DENVER -- Six months ago, the Colorado Buffaloes were content for Sefo Liufau to take his time recovering from left foot surgery because Texas Tech transfer Davis Webb was insisting hed be wearing the black and gold this fall.Then, Webb spurned the Buffaloes for the Cal Bears.Suddenly, Liufaus determination to make a lightning-quick recovery from a Lisfranc injury was a blessing for the Buffs, who open their season Friday night against Colorado State at soon-to-be-renamed Sports Authority Field at Mile High.Its a small miracle that hes back, maybe a big miracle for as many Lisfrancs you read about and that Ive been around, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said. ... Sefo never really went home. He stayed and was here every day. He would pay his own money to fly to Portland to work with his own passing coach to help keep everything going while he was down. Its helped his velocity on the ball and his accuracy. Hes worked tirelessly.Im excited hes back. Hes looked good in practice. Im looking forward to him having the year that hes earned.Liufaus dogged determination to make it back for his senior season has rubbed off on his teammates, too.They see that heightened intensity, MacIntyre said. When they see other people overcome things with the work ethic and the time they have to put into it, they understand it. If you know your friends hopes and dreams, and you can help him reach them, then youre going to do a little more to reach his hopes and dreams. Thats what I see that Sefo has done with this team.Other things to watch in the Rocky Mountain Showdown:WHOS THE QB?: Colorado State coach Mike Bobo isnt saying who will be under center for the Rams: Georgia transfer Faton Bauta, incumbent Nick Stevens or even freshman Colin Hill. Bobo said the advantage is that all three prepare as though theyre the starter. Plus, Colorados coaches cant hone in on just one.I might gain an extra hour on (Buffs defensive coordinator) Jim Leavitt trying to find tape on Faton Bauta or Jim Leavitt watching the high school film to see what kind of player Collin Hill was in high school, Bobo said. Was he a guy who ran or was he drop-back guy? To find out arm strength. Is he an intermediate passer? Can he stretch the ball down field? I would think they are going to watch a little bit more tape. You better have a plan for your guys. Thats the reason.RIVAL RAMS: Buffaloes linebacker Jimmy Gilbert isnt sure this is such a rivalry: Yes and no. The reason I say no is because we go week-by-week so every week is a rivalry week for us, he said. We try to give each opponent we have respect, and if you treat your opponent with respect youll learn about your opponent.The Rams have a similar philosophy but Bobo doesnt buy the notion that its just another game to the Buffs.I heard they really didnt care about playing us too much last year, Bobo said. They really acted like they cared when they won the game. ... Its one game of 12. But you arent naive enough not to say that its an important game.NOW OR NEVER: MacIntyres future in Boulder probably hinges on Colorado earning its first bowl bid since 2007, and right now hes talking up his teams chances this season.I really like this football team; Ive said it a lot. I get excited when I talk about this football team. This is by far the most talent and the best football weve had in the four years Ive been here, MacIntyre said. Now weve got to go do it on Saturdays, and Friday nights and Thursday nights.YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Bobo says the Buffs have the age advantage: They have a lot of returning players. Theyve got some experience, a lot of senior leadership and they want to make a mark and have a successful season, he said.Said MacIntyre: Ive been hearing about how young CSU is, but they have 16 seniors on the two-deep and we have 16 seniors. We have six freshmen in our two-deep and they have four freshman in their two-deep. Im not buying that they arent a good football team; theyre a really good football team. 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YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Lewis Hamilton claimed a vital pole position for the championship showdown in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, beating Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg by 0.303s.?Almost all of Hamiltons advantage came in the tight final sector of the lap, which features a series of awkward and technical off-camber corners. Hamilton improved in all sectors on his second attempt to set a 1:38.755, while Rosberg could only manage a 1:39.058, despite setting the fastest first sector of all.Although Hamilton will take encouragement from beating his teammate by such a convincing margin in the same machinery, Rosberg still holds the cards in the fight for the title. The German only needs a top three finish to secure his first world championship, while Hamilton has to hope two cars finish between him in first and Rosberg in fourth or lower.Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo is set to be Rosbergs immediate rival in Sundays race after securing third on the grid with a lap 0.834s off Hamilton. Both Red Bulls will start the race on a harder compound tyre than the Mercedes drivers after opting to use super-softs in Q2 when the rest of the top ten were using ultra-softs. That should allow them to run longer into the race and could open up an opportunity to attack the Mercedes using tyre strategy.Ferrari will line up fourth and fifth, with Kimi Raikkonen beating teammate Sebastian Vettel by 0.057s. Vettel had looked as though he was on a lap capable of taking third in sectors one and two, but lost a chunk of time to Ricciardo and Raikkonen in the final sector. Max Verstappen made a mistake at Turn 11, forcing him to abort his flying lap, and as a result will start from sixth on the grid with super-soft tyres on his car.The Force Indias of Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will occupy row four of tthe grid ahead of Fernando Alonso in ninth and Felipe Massa in tenth for his final grand prix.ddddddddddddValtteri Bottas missed out on a place in Q3 by 0.040s after losing a chunk of time compared to teammate Massa in sector two. He will start ahead of Jenson Button, who will line up on the grid for what is expected to be his last race in 12th position. Esteban Gutierrez beat Romain Grosjean to 13th in their last qualifying session as Haas teammates, while Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein both impressed by making the cut for Q2. They will start 15th and 16th, with Palmer losing a bit of potential lap time in Turn 8 while Wehrlein said he maximised the pace of his Manor.Daniil Kvyat missed out on a place in in Q2 by 0.117s to Wehrlein as Toro Rossos struggle continued following lost time to punctures during Friday practice. Kevin Magnussen finished 18th, 0.367s off Renault teammate Palmers Q1 time, and 0.105s ahead of Felipe Nasrs Sauber in 19th, who struggled with a power surge problem as he exited Turn 16. Esteban Ocon was 20th after setting a time 0.400s off teammate Wehrlein, with Carlos Sainz 21st in the second Toro Rosso. Marcus Ericsson will start last on the grid after a lock-up left him a quarter of a second adrift of the rest of the field.Hamilton trails Rosberg by 12 points and knows his best chance of claiming the title is to win on Sunday and hope his teammate finishes off the podium, meaning it was a vital pole under the lights at Yas Marina. Rosberg never beat Hamilton in any of the three qualifying sessions but Mercedes comfortable advantage over the rest meant he rarely had to worry about the Red Bull-Ferrari battle unfolding behind him.? ' ' '