The Go Joe Bruin Pac-12 Football Power Poll: We Got A Tight Race In The South

Oct 25, 2014; Boulder, CO, USA; Ralphie, the Colorado Buffaloes mascot, leads the players onto the field prior to game against the UCLA Bruins at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Byron Hetzler-USA TODAY Sports

11. Colorado Buffaloes (2-6, 0-5)

The Colorado Buffaloes had a noble effort against UCLA this weekend as they took them to double overtime in 40-37 loss and with that have pulled themselves out of the Pac-12 Power Poll cellar. Unfortunately, Colorado’s weaknesses, like lack of talent and bad play-clock management, led them to another loss. Although, not everything was bad for the Buffaloes as they were down by 17 points and managed to get UCLA a fight to the end. Colorado put up 500 yards on the Bruins which was almost evenly split between the ground and air attack. Not only was this one of their best efforts of the year, but in the process, they exposed a lot of UCLA’s weaknesses. The best thing that came out of this was Colorado’s efforts to final put together a solid run game, which they have had trouble with before.