> college football and the buffs feeling pressure to take the next step forward here is cbs4's allie levine.>>reporter: close, that is been the defining word for the colorado football program in a major source of frustration for what feels like forever. >> going from senior year and not being in games to being in games and not pulling them out and that can be frustrating. >> in the past close games ending in disappointment and losing seasons were attributed to a young team and a new coach but now there's optimism in boulder this year may different. >> where the most juniors and seniors since 2001 and i think with the most starts ever. we have built a team and that is how you develop a program from ashes. >> with all of that experience comes expectation. >> we always want expectations high and that is why you do what you do. >> but his expectations rise so does the pressure. >> where the first classic came to the school and we understand there's a lot of pressure and are a lot of players that a things.>> the older and wiser buffaloes of a new mantra reminding them to embrace that pressure.>>