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Woelk: Landing top-rated QB rare for CU football team

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Cleaning up odds and ends from the notebook ...

As another football recruiting season starts to heat up (seriously -- does it ever end?), a couple of my friends have been wondering why Colorado has had such a rough time over the years attracting a highly rated prep quarterback.

Thorburn: CU's Bzdelik optimistic, but rough Big 12 still a reality

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:17:00 -0000

Colorado basketball is on the rise. Of course, I'm not sure the program has anywhere to go but up after three consecutive 20-loss seasons.

Woelk: Plato has always been man with the answers

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:46:00 -0000

There's a general rule of thumb for anyone who covers Colorado athletics and has a question concerning history, statistics or anything else happening on the Hill.

Woelk: NCAA must display some frontier justice

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0000

One of my favorite movie lines of all time comes when the hero (John Wayne, of course) delivers this warning to the villain (Richard Boone):

Woelk: No rhyme, reason to Buff exodus

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0000

A reader called Tuesday and bluntly asked: "What's going on with the fire drill at CU?"

Woelk: Time for CU to consider increasing student fee

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:00:00 -0000

As the current economic conditions continue to put the squeeze on college athletic departments, it's time for University of Colorado officials to at least consider taking a step they've avoided for far too long.

Woelk: CU fumbles on plan for parking changes

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Seldom is the business side of college sports a pretty thing.

Woelk: Kiesau might be just what Buffs need

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:00:00 -0000

It's been interesting to follow the reaction of Buff fans concerning the departure of offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich.

Woelk: Improvement with Buffs not hard to see

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0000

From surviving to thriving.

It's one of Dan Hawkins' favorite expressions when describing how a program must progress, the process a team must endure to become competitive.

Woelk: QB race even, but here's early Hansen vote

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Dead even. To the untrained eye, at least, that's the way the Colorado quarterback race appears to be shaping up.

Thorburn: Burks brings swagger to Bzdelik's program

thorburnr@dailycamera.com (Ryan Thorburn) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Don't be surprised if Jeff Bzdelik is walking around campus wearing sunglasses this spring.

Woelk: Put power run game on wish list

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0000

I realize this might be heresy in the day and age of the spread offense. I realize the fad of the day is to have football teams chuck it all around the field whenever and wherever possible.

Woelk: Espinoza catching on for Buffaloes

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Friday afternoon, as Colorado coach Dan Hawkins walked through the CU locker area, he expected to see an empty room.

Woelk: Buff RB Scott hungry to make up for lost season

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0000

It's evident at first glance.

Kelley: OU vs. UNC features classic matchup

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0000

MEMPHIS -- Jeff Capel remembers an excitement similar to this in 1994. His Duke team, with Grant Hill, was playing in the Elite Eight against Glenn Robinson and Purdue.

Woelk: 2009-10 will be watershed time for Buffs

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Four years ago, the Colorado athletic department was at the epicenter of a maelstrom the likes of which may not ever have been seen at any other university.

Thorburn: Time to tweak NCAA tourney selection process

thorburnr@dailycamera.com (Ryan Thorburn) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:07:00 -0000

How's your bracket?

Kelly: Zags contain right stuff to knock off Tar Heels

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0000

Since a gritty little program from Eastern Washington emerged from the obscurity of the West Coast Conference a decade ago and started smacking around bigger programs from better conferences, we've been waiting for a matchup like this.

Miklasz: Missouri’s road through NCAA Tournament gets rougher

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:44:00 -0000

For Missouri basketball, it has been a breakaway season of hurdling barriers. And as Missouri hurries into the next round of the NCAA Tournament to stand among the elite, these Tigers face a difficult new challenge: Can they take a major step up in class, manage to survive and advance to the first Final Four in school history?

Woelk: Sadness, badness, but no Madness in these parts

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0000

While much of the nation today celebrates the beginning of the best holiday season of the year-- March Madness -- our little corner of the world is once again afflicted with a much different malady.