1 00:00:21,605 --> 00:00:24,900 The amount of hits that Shedeur took in just the UCLA game alone 2 00:00:24,900 --> 00:00:28,904 {\an8}is the equivalent that most quarterbacks will take over a multitude of games. 3 00:00:30,197 --> 00:00:32,908 He got sacked seven times against UCLA, 4 00:00:32,908 --> 00:00:35,661 and he was under pressure for half of his snaps. 5 00:00:37,413 --> 00:00:41,083 I know that he had to get a cortisone shot in the middle of the game, 6 00:00:41,083 --> 00:00:44,628 but it really does speak to how tough this kid is. 7 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,339 What do you want to do, Shedeur? 8 00:00:47,339 --> 00:00:48,424 Hyperbaric chamber. 9 00:00:48,424 --> 00:00:50,092 Hyperbaric? Sounds good. 10 00:00:50,092 --> 00:00:52,803 Right now, my ankle and my hip hurt. 11 00:00:52,803 --> 00:00:57,808 {\an8}All right, the recovery process is just... just getting treatment on it a lot. 12 00:00:57,808 --> 00:01:01,604 Realistically, you're feeling it wherever you're hurting. 13 00:01:01,604 --> 00:01:04,982 But you know not playing or quitting is not an option, 14 00:01:04,982 --> 00:01:06,275 so you just deal with it. 15 00:01:06,275 --> 00:01:07,234 You ready? 16 00:01:09,195 --> 00:01:12,782 I'm just doing everything I can in my power every hour of the day 17 00:01:12,782 --> 00:01:16,076 to make sure I'm able to be out there and perform my best Saturday. 18 00:01:17,661 --> 00:01:21,916 It's not sustainable because eventually one of those hits is gonna break him. 19 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:26,837 And I don't know who this team is without Shedeur Sanders. 20 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,842 Coach Prime. 21 00:01:31,842 --> 00:01:36,597 It's official, and it has sent excitement throughout the entire country. 22 00:01:37,765 --> 00:01:40,267 Coach Prime led Jackson State 23 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:43,312 to back-to-back undefeated SWAC championships. 24 00:01:44,230 --> 00:01:47,525 Now looking to turn around a Colorado program 25 00:01:47,525 --> 00:01:50,444 that's had two winning seasons 26 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:52,363 in the last 17 years. 27 00:01:53,489 --> 00:01:56,242 This ain't last year. This ain't an old team. 28 00:01:56,242 --> 00:01:57,660 He's bringing Shedeur with him, 29 00:01:57,660 --> 00:01:59,203 he's bringing Travis Hunter with him-- 30 00:01:59,203 --> 00:02:01,413 two of the biggest transfers in the country. 31 00:02:01,413 --> 00:02:03,499 Do you know what he said to his players? 32 00:02:03,499 --> 00:02:05,709 He said, "Jump in the portal." 33 00:02:05,709 --> 00:02:07,253 Now there's a big deal because 34 00:02:07,253 --> 00:02:10,005 over 50 players have hit the transfer portal. 35 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:13,008 Does anyone on this roster make it? 36 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:16,720 I need my purpose right now! I need everything you got! 37 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,307 This is the biggest experiment that we've ever seen in college football, 38 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:21,892 and I'm excited to see what this team has. 39 00:02:32,945 --> 00:02:36,448 Pat Shurmur will take over play-calling duties 40 00:02:36,448 --> 00:02:38,576 for offensive coordinator Sean Lewis. 41 00:02:38,576 --> 00:02:40,911 The decision comes on the heels of Shedeur Sanders 42 00:02:40,911 --> 00:02:43,664 getting absolutely pummeled against UCLA last weekend. 43 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:47,084 Was it Sean Lewis's fault that the offensive line can't block? 44 00:02:47,084 --> 00:02:48,002 I guess. 45 00:02:48,002 --> 00:02:49,503 This looks like a demotion to me. 46 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:52,214 Sean Lewis has had, I thought, a pretty damn good year. 47 00:02:54,550 --> 00:02:58,429 {\an8}When I got the alert that Sean Lewis was gonna be the co-offensive coordinator 48 00:02:58,429 --> 00:03:01,265 {\an8}and Pat Shurmur was gonna call the plays, I was shocked. 49 00:03:02,766 --> 00:03:04,894 Anybody who's been around college football for a long time 50 00:03:04,894 --> 00:03:10,608 and knows the reputation of Sean Lewis was equally, if not more, shocked. 51 00:03:10,608 --> 00:03:13,027 We're going hard. Game-like tempo, okay? 52 00:03:13,027 --> 00:03:19,116 When I make a change in personnel on the field or in the coaching aspect, 53 00:03:19,116 --> 00:03:20,701 {\an8}it's long thought out. 54 00:03:21,744 --> 00:03:25,998 {\an8}I don't make any changes of that nature based on emotions 55 00:03:25,998 --> 00:03:30,419 because I'm not a seesaw type of a person. 56 00:03:30,419 --> 00:03:31,337 I rock steady. 57 00:03:31,337 --> 00:03:34,131 Back up! Back up! Back the ball up! Back up! 58 00:03:34,131 --> 00:03:37,676 {\an8}This summer, Coach Prime called and said he would like to have, you know, 59 00:03:37,676 --> 00:03:40,262 {\an8}somebody with my background join his staff. 60 00:03:40,262 --> 00:03:42,222 Most often, working behind the scenes. 61 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:44,600 That's it. Good. Lookies, lookies. 62 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,436 And obviously that's ramped up a little bit now. 63 00:03:47,436 --> 00:03:49,688 But, you know, I think we're all just still working together. 64 00:03:49,688 --> 00:03:53,651 He wanted me to have a little bit more of an impact. 65 00:03:53,651 --> 00:03:55,527 This should be good 'cause there's no edges. 66 00:03:55,527 --> 00:03:56,946 When you're seeing a quarterback 67 00:03:56,946 --> 00:03:59,406 take the pounding that Shedeur Sanders has taken, 68 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:03,035 I mean, that had to lead to replacing his play-caller. 69 00:04:03,035 --> 00:04:05,955 Coach Shurmur is a man who's had 21 years 70 00:04:05,955 --> 00:04:09,833 of professional experience, and he's done it at the highest of levels. 71 00:04:09,833 --> 00:04:11,627 Give it a chance. 72 00:04:11,627 --> 00:04:15,464 {\an8}They started off so hot, and then things went a little bit awry, 73 00:04:15,464 --> 00:04:18,133 {\an8}and it felt like they just had to make a change. 74 00:04:18,133 --> 00:04:20,594 They need to do a better job of protecting Shedeur. 75 00:04:20,594 --> 00:04:23,722 So, you never want to have mid-season coaching change, 76 00:04:23,722 --> 00:04:24,932 but it felt like this is one of those things 77 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:27,851 that's like, "We have to try something at this point." 78 00:04:27,851 --> 00:04:29,520 This is not emotional. 79 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,481 I don't dislike Coach Lewis or what they're doing. 80 00:04:32,481 --> 00:04:33,816 It just was time. 81 00:04:33,816 --> 00:04:39,196 I'm consistently trying to take us to another level. 82 00:04:39,196 --> 00:04:41,573 Hey, take a hitch and throw it. 83 00:04:41,573 --> 00:04:44,410 There's no reason to make an inaccurate throw in that, right? 84 00:04:44,410 --> 00:04:46,203 At this point, we're all grown men 85 00:04:46,203 --> 00:04:49,415 and we're all here for a purpose, and that's to get to the next level. 86 00:04:49,415 --> 00:04:52,334 Each person has to make a conscious decision to make that effort. 87 00:04:53,669 --> 00:04:56,213 It is my obligation to this university 88 00:04:56,213 --> 00:04:59,466 and to these young men that I put them in the best position 89 00:04:59,466 --> 00:05:03,554 not only to win a football game, but to advance to the next level. 90 00:05:04,847 --> 00:05:07,808 That's my obligation, and I'm gonna stick to that. 91 00:05:17,109 --> 00:05:20,487 {\an8}The one thing we've tried to do is coach the players that are here. 92 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:23,991 {\an8}But understand, recruiting is the lifeblood of your program. 93 00:05:23,991 --> 00:05:27,369 The better players you have and the better developed they are, 94 00:05:27,369 --> 00:05:28,871 the better team you're gonna have. 95 00:05:29,663 --> 00:05:35,669 {\an8}If we can go into 2024 with a ten-piece. 96 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:39,882 {\an8}We have, what, 11, 12 commits? We'll get some more. 97 00:05:39,882 --> 00:05:42,259 Transfers could factor into that. 98 00:05:42,259 --> 00:05:45,721 But, like, we ideally gotta use all 20 of them spots. 99 00:05:45,721 --> 00:05:50,267 You gotta use all 20 spots, but you may not have to use all 20 visits. 100 00:05:50,267 --> 00:05:51,685 Correct. 101 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:53,312 Expectations are always a fun word. 102 00:05:53,312 --> 00:05:57,649 When you look at 2024 in Colorado, I know the expectations of Coach Prime. 103 00:05:57,649 --> 00:06:02,988 The truth is, though, you've gotta develop, in year two, the roots. 104 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:06,366 You better watch church on TV. Man, we got work to do. 105 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:11,080 I would describe my role in the program as the keeper of our roster. 106 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,333 I don't wanna practice. I keep telling y'all. 107 00:06:14,333 --> 00:06:17,461 I'm just saying we need to close the loop. 108 00:06:17,461 --> 00:06:20,172 Yeah, we'll have a conversation with them. 109 00:06:20,172 --> 00:06:23,509 My conversation always starts with Coach. 110 00:06:23,509 --> 00:06:26,011 We're down the stretch, the last quarter of the season. 111 00:06:26,011 --> 00:06:28,430 We'll continue our advanced scout, but now we'll start 112 00:06:28,430 --> 00:06:32,351 to really self-scout us and see what our needs are. 113 00:06:32,351 --> 00:06:35,229 Compare him to him at the same position. 114 00:06:35,229 --> 00:06:38,190 I mean, I think the second one is more athletic. 115 00:06:38,190 --> 00:06:39,358 Yeah. 116 00:06:39,358 --> 00:06:40,317 - But, like... - He's young. 117 00:06:40,317 --> 00:06:44,071 Quicker-footed, like it has more years left. 118 00:06:44,071 --> 00:06:49,034 Of course, you wanna upgrade the roster by any means necessary. 119 00:06:49,034 --> 00:06:52,121 And the transfer portal has allowed us to do that. 120 00:06:52,121 --> 00:06:53,997 That block of time... 121 00:06:55,707 --> 00:06:56,708 it's just us. 122 00:06:57,709 --> 00:07:01,338 And if we have one meeting with Coach and one over here and one over here... 123 00:07:01,338 --> 00:07:03,173 The more people and points of contact 124 00:07:03,173 --> 00:07:04,842 helps alleviate that. 125 00:07:04,842 --> 00:07:06,718 So, with that being said, 126 00:07:06,718 --> 00:07:12,266 I have to be able to anticipate the potential portal kids and say, 127 00:07:12,266 --> 00:07:16,019 "What are the pieces that we need to make 2024 magic?" 128 00:07:23,193 --> 00:07:24,695 You've got four games left. 129 00:07:24,695 --> 00:07:27,531 You have to win two if you're going to get to a bowl game. 130 00:07:27,531 --> 00:07:29,283 This is an incredibly daunting task 131 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:31,910 because the schedule has only gotten harder and harder 132 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:33,871 as the team has gotten more and more banged up 133 00:07:33,871 --> 00:07:36,206 and you have Shedeur dealing with injuries. 134 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:39,084 And meanwhile, you're running into some juggernauts. 135 00:07:39,084 --> 00:07:41,295 It's funny that it's the last year of the Pac-12 136 00:07:41,295 --> 00:07:43,672 because this is the best the conference has ever been. 137 00:07:44,882 --> 00:07:46,842 Tomorrow night, he's gonna lead the Buffaloes 138 00:07:46,842 --> 00:07:49,845 to play the Oregon State Beavers for Homecoming. 139 00:07:49,845 --> 00:07:53,640 It's not gonna be an easy game that we play, especially from here on out. 140 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,101 {\an8}Every game, we need to fight every single quarter, 141 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:59,021 {\an8}every single down, every single minute, to get that win. 142 00:08:01,523 --> 00:08:06,320 Let's bring up Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders! 143 00:08:10,115 --> 00:08:13,410 The thing I love about what we've done this year 144 00:08:13,410 --> 00:08:15,621 is we got our butts kicked one game. 145 00:08:15,621 --> 00:08:18,832 Every other game, we've had an opportunity to win. 146 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:21,710 And we're gonna learn how to win, and we're gonna win for you. 147 00:08:21,710 --> 00:08:24,796 And we're gonna give you what you deserve and what you desire, 148 00:08:24,796 --> 00:08:27,090 and that's a championship-caliber football team. 149 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:30,677 If our head coach is confident, 150 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:32,429 we gotta be confident right there with him, you know. 151 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:34,306 {\an8}But at the end of the day, we're the players out there on the field. 152 00:08:34,306 --> 00:08:36,558 {\an8}So, Coach Prime done did all his dirty work, 153 00:08:36,558 --> 00:08:38,727 {\an8}all the other coaches, they done did their dirty work. 154 00:08:38,727 --> 00:08:42,064 That's why he put out 11 players on the field that believe. 155 00:08:42,064 --> 00:08:44,024 God bless you. I love you. 156 00:08:48,820 --> 00:08:51,281 You remember when we was down in Fort Worth 157 00:08:51,281 --> 00:08:53,242 and I said, "I believe." 158 00:08:53,242 --> 00:08:54,159 I believe. 159 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:58,288 I talked about, "We're not coming no more, we're here." 160 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:01,041 You remember that passion? You remember that fire? 161 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:04,294 You remember that intensity? You remember that dog? 162 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:06,838 You remember that want? You remember that need? 163 00:09:06,838 --> 00:09:08,674 You remember the way we took the field? 164 00:09:08,674 --> 00:09:10,425 You remember the way we went out there on offense? 165 00:09:10,425 --> 00:09:11,343 The way we went on defense? 166 00:09:11,343 --> 00:09:12,803 The way we went out there on special teams? 167 00:09:12,803 --> 00:09:14,012 The way we went, period? 168 00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:15,222 When we came back at halftime? 169 00:09:15,222 --> 00:09:16,598 The way we went back out there? 170 00:09:16,598 --> 00:09:17,724 Do you remember that? 171 00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:18,642 Yes, sir. 172 00:09:18,642 --> 00:09:20,602 - Because we believe, don't we? - Yes, sir. 173 00:09:20,602 --> 00:09:23,021 That's how we started, and that's how we're gonna finish. 174 00:09:33,573 --> 00:09:35,325 Look. Man, really? 175 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:40,038 Dog, really? 176 00:09:40,038 --> 00:09:40,956 Amen. 177 00:09:40,956 --> 00:09:42,332 My aunt! My aunt pray for me before every game. 178 00:09:42,332 --> 00:09:44,418 We got a team going on in here, man! 179 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,337 We got a team going on! 180 00:09:47,337 --> 00:09:48,839 It ain't about you, it's about us! 181 00:09:54,511 --> 00:09:56,179 Oh, my goodness! 182 00:09:57,889 --> 00:10:01,226 Ralphie is about ready to be unleashed out of the panels. 183 00:10:02,394 --> 00:10:05,022 Here comes Coach Prime and the Buffaloes. 184 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:08,734 With the Buffaloes back home to take on Oregon State tonight 185 00:10:08,734 --> 00:10:11,695 here at Folsom Field, the big story leading up to this ball game 186 00:10:11,695 --> 00:10:14,323 was the coaching adjustments by Coach Prime. 187 00:10:14,323 --> 00:10:18,076 Former NFL head coach Pat Shurmur now the co-offensive coordinator. 188 00:10:18,076 --> 00:10:19,995 He'll be in the booth, calling the plays. 189 00:10:19,995 --> 00:10:22,205 - What are we gonna do? - Win! 190 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:23,206 What are we gonna do? - Win! 191 00:10:24,583 --> 00:10:27,711 Let's not beat us! Play your game! Confident! 192 00:10:27,711 --> 00:10:32,632 Beat him! Beat him! Beat him! Beat him! Beat him! 193 00:10:34,343 --> 00:10:36,178 Buffs gotta play four quarters. 194 00:10:36,178 --> 00:10:39,765 This is a rock-solid Oregon State football team, 195 00:10:39,765 --> 00:10:42,309 and it's gonna require playing start to finish. 196 00:10:43,435 --> 00:10:46,188 Snap, fakes the inside handoff, throws a quick pass. 197 00:10:46,188 --> 00:10:48,231 Travis Hunter. Oh, what a jump cut! 198 00:10:48,231 --> 00:10:49,149 Slides to the left. 199 00:10:49,149 --> 00:10:50,400 Now here comes pressure in his face. 200 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:51,318 He got hit and sacked. 201 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:54,154 A loss of 11 yards on that play. 202 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:56,114 Shotgun snap Shedeur. Here comes pressure in the face. 203 00:10:56,114 --> 00:10:57,032 Lobs it down. 204 00:10:57,032 --> 00:10:59,785 {\an8}And Antonio's out there. Ball just overthrown. 205 00:10:59,785 --> 00:11:02,287 Hey, bro. Bro. You gotta hit that. 206 00:11:02,287 --> 00:11:03,455 Hit that. 207 00:11:03,455 --> 00:11:04,456 Gets away from pressure. 208 00:11:04,456 --> 00:11:07,376 Now running, grabbed from behind, and he comes down. 209 00:11:07,376 --> 00:11:10,087 They needed six. He got five. 210 00:11:10,087 --> 00:11:11,546 Snap taken by Shedeur, backpedaling. 211 00:11:11,546 --> 00:11:15,425 Runs out to his right, steps back, rifles it off the back foot. 212 00:11:15,425 --> 00:11:18,220 And Shedeur got knocked down. 213 00:11:18,220 --> 00:11:21,681 He's getting hit every time he throws. Okay? He's getting hit. 214 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,725 Chiles takes the quarterback-designed draw. 215 00:11:23,725 --> 00:11:25,560 Runs up inside and he gets by Bentley. 216 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:27,562 Running at the five to the end zone. 217 00:11:27,562 --> 00:11:29,189 {\an8}Dives. Touchdown. 218 00:11:30,482 --> 00:11:31,983 {\an8}Hey, we need to help three. 219 00:11:31,983 --> 00:11:34,903 We need to help three 'cause that's definitely where they're going. 220 00:11:34,903 --> 00:11:36,196 Buffs have got trouble here. 221 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:37,823 Snap, drop to throw, scans. 222 00:11:37,823 --> 00:11:39,324 Looks right side. Caught. 223 00:11:39,324 --> 00:11:40,575 Fenwick. Touchdown. 224 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:44,746 {\an8}I'm in a little pain over here right now in this series. 225 00:11:44,746 --> 00:11:47,833 I'm just... That's just painful. 226 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:49,835 Snap taken by Shedeur. 227 00:11:49,835 --> 00:11:54,005 Drops, flush forward now, in trouble, grabbed, and he is sacked. 228 00:11:54,005 --> 00:11:56,591 I don't care what you have to do. 229 00:11:56,591 --> 00:11:57,926 You gotta get the ball out there. 230 00:11:57,926 --> 00:12:00,554 Try your best not to take the sack, dog. This kills me. 231 00:12:00,554 --> 00:12:02,472 Shedeur snap, steps up in the pocket. 232 00:12:02,472 --> 00:12:05,308 Grabbed and sacked back to the 19-yard line. 233 00:12:05,308 --> 00:12:06,852 Backpedals. Here comes pressure. 234 00:12:06,852 --> 00:12:07,853 Gets away from one guy. 235 00:12:07,853 --> 00:12:10,147 Rears out to the near side. Now hit as he throws. 236 00:12:10,147 --> 00:12:11,773 Took a heck of a shot. 237 00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:13,483 Fuck! 238 00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:15,819 Shedeur's banged up, and... 239 00:12:15,819 --> 00:12:16,736 Yes, he is. 240 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:18,613 You could tell he was in a lot of pain. 241 00:12:18,613 --> 00:12:20,657 That showed itself as he was limping badly 242 00:12:20,657 --> 00:12:22,701 as he went up the tunnel. 243 00:12:24,995 --> 00:12:26,037 Fuck! 244 00:12:33,211 --> 00:12:34,504 Fuck, man! 245 00:12:38,008 --> 00:12:40,010 Mark, I think we're all in wait-and-see mode 246 00:12:40,010 --> 00:12:42,637 to see what looks different with Pat Shurmur tonight. 247 00:12:42,637 --> 00:12:44,181 So far, it looks similar. 248 00:12:44,181 --> 00:12:46,308 And boy, you can just feel it in the crowd here. 249 00:12:46,308 --> 00:12:48,518 Fifty thousand people here tonight, sellout, 250 00:12:48,518 --> 00:12:51,313 and they're just sitting there waiting for something. 251 00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:54,608 {\an8}The Buffs fall to number 16 Oregon State. 252 00:12:54,608 --> 00:12:57,194 {\an8}They're sitting at 4-5 on the year. 253 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:02,782 We haven't found that level of consistency yet, 254 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:05,368 and that's what's truly disheartening. 255 00:13:19,174 --> 00:13:21,760 Defense, y'all held your own. Y'all did what y'all supposed to do. 256 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,345 Offensively, we didn't do that. 257 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:39,569 Well, here we sit now, late in the season, 258 00:13:39,569 --> 00:13:41,112 with three games remaining, 259 00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:43,365 and Colorado still looking for win number five. 260 00:13:46,493 --> 00:13:50,956 You got to be kidding me, guys. Come on! Defense, come on, man! 261 00:13:50,956 --> 00:13:54,751 The Buffaloes' offensive line is just crumbling. 262 00:13:54,751 --> 00:13:56,503 Come on, guys. Come on, guys. 263 00:13:56,503 --> 00:13:57,546 Tied at 31. 264 00:13:57,546 --> 00:13:58,463 For the lead. 265 00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:00,715 Mata set, snap, swings the right leg. 266 00:14:00,715 --> 00:14:01,800 Kick is up. 267 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:06,346 And it is no good. 268 00:14:07,764 --> 00:14:09,224 Mata missed. 269 00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,111 I challenge you today to be different. 270 00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:23,905 I challenge you today to get it right. 271 00:14:23,905 --> 00:14:29,369 I challenge you today to be the best that you can possibly be 272 00:14:29,369 --> 00:14:31,162 and give it your all. 273 00:14:33,623 --> 00:14:35,041 We're set for college football. 274 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:35,959 It's not a sellout. 275 00:14:35,959 --> 00:14:38,420 First time this season the Buffaloes will not play 276 00:14:38,420 --> 00:14:39,796 in front of a capacity crowd. 277 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:49,723 Got hit, ball pops loose. 278 00:14:49,723 --> 00:14:52,976 Picked up, and it's running it in to the end zone. 279 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:06,698 Guys, I've never... 280 00:15:06,698 --> 00:15:09,284 been a part of a team, or been part of a game 281 00:15:09,284 --> 00:15:13,330 that I've actually witnessed coaches 282 00:15:13,330 --> 00:15:15,040 and players quit. 283 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:19,377 And the whole thing that has kept me going, and kept me encouraged... 284 00:15:19,377 --> 00:15:21,755 No matter what the media may have ever said about us, 285 00:15:21,755 --> 00:15:26,259 I said, "One thing about these guys is they haven't quit." 286 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:27,969 You guys are quitting, man. 287 00:15:31,723 --> 00:15:33,516 When you're somebody like Coach Prime, 288 00:15:33,516 --> 00:15:39,147 {\an8}that his entire life has competed and excelled at a certain level, 289 00:15:39,147 --> 00:15:42,275 {\an8}and when you're a Hall of Fame type of athlete like that, 290 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:45,278 you expect things to be that way all the time. 291 00:15:47,155 --> 00:15:50,909 {\an8}Coach Prime never before in his coaching history, his leadership history, 292 00:15:50,909 --> 00:15:53,578 has he had a losing record. 293 00:15:53,578 --> 00:15:55,914 This is the first time he's gone through something like this. 294 00:15:56,998 --> 00:15:58,583 Um, these stats are... 295 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,921 Shoot, when you look at them... 296 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:07,550 It's unbelievable. 297 00:16:12,514 --> 00:16:15,684 After the game, what did you tell your team? 298 00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:18,478 What? What are you gonna say? 299 00:16:18,478 --> 00:16:19,688 What do you say? 300 00:16:19,688 --> 00:16:22,649 I'm still trying to figure out our identity, 301 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:27,320 trying to figure out who we are in turbulent times. 302 00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:31,074 Is this the toughest stretch of your coaching career? 303 00:16:31,074 --> 00:16:34,160 Oh, this is the toughest stretch of probably my life. 304 00:16:35,620 --> 00:16:38,123 When you're not winning and you're not everybody's darling 305 00:16:38,123 --> 00:16:40,041 and you're not everybody's favorite, 306 00:16:40,041 --> 00:16:43,294 {\an8}then it starts to be looked at a different way. 307 00:16:44,379 --> 00:16:46,548 And so how do you handle the dark? 308 00:16:46,548 --> 00:16:47,674 How do you handle the suck? 309 00:16:49,092 --> 00:16:52,429 'Cause in the end, we'll see what he's made of 310 00:16:52,429 --> 00:16:53,972 and we'll see what these boys are made of. 311 00:17:03,773 --> 00:17:08,820 You're the laziest fucker I've ever seen. And I promise you, I'll let people know. 312 00:17:08,820 --> 00:17:10,321 Set, go! 313 00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:15,618 It's a fucking tackling drill, not a push! 314 00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:18,621 {\an8}You look at where this team was at the beginning of the season, 315 00:17:18,621 --> 00:17:21,708 {\an8}that TCU win, beating Nebraska by a good margin, 316 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:24,002 {\an8}that exciting game against CSU, 317 00:17:24,002 --> 00:17:28,465 there was so much belief that this team could be bowl eligible. 318 00:17:28,465 --> 00:17:30,383 Right there. Go! 319 00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:33,178 Unfortunately, that hasn't been the Buffs' reality, 320 00:17:33,178 --> 00:17:35,638 especially with Shedeur's injury last game. 321 00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:38,767 He finally went up and saw the ankle specialist. 322 00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:39,976 High ankle sprain. 323 00:17:39,976 --> 00:17:41,394 He's got a little bit of an Achilles strain too. 324 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,438 That's why he's having so much pain walking. 325 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:46,107 He got hurt when he scrambled and fumbled? 326 00:17:46,941 --> 00:17:49,152 His foot went like this. 327 00:17:49,152 --> 00:17:51,070 He's, honestly, got swelling on both sides. 328 00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:56,284 We don't know what Shedeur's gonna do right now. 329 00:17:56,284 --> 00:17:59,788 We're praying for him that he makes it. He's a little banged up, truly. 330 00:18:00,789 --> 00:18:03,041 He's kind of been hurt through these last couple games. 331 00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:04,501 He ain't really been getting his shot out there. 332 00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:06,878 Injury is gonna happen in football. 333 00:18:06,878 --> 00:18:09,923 {\an8}That's when family comes in to play and lets you know that we've got your back 334 00:18:09,923 --> 00:18:12,300 {\an8}even when you're down, even when you're up. 335 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:14,344 All right, let's go. Regular, regular, regular, regular. 336 00:18:15,512 --> 00:18:17,639 Defense, you look real lazy right now. 337 00:18:17,639 --> 00:18:19,349 You look real lazy, defense. 338 00:18:19,349 --> 00:18:21,309 We can't put up with that, man. 339 00:18:21,309 --> 00:18:24,729 I want them to finish strong, and I want them to accomplish it. 340 00:18:24,729 --> 00:18:28,233 And it's much easier with Shedeur, but it's gonna be a challenge without. 341 00:18:28,233 --> 00:18:31,945 But we're gonna have to pull together as a unit if that's the case. 342 00:18:32,904 --> 00:18:33,905 Everybody up. 343 00:18:35,490 --> 00:18:37,909 Guys, right now, the way this practice is going, 344 00:18:37,909 --> 00:18:39,077 you're gonna get your butt kicked. 345 00:18:39,077 --> 00:18:41,621 And coaches, you're allowing it to happen. 346 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:43,665 I know some of y'all done quit, you ain't down till the end, 347 00:18:43,665 --> 00:18:45,291 and I can see it plain as day. 348 00:18:46,584 --> 00:18:47,460 And I'm not putting up with it. 349 00:18:47,460 --> 00:18:49,796 So what we're gonna do, take your helmet, shoulder pads off. 350 00:18:49,796 --> 00:18:52,298 Let's just get on the line and we're just gonna run for the rest of practice 351 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,759 so we at least can be in condition while we're getting our butts kicked. 352 00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:55,677 Let's go. 353 00:18:57,220 --> 00:18:58,221 Come on, Coach. 354 00:19:00,014 --> 00:19:02,725 When we're not exceeding the expectations that he ordered for us, 355 00:19:02,725 --> 00:19:05,812 it's like us letting him down and letting ourselves down, you know. 356 00:19:07,647 --> 00:19:09,816 Come here, sir. No, Hart. 357 00:19:11,025 --> 00:19:14,112 I'm telling you, dog, we just think different. 358 00:19:14,112 --> 00:19:18,074 You still have an opportunity to play. You still have an opportunity to win. 359 00:19:18,074 --> 00:19:21,828 End on a good note, man. Get something to build on. 360 00:19:23,788 --> 00:19:25,582 They didn't touch the line, run them again. 361 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,044 Even if you graduate, don't you want to put some good film out there, 362 00:19:30,044 --> 00:19:31,838 showing you winning a game or something? 363 00:19:31,838 --> 00:19:34,382 Some of these kids, they ain't built like that, though. 364 00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:40,680 The original question going into this was, can we be a unified and cohesive team 365 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,932 with people coming in the spring, you know, 366 00:19:42,932 --> 00:19:45,351 a whole new batch coming in the summer? 367 00:19:45,351 --> 00:19:47,854 At this point, I don't know if we are that. 368 00:19:48,605 --> 00:19:50,690 First three games, you know, things were looking great. 369 00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:51,774 But I think, you know, 370 00:19:51,774 --> 00:19:54,110 everybody has a plan till you get smacked in the mouth. 371 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,404 I mean, that's what happened to us. 372 00:19:58,990 --> 00:20:02,493 Fellas, y'all are here because y'all serve some type of leadership 373 00:20:02,493 --> 00:20:04,787 and the respect that I have for you. 374 00:20:04,787 --> 00:20:07,040 We can't let this thing slip away. 375 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:11,377 We can't allow your teammates to dial it in and phone it in. 376 00:20:11,377 --> 00:20:13,671 We're too good to be this bad. 377 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:16,883 But we gotta finish strong, guys. 378 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:18,593 We gotta finish, and we can't quit. 379 00:20:18,593 --> 00:20:23,097 And y'all can't let your groups quit. You can't let it happen. 380 00:20:23,097 --> 00:20:25,391 You gotta stay on their butt, and that stuff starts in here. 381 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:28,186 So, hold yourselves accountable first 382 00:20:28,186 --> 00:20:30,980 because you can't check nobody when you ain't in check. 383 00:20:31,981 --> 00:20:32,815 And let's go. 384 00:20:32,815 --> 00:20:34,359 Let's go. 385 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:35,902 All right? 386 00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:37,403 It's on y'all, man. 387 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:38,696 Y'all lead this thing. All right? 388 00:20:38,696 --> 00:20:39,864 Yes, sir. 389 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,711 Watching film after practice, 390 00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:57,757 I mean, it's something I've always done since a freshman at Dartmouth. 391 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:00,677 I think it is a part of leadership. 392 00:21:00,677 --> 00:21:03,846 And if you're gonna have the same expectations for someone else, 393 00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:05,765 you have to do the same thing you expect them to do. 394 00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:12,772 Comparing teams that I've been on at Dartmouth and how we were together, 395 00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:16,484 win, loss, workout, summer, film study session, 396 00:21:16,484 --> 00:21:19,821 no matter what it was, that was a team, that was a family. 397 00:21:19,821 --> 00:21:21,197 I don't think we're there yet. 398 00:21:22,907 --> 00:21:26,119 I think we've learned from the great experiment 399 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,121 that they were calling Colorado early on, 400 00:21:28,121 --> 00:21:32,917 football takes camaraderie, football takes togetherness. 401 00:21:34,335 --> 00:21:38,006 And no matter how many great players you bring together, 402 00:21:38,006 --> 00:21:41,634 how many people are excited to wear your colors, 403 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:45,805 that actually takes time to cultivate. 404 00:21:58,609 --> 00:21:59,861 Today's Thanksgiving. 405 00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:01,612 What are we thankful today for? 406 00:22:01,612 --> 00:22:03,197 - Family. - Family. 407 00:22:03,197 --> 00:22:05,116 - What else? - Football. 408 00:22:05,116 --> 00:22:06,367 Football. 409 00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:07,618 Who said that? 410 00:22:07,618 --> 00:22:08,911 Football. Amen. 411 00:22:09,912 --> 00:22:11,664 Our faith. 412 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,166 Friends. 413 00:22:14,792 --> 00:22:16,961 What about the food we're gonna consume a little later? 414 00:22:21,090 --> 00:22:22,300 What else we got, fellas? 415 00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:23,593 Each other? 416 00:22:24,802 --> 00:22:25,678 Hell yeah. 417 00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:28,056 Each other. 418 00:22:30,391 --> 00:22:34,395 Some things you just take for granted I don't want you to take for granted. 419 00:22:34,395 --> 00:22:38,816 We're playing a game that's measured by wins and losses, 420 00:22:38,816 --> 00:22:42,278 and some of us are determining our lives based on the game. 421 00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:44,197 You understand that, right? 422 00:22:44,197 --> 00:22:50,203 So, make sure you prioritize some things in life that are dear. 423 00:22:50,203 --> 00:22:54,332 Let's have a great day, and let's unite even closer today. 424 00:22:54,332 --> 00:22:56,334 - We're good? - Yes, sir. 425 00:23:10,348 --> 00:23:11,224 How you feeling? 426 00:23:11,224 --> 00:23:14,852 Hurting. I ain't feeling good, bro. 427 00:23:16,854 --> 00:23:20,191 How you feel about the season? How do you feel about this? 428 00:23:20,191 --> 00:23:21,651 It's our last game. 429 00:23:22,318 --> 00:23:24,362 We gotta come back next year and figure it out. 430 00:23:25,947 --> 00:23:27,031 Yeah, I know you hate not playing 431 00:23:27,031 --> 00:23:29,408 because you don't like to leave them stranded. 432 00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:33,788 Yeah. I wanna play, but I just can't, like, physically. 433 00:23:34,997 --> 00:23:36,207 Ain't no chance. 434 00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:39,585 Just physically unable, brah. 435 00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:42,839 I got you. We just gotta get Staub ready. 436 00:23:45,675 --> 00:23:47,802 That's why you gotta put it up high, right? 437 00:23:47,802 --> 00:23:49,554 Hey, repeat, repeat. 438 00:23:49,554 --> 00:23:53,516 Shedeur's not gonna be able to go, but that gives Ryan Staub 439 00:23:53,516 --> 00:23:56,727 a great opportunity to go out and put a winning performance on the field. 440 00:23:59,856 --> 00:24:02,859 Sixteen, we gotta show him what he's capable of doing. 441 00:24:02,859 --> 00:24:03,985 Right. 442 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:05,069 Go. 443 00:24:05,903 --> 00:24:09,740 There it is. I love that one. There it is. 444 00:24:09,740 --> 00:24:12,785 Shedeur wanna win and not only win, he wanna be great at it. 445 00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:16,497 But if he's down, sometimes key players go down, you know. 446 00:24:16,497 --> 00:24:18,499 Everybody just all that next man up. 447 00:24:18,499 --> 00:24:19,959 Get up, get your tap. 448 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:21,169 At the end of the day, 449 00:24:21,169 --> 00:24:23,004 we the players out there playing on the field. 450 00:24:24,839 --> 00:24:29,260 Ryan's had a great week of practice. I feel like he knows what the plan is. 451 00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:32,555 I think the players around him this week have executed in practice, 452 00:24:32,555 --> 00:24:37,226 so it's a great opportunity for them to go out and show us what they can do. 453 00:24:37,226 --> 00:24:41,147 Give it to him. Run, run, run, run, run! Score! 454 00:24:42,565 --> 00:24:44,984 You can't keep dwelling on what we did in the past. 455 00:24:44,984 --> 00:24:46,569 You gotta go on to that future. 456 00:24:46,569 --> 00:24:49,363 {\an8}If you're going into another game thinking about the game last week, 457 00:24:49,363 --> 00:24:51,073 {\an8}that can affect your game for the next week. 458 00:24:51,073 --> 00:24:53,451 So, you just gotta come together and flip that page 459 00:24:53,451 --> 00:24:55,119 and live where your feet is at. 460 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:56,412 Tighter, tighter, tighter. 461 00:24:57,496 --> 00:25:02,376 You don't wanna end this season on two really down notes. 462 00:25:02,376 --> 00:25:06,505 So, getting blown out against Utah would be really harmful for this team. 463 00:25:08,674 --> 00:25:10,676 This is going to show what they really have, 464 00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,303 what kind of foundation they have. 465 00:25:14,805 --> 00:25:17,308 They're gonna be tested to see if they can come together 466 00:25:17,308 --> 00:25:20,394 without their biggest on-the-field leader and put a performance together. 467 00:25:25,441 --> 00:25:26,484 Coach, you okay? 468 00:25:26,484 --> 00:25:27,777 I'm just hurting. 469 00:25:27,777 --> 00:25:30,071 Just real stiff, and it's hurting right now. 470 00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:34,825 They need to go out there, play for pride, 471 00:25:34,825 --> 00:25:38,162 and give this fan base a reason to continue believing, 472 00:25:38,162 --> 00:25:39,455 going into the off-season. 473 00:25:52,468 --> 00:25:54,428 We come to you from Rice-Eccles Stadium, 474 00:25:54,428 --> 00:25:56,222 where today it's the Rumble in the Rockies. 475 00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:58,599 The Buffaloes at 4-7. 476 00:25:58,599 --> 00:26:00,059 They have lost five in a row. 477 00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:03,813 As Coach Prime said this week, they wanna end on an exclamation point. 478 00:26:03,813 --> 00:26:07,149 They've got a chance against their rivals here in the Rocky Mountains, 479 00:26:07,149 --> 00:26:09,151 that being the Utes of Utah. 480 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,322 First time I'm ever playing without you. 481 00:26:13,322 --> 00:26:14,448 You've played without me. 482 00:26:14,448 --> 00:26:16,534 Make this be the last. 483 00:26:16,534 --> 00:26:18,619 We ain't doing this no more. 484 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:20,913 All right? 485 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:28,129 Well, you got guys out there, Gary, that have taken 486 00:26:28,129 --> 00:26:31,173 virtually no snaps or none at quarterback. 487 00:26:31,173 --> 00:26:33,426 This should be kind of interesting. I'm not sure what to expect. 488 00:26:33,426 --> 00:26:35,761 Well, you know, you get to the last game of the year, Mark, 489 00:26:35,761 --> 00:26:37,263 this is the kind of thing that happens. 490 00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:38,764 You still gotta play the game. 491 00:26:41,642 --> 00:26:43,519 The quarterback, Ryan Staub, 492 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:45,813 six-foot-one, 200-pound freshman. 493 00:26:45,813 --> 00:26:49,317 He's played sparingly but did get quite a few snaps last week 494 00:26:49,317 --> 00:26:51,736 against Washington State when Shedeur Sanders went down. 495 00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:55,197 Off the left hip and Staub drops to throw. 496 00:26:55,197 --> 00:26:56,741 Looks to his right, whips it out there. 497 00:26:56,741 --> 00:26:58,826 The grab is made and it's a first down. 498 00:26:58,826 --> 00:27:00,619 Good-looking pass there by number 16. 499 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:03,122 Good-looking pass, good-looking protection that time, Mark. 500 00:27:03,122 --> 00:27:05,291 He's gonna have to get rid of the ball quickly. 501 00:27:05,291 --> 00:27:06,959 Shotgun, Staub takes the snap. 502 00:27:07,710 --> 00:27:09,962 Got hit from behind, ball comes loose. 503 00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:12,381 And it's recovered by Utah. 504 00:27:12,381 --> 00:27:13,674 Pulling out to the right. 505 00:27:13,674 --> 00:27:16,302 Bottari tucks, goes to the end zone, dives. 506 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:17,720 Touchdown. 507 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:22,183 {\an8}They haven't thrown one darn pass, man. This is pathetic, man! 508 00:27:22,183 --> 00:27:24,727 And the Utes after the Buffs' turnover 509 00:27:24,727 --> 00:27:27,396 turn it into a short drive and a score. 510 00:27:27,396 --> 00:27:29,482 I got to just chill, 511 00:27:29,482 --> 00:27:30,399 sit... 512 00:27:34,695 --> 00:27:35,529 Quick throw. 513 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:36,739 - A double pass. - Double pass. 514 00:27:36,739 --> 00:27:38,032 Caught by Jimmy. He's gonna whip it downfield. 515 00:27:38,032 --> 00:27:41,035 Dillon's down there. Makes the grab at the two-yard line! 516 00:27:41,035 --> 00:27:43,829 {\an8}End zone! Touchdown! 517 00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:46,082 {\an8}Touchdown, Colorado! 518 00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,417 Oh, little trickeration for the Buffaloes! 519 00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:52,880 Dog, good call. Good call. Good call. Good call. Good call. Good call. 520 00:27:56,133 --> 00:27:57,885 Looks, rifles it down the right side. 521 00:27:57,885 --> 00:28:01,430 Travis is out there, dives, makes the grab in the end zone! 522 00:28:01,430 --> 00:28:05,267 Touchdown! Touchdown, Colorado! 523 00:28:05,267 --> 00:28:08,646 Number 12, Travis Hunter, does it again. 524 00:28:08,646 --> 00:28:10,773 Staubs, he's sort of getting the hang of this whole thing. 525 00:28:10,773 --> 00:28:13,275 Ruling on the field, the touchdown is under review. 526 00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:15,194 So, they'll take a look at this one 527 00:28:15,194 --> 00:28:17,613 to make sure that he had control. 528 00:28:17,613 --> 00:28:20,866 After review, the receiver lost control of the ball. 529 00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:24,412 It's an incomplete pass. It'll be fourth down. 530 00:28:24,412 --> 00:28:27,164 That's bad, man. You guys are bad, man. 531 00:28:27,164 --> 00:28:28,916 Field goal, field goal. 532 00:28:28,916 --> 00:28:31,168 No, no! Mata! 533 00:28:31,168 --> 00:28:32,670 It's too far, Coach. 534 00:28:32,670 --> 00:28:34,213 Mata! 535 00:28:36,340 --> 00:28:37,967 Make it. Make it. 536 00:28:37,967 --> 00:28:40,052 Take the touchdown off the board. 537 00:28:40,052 --> 00:28:42,972 Alejandro Mata is coming out now for a field goal attempt, 538 00:28:42,972 --> 00:28:45,015 a 47-yard field goal. 539 00:28:45,015 --> 00:28:48,602 This season, the longest that Mata has hit is 43. 540 00:28:48,602 --> 00:28:50,104 Come on, Alejandro. 541 00:28:50,104 --> 00:28:52,022 Snap, put down, swings the right leg. 542 00:28:52,022 --> 00:28:55,651 {\an8}Kick is up, it is on its way, and it is... 543 00:28:55,651 --> 00:28:57,403 {\an8}good by Alejandro Mata. 544 00:28:57,403 --> 00:28:59,447 - Good call, Coach. - Foot down, Mata. 545 00:28:59,447 --> 00:29:03,033 Foot down, Mata. No doubt there, Mata. 546 00:29:03,868 --> 00:29:04,702 Aah! 547 00:29:04,702 --> 00:29:05,703 Appreciate you, Coach. 548 00:29:05,703 --> 00:29:06,620 I believe in you, boy. 549 00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:07,705 I believe in you! 550 00:29:09,206 --> 00:29:11,459 Under center, quarterback keeper for Bottari. 551 00:29:11,459 --> 00:29:12,543 Good push up front. 552 00:29:13,544 --> 00:29:15,379 {\an8}Finally get the signal. Touchdown, Utah. 553 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:22,761 You just can't give up a sack, okay? You're doing a great job, yeah. Good job. 554 00:29:24,013 --> 00:29:25,723 Seven and a half to play in the fourth. 555 00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:27,808 Snap to Staub, sets, throws over the middle. 556 00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:28,976 Grab is made by Travis. 557 00:29:28,976 --> 00:29:32,354 Turns upfield! End zone! Touchdown! 558 00:29:32,354 --> 00:29:34,773 {\an8}Touchdown, Colorado! 559 00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:39,028 {\an8}And Ryan Staub with his first collegiate touchdown. 560 00:29:39,028 --> 00:29:40,321 Great job. 561 00:29:40,321 --> 00:29:43,699 23-17, Utah. 6:35 to play in the fourth. 562 00:29:43,699 --> 00:29:46,118 Third and one from the 34-yard line. 563 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:47,161 And a quarterback sneak. 564 00:29:47,161 --> 00:29:48,829 Got a good push up front. 565 00:29:48,829 --> 00:29:50,748 And they got the first down and then some. 566 00:29:50,748 --> 00:29:53,083 This is a classic example of being able to run it 567 00:29:53,083 --> 00:29:54,168 when you have to run it. 568 00:29:54,168 --> 00:29:55,419 - Yep. - And you wanna run it. 569 00:29:55,419 --> 00:29:58,756 They burned almost six minutes off the clock. 570 00:29:59,924 --> 00:30:02,384 {\an8}So, the Buffs' season's gonna come to an end. 571 00:30:02,384 --> 00:30:05,679 {\an8}The Utes win the season finale 572 00:30:05,679 --> 00:30:09,099 {\an8}in the last Pac-12 game the Buffs will play. 573 00:30:09,099 --> 00:30:11,393 They had a couple tough calls go against the Buffaloes, 574 00:30:11,393 --> 00:30:15,523 but they end up falling today, 23-17. 575 00:30:15,523 --> 00:30:17,733 And year number one for Coach Prime and the Buffaloes 576 00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:19,026 comes to an end. 577 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:27,701 Hey, fellas, there was no quitting. 578 00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:31,997 You guys played your butt off. You fought hard to the very durn end. 579 00:30:31,997 --> 00:30:32,915 And I'm proud of you. 580 00:30:32,915 --> 00:30:37,378 You have nothing, you have nothing to hang your head down with. 581 00:30:37,378 --> 00:30:41,966 One thing about the Boulder faithful, you gave them all hope. 582 00:30:41,966 --> 00:30:45,761 And they cannot wait till tomorrow and the next day and the next day 583 00:30:45,761 --> 00:30:47,096 to see what we build. 584 00:30:47,096 --> 00:30:48,222 I'm proud of y'all, man. 585 00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:51,725 That's it, my boy. 586 00:30:53,102 --> 00:30:55,437 Make sure you give your coaches a hug. Give them some love. 587 00:30:55,437 --> 00:30:58,023 Have a talk with one of your teammates and just let them know how you feel. 588 00:31:18,961 --> 00:31:19,795 All right. 589 00:31:21,130 --> 00:31:23,048 Oh, it is a white tree, so it's kind of good to be up here. 590 00:31:23,048 --> 00:31:26,051 Yeah, I know. And it's blue lights. It matches. 591 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:29,138 I'll build this. You do the rest. 592 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:33,017 Season's wrapped up now, so the off-season for me is pretty much, 593 00:31:33,017 --> 00:31:37,271 I took, what, a day off, two days off, after the game Saturday. 594 00:31:37,271 --> 00:31:38,981 Went back to the gym with my girlfriend today, 595 00:31:38,981 --> 00:31:40,357 so I'm gonna be working out still. 596 00:31:40,357 --> 00:31:43,944 {\an8}Oh, I thought it stood by itself. 597 00:31:43,944 --> 00:31:47,489 {\an8}Hold on, undo this real quick while I plug up the lights. 598 00:31:47,489 --> 00:31:51,076 Now, on the 2023 season, we didn't get what we wanted. 599 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:54,913 I mean, we tried our best to get a lot of guys to come in as one, 600 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:59,585 and that's kind of hard to do, knowing that we got a lot of talent, 601 00:31:59,585 --> 00:32:01,337 but we wasn't able to put it all together 602 00:32:01,337 --> 00:32:03,047 and have years under our belt with the coaches. 603 00:32:03,047 --> 00:32:06,592 So, we just gotta do better next year with bonding. 604 00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:08,969 Wait, no, I gotta admit, I can't reach it. 605 00:32:08,969 --> 00:32:11,388 Yeah, you wanna do the top, but you probably can reach it. 606 00:32:11,388 --> 00:32:12,306 You ain't that short. 607 00:32:12,306 --> 00:32:16,101 Next season, I'm same play style. It's gonna be the same thing for me. 608 00:32:16,101 --> 00:32:18,771 I love to be on the football field, playing and competing with my brothers. 609 00:32:18,771 --> 00:32:21,315 So, that's my main thing, is to go out there and compete, 610 00:32:21,315 --> 00:32:24,985 and I wanna be able to do that on both sides of the ball at all times. 611 00:32:24,985 --> 00:32:26,445 I know what I can get you for Christmas. 612 00:32:26,445 --> 00:32:27,363 What? 613 00:32:27,363 --> 00:32:29,573 I'm gonna buy all your cleats for next year. 614 00:32:29,573 --> 00:32:30,491 Oh. 615 00:32:30,491 --> 00:32:31,825 For Christmas. 616 00:32:31,825 --> 00:32:33,285 I'm gonna get them all pre-made. 617 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:34,578 No, I don't want them pre-made. 618 00:32:34,578 --> 00:32:36,747 - No? - No, I like as we go. 619 00:32:36,747 --> 00:32:38,582 'Cause we come up with different things as we go. 620 00:32:38,582 --> 00:32:41,752 So, like, if you get them all pre-made, it's not gonna be right. 621 00:32:41,752 --> 00:32:43,045 You used the whole box already? 622 00:32:43,045 --> 00:32:44,463 - Yeah. - Dang. 623 00:32:45,422 --> 00:32:49,677 Most about the 2024 season is we get another chance to play football, 624 00:32:49,677 --> 00:32:52,346 get another chance to go out there and become a winning team. 625 00:32:52,346 --> 00:32:54,139 I'm looking forward for a bowl game. 626 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:56,350 Hopefully, get to the national championship. 627 00:32:56,350 --> 00:32:57,643 Just go out there and work. 628 00:33:03,732 --> 00:33:06,110 All right. I'm gonna drive you. 629 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:14,243 You and everybody in the country know what we need to do. 630 00:33:14,243 --> 00:33:16,787 You know what the first order of business is. 631 00:33:16,787 --> 00:33:18,706 - O-line, D-line. - Thank you, sir. 632 00:33:20,457 --> 00:33:21,375 O-line, D-line. 633 00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:25,337 - Then linebackers. - Then linebackers. Yes, Lord. 634 00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:29,466 But you know what? This year, we're going after all starters. 635 00:33:29,466 --> 00:33:31,051 Mm. 636 00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:34,555 Like, started. They've gotta have been a starter. 637 00:33:34,555 --> 00:33:38,308 College football has changed, man. Ain't nothing free anymore. 638 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:45,524 This past season was the season of hope. 639 00:33:46,817 --> 00:33:48,652 We instilled hope 640 00:33:48,652 --> 00:33:52,906 in everybody that had anything to do with CU football. 641 00:33:52,906 --> 00:33:54,533 Like, now, they, is not... 642 00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:57,035 It wasn't one game that they didn't have hope. 643 00:33:59,830 --> 00:34:02,916 I was having a good conversation with our new, uh... 644 00:34:02,916 --> 00:34:05,043 Commissioner of the Big 12. 645 00:34:05,711 --> 00:34:10,549 He said, a lot of people were coming to him, asking him... 646 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:16,054 Why are you so excited about Colorado? 647 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,640 And the potential that a-- 648 00:34:19,349 --> 00:34:23,020 Head Coach could be leaving to go elsewhere. 649 00:34:23,020 --> 00:34:24,646 He said, Oh, no! 650 00:34:25,439 --> 00:34:27,941 I never worry about him leaving. 651 00:34:28,525 --> 00:34:30,903 He's not that type of guy. 652 00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:35,407 He said, because he builds legacies, he don't inherit them. 653 00:34:35,824 --> 00:34:36,825 I said... 654 00:34:36,825 --> 00:34:40,162 ooh-wee! 655 00:34:48,337 --> 00:34:53,258 We talk about the characteristics all the time 656 00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:54,802 of what we want this team to look like. 657 00:34:54,802 --> 00:34:56,553 Why not put a grade to it? 658 00:34:57,971 --> 00:34:59,264 And can we? 659 00:34:59,848 --> 00:35:05,354 Can you you put a number, one to five, on how fast the kid is? 660 00:35:05,354 --> 00:35:07,940 That's something that's objective. 661 00:35:09,483 --> 00:35:12,694 And then two, is it us, or do we let the coaches do it? 662 00:35:14,238 --> 00:35:17,366 Recruiting is always fascinating, especially now in the portal era. 663 00:35:18,909 --> 00:35:22,120 There's a lot of steps that go into being a competitive team 664 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,831 to being a championship team. 665 00:35:23,831 --> 00:35:28,043 So, right there on that front left, we'll put what our needs are. 666 00:35:28,043 --> 00:35:31,505 We know how many O-linemen we need, how many in each position. 667 00:35:31,505 --> 00:35:37,094 As we continue to attain talent, those needs will just come off 668 00:35:37,094 --> 00:35:39,596 until we don't have any more positional needs. 669 00:35:43,058 --> 00:35:45,561 At the beginning of the season, the cupboard was empty. 670 00:35:45,561 --> 00:35:46,687 We had nothing. 671 00:35:46,687 --> 00:35:51,233 But now you have more of a keen sense of understanding what you have 672 00:35:51,233 --> 00:35:52,317 and what you lack. 673 00:35:53,819 --> 00:35:55,904 Now it's about getting those players 674 00:35:55,904 --> 00:36:00,534 and then truly dropping roots into this community. 675 00:36:00,534 --> 00:36:01,535 Okay. 676 00:36:02,828 --> 00:36:03,704 This is therapeutic, bro. 677 00:36:12,838 --> 00:36:15,048 You know, as I look back on the year, 678 00:36:15,048 --> 00:36:17,050 would we like a few more wins? 679 00:36:17,050 --> 00:36:22,055 Yes, but the energy that Coach Prime 680 00:36:22,055 --> 00:36:25,934 has brought to our fan base and our community is significant. 681 00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:28,395 I can't get over this crowd, first of all. 682 00:36:28,395 --> 00:36:29,980 Oh, my God, this is unbelievable. 683 00:36:29,980 --> 00:36:33,400 This is unbelievable. Look at this. Look at this. 684 00:36:36,403 --> 00:36:39,573 Deion Sanders is not just a coach. 685 00:36:39,573 --> 00:36:40,991 We ain't coming no more. 686 00:36:40,991 --> 00:36:43,243 We here! 687 00:36:43,243 --> 00:36:45,704 Things that we're trying to do here is bigger than wins and losses. 688 00:36:47,164 --> 00:36:49,917 When you talk about Deion Sanders and the excitement... 689 00:36:49,917 --> 00:36:53,712 All recruits, did you hear what he said? 690 00:36:55,088 --> 00:36:58,050 ...the fun, and, you know, the fashion 691 00:36:58,050 --> 00:37:00,052 that he's bringing to college football. 692 00:37:00,052 --> 00:37:02,012 Put them on if you can, please. 693 00:37:03,180 --> 00:37:04,181 It's Deion. 694 00:37:04,181 --> 00:37:06,725 Not only is he changing the coach, he's bringing the coach with him. 695 00:37:08,143 --> 00:37:11,605 I think a multitude of people believed from day one. 696 00:37:11,605 --> 00:37:13,106 A multitude didn't. 697 00:37:13,106 --> 00:37:16,485 The love and the hate, that's what makes us who we are. 698 00:37:16,485 --> 00:37:18,946 Thank you. I love you. 699 00:37:18,946 --> 00:37:21,031 Whoo! 700 00:37:21,031 --> 00:37:23,033 Being a part of, like, the restoration 701 00:37:23,033 --> 00:37:25,911 within this season has been wonderful. 702 00:37:26,662 --> 00:37:29,665 We're close to having success, we just ain't found a way to do it yet. 703 00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:33,794 I'd rather have high expectations than no expectations. 704 00:37:33,794 --> 00:37:36,046 So, we just gotta stay focused, stay patient. 705 00:37:37,798 --> 00:37:40,217 This season was more of a hope. 706 00:37:40,217 --> 00:37:45,847 And, although record-wise, we may have not reached our goals. 707 00:37:47,182 --> 00:37:51,103 But there's a lot of goals that we did reach. 708 00:37:51,103 --> 00:37:55,607 Next season, it's expectations, 709 00:37:55,607 --> 00:37:59,319 and I cannot wait to see 710 00:37:59,319 --> 00:38:02,406 what we put on the field next season. 711 00:38:11,999 --> 00:38:17,045 Jordan Seaton, next year you will attend, dot, dot, dot, 712 00:38:17,045 --> 00:38:18,130 which school? 713 00:38:18,130 --> 00:38:21,466 The University of Colorado. 714 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:23,927 {\an8}If you ain't rocking with us and you claim you're a dog, 715 00:38:23,927 --> 00:38:25,470 {\an8}why are you not coming to Colorado?