LOS ANGELES — More than anything else, Colorado coach Mel Tucker's first meeting with the Pac-12 media was a reaffirmation of the foundational principles he has tried to set forth since taking the CU job last December.
Tucker, who made his first appearance at the annual Pac-12 Media Day on Wednesday, did provide some news when he announced that he had promoted wide receivers coach Darrin Chiaverini to assistant head coach.
But the prevailing theme from Tucker was one that he has hammered home since he took the program reins: the Buffs will play tough, physical football, the coaching staff will recruit relentlessly, and there will be no "break-in" period when it comes to expectations.