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Plati-'Tudes Summer Series: 1971 Week 7

Welcome to a notes and comment column in its 22nd year, penned by CU Associate Athletic Director David Plati, who is beginning his 38th year as the Buffaloes' director of sports information.

Plati-'Tudes No. 142 ... The seventh installment in a 12-game series in marking the 50th anniversary of CU's 1971 season, when the Buffaloes finished 10-2, won the Bluebonnet Bowl to finish third in the nation behind Nebraska and Oklahoma, the only teams that bested CU that fall. The Buffs are 5-1 at this point, as No.