For the first time in his three-year tenure at Colorado , football coach Deion Sanders didn't allow any of his players to talk after Saturday's 52-17 loss to Arizona .

Sanders said that was because he was solely to blame for the bedraggled Buffaloes' second straight blowout loss. Colorado (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) trailed 38-7 at halftime after racking up nine first-half penalties and finished the contest with 14 penalties. The Buffaloes also committed five turnovers.

"Don't attack the coordinators. Come at me. Don't attack the players. Come at me," Sanders said.

Sanders had no answers as to why the Buffaloes played so poorly again, insisting good practices had given no inkling another rout was forthcoming. He bristled when asked if his team had checked out: "I know a quitter when I see o

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