Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes revolution, analysis, Coach Prime, viewing
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In a city at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and a whopping 1,655 metres above sea level, the biggest story in American sports is brewing.
At the helm of it is one of the most unique sporting talents America has produced.
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A man who has proven himself to be a great entertainer and athletically gifted, but equally divisive, ruthless and calculated: Deion Sanders.
He is the only man to have played in a World Series and a Super Bowl, which he won twice with the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
Sanders is also considered one of, if not the greatest cornerback in NFL history for his exploits where he was the 1994 Defensive Player of the Year and a six-time first team All-Pro.
As a result of his success, he earned the nicknames “Neon Deion” and “Prime Time”, which has now turned into “Coach Prime.”
Sanders was also never afraid to show his personality off the field, donning custom-made suits and plenty of jewellery.
He now finds himself as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, a college football team who went 1-11 last season and were categorically the worst among the Power 5 conferences.
Last season was no blip, either.
The Buffs have been a long-suffering team with just two winning seasons over the last 16 years, leaving fans in a vicious cycle of borderline delusional optimism in the spring only to give way to a sense of apathy in the fall once the season began.
But the sleeping giant that are the Buffs have been given an almighty jolt by Sanders as they hold a 3-0 record this season and are ranked 19th in the nation.
Not only that, but he’s turned Boulder into Hollywood with superstars flocking to the picturesque campus to offer their support for Coach Prime.
However, Sanders’ disruptive and controversial methods of rebuilding the program have brought out several detractors from across the college football landscape.
This is how Coach Prime revitalised a flatlining program in just 10 months and provided a glimpse into just how ruthless college football could become.
HOW LONG-TERM PAIN LED TO NFL ICON’S SHOCK ARRIVAL
It seems like a lifetime ago the Buffs were a relevant name in the college football landscape.
They won a national championship as recently as 1990 under Bill McCartney and enjoyed a number of bowl game appearances under Gary Barnett in the early 2000s.
However, Barnett’s tenure was riddled with scandals, including one where he branded female place-kicker Katie Hnida a “horrible kicker” amid allegations she was raped during her time at the university.
Barnett was eventually forced to resign in 2005, but his final year with the Buffs would prove to be the last winning season for a considerable amount of time.
That drought ended in 2016 during Mike MacIntyre’s…
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