Series: Life After Life – Skully Colorado

There are few places in Colorado where hope, tradition, stress, celebration, and complete chaos all collide quite like a fall Saturday in Boulder.

In Go Buffs!, Skully Jones joins thousands of Buffalo faithful inside Folsom Field as Ralphie explodes across the turf and the Flatirons stand watch over another game day. Parents arrive convinced tuition is "an investment." Students discover that football Saturdays may be the most educational experience of the semester. Alumni return to relive glory days they somehow remember getting better every year.

Look closely and you'll find the little details that only CU fans understand—from the tongue-in-cheek "We Love Out-of-State Tuition" sign to the "Welcome Parents" billboard, oversized foam fingers, overflowing beers, and the unmistakable energy that transforms Boulder into one giant tailgate.

Like every Skully Colorado piece, death isn't the story—life is. Beneath the skeletons are people creating memories that outlive them: friendships, traditions, victories, heartbreaks, and the shared experience of belonging to something bigger than themselves.

After all, in Skully World, we're all just passing through.

Original Medium: Watercolor, colored pencil, ink, and graphite on Arches Hot Press watercolor paper.