Can the Buffs Ever Really Go Home Again?
A little over one year ago, I jumped on the speculation bandwagon about potential landing spots for the Colorado Buffaloes after the PAC-12 watched as the two huge founding schools, USC and UCLA, left the conference for the Big-10. Thirteen months later, the Buffs awaited news of a new PAC-12 contract, and that news never arrived. And while their final fate isn't official, the Colorado board of regents meet in a couple hours to vote on returning to the Big-12. History recalls the Buffs joining the Big-6 to form the Big-7 way back in 1947, which then became the more familiar Big-8 Conference a decade later when Oklahoma State (or Oklahoma A&M at the time) signed up as well. The conference was a storied one with the likes of Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State with the aforementioned Buff and Okie State. The Big-8 won 11-NCAA football National Titles during that time, six by Oklahoma, four by Colorado's arch rival Nebraska and one by the Buffs in 19