Colorado is about to enter the toughest two-game stretch of its season so far with a road trip to Oregon and a home date against USC. So what happens if Colorado loses either or both of these games?
Even the nature of that question signals that the goalposts have moved for the Buffaloes—Vegas expected them to win around four games. They’ve already almost matched that number at 3–0, and if you haven’t adjusted your priors on what this team can be, you aren’t paying attention. They may not be national title contenders, but they are most certainly capable of making a bowl game, and the next two weeks will go a long way toward determining how serious they are as Pac-12 contenders.
This Colorado team has become a lightning-fast cultural phenomenon. There is no precedent for it, and there really isn’t a road map for what happens next. This isn’t college football, it’s much more than that. The Buffs are currently the biggest sports story in the United States by any estimation. That’s despite the fact that the NFL has kicked off.
