Buff Superheroes

Eight days left until the kickoff of the new season and what do we know? The press has been quite active on all aspects of the Buffs 2007 team. Netbuffs.com has been totally abuzz. And there have been a couple of scrimmages open to the public. So again, what do we know? Well, we still know very little. Such is the problem of watching teams play against themselves. But fear not, truth seekers. All will be revealed on September 1st.

Until then, here's a look at some of the characters that shape your 2007 Colorado Buffaloes...

Cody The Adorable

We know that Cody Hawkins will be the starting QB. Loveable, adorable, little kid. I’ve harped on his vertical deficiencies already but please don’t label me a heightist. I value all people equally regardless of physical stature. But I’m terribly hung up on this short QB issue. Yes, I think he’s the best guy on the roster to man the QB spot and I think that he’ll be serviceable. But this shortness issue ain’t going away. In last week’s scrimmage, he was impressive but on no fewer than 2 occasions his un-tallness caused terrible mistakes. First it was a pass that was tipped at the line of scrimmage then ultimately intercepted. Next it was a shotgun snap that sailed inches over his outstretched fingertips resulting in a 20 yard loss. When those things happen in an actual game, they can be devastating. Get the Nike scientists working on the new Air Lift cleats, STAT!

Michael the Destroyer

I previously discussed our deep and talented LB corp. Um, whoops. Since then the very important inside linebacker position has been badly crippled. Bad ass true sophomore Michael Sipili has been suspended for quite literally caving in the face of some guy during a fight on the Hill. His backup, Marcus Burton, has recently been declared academically ineligible. Kids today! So that leaves us with #3 string RJ Brown. By all accounts RJ is a great kid who does not perform free-lance facial deconstruction surgeries but does go to class. Great qualities. The problem is that he is under-sized, under-fast and otherwise under-gifted. This makes me under-happy.

Josh the Bruised

Soon after Josh Smith began camp and dazzled coaches and fans with his WR skills the true freshman collided with a Folsom Field wall in the 2nd scrimmage. The result, a bruised kidney. Ouch. He’ll be out for at least a few weeks and may end up red-shirting for the year. So who’s left at WR? Patrick Williams is teasing us again with his potential, Dusty Sprague and Alvin Barnett are disappearing and a walk-on named Scotty is likely to win the other spot. And don't forget, there’s another, dare I say, adorable Cody on the team. Cody Crawford the slow, tiny yet sure handed junior will be out there to haul in some 5 yard out patterns shortly before being drilled by a cornerback. I’m sorry, but when a full half of your offensive skill players are named Cody or Scotty, you might be in deep yogurt. Still adorable though!


Terrence the Invincible

Terrence Wheatley has been locked in at one cornerback position and is the real deal. He may be small but he’s as close a thing as there is to a shut-down corner. The question has been, who would win the other spot. The answer, Ben Burney. I love this kid (as I love all Buffs) but I really think that he should consider changing his name. A DB with “burn” in his name is just tempting fate. It’s about as intimidating to opposing offenses as a saftey named Dykes. What? That’s actually our safety’s name? Crap.


Note: It seems that all of these guys dress exactly alike. That's kind of freaking me out.