Perhaps no team is more ready to get back on the field than the Colorado Buffaloes following their crushing setback at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers last Saturday in a blowout.
Colorado was outplayed from the beginning to the end, trailing 28-0 at the half and falling short 28-10 in the end. This offseason, Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders have been under heavy fire from ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. Nothing about that loss has calmed him.
Finebaum claimed that despite Sanders’ prowess in front of the camera, he is a poor coach and hasn’t seen any progress from the club this year.
Finebaum remarked, “He’s really brilliant with the media.” “I don’t think he’s a very good head coach. I don’t think this squad has gotten any better, and now we are discussing whether Colorado can make it to a bowl game rather than the CFP, as we were just a few weeks ago.”
Finebaum stated that he thinks Colorado is about to collapse. In
Folsom Field in Colorado sustained damage after a hit-and-run suspect broke through a gate.
At Folsom Field, the famous stadium of the University of Colorado, a 48-year-old guy in a blue pickup truck broke security on Thursday night in an odd and confusing sequence of events. The driver, a Massachusetts man named Karl E. Haglund, drove his truck onto the football field after smashing through a gate and turning himself in to Boulder police. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the incident, but officials and spectators alike are still in shock by what they saw.
Haglund was allegedly involved in many hit-and-run incidents earlier in the evening, which set the stage for the drama to begin. Witnesses described how the truck crashed into trees, street signs, and other cars. One witness just escaped being struck while attempting to stop the truck. Haglund escaped capture despite the best efforts of Boulder and University of Colorado police to apprehend the irresponsible driver, only to make his strange last stop on the 40-yard line of Folsom Field.
Strangely, more people paid attention to this chaotic drive onto the Buffaloes’ home field than just the foolish stunt itself. On social media, some supporters compared Haglund’s skill at overcoming obstacles to the Colorado Buffaloes’ poor running game under head coach Deion Sanders. At a pitiful 37.5 yards per game, Colorado’s running assault currently holds the lowest average in the entire country. Even though it was risky, Haglund’s unpredictable voyage produced more forward momentum than the team’s ground game in the previous few weeks.
Following negotiations with police, the suspect—who is currently being charged with multiple offenses, including trespassing, reckless endangerment, and criminal attempt vehicular assault—was swiftly taken into custody at the stadium. Folsom Field bears the scars of the incident, with university authorities currently evaluating damage to the access gates and turf. It is not anticipated that the damage will affect the Buffaloes’ next games, though.
The incident’s timing is especially noteworthy because it happened right before the Buffaloes’ tough matchup with Colorado State this weekend. The Buffaloes will try to pick up steam in their season with memories of Folsom Field still fresh in everyone’s thoughts before hosting Baylor at home on September 21.
Folsom Field has gained national attention as a result of this strange sequence of events, albeit nobody could have predicted why. Haglund’s actions startled a lot of people, but the Colorado supporters may be even more affected by the team’s ongoing struggles on the ground.
