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Props and Drops from this weekend's football contests invoving the Buffaloes' loss to Florida State and Broncos' OT win versus the Raiders:

PROPS: The CU defense played rather well in the late night loss to the Seminoles. Granted, that ins’t Charlie Ward or Warrick Dunn out there for the ‘Noles, but they still have the playmakers the made it a top 5 staple for a decade plus. CU tackle George Hypolite was all over the field, and LB Jordan Dizon will have 6000 tackles if he keeps up the pace. The defense should be bolstered further this week when two suspended players, Michael Sipili and Chris Perri, return.

DROPS: The Bronco run defense was allowing more holes than OJ’s defense in Las Vegas. LaMont “Big Dummy” Jordan ran over, through, and around the Donk D to the tune of 150+ yards. The front four haven’t quite seemed to hit their stride, as new names keep popping up along there. And the LBs, other than Nate Webster, still seem to have trouble in the new Jim Bates scheme.

PROPS: Mike Shannahan used the ol’ “timeout to ice the kicker trick” to perfection in overtime. Must’ve given Sebastian Janikowski time to think about his time kicking concrete bags through decrepit oak trees back in old Poland or something, because the second kick was half a hot dog short of going through.

DROPS: The CU running game turned into the CU standing game as they never established any sort of ground attack versus the Noles. The return of RB Hugh Charles provided limited success, as he and the other backs were held to what most Pee Wee teams rush for versus the Arvada Mini Eagles. The five OL have played every snap this season and CU’s lack of depth may be catching up. Expect to see some forsh OL, mainly super recruit Ryan Miller, get some extended pt soon.

PROPS: Bronco receivers continue to make the key catches and are getting open. Javon Walker runs a slant better than anyone in the AFC by the looks of the quick strikes he’s been getting. Brandon Marshall, all 6-5 of him, is making the difficult catches and some surprising moves to get YAC. Brandon Stokley has done exactly what was expected: line up in the slot and make the 3rd down and big catches. TE Dan Graham, while not getting the big numbers, is a blocking machine, both for the RBs and WRS downfield.

DROPS: The kicking game, both at CU and for the Donks, has been less than spectacular. Jason Elam, while winning both games, has given fans reason to sweat on anything outside the 45 yard range. CU’s Kevin Eberhart has made Buff fans pine for the days of Mason Crosby, as other than the winner versus the Sheep, has really struggled to get the ball in the uprights. With both offenses struggling to get in the endzone, the kicking game becomes more important.

QUICK PROPS: CU student section for the “Blackout”…ex-CU players greeting the team in introductions…Bronco fans loud enough in the OT to cause some Raider confusion…Dre Bly might be able to match Champ’s INT total this season…Nate Webster is all over the place…Buff OL has allowed only a handful of sacks…young Buff WRs Josh Smith and Kendrick Celestine add the needed speed they need…Donk punter Todd Sauerbraun is booming the ball on punts and kickoffs.

QUICK DROPS: CU DBs continue to give up the long ball…Jay Cutler will wreck momentum with a bonehead pass…Broncos inability to put the Raiders away when up by two scores…CU looks like they have forgotten the TE is part of the passing game…CU trying to run end-arounds versus the Nole’s speedy defense….Shannahan not letting one back carry the load.