BOULDER — Colorado’s Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders is by no means ignoring the Buffaloes’ current four-game losing streak.
But while the big picture isn’t the image Coach Prime imagined early in the season, he is also quick to note that the Buffs (4-6 overall, 1-6 Pac-12 play) are making steady progress — and getting closer to changing that big picture with a little more attention to the details.
“We might not be where we want to be but we ain’t where we used to be,” Sanders said at his Tuesday press conference. “It’s progress.”
Indeed, the Buffs have been knocking on the door of getting back to their winning ways for several weeks. Four of Colorado’s last five losses — including three of the last four — have been one-score affairs decided by just a handful of plays.
If the Buffs can make those critical plays at crucial moments, Sanders sees no reason they can’t end their skid in Friday’s 8:30 p.m. (MT) game at Washington State (FS1).
“We just can’t seem to make that play when we have to make that play,” Sanders said. “That tackle, that block, that interception, that kick … We just got to be ready for the moment. We never know when the moment is and you have to be prepared.”
Colorado’s current losing streak started when the Buffs gave up a 29-0 halftime lead to Stanford and lost in double overtime. Since then, CU has lost another game by three points, one by seven and one by 12.
The Buffs had their chances to win every one of those contests well into the fourth quarter — but came up short.
“We have to take care of the little things,” Sanders said. “Let’s get started with tackling. We got to start tackling better, we got to block better. We got to run the football better. We got to make the plays that we need to make. The third down plays offensively, the third down plays defensively. We have to take advantage of situational football as well. And we just got to be wise. We got to be wise out there on the field and not beat ourselves with foolish penalties at the most opportune times.”
But the Buffs won’t be getting any sympathy from the Cougars (4-6, 1-6), who have experienced a very similar season to Colorado’s this year. After winning their first four — including a victory over Oregon State that pushed them into the nation’s top 25 — the Cougars collapsed and have now lost six in a…
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