Deion Sanders is adamant about keeping negativity out of his life and his football program at Colorado. He even had a newspaper columnist barred from asking questions at football-related events over what he deemed as pessimistic coverage.
For Sanders, it’s been a summer filled with integrating a new offensive line and two new coordinators, and squabbling with the media. As he prepared for the Buffaloes‘ season opener against FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, the second-year Colorado coach was asked Saturday if he ever felt persecuted “by outside noise.”
“This is a way of life for me,” Sanders said. “You guys act like this is the first time I’ve been shot at, I’ve been lied on, cheated, talked about, mistreated. That’s a gospel song, ain’t it?”
A confrontational few weeks with the media culminated Friday when the university announced that Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler was banned…
