Perhaps the tone was set on Friday afternoon, when the Colorado football team dressed in newly tailored suits for their “business trip” to Tempe, Ariz.
Certainly the no-excuses, relentless approach of head coach Mel Tucker and his staff came into play on Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium.
From start to finish, CU’s 34-31 upset of No. 24 Arizona State was a workmanlike effort. The Buffs clocked in, put in a full four quarters of good work – for the first time this season – and punched out. The Buffs (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) were remarkably calm under pressure and displayed maturity through adversity.