Fans Blast SI for Naming Deion Sanders ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ Despite 4-8 Record

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Sports Illustrated magazine has recognized Deion Sanders as its “Sportsperson of the Year” after his first year as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football program, despite having one of the worst records in college football.

Sanders was hailed as the great new thing in football when his team won a few games early out of the box. But the Buffaloes then foundered and won only one game out of their last nine. The team ended the season with a 4-8 record, ended up in last place in the Pac-12, didn’t beat a single team with a winning record, and didn’t even have enough wins to be invited to a bowl game.

Despite these failures, SI still hails Sanders as “Coach Prime” and insists that he is “just getting started.”

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