Colorado’s home crowd already sounded like a statement. If the Buffaloes come out of this two-game road swing unbeaten, Folsom Field could turn into something even louder when Texas Tech comes to town.
That’s the idea hanging over Colorado’s next stretch after Buff Nation packed the stadium for the Week 2 win over Weber State. The Buffaloes rolled to a 52-21 victory in the home opener, and even with the season carrying disappointment from 2025, 49,363 fans still showed up and made themselves heard.
For safety Randon Fontenette, that crowd made his first game in black and gold feel real. He transferred in from Vanderbilt during the offseason, and while the Commodores play in the SEC, their stadium seats only about 35,000. Folsom Field, even without a sellout, gave him a bigger stage than he’d been used to.
“It felt good; I love it,” Fontenette said postgame. “Folsom’s different; I like it.
The fans show love. I can’t imagine what Texas Tech is going to be like in three weeks.
It was electric; I loved it.”
Fontenette said the moment he sprinted out of the tunnel, the only thing on his mind was keeping it simple.
“[I was thinking] I’m ready to go; it’s time,” Fontenette said. “That’s really all.
When you run out of the tunnel, you can’t think too much. You’ve just got to [think]: ‘It’s time.’
Just let your instincts kick in and just play ball.”
He backed that up with production, finishing with four tackles, including one unassisted, and grabbing Colorado’s first interception of the season.
Deion Sanders wasn’t pleased with the way his team played against Weber State, but he had no hesitation when it came to the crowd. After the game, he praised the fans in emphatic terms.
“We have the best fans in the country. We got our butts kicked last year, and they showing up and showing out.
Well, you guys [the media] understand that emotion, that feeling. Most of these guys, you know, they just here today, but they weren't in Atlanta.
They understood how our Buff fans showed up and showed out. I mean, they took over their durn stadium and they did the doggone thing,” Sanders said.
Colorado’s fan base also traveled in strong numbers for the Week 1 trip to Atlanta against Georgia Tech, then turned around and brought that same energy to Boulder for a game against an FCS opponent. Sanders called the support “radical” and said, “Our fans … they're not shying away from any smoke,” Sanders said.
That matters because Colorado finished 3-8 last season and lost four games at home, yet the turnout never really dropped off. Now the Buffaloes have a chance to build something even bigger if they can handle Northwestern on Saturday and then beat Baylor in Waco, Texas, in Week 4.
If that happens, Colorado would come back for a homecoming stripe-out against No. 13 Texas Tech with a 4-0 start in the Coach Prime Era.
At that point, Folsom Field would almost certainly be full, and the atmosphere would match the stakes. After what it looked like for Weber State, it’s not hard to picture what that place could sound like when the games carry real Big 12 championship and College Football Playoff implications.
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