😎CU Football Coaches Show (before North Dakota State)😎

we got the stick mic for you either one you want there so go ahead we'll let Coach put that on and again a 4:00 pregame on Thursday preparation has uh been ongoing over the last month and the Buffs getting ready for this game against North Dakota State how you doing great yeah good good to see you good to see you too my man how you feeling fantastic well you know I got I got all kind of vehicles and carts and everything if you need them I may need to I don't use mine as much anymore I may need to take advantage of that by the way we are streaming on not only abff TV on YouTube but also on the col Buffalo Facebook page as well how was your off season it was great brief but great I think I may be the only coach in the country I don't go anywhere I stay here like I I love it here and I love uh you know I got to wait for escape to Texas as well as I think I went to somewhere in Mexico but sure um I I like I like this atmosphere I I like the kids man you did some fishing though when I go home that's lake is right there I can't help but I can't help but fish Legas in the front yard okay if I if I had to press you cuz I know you've you fish with your sons you fish with Travis okay who's the best angler out of all of you me is that right yeah yeah yeah what is it about fishing the peace the serenity the challenge thereof the uh just the the challenge between you and the fish sir I love it yeah you know you know what they say about fishing the tug is the drug right when you when you get that bite well I like to go catching really I don't like to go fishing yeah yeah you mainly a bass guy I'm mainly a bass I like bluegill and crappie okay but that's it I don't I don't vure out do no other stuff although I did make it in Miami for a minute because I wanted to catch a peacock bass and sa sap put me on he took care of me now now now Warren's an Outdoorsman too is no no he does everything does he really yeah yeah he does he he he's different yeah yeah you know I was just talking to your guys uh doing your documentary a little while ago you're doing an interview and and they they were asking me about kind of being around to you and I said you know what watching Prime wears me out because you're going 1,000 miles hour 24/7 yeah so when you have those downtimes what what energizes you I don't really have downtown I've probably been home twice is there in Camp yeah I stay here every night okay yeah so I love it I love the atmosphere I love it man so just I can't wait till the game starts I think that's the that that gets me going like and seeing this this this room full every morning yeah but these young men that men that are hungry for um just word just and encouragement motivation and just love man I asked you this question for lunch the other day we're going to ask it here on the show I said when you wrapped up you're number one here okay you're 4 and8 we had a 400% increase of wins not where you wanted to be what were your first thoughts about as you look forward um staff yeah yeah let's make sure every everybody's on the same page everybody's here for the same reason and without two coordinators you know these guys are phenomenal like it's a better connectivity those other guys are great guys and I I love for them but I'm more of a promm minded type guy so my thought process is is down the street a little bit and you got to get guys that are like-minded that's why I think eight out of the 11 position coaches that come from the NFL are played in the NFL because that's the way I think and they get it they really get it so Shing up that the coordinator position you know Rob and Sean Rob and Pat I'm sorry Sean is crazy Rob and Pat are unbelievable but then you go to the need the bigs okay it's easy to entice the the the skill position because that's what it was so you could get them it was tougher to get those the first time out because you now you got to you got to develop a need so now that they saw the need they said okay we got oh World a quarterback here all we got to do is do our job everybody's going to see us right and you created that need and they saw there was a lack there up and they came running would it be fair to say Prime you're number one when you came in here you were out looking to use your term you were looking for dogs you went out and found guys cuz you had a revamp a lineup mhm in year number two were you more selective very much so is that true yeah because you're able to well you know who you are you know what you want want and you know what level there is that you're playing against you got to understand a lot of things we're saying okay man dang we could have beat USC y dang we we could have beat Oregon State dang we could have beat I mean you're thinking that but you need those pieces yeah so you go Ahad and get them that puts you over the hump but the coordination of those pieces are are also was was vital so our two coordinators man I I love the communication process that they have with the kids I really do I I wondered too from from an athlete standpoint uh in year number one you were unknown to a lot of guys in terms of what you were as a coach and so there was a curiosity Factor year number two was it different when you sat down and talk to a kid that was thinking about transferring that said okay I know what this is about I see what he's trying to do now yes I think they thought that in year number one but it was so much of an overhaul that you had Doo sure first of all not just Talent you had to get mentality out of the building mentality not just in the football area but in some of the other parts of the building was just a a mentality that wasn't indicative of winning so when you flush all that and get that out of the building now you bringing new guys now you start saying okay character I know you're talentful what about your character because your character will infiltrate the whole team and take it to a to to a position that you don't want so now you start say that's not character that's not character your new defensive coordinator Robert Livingston said in an interview I saw he said that I'm indebted to Prime because he took a chance on me and and I I bring that up only because the more I've kind of gotten to know him and The more I've kind of called around about himh he's an exciting young guy I'm not sure it was as big a leap as maybe he's letting people believe because he's a quality football coach not only he's a quality football coach you got to understand who I'm not going to mention the names who called me about him but they validated him tremendously but he validated himself in the way he went about attaining the position he was relentless was he really he wanted it he desired it and he was PE prepared like like it was a margin a gap with all the other persons that we interviewed he was really prepared and just seeing how you know we put him on Zoom okay first game we're getting ready to play uh North Dakota let's see what you got and he broke down game he yeah he had to he came and film he did a whole presentation in front of the defensive staff and he he hit him out of the park but he's a great communicated and listener a lot of folks come in and they just every we no way no no he listens to those other guys because it's a wealth of knowledge in that room as well I know guys like Marvin Lewis I mean some legendary coaches around the NFL he's been a part of their staff you know that's got to mean something from a resume stand Zim as well Zim is my that's right that's right yeah yeah and it goes farther then don't forget the guys who played for him it's one thing about the guys who he coached with but it's another thing with the guys he that played for him when they call him bate that's different when you got a coach like that you okay he he's obious you talked to Robert for 30 seconds you know he's a very smart guy right what are the intangibles you're looking for the things beyond the X's and O's when you're interviewing me on um I'm going to tell you this because you you you you 100 can he get along with players from everywhere interesting explain what you mean by that black players okay white players yeah um players that that that that may not grasp the scheme quickly players that may grasp the scheme quickly but may not have the athleticism just being able to communicate with everybody there are some coaches out there great but everybody in the room ain't listening interesting very he also has to be as a coordinator because both he and Pat have got staffs then on that side of the ball he's also got to be the coach of coaches too that's right that's got to be part of the equation it's got It's tremendous part of the equation but not only that being able to Rally everyone together yeah and not divide them and not just do your thing it has to be a collective effort if not you're going to lose that room my sense is getting to know I know Pat for number years was with the Broncos but Robert as well you look for in those kind of guys my guess would be there's got to be some humility involved wouldn't there yeah yeah tremendous amount both of those guys are just they're so professional they're so on point great fathers um Great Men um they enjoy life and they love this atmosphere like they don't come to work like TI like they're ready man they ready for the challenge of the day yeah and I could throw a curve bowl at them just to see how they respond and they don't Flinch I want to talk a little bit about fall camp and obviously we're going to talk about North Dakota State coming up here in a moment as well but we do have to talk about we got to take a break but on the other side I want prom to talk about he's been part he's changed this nil game as we well know but he just made an nil star out of the most unlikely person in the world so I want Prim to talk about that it's a bus prime time we're coming from the Champions Center we're streaming live on both the bus Facebook page and also bus TV on YouTube and of course it's going to be on the radio network later on tonight back more with Coach Prime after break this is col football from the field C football is brought To Us by the Hilton on cany are coming to Boulder for game day well you should be stay at the Hilton on Canon a pro a part a proud Hotel partner of the col of Buffalo as we continue here at the Champions center with Coach Prime it's boss Prime Time Thursday night North Dakota State coming to town it's a 6:00 kickoff we'll talk about those Buys in here in just a moment uh I mentioned before the break uh and I when I saw it PR I was chuckling like crazy because you and I feel the same way about Miss Peggy but how about you get her an nil deal man that was it it was just beautiful thank God uh that blenders had vision and understand how important uh Miss Peggy is to the program and just to life period so she exemplifies what we all desire to be and uh for them being able to come up with something like that was phenomenal man and I'm thankful just to be a part of that oh she is something I mean she get am the other thing I want you to talk about you did something you know Elevations Credit Union has been a great partner with here at the University of Colorado for a long time you did something with them the other day that's fast today tell tell folks about yeah um I'm I'm well aware of who's in this locker room and the trials and the tribulations that they have and the different nuances of each young man I have them feel like card sometime to tell me a little more about themselves we have conversations in the cafeteria but to find out you know five to seven of these young men are are fathers a couple of them expecting fathers and uh how do they navigate through life being a father that's not easy it's not even easy for us so imagine what it is to a guy that's 18 to 24 years old and you're fathering a child and you need to be fathered yourself so being able to lend them a hand and get them started off with the stability of their child just imagine man and you're 18 years old but your your your father left you a fund that's up to could grow up to $100,000 you know because these I think the oldest child is 5 years old so it's 13 years worth of consistently putting in their account so you're establishing generational wealth and generational security and that's something that we desire for all these young men to have not just rely on NFL and so this is just part and partial to kind of the broader perspective that that you view yeah you know I I've said before when I get asked about you I said you know I don't think he believes or looks at this as just being a coach right right this isn't just about the X's nose this is about the Jimmy and Joe yes that's exactly right and I and I love him man but I challenge them to be meant first and foremost and I don't want to hear profanity through the hallways or your pants halfway off you but are you yelling and screaming and hoo-ha in the cafeteria I want men man I want professionalism because that's where they're going to migrate to when all this stuff is over even if they have a pro career sooner or later you going to have to be a man yeah all right football give us your assessment of Camp over the last month Camp has been really good our last several practices have been phenomenal good I'm so proud of these young men it has been phenomenal I'm talking about challenging one another holding one another accountable uh making sure we do what we need to be doing necessarily with our body with drinking water with getting hydrated and take care of our bodies as well in the weight room as well as the training room these guys are on it it's a different mentality a different professionalism that they occupy yeah the being that guys a lot of guys have had a year under their Belt have you seen a better understanding of what you're trying to focus them on yeah but not only from them from the coaches as well from the staff a better understanding on what we're really trying to attain and who we really are that identity that we want to establish we have the young men in the locker room that can establish it all you talked about this recently it was during a press conference you talked about being in this room and having Zoom calls with yeah you know people around the country that have impressed you yeah it's one thing to hear from us consistently it's been a while now all through Camp so they want to hear from some outside guys I mean the ray lewises the Ed Reeds as well as plethora of other ones that we a pastor speaks to them every week on Zoom just to encourage them just to motivate them motivate them just to inspire them but to pick up where we left off like most the time I don't even tell the guest about where we are as a team I just say do your thing and it Con the connectivity of how they did their thing and how they accomplished what they've accomplished has been uh unbelievable Lou Rik also sure you know so they give him a perspective of what a scout is looking for what a GM is looking for he came with that perspective in the locker room as you well know you're in a locker room for decades uh the importance of leadership the importance of unity the importance of you know I I it's it's awesome you got a your two sons are in there so you get kind of get that sense and kind of get the temper that locker room you like what you're seeing in love I'm seeing you know you got leaders of dogs yeah this what you got you got leaders and you got dogs every dog ain't a leader every leader ain't a dog so you got to make sure you categorize them purposely and properly so they fit into the box that they need to be in you don't you can't have a dog that's trying to be a leader but he's out in the streets he's smoking he's drinking now but he's trying to be a leader they not going to follow him yeah so stop that just be the dog that you are if you're a dog at practice you're a dog be that but leadership that's not you so making sure you place the guys in the necessary categories that they are and we have a plethora of leaders and we got some dogs that they going to hunt when they get opportunity shadur is one of the top quarterbacks in America coach Prime not not Deon de I the coach Prime how should do were better do you think going in the season uh first of all uh he has Pat he has Pat and he has a consistency of communication the consistency of a pro that's in his ear and telling him these things and it's almost like cheating when now the coordinator as well as I get an opportunity to talk to him until 15 seconds is on the play clock that I mean being able this is what I'm sorry sto in the middle of thought but this is one of the things that people take for granted with shador he's one of the few quarterbacks I guarant guantee you in college football that have start every game in high school every game in college except for one when he was hurt so you know how much how many plays that is they have seen every type of Blitz every it's not like you never see him get surprised by the blitz we get surprised that we may not have picked up the blitz but he's not surprised by this or that he he he doesn't move like that he don't get down like that so for him to um even have a pro in his ear here to tell him okay this would could happen they probably going to bring a weak side Blitz on first through third Downs they do that every every opening Series uh that's what they do but to have that understanding is is phenomenal you you mentioned the communication that you're going to have both on offense and defense right be able to talk to players that or the tablets on the sideline where players can come off and see different what what's going to have the biggest impact the communication the tablets you see after the play so they have impact but not the impact that you cuz it's it's the afterthought you know and offense may not come to that play come back to that play again unless they disguise it differently but the communication to the player there it's wonderful I like it especially with the 15 seconds unless the team's running Tempo you know but it it's going to get to be a problem because okay if a guy's running Tempo and it doesn't go off to 15 seconds does that mean you could talk to the quarterback all the way to the ball snap that's a great question I never looked at the yeah that's right I want them to answer the question I don't want to ask them before I want them to answer during the game love it hey North Dakota State comes to you I think if if you're somebody that doesn't understand college football you look at this game and go okay really that'll be an easy one you you you know what North Dakota State means this be a challenge on Thursday man they they are a a winning um tradition of a school that plays football it's almost like I'm trying to give you an analogy like when you play play a high school football game in Texas and you get there and you don't see a track around the field you getting ready to play some football like like if you see a track around the field they're serious but they're not serious no I understand but if you go there and you don't see a track around the field and it's just a football field you better buckle up yeah and uh North Dakota state is one of those type of schools that they have a tradition of winning they have a commitment to Excellence their detail they're not going to beat themselves we're going to have to beat them they're not going to beat themselves I I have stood on a number of interviews I've said they've got a bad habit of going into a power School stadium and getting a big check in a w on the way out I mean they done that a number of times do your players understand that yes they do yeah yeah we've gone over a multitude of scenarios a multitude of things that uh we want to transpire and preparing them for everything before the first game as a player compare that to you now as a first game as a coach it's totally different as a player you know you know you got control over you know you're going to go there and whoop who's up in front of you you ain't worried about it you just hope you get the opportunities to show the the crowd what you're capable of doing as a coach is so many different uh nuances and variances of the game that you want to make sure you dot all eyes and cross all teeth and they just run rampid through your head even during the game you're thinking what it could be first down you're thinking uh we better have 11 out on the pun like if somebody go hurt do you communicate that to make sure that other guy that backup guy is ready we should have to communicate that if that backup guy goes down we practice this stuff that second guy needs to be already up you you said something at the lunch on Friday uh I said you got a final message for the fans he said last year was about hope this year is about expectations that's right we expect we expect to be good we expect to be uh cut down on all those foolish penalties because of the level of of of young men we have we expect to do things uh consistently not cautiously but just the effort level is through the roof because we have a a a better roster we have a better pool of young men that that that goal is truly not just to play football but it's to get to the league is this the new the new look you I don't know I don't I don't like I'm indecisive yeah um on what should I do you going to give me some advice no I like it you know I'm all for the so you saying go with it I'm saying go with it of course I my vot doesn't hold much work yeah but you know you got to see you just saying that cuz you you're a good dude and you're saying it but see you got to understand a plethora endorsements too I got to think of everything I can't just go out there uh you know with a fake a great a great beard and I got to think about all these nuances in my life so when you think about that what would you recommend well there's kind of a Lovey Smith kind of kind of thing going you can't say that that make me shave that that that make me shave that makes me shave right there well I thought I like lovey's look and love is cool but lovey no no I don't want to look like no Lovey Smith I don't I don't want to do that well well you know since you're talking about mtis Avenue kind of stuff M they seem to appreciate the clean shaving look you know you you you should be sore because you're on the fence you should be sore if it were me I'd probably keep it knowing what all the stuff that you do I mean you're in front of the camera but you're a cowboy you you're you know you got to think about you know you're not giving us a lot of thought you just throwing that you just threw threw out two different things well I I'll tell you this my wife's behind the camera over there she votes against the facial hair so is there a reason uh I don't know you don't have to ask her does he look older she likes to go go that's why you wearing to go te that's why I'm wearing to go te see that's what it works hey appreciate you man pray that you're healthy I appreciate that thank you coach Prime with the buffalo on Thursday night 6 o'clock they've got North Dakota State we're going to continue here on bus Prime Time coach flee Gary Harold is going to join us after a quick break this is Con the football from learfield