Thanks for the question MD. I was starting to get lonely here. The Buffs get shut out for the first time in 20 years and I almost did too tonight.

Anyway, The Tigers are that good and the Buffs just didn't come well prepared and confident in themselves. It looked to me like when the Tigers took a 14-0 lead, the Buffs lost the faith.

No. Goodman can continue to work on his game in practice. If they were going to kick a field goal, they should have kicked one in the third quarter when it was 34-0. At the end of the game, it would have looked cheap. Take all your timeouts, get it in the end zone. I'm fine with that, but kicking the field goal just to extend some meaningless scoring steak would have been ridiculous. It wasn't even an offensive streak anyway.

I have no problem at all with the Aggies being favored. They aren't having the best season and can definitely be beaten, but Kyle Field is a real tough place for anyone to play. And here is the most important part, the CU offense is, well, just not very good right now.

Yes, it was never even a game after the first five minutes. It was one of the worst games I've had to sit through in 10 years of covering sports. I mean, there was never a doubt in my mind that Missouri was going to win once it got to be 14-0. It was over, done, kaput.

I think they are better, but not much better. Why not? Well, you said it yourself. They needed to come-from-behind to beat Baylor, at home. They still have issues.

No. coaches wanted to keep the ball away from Jeremy Maclin and because they were on the right hash mark, they thought the right footed punter would have an easier time making the directional kick. Simple as that. They also want to create a little competition and reward Suazo for his hard work.

I still think Darrell is coming along. They used him as a blocker in the passing game at times and also as a receiver a little bit. He is sort of being used to fill other shortcomings at times, which speaks to his unselfish nature.

I wasn't surprised at all that he started. I mentioned that it could happen in my game advance on Saturday morning. I thought they both looked pretty similar.

Just to be clear, I didn't post any of those things. Those are the opinions of others. I think everyone is welcome to their opinions. I don't agree with any of those opinions, with the exception of Ballenger, but only if coaches truly believe he is the best guy to have out there. I would hate to see them turn to him now as an act of desperation. I doubt that would happen.

Here is your recruiting news. Getting beat 58-0 is not good for recruiting.

A lot of it, but the team was going to have its struggles any way this season just because it was going to be young on the line even before it lost the two starters. But, yeah, I think this offense's problems begin with the line and expand from there.

Yeah, I can agree with all of that. Check out my Big 12 power rankings in the Tuesday paper or online.

I have not heard any rumblings of discontent. I think these guys really like each other. It wouldn't surprise me if a few guys transferred. I say that simply because it seems to happen in most programs every year. I don't think there are big, bad problems in the CU locker room. Just a bunch of young guys struggling to grow up quick.

That is idiotic. I don't mean that to be directed at you. I know you are just the messenger. But whoever said that has no idea wha the heck they are saying. They just gave Hawkins a contract extension. He isn't going anywhere unless he chooses to.

Get them running downhill and playing with more aggression again. Play whoever you have to play on the offensive line to get it going. Use some trick plays. Get more creative with how you get the ball to Josh Smith and Darrell Scott. Keep Darrell Scott on the field for longer stretches. Give him the ball 5,6,7 times in a row or close together anyway. Simplify if you have to.

I already posted this once, but I should apologize for the technical problems tonight.

We didn't ask him about it, but I sort of doubt it. That's not Hawkins' style. Trust me, if he ever gets this thing rolling here, he's going to get asked about running it up on people. He likes that aggressive philosophy

I don't think you can spend the season downplaying it and talking about the difficulty of the schedule and the youth of your team and then point the finger at someone or several guys at the end. That's bogus one way or the other and you lose a ton of credibility.

People just don't seem to get this. There are reasons why Ballenger isn't out there now. And none of them are named Cody Hawkins. Coaches have proven they have no problem playing someone other than Cody. If Ballenger was getting it done in practice, he'd be out there. Period. No one can argue that at this point.

Who knows. He has surprised me two years in a row now. So I'm not betting against him, but this team needs to start playing better or it could hurt recruiting.

Because DiLallo and Suazo don't practice field goals and extra points. You might as well put me out there or tryout yourself if you want to go down that road. That's like saying me and the dude who covers state politics would be equally effective reporting if we just switched beats for a few days. We're both reporters right? wrong. I'd screw up his beat in a matter of hours.

I don't think he gets real angry with his guys often. He would see that as unproductive. He practices what he preaches for the most part, but he is definitely a different guy to interview after wins and losses. He's always fair to me though and answers whatever I ask.

Thanks. You, too, wherever you might be.

The Buffs are still involved with a lot of high level recruits who are interested, in part, because they believe they can contribute right away. But this team can't keep getting shellacked and expect to sign many of those type players.

No worries. Thanks for the questions as always.

I think they could, but they have to play much, much better than they have, particularly on offense. I'm not a big believer though.

Sure, they can make a bowl game, but as I have said a few times tonight. They need to get it together quickly. I see the A&M and Iowa State games as winnable. Nebraska could be a win. OSU should blast this bunch based on what I've seen.

Who? I think all those guys ought to stay at running back and recruit more defensive backs. You get Ben Burney back next year, too.

Last question of the night. Thanks to everyone.

Don't know on this because Darrell hasn't been real healthy yet this season. He is about as good as he has been since training camp now. So I guess we'll find out this week in the heart of Texas.