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Woelk: 10 Takeaways As Buffs Begin Preparation For Pac-12 Opener

BOULDER — This is usually the space in which we take a second look at the Colorado Buffaloes' most-recent game.

But the Buffs had the weekend off, enjoying a bye week as they continue their preparations for Friday's Pac-12 opener against UCLA under the Folsom Field lights (7 p.m., FS1).

That doesn't, however, mean there aren't some storylines that apply to Mike MacIntyre's 3-0 Buffs. Thus, a modified "10 Takeaways" as we wait for Friday's visit from Chip Kelly and the Bruins.

1. Inactivity can be a positive. By sitting at home this weekend, the Buffs collected the 26th most votes in the Associated Press poll, leaving them just outside the nation's top 25.