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…
