Like Bill McCartney experienced while coaching听Jon Embree听(Comm鈥�88), Embree began his head coaching career at Colorado with one win in his first nine games.听Facing one of the tougher schedules in the nation, Embree picked up his first coaching victory at CU in week three with a 28-14 win over rival Colorado State.
But with losses by three points in overtime to Cal and by four points to Washington State after leading by 10 with five minutes remaining and a big loss to Oregon, Embree praised fans for their support, regardless of the scoreboard.
鈥淥bviously we鈥檙e not where we鈥檇 like to be this year from a record standpoint and one of the ways for us to continue to improve is obviously recruiting,鈥� he said after the loss to Oregon.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the number one way, and our fans have a tremendous impact on that. So the fact they did what they did at the Oregon game and how they were down there at the Stampede and how they听 are down there on Pearl Street after the game goes a long ways.鈥�
Things became tougher on the field with a series of injuries that kept players like quarterback听Tyler Hansen, wide receiver听Paul Richardson, leading rusher听Rodney Stewart, free safety听Ray Polk, senior cornerback听Travis Sandersfeld听and others out of action.
Colorado had 14 confirmed oral commitments in mid-October for the 2012 recruiting class and is expecting to sign a full class of 25.
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Basketball player听Julie Seabrook听and golfer听Emily Talley听competed in the World University Games in China. Talley finished 16th, while Seabrook鈥檚 Canadian team placed sixth.
Men鈥檚 basketball听coach听Tad Boyle and several assistants participated in a September basketball coaching session organized by the Denver Nuggets and coach George Karl.
The equestrian team, led by sophomore听Kaley Silipo, won its first English show of the year at its home barn, Fall River Farm, in Fort Lupton, Colo.
| CU linebackers coach听Brian Cabral听(Rec鈥�79), former Buff player听Emery Moorehead听(Comm鈥�77) and their Chicago Bears teammates from the mid-1980s went to the White House in October to celebrate their 1986 Super Bowl win. The Bears didn鈥檛 go to the White House that year because of the space shuttle听Challenger听explosion. |
| The Buffs swept the team and individual titles at the 26th annual Rocky Mountain Shootout cross country race held on CU鈥檚 South Campus. Senior听Richard Medina听and sophomore听Shalaya Kipp听finished first. In his first cross country race in nearly two years, Medina posted the fourth-fastest time in course history. |
