SANTA CLARA – The Colorado Buffaloes have made history this season, a worst to first conference season, reinvigorating football in Boulder and changing the tide of a toxic sports program. But when presented with their opportunity to shake up the conference and college football, turning themselves into one of the great stories in athletic yesteryear, they fell flat.
Just about everything that could go wrong in the Pac-12 Championship, went wrong for the Buffs.
Their star quarterback knocked out.
Their NFL-worthy corner looked foolish.
Their enviable attitude which “Made CU Great Again,” not apparent.
Faced with their toughest test of the year, the No.