas a wake-up call or a sign of deeper issues?

The Colorado Buffaloes hit rock bottom on Saturday as they faced an embarrassing loss to the Kansas Jayhawks, who rammed the Buffs in the 37-21 win at Arrowhead Stadium. Did you see that coming? No one had because the Buffs were doing really great. Their four-game winning streak and all sounded fun. But what did we get in the end? Deion Sanders must be in shock after this game. The ultimate hype man gave a drubbing to his players and the staff in the post-game remarks, saying that they believed the hype and didn’t work hard to deserve a victory. Well, that’s a reality check. However, it’s not limited to the players and the staff. Even the Buffs’ fans got one, especially how they trolled Blake Ruffino five days ago for a perfectly reasonable take before the game.

Do you all remember how harshly CU fans reacted when Blake predicted the Colorado vs. Kansas Jayhawks game a few days ago? They crushed him, made him feel like an amateur, and look where we’re standing right now! Fast forward to today; it’s Blake’s turn to answer those people with his witty remarks as he does on the Ruffino and Joe show.

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So here’s the latest episode of his show, and given his comments, it looks like he was waiting for this moment to shut those up who said he had zero knowledge of this sport! “Colorado goes. Oh, I’ve been waiting for this segment. Boy, I have been waiting, waiting, waiting for this segment, but Colorado falls to Kansas yesterday. Devin Neal has 207 yards rushing. He has another 80-yard receiving. And Kansas gets the upset against Colorado.”

Blake started by recalling Colorado’s blunder against the Jayhawks. As he said, since the game started, Colorado has struggled to answer Kansas’s star running back, Devin Neal. He broke several tackles and scored four touchdowns! As a result of his aggressive game, the Buffs only had 19 minutes and 49 seconds of possession. After discussing a few bits from Colorado’s week 13 loss, he went on and spilled the tea.

“On Monday, We broke down this game and we talked about Colorado and Kansas, and boy, did I get hate? Over 400 comments on the YouTube clip of us talking about Colorado, and I was called a lot of things under the sun. I was told that I didn’t know football. I don’t know what I’m watching. This dude acts like he knows about offensive line play. He doesn’t, huh? Joe, on Monday, I came out here and said that Kansas was going to run on this really putrid, moment in times, Colorado defensive line, and I got hammered. And boy, did they. And Devin Neal, brother, welcome to the show. That man is a dude.”

That’s some real shi-t Colorado fans are facing right now! Ruffino added salt to their wounds by recalling how he got hammered by CU fans. Well, being an analyst, it’s his job to share his thoughts, but the kind of reactions he got when he said Kansas might secure a win were insane. Fans were saying that just because he talks loud, it doesn’t mean he’s right.

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Not only that, some even called him arrogant and ignorant for his predictions! That’s just scary—how wild fans can get at times. Colorado fans, it’s high time for you all to move on from this game and think about the bigger picture! The Big 12 championship game. Where are Coach Prime’s boys standing right now?

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What are Colorado and Deion Sanders’s Big 12 title hopes now?

To be honest, Colorado’s Big 12 title hopes crashed following the loss to Kansas, putting an end to their four-game winning streak. they had a clear way to the title game, sitting second in the standings, but what does it say now? Well, a little bit complicated. To keep their dream alive, Deion Sanders and his boys anyhow need to crush Oklahoma State in the week 14 game.

There are still hopes, as luckily, Oklahoma State have been a total mess with zero conference wins. This should bring hope to the Colorado boys for their upcoming game. However, even with a clear way, Colorado still needs a bit of solid luck! Some cards should fall in their favor. Like BYU, the current No. 1 should lose to Houston.

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If that doesn’t happen, the Buffs will pray for Arizona State’s loss to Arizona, and simultaneously, they need Iowa State to fall to Kansas State. Things are messier, and it’s not a lock anymore for the Buffs. However, they’re still in the mix. With that, all eyes will be on the scoreboard for the last week of the regular season.

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