The fourth part of our 10-year anniversary series brings us to 2011-12. We’re going from April to April for a full year, so this includes the 2012 Pac-12 Champion basketball team.
With Jon Embree in his first season with the Colorado Buffaloes, 2011 was a down time for a school that football historically dominated. Everyone rushed the field against Arizona after losing seven in a row and the SportsCenter anchor started to make fun of the fans. I was praying the basketball season would instill some hope.
The night before that Arizona “upset”, the Buffs basketball team played their first game of the season.