Three takeaways from Colorado's loss to Stanford

Buffaloes blow largest lead in school history against Stanford on Friday night

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Colorado suffered a devastating 46-43 double-overtime loss to Stanford. It was a tale of two halves for the Buffaloes after going up 29-0 at halftime. Deion Sanders told his team he wanted to start off fast and strong. They did that, but failed to show up in the second half. It was the most unlikely outcome for several reasons and puts CU's bowl aspirations on the back burner.

Here are three takeaways from the Colorado loss on Friday night.

Shedeur Sanders couldn't do it all

The Buffs were faced with another scenario in which they needed a comeback, but Sanders couldn't pull off another round of late-game heroics. He threw for 400 yards and five touchdowns before his final attempt resulted in an end zone interception. It wasn't the best effort for CU's offense, especially in the second half.

However, the Buffs defense got burnt in the second half. Stanford's Elic Ayomanor had a career-best game, racking up 294 yards and three touchdowns all after halftime. It was a complete letdown with no answers that came with 17 penalties for 127 yards. A majority of that total can be pinned on the defense including four twelve men on the field calls. Coach Prime will have to close the gap with the defensive issue moving forward.

Sounds like a lot of broken records

The records came flying in fast. Colorado's largest blown lead in school history with a 29-point swing. For Stanford, this was the largest comeback in school history since 1891. It was also the largest halftime deficit overcome by a Pac-12 team. The Cardinal offense stacked up 532 yards in total offense without a turnover.

Where does Colorado go from here?

This one hurts on many levels. The Buffaloes needed a win over Stanford to work themselves into a potential bowl conversation. Now with that out the window, the Buffs will still need to find two wins in tough contests over the next six weeks. Coach Prime said in his post game press conference, "We're not built for the moment right now." It was one of the many notable things he said on the record. Colorado gets a bye week to regroup and make adjustments.