Colorado 24, Colorado State 3
Saturday, Sept. 4
12 p.m. - The Mtn.
Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver

Brooks: Buffs Open Victoriously, But Eye Better Days 

DENVER - That long-awaited win against their bitter in-state rival? Check. That much-needed fast start on college football's opening weekend? Check. The defense increasing its weekly turnover totals? Check. Scotty McKnight breaking the school career receiving mark? Check.

Yet late Saturday afternoon, the Colorado Buffaloes embarked on their half-hour bus ride back to Boulder knowing while they had taken care of business, their business in 2010 still requires an industrial-sized load of refinement.

But attending to business and leaving town with unfinished business amounts to good news and even better news for the Buffs, who dispatched Colorado State 24-3 at sweltering Invesco Field at Mile High in the Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown..MORE

Sept. 3: Brooks: The Notebook Is Empty; Kick It Off Already |  Buffalo Stampede Coaches Show | Sept. 2: From The Booth | Brooks: Kiesau Primed For His 'Sophmore' Season | Sept. 1: Dan Hawkins Radio Show | Brooks: Revisiting CU's 1990 Championship Season - Game 1: Tennessee | Around The Horn | Dan Hawkins Post Practice Interview | Aug 31: Dan Hawkins Post Practice Interview | Game 1 Notes Package | Game Audio, Hawkins Radio Show Returns To CUBuffs.com |  Aug. 30: Brooks: Buffs' Days of Slow Starts Should Be Over |  Time For Special Teams To Become Special | Last Meeting: Buffs Can't Overcome Quick Start By Colorado State