http://www.buffzone.com/ci_27341460/cu-football-building-strong-foundation-buffs
The Buffs S and C program has been woefully behind the times for at least couple of years. The guy that Hawk brought with him from BSU was more of a meathead type of lifter...more weight for fewer reps..no emphasis on speed and agility...Coach Blacken was very good for the players..he emphasized functional strength, along with speed and agility--the new guy, forman has really messed up on the foundation that Coach Blacken had built. Another way to look at things is that Blacken is an NFL S and C guy..this is Forman's first power conference job. He totally misjudged what his charges were up against in the Pac 12. When Forman took over..he put everyone [ including the OL and DL guys] on a cross fit type of program. He emphasized lower weight but with many many reps. He de-ephasized olympic movements which often imitate football moves. As a consequence, guys like tupo, solis, harris, handler, munyer, crabb...were underweight and had lost much of the strength that blacken's program and his assistants had built up. within the program it was no secret that harris, munyer, crabb and handler were playing at 280 lbs vs pac 12 DL who were tipping the scales at 310 lbs + who wins that battle ? Talk to bakhtiari...one of the things that tipped the scales for him to depart was the "new regime" and its S and C program..no continuity...forman came in and burnt it down with the idea that he had to build it from scratch..look back at the articles that were written in the daily camera and on rivals..."the first year we are going to build a base..." It doesnt work that way...the conference as a whole gets bigger-stronger-faster every off season...it doesnt wait for CU to rerack their S and C program. But, that is what Forman insisted on doing..Go back to the final game of the 2011 season vs utah..utah's D line featured two future NFL guys in Star and Krueger..look at the tape...the Cu line pushed them all over the field...There is a guy on the CU rivals site who fancies himself an O line guru...he sung the praises of Forman and his progam...he was dead wrong on forman..now fast forward to the last couple of weeks..Mac is in the press talking about the need to get STRONGER AND MORE PHYSICAL on both lines-it also doesnt seem like forman is buying into it either. Over the last couple of years, forman has alienated his staff and the players. In spite of the rhetoric that the players have bought in, they know better. Under Blacken, there was a great sense of brotherhood being developed..and this included the assistant lifting guys.the kids know what is going on. They know that forman is misguided with his program..Mac has gone as far as to attempt to hire matt machesney. Hiring a guy like matt would be a godsend for the players...Because of the methods of Forman, they have been bringing a knife to a gunfight every week. They dont stand a chance. It is often said that the most important coach in college football besides your position coach is the S and C guy--> read this article about OSU
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1787239-meet-mickey-marotti-urban-meyers-secret-weapon
This is how the big boys get it done. CU is way behind when it comes to nutrition also...They are singing the praises of hiring a nutritional guide...guess what? UCLA has 6 of them on staff and they are understaffed. When ND brought in brian kelly, his first decree was to make it mandatory that the players ate three meals a day at the football building...year around ! CU...the kids get 1 meal there...think about how 18 to 21 year old guys eat...they grab whatever they can on the run...even a program like indiana has a spectacular dining room for their athletes..3 meals per day mandatory...for my 2 cents..i would examine every aspect of the S and C program...we all know that the larger facility is about 15 years too late..again, every team in the Pac 12 has updated their facilities in the last 3/5 years..wash, wash state, oregon, oregon st, stanford, cal, ASU, USC, UCLA is building a new building...the conference doesnt stand still while forman and crew are learning on the job !
