Morning Wood: Coach Prime and Colorado Didn’t Get Dominated - They Just Didn’t Finish!

Uncle Neely has to own it first: I said Colorado would beat No. 12 Texas Tech. I was WRONG. But that 29–7 final score does NOT tell the story of this football game. Colorado led 7–3 at halftime. Chris Marve’s defense held Texas Tech to just 12 points through three quarters. The Buffs outgained Tech, stayed within one possession into the fourth quarter — and still lost by 22. So HOW did it happen? Turnovers. Penalties. Situational football. And a young Colorado team that is still learning one of the hardest lessons in college football: How to FINISH and how to WIN. We go inside Coach Prime’s pregame belief that Colorado could win, Chris Marve’s halftime message to his defense, the critical moments that changed the game, and Isaac Wilson taking responsibility afterward for trying to do too much. And Uncle Neely makes the case that nobody ranked No. 11 through No. 25 should be excited about seeing the version of Colorado that showed up against Texas Tech — if the Buffs can eliminate the self-inflicted wounds. The talent is there. The defense showed up. They proved they can COMPETE. Now Colorado has to learn how to FINISH. The toughest team Colorado has to learn how to beat might just be Colorado. #ColoradoFootball #CoachPrime #DeionSanders #CUBuffs #TexasTech #MorningWood #TheePregameNetwork