Coach Prime didn't sugarcoat things in the aftermath of Colorado getting thoroughly dismantled on the road against Utah.
Even though the losses had piled up and any dreams of competing for the Big 12 were long gone, it had felt all season like Colorado was close to being something more than its record showed. Even in four previous defeats before Saturday night, the Buffs had been mostly competitive. A seven-point loss to Georgia Tech, a three-point loss to BYU, and a 14-point loss to TCU, which was a tie game in the fourth quarter.