To kick off Pac-12 play, Oregon State and Colorado stand in very similar positions.
Both teams are currently 8-4 on the campaign with mostly “vanilla” resumes that simply leave more questions than answers for these middle of the pack units. Collectively, the two team’s best victory may be Colorado’s defeat of a tested 6-8 New Mexico squad, that’ll have virtually no positive impact on an NCAA Tournament bid. It’s those kind of enigmatic situations that leaves Friday night’s conference opener as a complete toss-up in the bigger picture.
While Colorado’s grit in dealing with some major off-season transitions has been commendable in a way, it’s been a bit of a new wave of talent that’s stirring the pot for the Buffs at the moment.