In his presser today, Sanders said Colorado would not follow the trend of other programs that are cancelling their spring games out of concern for other schools scouting their players to poach in the transfer portal. Instead, though, Sanders said he wants CU to get to play another team in the spring.
"We've got to sell this thing out and pack this thing because the way the train is going you never know if this is going to be the last spring game," Sanders said Monday morning. "I don't believe in that. I don't really want to condone that -- I would like to play the spring. Actually, I would like to play against another team in the spring. That's what I'm trying to do right now, to have it competitive. Playing against your own guys gets monotonous and you really can't tell the level of your guys because it's the same-old, same-old, everybody kind of knows each other toward the end.
"I would like to style it like the pros. I would like to practice against someone for a few days, and then you have the spring game. I think the public will be satisfied with that tremendously. I think it's a tremendous idea. I told those personnel who should understand that it's a tremendous idea."
He disagrees with the logic of why spring games are risky for programs now.
"That's probably why everybody's moving to stop spring games. I don't know why. You're not going to stop nobody from leaving your program by not having a spring game. If you want to save money, just say that, but you're not going to stop it. The kid's already gone, they already reached out and contacted somebody else, they already gone. That's not going to stop them," Sanders said. "It's like not taking your little old lady to the prom. Whoever going to get her, they going to get her -- soon as you go to college they going to get her. So it is what it is, man. It's not going to stop it. I'm just thinking of a way to improve it. That's why I want to play against somebody."
Meanwhile, Syracuse coach Fran Brown is on board with Prime's plan!
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"We've got to sell this thing out and pack this thing because the way the train is going you never know if this is going to be the last spring game," Sanders said Monday morning. "I don't believe in that. I don't really want to condone that -- I would like to play the spring. Actually, I would like to play against another team in the spring. That's what I'm trying to do right now, to have it competitive. Playing against your own guys gets monotonous and you really can't tell the level of your guys because it's the same-old, same-old, everybody kind of knows each other toward the end.
"I would like to style it like the pros. I would like to practice against someone for a few days, and then you have the spring game. I think the public will be satisfied with that tremendously. I think it's a tremendous idea. I told those personnel who should understand that it's a tremendous idea."
He disagrees with the logic of why spring games are risky for programs now.
"That's probably why everybody's moving to stop spring games. I don't know why. You're not going to stop nobody from leaving your program by not having a spring game. If you want to save money, just say that, but you're not going to stop it. The kid's already gone, they already reached out and contacted somebody else, they already gone. That's not going to stop them," Sanders said. "It's like not taking your little old lady to the prom. Whoever going to get her, they going to get her -- soon as you go to college they going to get her. So it is what it is, man. It's not going to stop it. I'm just thinking of a way to improve it. That's why I want to play against somebody."
Meanwhile, Syracuse coach Fran Brown is on board with Prime's plan!
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