Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes upset TCU in their first game and now the hype surrounding “Prime” seems ridiculous ahead of the Nebraska football game.
In some regards, the hype that surrounds Sanders is good for Nebraska football. There are going to be more eyes on the Huskers’ matchup against the Buffaloes next Saturday morning than would have been had CU gotten stomped by the Horned Frogs.
But it feels like all eyes are on “Coach Prime,” thanks to one victory. A season-opening win over a TCU team that couldn’t play defense. It’s one game. A big win, but still, one game.
And yet, skeptics of what Deion is doing in Boulder appear to have been swayed by that single outing. It’s not just Colorado fans that are all of a sudden singing Sanders’ praises.
Those who are all of the sudden on board with Sanders’ hype train include The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, who is normally a bit more rational and sane than this article would suggest.
My column yesterday from Colorado-TCU:
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) September 3, 2023
Yes, it was just one game. Sure, maybe TCU is not very good.
So what?
I'm a full-on Deion believer. https://t.co/4EISQVMwP7
It’s bad enough that Mandel didn’t care that Deion was calling out reporters after just one game. It’s something that I guarantee “Coach Prime” won’t be stomaching if he loses to Nebraska football next Saturday.
"“’Hold on, hold on, hold on! Oh, no, no, no,’ he said, before pounding the table in front of him. ‘DO YOU BELIEVE NOW?’ The reporter didn’t want to play along, but I will. I believe. I didn’t before. I absolutely do now.”"
Nebraska football has a chance to knock Sanders from his pedestal
Make no mistake, Deion Sanders pulled off something that Colorado fans should be happy about. But he didn’t “prove” anything.
Fresno State upset Purdue this weekend. Did they somehow prove they’re the best team in the country? Or did they just win a game?
What happens to the Coach Prime hype if Nebraska football knocks him off next week? Is he suddenly a bad coach?
That would be equally as ridiculous as the sudden “belief” in him after one week. It seems unlikely that Colorado is going to go undefeated in 2023. So maybe the college football world can chill. For a bit, anyway.