Sustained Bullshit and other notes...

I thought this was a joke at first…but the Athletic Dept. has actually started a specific fund to gather donations for the Folsom Field renovations.  Previously, there was the general “Excellence” fund, but now there is the much more specialized “Sustained Excellence Fund” in order to contribute directly to the renovation project.  As of right now, depending on final plans and calculations, they are only $5o-150 million short, so if you need an end of the year write-off go to http://cubuffclub.org/?DB_OEM_ID=600.  Also, I believe Santas will be placed throughout campus ringing bells and collecting change during the holiday season, hoping someone will drop in a gold dubloon worth millions.

Legacy Buff (son of Erik) Clay Norgard, who originally came to Boulder early last year in order to learn the fullback position, tweeted “Officially back on Defense #LBs”, meaning he is probably going to be an outside rush LB as he played on the D-line in high school.  This is a very interesting development as linebackers coach is one of the biggest questions on the new staff.  Does this mean that MacIntyre made the decision himself? Or is Kent Baer partially on the job and did he give input?  Is Brian Cabral still on the staff moving forward, still waiting in limbo, or is he gone from Buff nation? I will be curious to see how this story comes out.

WR Gerald Thomas’ mom supposedly posted on AllBuffs that he is NOT trying to transfer.  This would be great news as he has the potential to really flourish in this offense, especially when matched with Paul Richardson and one of the incoming frosh.

Adam M. from Rivals reports that CA WR prospect Devin Ross, whose commitment had been questioned and was off some sites’ lists for CU, said he is more solid in his commitment after talking with the new staff.  Although he also has played DB, it appears that most schools are recruiting him as a receiver, including Colorado with its new Pistol offense.

Adam M. also said Columbine OL commit John Lisella is “excited to be a Buff” and was told by MacIntyre that “he can help turn the program around.”

I was very surprised and disappointed that Chapparal TE prospect said he had not been contacted by Mike MacIntyre or anyone from his new staff yet?!

Three-star LB prospect DJ Moffitt from Concord, CA, said that his top two schools right now are Nevada and Arizona, but that he is hoping to hear from the new Colorado coaching staff soon.

Reed Marks met with Coach MacIntyre today, and among other things, reported on twitter that the coach has a new desk in his office, the coach himself reported that there is a “nice array of beverages for the staff in the coaches’ room”, that MacIntyre has yet to speak with Jon Embree.

From Travis Haney of ESPN, ranking CU’s MacIntyre the 11^th best of the new coach hires, above Dykes at Cal, but behind Butch at Tennessee and Dave Doeren at NC St., all of whom were at least oft-mentioned as candidates at Colorado: “A coach who talked with Colorado when it hired Jon Embree suppressed laughter when describing how dire things are in Boulder. He said the AD, Mike Bohn, admitted up front that the school didn't have much money -- for the head guy, let alone assistants. Bohn might have been more optimistic this time around -- nearly landing Butch Jones -- but it doesn't mean much until the cash is seen and used. ‘Campaign’ promises often go unfulfilled…For Bohn, it was a hell of a hire given what has recently gone on. It has been a bad job, more than that chuckling coach told me. We'll see whether it continues to be a bad job, or if MacIntyre can fix it.”

When “handing out gifts” to Pac-12 teams ESPN blogger Kevin Gemmell wrote: “Colorado: You already got a new head coach and an expanded football budget. Don't get greedy.”

I never quite understood how Bill Snyder and Kansas St. had always been able to enroll so many junior college kids.  According to Stuart of CUattheGame.com, it is because of a Kansas “loophole which allows junior college graduates to enroll in Kansas schools upon graduation – regardless of what they studied or have credits in. As a result, the state of Kansas has a thriving junior college football base, a base which has become a feeder system of players for the Kansas State program – players which many other schools can’t enroll. Kansas State has become a magnet – and a national joke -when it comes to enrolling junior college players.”  Now Charlie Weis and Kansas have followed suit, gaining SIXTEEN commitments so far, ten of those signing Tuesday, the first day JC players could sign (a date that has never really affected Colorado recruiting at all).

Interesting recruiting ratings stat: Of the 23 players on the Pac-12 first team, 14 were three-star recruits, eight were four-star guys and one was a two star, with no five-stars.

I guess sometime after Embree’s firing, LB Jon Major had commented that the pro-style offense was pretty complicated and that the QBs struggled to pick it up.  When John Henderson of the Denver Post interviewed QBs Nick Hirschman and Connor Wood, they dodged around the subject, never really denying that.  If that was the case, it is hard for me to imagine Eric Bienemy being the one to calmly help explain it to them or anyone else.