{"id":1313925,"date":"2019-08-23T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/bobo-banks-on-raise-in-play-after-turning-down-raise-in-pay\/"},"modified":"2019-08-23T21:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T03:48:00","slug":"bobo-banks-on-raise-in-play-after-turning-down-raise-in-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/bobo-banks-on-raise-in-play-after-turning-down-raise-in-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobo banks on raise in play after turning down raise in pay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2019, file photo, Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo chats on his mobile phone while seated at an NCAA college basketball game between Nevada and Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo. Bobo preaches toughness and accountability. He demonstrated that toughness last season by walking the sidelined despite fighting a rare autoimmune disease that caused him to lose sensation in both feet. He showed accountability by declining a $100,000 pay increase due to him after the Rams struggled to a 3-9 record in 2018. That’s why his messages hit home. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski, File)<\/strong>
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DENVER \u2014 The buck stops with Colorado State coach Mike Bobo . So much so that he passed on $100,000.<\/p>\n

He couldn\u2019t cash in and accept a pay increase. Not after the Rams went 3-9 last season.<\/p>\n

The only raise that interested him involved his team\u2019s play.<\/p>\n

Take this to the bank: When Bobo throws around words like accountability and toughness as character traits he wants his players to display, the Rams are fully invested.<\/p>\n

Anyone who turns down $100K surely is accountable. And anyone who went through his ordeal clearly demonstrates toughness. Bobo hobbled along the sideline last season with numbness in his feet caused by an autoimmune disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach is one tough dude,\u201d said quarterback Collin Hill , whose team opens against Colorado at Broncos Stadium next Friday.<\/p>\n

Around this time a year ago, Bobo was in a hospital after experiencing numbness in his feet. He was eventually diagnosed with what doctors called peripheral neuropathy , a condition that often causes weakness, numbness and pain in typically the feet and hands.<\/p>\n

He called offensive plays from the coaches\u2019 box in the first game before returning to the sideline. He had an assistant next to him to serve as a buffer in case a play came too close.<\/p>\n

It was a rough season all around for the Rams, with the highlight being a comeback win over Arkansas. After a lackluster year, Bobo called director of athletics Joe Parker and told him to keep a pay raise he was owed. Bobo wanted accountability to start with him.<\/p>\n

Still, his decision raised a few eyebrows. It\u2019s a move most coaches won\u2019t be rushing to emulate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lot of people saying, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019\u201d Bobo said . \u201cBut it wasn\u2019t about the reaction from other people or the fan base or the media. It was really meant for my team.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January, Bobo stood in front of his team and told the Rams they were turning the page.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to say, \u2018Look, all that went on last year was on me,\u2019\u201d said Bobo, who\u2019s 24-27 at Colorado State since taking the position before the 2015 season after a long tenure at Georgia as a player and then as an assistant coach. \u201cI said, \u2018This (giving up a raise) is my way of showing accountability to you guys and it\u2019s always going be on me but if you\u2019re going to be in this room you\u2019re going to be accountable to everybody in this room, too.\u2019 Because that wasn\u2019t my football team last year. That was not. I didn\u2019t like the effort at times. And that should never be questioned. Never.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I feel like we\u2019re in a good place right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

About his health: He\u2019s gradually making improvements. He can stand on his tiptoes these days, which he couldn\u2019t do a bit ago.<\/p>\n

He can also shuffle a deck of cards, something the numbness in his right thumb wouldn\u2019t permit about eight months ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy feet, they\u2019re still numb on the bottom,\u201d said Bobo, who\u2019s guided the Rams to three bowl games. \u201cIt just takes time.\u201d<\/p>\n

This season, receivers coach Joe Cox will take on another role \u2014 timeouts coach. Since Bobo can\u2019t sprint, Cox will be in charge of running toward officials if the Rams need a stoppage in play and the action is down the sideline.<\/p>\n

An image of the Arkansas game from last September popped into Bobo\u2019s mind, when the Rams scored with eight seconds remaining in a 34-27 victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, \u2018Holy cat, what if I have to call time out right here?\u2019\u201d Bobo said. \u201cBut we ended up scoring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bobo\u2019s resolve resonates with the Rams, who are looking to snap a four-game slide against the Buffaloes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat he went through wasn\u2019t easy but he still was out there with us,\u201d said Hill, who played in 10 games in \u201818 as he worked his way back from left knee surgery. \u201cIt showed everybody that he\u2019s got our back and we have to have his. He wants us to be a tough team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bobo\u2019s seeing plenty of signs of that in spring ball and through camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel great about our football team. I feel great about our leadership and our team,\u201d Bobo said. \u201cI feel really good about the attitude of our football team. They\u2019ve answered every test along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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