CU Boulder’s NorCal Buffs

As CU dodged a bullet on Saturday 06 Sep 08 against a powerful Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA) team, the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Buff’s 4th quarter interception return for a touchdown with under 2 minutes to go to gave the Buffs the go-ahead touchdown and a game ending score of 31-24.

But a win is a win and CU is now 2-0 on the season and faces #24 West Virginia (1-1) (dropped from #8) for CU’s first night game under the lights at Folsom Field!!!  This game is scheduled to be a BLACKOUT where all CU fans in Folsom will be wearing black (much like last year against Florida State):

This game will be a nationally televised game on ESPN and will be the Buffs first action against a top 25 team.

Colorado moved up in the rankings from #42 to #40 receiving 3 votes in the USA Today’ Poll.

The San Francisco Watch Party will again be at JONES Sports Bar in the Marina District of San Francisco:

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

Our last Watch Party held At JONES Sports Bar on 31 Aug 2008 was larger than expected. The JONES staff was under prepared for the estimated 400+ CU alumni and friends that watched the game. JONES said that they had 200+ on Saturday for the USC-Virginia game and the bar was pretty packed, but the CU crowd dwarfed the USC crowd to the point that the bar RAN OUT OF BEER. They had to make a beer run to Safeway just to have bottles to hand out to Buff fans!

Of course this upset both CU fans and the bar owners. Thus, the management team promises to be prepared for our large CU crowd for ALL Future games! They will have additional bartenders, servers, and kitchen staff and have LOWERED their prices to CU BUFFS only (not other schools):

$10 Coors Light and Bud Light Pitcher

$14 Blue Moon Pitchers

$13 Bud or Bud Light Buckets

$5 Margaritas

$5 Yeager Bombs

$10 Burger, fries and beer combo

Rest of the food menu will remain the same

In addition to the specials above, JONES will also have:

3 Satellite bars + Main bar
12 additional servers
15 kegs
50 cases of beer

Please RSVP to chris [at] norcalbuffs [dot] com with the total number of guests you will bring to this event so Sports Basement can purchase the appropriate amount of food and beverages for the evening.

The Sports Basement (Presidio location) has again offered Northern California CU Alumni a tremendous deal:

• 20% off coupon for your ENTIRE purchase for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in the store
• FREE beer so you can drink while you shop
• FREE pizza, hors d’oeuvres, and cookies to load up on carbs while you shop
• Year-round 10% discount for all CU Alumni Association Members

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The NorcalBuffs Alumni Club have struck a deal with JONES Bar & Restaurant (San Francisco) to host our CU Watch Parties this fall! (located at the former location of the Marina Sports Bar)

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

As many of you know, our old standby, Bayside Sports Bar, closed its doors after the Super Bowl this past February. We solicited our alumni for new bar locations to watch games and received dozens of ideas. Many great alternatives made the list but most of these bars already had established relationships with other alumni clubs in the area. This greatly narrowed down our choices.

After talking with the owners of JONES, we realized that this bar/restaurant would be able to accommodate our needs.

JONES will be giving CU alums the open left room (the front left room as you walk in) with several large flat screen TVs, booth & table seating, and just a shout away from the bar. This area can seat dozens and has standing room for many more!

JONES will also be setting up special drink specials for CU fans. We will most likely have it set up if you wear any CU gear (t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, etc…) you get the drink specials. So wear your BLACK AND GOLD!!!

• $12.00 Bud Light Pitchers
• $15.00 Bud or Bud Light buckets

JONES also has an extensive food, cocktail, and wine menu compared to most bars in town. So along with your drink specials, you can order a great meal!

So get the word out! All CU Watch Parties will be held at JONES this fall!

Speaking of football, the Buffs again have one of the toughest schedules of the year, playing 7 teams that went bowling last year (all times are in local Pacific Standard Time):

• SUN 31 Aug 08: 4:30 PM: Colorado State at Denver’s Invesco Field (Rocky Mountain Showdown) (FSN)
• SAT 06 Sep 08: 12:30 PM: Eastern Washington at Boulder
• THU 18 Sep 08: 5:30 PM: West Virginia at Boulder (ESPN)
• SAT 27 Sep 08: TBA: Florida State at Jacksonville, FL
• SAT 04 Oct 08: TBA: Texas at Boulder (Homecoming)
• SAT 11 Oct 08: TBA: Kansas at Lawrence, KS
• SAT 18 Oct 08: TBA: Kansas State at Boulder (Family Weekend)
• SAT 25 Oct 08: TBA: Missouri at Columbia, MO
• SAT 01 Nov 08: TBA: Texas A&M at College Station, TX
• SAT 08 Nov 08: TBA: Iowa State at Boulder
• SAT 15 Nov 08: TBA: Oklahoma State at Boulder
• FRI 28 Nov 08: 12:30 PM: Nebraska at Lincoln, NE
• SAT 06 Dec 08:TBA: Big XII Championship Game at Kansas City, MO (Arrowhead Stadium)
• Bowl Game

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

Fellow alumni, Tyler Ecoffey, has set up a Watch Party for the CU-CSU game in Walnut Creek for this Sunday’s game!

Location: The Stadium Pub

Address: 1420 Lincoln Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (925) 256-7302

URL:  http://www.thestadiumpub.com/

Date & Time: Sunday 31 Aug 2008, 4:30 PM (PST)

Stadium Pub shows all your favorite sporting events and serves delicious food, welcoming family, friends and “kids of all ages.”  Roasted turkey, New York pastrami, prime rib, fresh salmon burgers, Fish ‘n Chips, wonderful salads feature some of Stadium Pub’s specialties.  22 beers on tap, full bar, 30 TV’s, big screens, satellites and high definition television, outdoor patio, pool table, music and fireplace. Stadium Pub has something for every taste. Come and enjoy Stadium Pub’s friendly atmosphere!

Any direct questions, please email Tyler at:  eastbaybuffs@gmail.com

Our next happy hour will be held at The Boardroom (Woody Zips) in North Beach/Telegraph Hill, SF on Thursday 28 August 2008 from 6-9 PM!!!

Time to ring in the 2008 CU football schedule with “season kickoff” happy hour!!! All CU alumni and friends are welcome!!!

Location:  1609 Powell St (between Green St & Union St), San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 982-8898

URL: http://www.woodyzips.com/

All CASH tips will be donated to the San Francisco Boys and Girls Club, so hit the ATM before you arrive! No credit card tabs please.

This week’s game will not be televised, but CU (1-0) still faces a high caliber Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA) team, the Eastern Washington Eagles (0-1).  Although ECU lost to #12 Texas Tech this past Saturday by a score of 49-24, the Eagles are ranked #7 in Division I-AA and have the offensive power to score points on Division I-A opponents.

This game will be played at home at Folsom Field at 12:30 PM (pacific standard time).

Although this game will not be on TV, internet radio broadcast will be available for purchase via Yahoo!  Sports College Broadcast (cost is $4.95 per month per team – so if your signed up today, you would receive the next 3 CU games via internet radio).  Subscriptions renew every 30 days unless you cancel. Click on the link below and then click on one of the audio icons will will bring up a pop-up window for radio broadcast and will have another link for you to subscribe for $4.95 for CU or $9.95 for all schools for 30 days.

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/collegebroadcast/teams/cbl

Live & On-Demand streaming video can also be purchased at BuffsTV for an annual price of $74.99 or monthly for $9.95:

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1180227&DB_OEM_ID=600

Additional radio broadcast interviews, photo’s and video can be found on Denver’s KOA website:

http://www.850koa.com/pages/buffs.html

The following week, CU has a bye week to prepare for Pat White and the #8 West Virginia Mountaineers (1-0) on Thursday 18 Sep 2008, 5:30 PM (PST).

Overall, the Big XII Conference is starting out strong, going 10-2 in the first week:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/conference?confId=4

The Big XII is also considered to be the toughest football conference with 5 teams ranked in the Top 13 and 3 other teams receiving votes (including #42 Colorado with 3 votes in the USA Today Poll) (we moved up from #55!!!)

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex

Our next Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday 19 August 2008, 7:00 PM and JONES Roadhouse at: 

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Any and all CU Buffs are welcome! Please join us to discuss upcoming events this fall:

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As college football season approaches, FSN – Rocky Mountain is airing five 1 hour cut downs of football games from last year.  FSN Rocky Mountain will be showing a one hour cut down of the Colorado – Oklahoma game from 9/29/07 over the next couple weeks. Although the show is airing nationally, it is more regionally based in terms of viewer demographics. 

Below you will find a list of airings on FSN – Rocky Mountain (Pacific Standard Time):

·       Sunday, August 17 at 12:00pm

·       Monday, August 18 at 5:00pm

·       Tuesday, August 26 at 10:00am and 5:00pm

·       Thursday, August 28 at 3:00pm

Times and channels will differ depending on your cable or satellite provider.

Come send-off over a dozen new incoming freshmen and their parents in San Jose, CA this coming Sunday 10 August 2008 from 2-4 PM.

These Send-Off events are held around the country in students’ home towns as a way to welcome them and their parents into the CU family and to give them an opportunity to meet fellow freshmen before heading to Boulder at the end of August.

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The Ticketing Office of the San Jose Earthquakes have put 20 tickets on hold for CU Alumni (and any friends and family) for the upcoming game against the Colorado Rapids on 12 July 2008 at Santa Clara University!

The San Jose Earthquakes have invited the University of Colorado at Boulder Alumni Association to an afternoon of exciting soccer action against the Colorado Rapids.  The game takes place at Santa Clara University, which is located conveniently across from the street from a Cal Train Station, VTA Station, and the crossroads of 880/280/101 freeways.  They have reserved a block of seats for us at $30 each (regularly $40) close to the action and will make a videoboard announcement during the game, welcoming the CU Buffs!!!

These are sideline seats, section 105, roughly equivalent to the 20 yard line of a CU football game: http://ww2.mlsnet.com/t110/stadium/buck_shaw/map/
There are only 10,000 seats in the venue and the game is sure to be a sellout.  Also, for those who those who like to drink, several beer gardens are available to watch the game with a cold one.

Who: All CU Alumni and friends and family
What:  San Jose Earthquakes vs. the Colorado Rapids pro soccer game
When: Saturday 12 July 2008, 1:00 PM
Where: Buck Shaw Stadium at Santa Clara University:  http://web.mlsnet.com/t110/stadium/buck_shaw/#driving

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