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Coach Prime and Colorado Are For Real. But is That Enough to Beat Oregon?

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4.6 β€’ 3.9K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

When Deion Sanders was named head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, everything in Boulder, Colorado changed. Suddenly, every game for the Buffs is primetime television – home or away – night or day. Their rivalry game, last Saturday against Colorado State, broke viewership records, and had the country glued to their screens well past 2 in the morning out east. With each win, and each riveting quote, Coach Prime has quickly become the center of not only college football, but arguably, all of American sports. The stars dot the sidelines, and now, Colorado is 3-0 and facing their toughest test yet: a trip to Eugene to take on the Oregon Ducks. So today, Kyle Bonagura shares his experiences in Boulder this season and explains how Deion Sanders has not only had an impact on the local community, but also captured the attention of the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Kyle Bonagura, you've been covering the biggest star in American sports in 2023.

0:07.2

Of course, I'm talking about Dion Sanders, and while other coaches avoid those so-called

0:13.5

distractions, Prime has little Wayne leading the team out of the tunnel, Kyle.

0:18.8

I mean, he is doing things his way at Colorado, and so far, you got to say it's working.

0:25.4

Yeah, absolutely. There's no arguing with 3-0. You start the year with a win over a team

0:35.0

that played for the national title game and have really just ran with it ever since, right?

0:39.2

This is a team that has not only captured Boulder's attention, the campus community's

0:44.7

attention. This is a team that has captured the United States' attention. From the moment

0:50.7

he was hired, he really outlined a plan that was very different from the way most college

0:56.3

football programs operated. He's stuck to it at every step of the way. He turned over

1:01.8

the roster. He invited the cameras in. He was very open with the media. Along the way,

1:08.8

the American sports consciousness caught on, and now you have masses of people watching

1:16.2

Colorado football, and that's something that hasn't been the case in, you know, over two

1:20.3

decades. We haven't seen anything like this ever in college, but I don't think. The fact

1:29.4

that Dion Sanders has rejuvenated Colorado Buffaloes to be the team in college football is

1:35.8

almost unbelievable. That's what everybody I talk to in college football keeps saying,

1:41.4

we haven't seen anything like this. The biggest star in American sports today is Dion Sanders.

1:49.0

What he is doing at Colorado is practically unprecedented. I've covered college football

1:53.4

for more than 40 years, and this is the biggest phenomenon I have ever seen. There's

1:57.6

nothing even close. His value to that football team is immense, but what's really shocking

2:02.6

is his value to that institution. It is the identity of all of Colorado. You want a prime

2:07.2

education? Come to Colorado. You want a prime, friends? Come to Colorado. Everything is prime

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