Colorado a serious Big 12 and playoff contender? How the Buffs turned things around

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IN SEPTEMBER 2023, Colorado football coach Deion Sanders could have been licking his wounds in the immediate aftermath of a 42-6 thrashing at the hands of the Oregon Ducks.

Instead, he sat down in the postgame news conference at Autzen Stadium completely unbothered.

“One thing I can say honestly and candidly: You better get me right now,” Sanders said. “This is the worst we’re going to be. You better get me right now.”

Despite the Buffaloes’ 3-0 start, this was an admission from Sanders. He knew his team wasn’t ready to compete with the better teams in college football.

But it was also a warning.

“I know I got on shades,” he said. “But I can see the future, and it looks real good.”

As the season wore on and Colorado limped to a last-place finish in…

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