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If the Broncos can stay healthy, I expect them to make the playoffs in 2021. Otherwise, we need to fire Vic Fangio and hire Eric Bieniemy as coach. — Dave, playoffs or bust Kiz: Fans and media seem far more enthusiastic about Bieniemy, whose football roots in Colorado run deep, than the NFL teams that have interviewed him for a coaching gig.

Congratulations, Larry Scott. This week, you finally did something universally praised by Pac-12 fans: Leave. Larry Scott — A It says something about the Pac-12 commissioner’s 11-year tenure that the immediate reaction to Wednesday night’s announcement Scott would step away from his post this summer was a series of self high-fives across social media. While Scott has been unfairly criticized for some of the conference’s struggles on the field during the past decade — he’s not the one who keeps giving USC football coach Clay Helton more money — there’s little doubt plenty can be laid at his feet. The Pac-12 Network launched on his watch had fewer subscribers than The Pursuit Channel or Z Living as of 2019, according to Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News. The 12-year, $3 billion television deal he struck with ESPN and FOX was lapped by the Big Ten and SEC well before its 2024 expiration date. And the lavish Pac-12 headquarters he decided to stick smack dab in the middle of the downtown San Francisco is the most gratuitous money suck in all of college athletics.

According to Michael Porter Jr., it won’t take long before he starts to feel like himself again. “It’ll probably be (Saturday),” said Porter, following his first game back in more than three weeks due to the NBA’s health and safety protocol. “I definitely had to get my feet under me. I think I’ll feel back all the way normal tomorrow.” Coming off the bench, Porter had seven points and six rebounds in 20 minutes in the Nuggets’ overtime win against the Suns on Friday night.

The bonkers part? Jaida Redwine put up one of the best seven freshman scoring seasons in Colorado prep girls basketball history last winter, and George Washington coach Keithan Lyons didn’t run a single play for her. Zip. Nada. “That’s the sign of a Power 5 (college) player, that you don’t have to run plays for them,” Lyons said of Redwine, his 5-foot-8 combo guard and one of the top sophomores in the state.

When Colorado basketball head coach Tad Boyle called Julian Hammond to offer him a scholarship, the Cherry Creek point guard only had one response. “So I could commit right now?” “Yeah, of course,” Boyle replied. Hammond didn’t hesitate to say yes to his “dream school,” and Boyle attributes that to the in-state talent Colorado has cultivated during his tenure, including Derrick White, Josh Scott, Xavier Talton, D’Shawn Schwartz and Dominique Collier. “It’s really nice to have in-state kids who grow up wanting to stay home and play for the Buffs and our program,” Boyle said.

Ben Bowen, Sr., G/F, Mountain Vista — The 6-foot-2 senior signed a letter of intent to play for Wyoming following a breakout junior season that saw him average 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game during a run to the 5A Sweet 16. Brayden Carter, Sr., F, Mullen — A double-double machine with averages of 18.7 ppg and 10.4 rpg in his first varsity season last winter, the 6-7 power forward is a key figure for the Mustangs as they look to rebound from a rough 2019-20 season. Greysen Carter, Sr., F, Fairview — The 6-4 Carter is best known for his work on the baseball diamond, where he’ll play for SEC power Vanderbilt soon enough.