Woelk: Buffs Must Learn From Self-Inflicted Wounds

BOULDER — This one might end up haunting the Colorado Buffaloes for a long time — regardless of the Mel Tucker 24-hour Rule.

CU's head coach has a dictum that his players have 24 hours every week to reflect on their latest game — win or lose — then move on to the next.

But Saturday's 35-30 loss to Arizona won't be easy for the Buffs to put behind them, simply because this is one they let slip from their grasp.

The Buffs had their chances Saturday. Time and again, they had their chances. But along with battling a host of injuries — an excuse, by the way, that Tucker refuses to use — the Buffs hurt themselves all afternoon with self-inflicted wounds.

Penalties — eight of them, to be exact, for 85…