"If we want to fix some of the things that preceded this new start in the run game and stopping the run, we have to practice that way," Sanford said. Tuesday was a physical day, with plenty of contact work.
Sanford and his staff have also tried to implement a more process-oriented practice schedule with specific themes and goals for each day. "That's something a mentor of mine, Chris Petersen at Boise State, always emphasized when I was playing for him," Sanford said, "and that's something we're implementing here on a daily basis." Sanford and his staff even created some in-practice competition between the offense and defense in the turnover-takeaway arena, with the winning group rewarded for its efforts. That's probably been the most consistent emphasis every single day." "Getting more on defense than the offense gives up.
#Takeaway vs turnover football plus#
"We want to be on the plus side - that's how you flip the script quickly," Sanford said at his Tuesday press conference.
To the offense's credit, CU has done a decent job of taking care of the ball, giving it away just seven times - five fumbles and two interceptions.īut that ratio still needs to be reversed if the Buffs are going to give themselves a chance to pick up some wins over their last seven regular season games. All three fumbles came in a rainy game against Air Force the interception occurred at Minnesota. In five games, Colorado has produced just four takeaways - three fumble recoveries and an interception. Still, turnovers are part of that equation, and CU's defense has not been able to produce enough of those momentum-shifting moments. Colorado's offense has yet to produce any kind of consistency over long stretches while the defense has allowed far too many chunk plays. There is, of course, a healthy list of reasons the 0-5 Buffs have yet to break into the win column, and as a result will be playing their first game this weekend under the guidance of an interim head coach. Thus, it's no surprise that interim head coach Mike Sanford and new defensive coordinator Gerald Chatman have made CU's turnover/takeaway ratio a point of emphasis as they prepare for Saturday's home game against Cal (noon, Pac-12 Network). BOULDER - In three of their five games this year, the Colorado Buffaloes have gone without a defensive takeaway, and they have yet to emerge from a game this season with the turnover edge.
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