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Brooks: Turning Large Lifts Into Bigger 'W's?
3 days ago - cubuffs.com
... cornerback Jalil Brown believes his most productive off-season will pay dividends this fall. Photo Courtesy: CUBuffs.com BOULDER - The numbers that carry the most weight are recorded from September through November, but those posted by the Colorado football team from December through early March might offer a tantalizing glimpse of what's to come. "That's the idea," Jeff Pitman, CU's director of speed-strength and conditioning, said of a revamped off-season program that produced the biggest across-the-board improvement during his tenure and hopefully ... Read More »
3. Brooks: Grossnickle Feeling More Comfortable, Confident
4 days ago - cubuffs.com
... Grossnickle said, filing it away in the lesson-learned category. As a placekicker/punter, the injury wasn't much hindrance for the former duty. As for the latter, it definitely was a hindrance fielding center snaps with one hand/wrist in a cast is a handicap/headache no punter (or special teams coach or head coach) needs. "I think he could have helped us as a punter, but we were a little leery about whether he could catch the ball," Buffaloes coach Dan Hawkins said. Added special teams coach Kent Riddle: "I can't say if he'd been used if he wouldn't have had the cast. It ... Read More »
4. Burney Makes Good Impression On Pro Timing Day
5 days ago - cubuffs.com
... I know Ill be able to sleep a lot better after today, but really I just want to maintain and keep my body in perfect health and shape." Burney finished the season as CU's fourth-leading tackler ( total, solo). He also tied for the interception lead (two, one for a touchdown) with three teammates and registered seven third-down stops, four tackles for zero yards, four passes broken up, two forced fumbles and two quarterback pressures. ADVERTISEMENT ... Read More »
5. Brooks: Collins Wants Fewer Near-Misses In 2010
6 days ago - cubuffs.com
... remembering a handful of ' games in which groping for ball carriers proved a poor substitute for fundamentally sound tackling. "West Virginia - that (game) pops out right away," Brown said. "We had too many misses on Noel Devine. He's a great back, Ill give that to him. But as a Division I team trying to make a bowl game, we can't allow any back to get that many yards and us to have that many missed tackles." Added senior-to-be B.J. Beatty, a senior-to-be: "You could go down the list (of games). There are big plays here and there that had missed tackles." The elusive Devine turned ... Read More »
6. Hawkins Announces Support Staff Changes
6 days ago - cubuffs.com
... need to get going in April on the camps." Anthony Tucker has been added to the staff as an offensive technical intern. Tucker comes to CU from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Calif., where he has been an assistant coach since with responsibilities that included wide receivers and special teams. He played receiver at Fresno State University (-) and graduated with a degree in criminology before having brief NFL stints with the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams, and spending the spring with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe. Brad Bedell, CU's offensive technical ... Read More »
7. Weak & Strong: Colorado
7 days ago - espn.go.com
Here, we'll take a look at one area where each team in the Big can expect to succeed and another that needs improvement. Next up: Colorado Weak: Running back Rodney Stewart rushed for a respectable yards in , topping yards in five games. But Stewart's backups, Darrell Scott and Dem Read More »
8. Lunch links: Zero returning starters for Buffs?
8 days ago - espn.go.com
I'm headed to Stillwater today for the start of my Big spring practice tour. Plenty of Cowboys coverage on the way, as well as the Sooners later in the week. What do you mean "returning starters?" Colorado coach Dan Hawkins says the Buffaloes don't have any, writes Irv Moss of the Denver Post. Read More »
9. Michigan football transfers Sam McGuffie, Toney Clemons in line for playin ...
8 days ago - annarbor.com
... for playing time when spring practice opens today. Michigan begins spring practice March . "You look at Sam, he can play slot, running back," Bailiff said. "Hes a very talented kid." McGuffie sat out last year as a transfer, but Bailiff said his skills were apparent playing on Rice's scout team. "Every now and then to keep him from going crazy wed let him go run a play," Bailiff said. "Hes a good kid." Another recent Michigan transfer, wide receiver Toney Clemons , should see immediate playing time at Colorado after sitting out last season. Clemons told The Denver Post he'll be a ... Read More »
10. Battle for starts puts players on equal terms
9 days ago - denverpost.com
... the upper hand in by starting the last seven games. "They've told me I have to compete, but it's my job to lose," Hansen said. "Probably the key to going into the spring is to not throw picks (interceptions). I think Im making strides toward gaining the leadership qualities to make this my team. One of my goals is to gain separation between me and the other guys. I want to be so good that they can't help but put me on the field." Cody Hawkins wasn't available for comment. Dan Hawkins provided insight as to what he wants from his quarterbacks. "They have to be able to run the club ... Read More »
11. Brooks: Kiesau's Goal Is To Keep It Simple
9 days ago - cubuffs.com
... his second season (and first spring) as Colorado's offensive coordinator, Kiesau has pulled whatever he deemed salvageable from the Buffaloes' - season and attempted to meld it with another offensive concept or two (or three or four) gleaned from watching "countless hours" of tape on other teams. If this doesn't sound too much like simplification, stay with him here. He does have a plan, and he wants it understood that it doesn't involve wholesale offensive changes pilfered from other teams. "I want to emphasize Im not changing the offense to fit what those other teams are doing," ... Read More »
13. Lunch links: Clemons the main attraction in Boulder
11 days ago - espn.go.com
Not a lot of coverage across the Big today, but once spring practice starts up for the rest of the conference, that will change quickly. The Boulder Daily Camera's Kyle Ringo takes a look at the main attraction for Colorado's spring practices, receiver Toney Clemons. On another Clemons note, t Read More »
14. New CU Buffs wideout Clemons aims to stretch the field
11 days ago - denverpost.com
... cellspacing="" cellpadding="" border="" width="%"> BOULDER Toney Clemons' teammates on the Colorado football team would be amazed if they knew what the junior wide receiver might enjoy most in a game situation and what he missed last fall while NCAA transfer rules relegated him to the practice field after his arrival from Michigan. It's when a quarterback underthrows a ... Read More »
15. Brooks: Pre-Spring Drills Q&A With Dan Hawkins
12 days ago - cubuffs.com
... . . . it's always good news/bad news in the spring because the offense does well, it's like the defense isn't. It's hard to win that in the spring. But I think certainly from an emphasis standpoint, getting turnovers and eliminating turnovers is a big part of it. "Then, for us, in special teams in terms of kicking/punting the ball and being able to be more consistent . . . with accuracy and hang time. To me, those are the three major points. Hawkins: "It'll be Zach Grossnickle. It'll be interesting he's a big, tall guy and he's gotten a lot stronger this off-season. Hopefully, ... Read More »
16. Buffs' offensive backfield full of intrigue
13 days ago - espn.go.com
... he gets in the fall after tallying last season. Brian Lockridge and Corey Nabors are the only other two running backs scheduled to take part in spring practices, but Lockridge carried the ball just times as a sophomore and Nabors is a former walk-on whose experience is mostly on special teams. Junior quarterback Tyler Hansen showed flashes of greatness last season, throwing for more than yards in three of the Buffaloes final four games, including against Big North champ Nebraska. This year, he'll get to throw to Toney Clemons , a Michigan transfer who coach Dan Hawkins ... Read More »
17. Brooks: Prince Wants WR Position Finely-Tuned
16 days ago - cubuffs.com
... next telephone call to the Pacific Northwest, Hawkins' list of candidates had narrowed to Prince and a couple of fall-back options. Hawkins offered him the job, as well as the title of passing game coordinator. Prince responded, "Yeah, Id have some interest. I was going to talk to a couple of NFL teams and if that didn't work out, yeah, definitely Id be interested." First, though, Prince did as promised: he spoke with several NFL teams. When those talks went nowhere, the only offer on the table was Hawkins' - which was good enough for 'RP.' "The reason I came here was because of 'Hawk,'" ... Read More »
18. Paige: Cage those roaming Buffaloes
20 days ago - denverpost.com
... "because he had troubles handling" the academics. Oregon State has a major in exercise and sports science. Before Colorado dumped its phys ed major, the Buffs won a national title. If Colorado joined the Pac-, it supposedly could recruit better in California its alums would travel more the team would gain additional national publicity and the Buffs would be play in superior locales. Pullman, Corvallis and Eugene are not upgrades over Lincoln, Lawrence and Norman, and the Rockies finally are escaping from Tucson. As the song goes, "I'll Take Manhattan." CU alums don't travel CU ... Read More »
19. The cost of fundraising for Buffs
23 days ago - denverpost.com
... such as Pickens at Oklahoma State or Nike co-founder Phil Knight with the University of Oregon. "The more people you have supporting it, the better it is," Moncrief said. "Texas has a lot of good supporters, as you know. It's a big school with a lot of graduates that realize that a football team means a lot to a college. If Colorado can get a good group of supporters, it would be great." Use the "Report Abuse" link when necessary (you don't have to be a member, or be logged in to use it) Keep it clean and respect others don't use language you wouldn't use with your parents ... Read More »
20. Pac-10 Expansion Analysis, Part Two
25 days ago - cfn.scout.com
... time period leading up to the next TV contract negotiation. In part one (link here), I discussed various expansion candidates, and looked at a few different potential pairings, as well as a more radical idea for expansion. In this piece, Ill be examining the logistical problems that adding two teams would create. For the sake of not using Team X? and Team Y? in my examples, Ill assume the two teams are Texas and Texas A&M (this set or Texas-Colorado are the best-case pairings for the league, and this is probably more realistic). Essentially, there are two problems that adding teams to ... Read More »
Brooks: Rippy, Mahnke Get Spring Seminar At ILB
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