http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com CU basketball with Ryan Thorburn Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If Kathy McConnell-Miller is worried about her job she isn't showing it. The fifth-year Colorado women's basketball coach put the Buffs through a spirited workout on Wednesday night here at Municipal Auditorium. McConnell-Miller's boss, athletic director Mike Bohn, watched what could have been her last practice with the ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/11/k-macs-last-stand/ KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Welcome to the opening round of the Big 12 tournament at the Sprint Center. Colorado and Texas Tech will meet for the second time in four days to open the proceedings in a little an hour. The Buffs, with a 15-15 overall record, need to win to be ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/10/cu-texas-tech-part-ii/ KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Greetings from the Sprint Center. Alec Burks, for one, isn't in awe of the plush downtown arena or the Big 12 tournament stage. "It's just a gym to me," Colorado's gifted freshman said after Tuesday's practice. "I've played in Kansas ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/09/burks-honored-higgins-snubbed/ Those who have been following the Buffs all season at the Coors Events Center have known this for some time. But now it's official: Alec Burks is the Big 12 freshman of the year. Burks, who became CU's all-time leading freshman scorer on Saturday during the Buffs' 101-90 victory over Texas Tech, ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/07/burks-is-big-12-freshman-of-the-year/ Greetings from the Coors Events Center! Well, as expected, Oklahoma lost its regular-season finale this morning against No. 23 Texas A&M. That means Colorado and Texas Tech, set to wrap up the regular season here in about an hour, will meet again at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Kansas City to open ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/06/buffs-red-raiders-act-i/ LINCOLN, Neb. -- Greetings from the Devaney Center! Well, this is the Buffs' final chance to earn a Big 12 road victory. And their best chance. Nebraska is 2-12 in the conference and lost 72-60 at the Coors Events Center last month. Colorado still has a chance to finish the regular season .500 ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/02/live-from-lincoln/ Good morning from the Coors Events Center. The lopsided road losses to Kansas State, Kansas and Missouri are in the rear-view mirror. Colorado (12-15) is concentrating on winning the final three games of the regular season to even its overall record prior to the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. It seems ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/27/now-or-next-year/ COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Greetings from Mizzou Arena. I took a puddle jumper from DIA to St. Louis this morning. Before we took off the pilot actually had me and a couple other dudes move to the back of the plane to even out the weight distribution. Never had to do that before. ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/24/show-me-something-buffs/ LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Greetings from Allen Fieldhouse. The student body has already nestled into their bleachers under the national championship banners (1922, 1923, 1952, 1988, 2008). The fanatics are lining the entrance tunnel out of the home locker room to get up close and personal with their beloved Jayhawks. Danny Manning is putting ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/20/live-from-allen-fieldhouse/ Greetings from the Coors Events Center. Colorado faces a must-win tonight against an underachieving Oklahoma team if the Buffs want to make a run at finishing with a winning record this season. The Sooners (13-11 overall, 4-6 Big 12) are coming off a home loss to Texas Tech and a 97-67 humiliation ... http://undertherim.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/17/sooners-getting-stronger/