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Sophomore to join fellow running back Polk on sidelines
When Colorado opened training camp at the beginning of the month, some of the most intriguing questions surrounded a thick stable of running backs.
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Who would be the starter? How would coaches find playing time for everyone?
The first question was answered two weeks into camp when sophomore Demetrius Sumler won the starting job. The second answer is becoming more clear. Unless disaster strikes, two players are likely to redshirt.
Freshman Ray Polk asked for a redshirt season a week ago, when he said it became clear to him he needed the extra year to develop physically and mentally. Sophomore Brian Lockridge will redshirt, despite the fact he would rather play.
Lockridge had hernia surgery in the spring after informing coaches and team athletic trainers he had been in pain since last November. He returned to workouts too soon afterthe surgery and never completely healed. He was held out of much of training camp, but has been practicing lately.
Lockridge said coaches have told him he will redshirt this season in order to make sure he heals completely. He said he wants to play but can see some positives in a redshirt season.
"I'm definitely going to redshirt unless something comes up," Lockridge said Thursday. "I want to play, but they want to make sure I'm completely healed."
Lockridge said he feels close to 100 percent now, but he has a history of underestimating injuries and overestimating his ability to play with pain. He failed to tell coaches and trainers about a concussion late last season as well.
If Lockridge does redshirt this season, the running backs corps will still be six members strong with Sumler, junior Kevin Moyd, freshmen Darrell Scott and Rodney Stewart, sophomore Corey Nabors and redshirt freshman Arthur Jaffee.
More than 1,000
attend low-key lunch
More than 1,000 attended the 20th annual Boulder Buff Club Kickoff Luncheon on campus Thursday in Balch Fieldhouse.
Fans listened to former Buffs such as O.C. Oliver, Darian Hagan and Charles Johnson tell tales from their battles against the Rams and other opponents during the 90-minute program sponsored by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. Coach Dan Hawkins also spoke to the crowd and answered questions from Johnson.
Athletic director Mike Bohn introduced Hawkins as "the most dynamic, innovative and industrious coach in the nation."
Hawkins has always taken a low-key approach to such events during his three years in Boulder, unlike his predecessor, former coach Gary Barnett, who would occasionally play to the crowd with promises of victories over the in-state rival.
Hawkins did offer reasons for hope for his first winning season leading the Buffs when he said, "I think we're really on the cusp of some awesome things."
Oliver, who played tailback at CU (1986-1990) and has became a fan favorite, was not as reserved when talking about what he hopes to see when the Buffs take on the Rams in Denver on Sunday night.
"I want to beat 'em, and I want to beat 'em bad," Oliver said. "I want to kick their behinds."
The crowd was given the opportunity to ask Hawkins any question at one point during the luncheon, but no one was brave enough to take advantage of the opportunity. Apparently the adage about public speaking being the biggest fear of most Americans -- outranking even death -- is true.
Notable
The luncheon circuit continues to today in Denver where CU officials are expected at two separate lunch-hour rallies. Both Hawkins and Colorado State coach Steve Fairchild are slated to speak at the Columbine Health Plan Tailgate at Invesco hosted by Metro Denver Sports Commission and Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. The Denver Buff Club is also hosting a luncheon at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. ...
The first Pearl Street Stampede in downtown Boulder is scheduled for 7 p.m. today. The CU marching band and the football team and coaches will participate.
Posted by montanabuff on August 29, 2008 at 5:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"I think we're really on the cusp of some awesome things..." - you've got me believin', coach. Now let's go out there and dominate every facet of the game on Sunday!
Go Buffs!
http://www.cuatthegame.com
Posted by mgmtgrad on August 29, 2008 at 7:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
A stable of six RBs even with two of the well known ones redshriting, talk about depth at a single position.
Run it down their throats guys and open the play action passing.
I agree with montanabuff.
As for Hawkins playing it cool with his comments, no use giving the Ram any poster board material.
Go Buffs!
Macus J
Posted by kimolukela on August 29, 2008 at 7:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I totally agree mgmtgrad. The Rams have nothing to lose. Only too more days until the big gmae.
If Beecher's performance is any indication of how an inexperience QB plays at the college level, Ferris could be in some serious trouble. If we shut down the run, I expect a similiar result. Let's Go Buffs!
Posted by archalon on August 29, 2008 at 8:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My ponit about the DC still stands - 2 days till kickoff and no real coverage. Even the DP and RMN has better content then the hometown paper. Ringo should be ashamed
On the other hand, if you want to barf, read the article on New-Weasel in the USA Today.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colleg...
Drag two programs into the dirt but all is well for slick rick *gag*
Posted by extrapoint on August 29, 2008 at 8:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I will never forgive the scumwad for trying to take half the roster with him to Washington. I also wonder what really went on between him and the female AD there.
Posted by DrTom on August 29, 2008 at 9:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The best 2 RB's in this game are from Ft. Collins buckos (I mean puffos)
2 games until the annual plate of humilation pie served up fresh by the Rams.
RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by rodrigo on August 29, 2008 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Man, how tired is this pap from the lone pinhead ramfan who still cares about CSU? How much you wanna bet we don't hear any more from him after, oh, about 8 p.m. EST on Sunday?
Posted by DrTom on August 29, 2008 at 9:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You puffs have no one on the defense than can cover Sperry.
He's going to light up the scoreboard.
Posted by LAbuffAlum on August 29, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Ram-mama come join us on allbuffs.com for a little friendly banter you and your sheep loving friends have been awful quiet this year. A little bit like someone who has picked a fight they know cant win.
Posted by Ramamana on August 29, 2008 at 10:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Man, I mispelled "humiliation" AGAIN ("humilation") in my earlier post! Well, hopefully I won't learn how to spell it after the game if we lose. That would suck!
RAMS POWER! YEAH!!!!!
Posted by Ramamana on August 29, 2008 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Guess I should have actually gone to class at CSU once in a while!!!!!! Ha. :)
RAMS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 10:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
that's what lil brother's do--pick fights they cant win. and then get sent to their room, again, pouting and crying. it's okay lil buddy. picking fights with san diego state and new mexico will help you recover from this awful "beating" coming in 2 days...is my room clean? BUFFALOES 45 sheep 3 ......RTD episode II....premieres.....sunday-5:30pm, august 31, 2008 at invensco field where another "historic event" recently took place...run, RALPHIE, run......CHANGE....shoulder2shoulder...NEW HOPE---2008 will forever be known as; "The Year of the Barack" and "The Year of the Buffalo"...go buffs
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 11:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
....no matter how many pesky 'mouthy' lil rammies and falcons run around chanting "cu sucks".....and no matter how many transplant 'refugees' from kansas, texas and nebraska conrinue to find "salvation" and "residence" in OUR beautiful state.....this "beautiful" place--OUR HOME, IS and ALWAYS will be known as "BUFFALO COUNTRY"
Posted by DrTom on August 29, 2008 at 11:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
every year I listen to all this big talk from a broken down football team that used to win games 100 years ago.
every year, we come in an slap the puffies around like the big mouthed overrated has beens they truly are.
No difference this year. The Rams will be stomping and snorting all over the has beens who are pretending to be a big 12 power, LOL, even Baylor beat Hawkins, LOL!!!!!
Posted by Ramamana on August 29, 2008 at 11:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I live and breathe the RAMS!! After years of alcohol and drug abuse, and a brief identity crisis, they are pretty much what I live for now that I'm clean. The Rams, and the Lord - of course.
PUFFERS ARE GOING DOWN!!! RAMS!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Black_Rob on August 29, 2008 at 11:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's nice to see a story every day, but how about some substance? I could have done without yesterday's "hard hitting" J Fly story.
Ram Momma, you guys are being led to the slaughterhouse. Keep that trash talk coming, but be sure to check back in with us on Tuesday, will ya?
Posted by gary on August 29, 2008 at 12:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Coach Hawkins has done a great job of turning 2 star players to contributors/starters.
2006 - Chapelle Brown/Nate Solder, both starters this year and Brown played as a true freshman
2007 - Maiava/Lockridge, Kai started most of the season (I wish didn't switch positions as he could be the starting center next year) and Lockridge also played as a true freshmen although he will redshirt this year
2008 - Stewart/Mahnke, both are on the depth chart and will not redshirt this year.
If we can steal a couple of these guys each year, bring in 2 or 3 5 stars a year, and the 3s and 4s do what they are suppose to do, I like our chances in 2009 & 2010.
Posted by LBCBuff on August 29, 2008 at 12:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Covering Sperry could be a problem. It's too bad for Sperry he'll run those nice routes only to look back and see his quarterback laying under a rabid goldfish wearing number 86. He may have 86 tatooed on his jersey by game end.
Posted by DrTom on August 29, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
the goldfish won't ever make it into the backfield.
with Sperry drawing a triple team at times the Rams will have no problem running and passing at will.
Hawkin's is once again in over his limited head.
RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by DrTom on August 29, 2008 at 1:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I found a photo of the typical CU fan.
I think it's rodrigo
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/252979...
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 1:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
a csu student with a drug and alcohol issue?? no way, get out!! no really, almost lost my brother to those "demons". continue your sobriety at all costs.....shoulder2shoulder
Posted by DrTom on August 29, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Speaking of alcohol and drug abuse,
How is Bernard Jackson, Dizon and Duren getting along these days.
How's the recruiting?
Posted by troutman5 on August 29, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
cant believe its here go buffs!!! it would be pretty hard for the rams to make it close this year... the talent differential is the biggest its been since the early ninties. I bet scott played more physically impossing defenses in high school!
Posted by KellDog on August 29, 2008 at 1:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
CSU Test
A) Kenny
B) Talli, Dr. Tom, Ramamana etc. drivvle
C) Troll
D) All of the above
Even the most challenged CSU students can answer this one correctly. D
Posted by Ramamana on August 29, 2008 at 1:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I choose D. I got a lot of those at CSU, but I bet I still could have gotten into Boulder!
RAMS WILL DEVOUR THE GOLDFISH!!!!!
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 1:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
why did you have to go 'there' lammyfanny....what's next, katie knida and rae caruth "takes"....i guess if nobody cared about my program and played in the Mountain Worst Confrence then id have "off the field" comments..weak, old and tired...no worries, cuz after sunday you will thinking "relapse" time...dont do it bro!!! kyle bell is a sissy and your mascot is a billy goat....get ready for your "bowl" game sunday chump and csu-Colorado's Sorryiest Universtiy has its share of "issues", its just no one cares....
Posted by LGDAF on August 29, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey Ramalambadingdong,
This is how you're going to look halfway through the 2nd quarter.
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/sioncampus...
Posted by LGDAF on August 29, 2008 at 1:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Dazed and confused wondering what the heck went wrong.
Posted by LGDAF on August 29, 2008 at 1:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It took some searching but I think I found a picture of Kenny/Ramalambadingdong
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006...
Posted by rodrigo on August 29, 2008 at 2:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Bummer, rammy, your link doesn't work. Don't they teach you guys anything at Cow State U?
How pathetic can you be?
Posted by salsajohn on August 29, 2008 at 2:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If CU doesn't win by at least 28 points, I'll be shocked. This Rams team is going to be terrible.
CU 49 - CSU 6
Posted by ParkerMan on August 29, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Whoa... Ramamania,
Let's be honest - If and Only if, CU chooses to look ahead to a much tougher opponent in Eastern Washington, will Colo. State Community College have a fighting chance in this game.
Posted by Ramamana on August 29, 2008 at 2:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
After I flunked out of CSU I went to community college. There are some good players at that level who could probably start for the Buffs!
RAMS ARE COMING!!! WHAT YOU GONNA DO!!??
Posted by rodrigo on August 29, 2008 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Serve barbacoa.
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
community college "takes", come on lamboy, startn 2 sound like talligal--who has been MIA working on his, "BO MUST GO"!!! "WE WANT TURNER!!!!" signs. im not sure what is worse, being a billy goat fan or a cornhead???? both are just pityful and make me laugh...lincoln or ft collins, you decide???? i'll stay in boulder--God's vacation "spot". going to chatauqua park tomorrow, hike high enough to look that beautiful stadium and then lunch at the 'sink'. and hey God, thank you again for making me a COLORADO BUFFALO fan. thursday night ESPN game v WVU and homecoming v those 'vile' shorthorns--pearl street friday night---and are you kiddn me!!!!!....."in a 'BUFF COUNTRY', dreams stay with you, like ralphie's herd across the mountain side, feel alive....in a 'BUFF COUNTRY', dreams stay with you, like ralphie's herd across the mountain side...stay alive.....go buffs!!!
Posted by vegasbufffan on August 29, 2008 at 3:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is the first year in many I feel good about all upcomming games... Just sit and enjoy.
CSU fans take a deep breath of that cow manure in your area before you head to Denver, and be privilaged to enjoy the #1 RB in the nation make his first start.
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
....oh yea, and back to the article at hand, we have always had "inspired" and "strong" running backs, ALWAYS---ask bobby anderson and chris brown...marques houston, i mean marquis, should have went to csu in the first place, where he would have gotten more hugs and less "expectations"--"da big 12 football teams are just too mean and nasty for me, ft collins is safe cuz nobody really cares if we win or lose, they just like that we are good kids who play hard, and if we beat colorado that makes it all worth it....sad and pathetic.....RAM U!! baby!!!
Posted by buff4life on August 29, 2008 at 3:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
....i do hate "breaking it down" for lam fan, i mean i am a NATIVE and i dont 'hate' csu.....it's just hard to take you serious when we have texas, WVU, FSU, kansas, mizzou and the nebs "on deck" and you are getn ready for ready fot that "border war" stuff with wyoming where you teams play for a wheelbarrow or something....and again i ask, is my room clean???
Posted by extrapoint on August 29, 2008 at 3:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
first impulse, of course, is to slap back at ramasquirma with something equally as outrageous.
After a half second you wonder why bother?
It's like pulling the wings off of a fly.
Posted by rodrigo on August 29, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That is the best you can do?!?!?!?! Steal LGDAF's photo?
C'mon... You posers are seriously sad.
Posted by HUFset on August 29, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder if Gartrell is going to dress up like big brother did back in the 90's? What a dreamer.
Posted by archalon on August 29, 2008 at 5:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The line on when Kasa commits
20-1 - after CU-CSU
3-1 - after CU-WVU
5-1 - after CU-Texas
Yeah, I made that up - but seriously, that would be a better story then this lame DC stuff, two days before the opener. I guess Ringo is saving his material for Scout.com or whatever his side job is.
CSU needs to go away - come back when your program crawls out of the porta-john at the stockshow. When was the last time you were a competitive program outside of 1-2 games a year ? You'll be cursing Farris by the second quarter, when Sperry will blow his other knee and immediately apply for a 9th year of eligibility.
we better put 48 on them just make reading this Ram drivel bearable.
Posted by ruffemupbuffaloes on August 29, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Rodrigo...Sounds like Ramamania has the hots for you. Sleep on your back, my friend.
OK its 5:46 PM as I post this. Game is less than 48 hours till kickoff. The game will be over half way through the second quarter of a CU blow out. There will be no green at Invesco at the end of the third quarter unless they passed out from too much jager.
And archalon...I tend to agree. The DC is printing fluff. Kyle has tomorrow and Sunday to redeem himself. I bet he's flailing away on his laptop as we speak.
Posted by extrapoint on August 29, 2008 at 10:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
anyone read the interview on Scout with Farris?
Definitely not an english major, "man." He makes Bradlee look like a debate champion. Maybe the rabid goldfish will give him a vocabulary lesson while he is pinned to the turf
Posted by ruffemupbuffaloes on August 29, 2008 at 11:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think the rabid goldfish will break out on Sunday. Just wish Vickers was back to slam that ram into the endzone. That was about the coolest thing ever...'cept for Marcus Houston getting it on with the buff D. Farris Bueller might have an off day on Sunday. It's his day off. CU fans will have a reason to celebrate Sunday night. We're kicking the Rams 41 10. Buffs break out!
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