The Buffaloes coach reflected on the expectations surrounding his program entering his second year on the sidelines.
coach Deion Sanders reflected on the pressure surrounding the Buffaloes entering his second season in Boulder after last year's hot 3–0 start was erased by a disappointing 1–8 finish.
During the Big 12 media day on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Sanders was asked if he feels an obligation to coach at a higher level based on who he is—a former Hall of Fame cornerback and one of the most electric personalities in all of football. "I'm judged on a different scale. My wins are totally different than your wins," Sanders said. "Your wins—you're just judging football.
"That's why I have to start out and give you education and academics and so forth. I have to give you those things so you understand there's a greater scope. I can't win nine games and our GPA suffers. Our GPA can't be high but we lose another eight games. ... My wins are different. We have to win in every area. That's the way we're judged, and I'm cool with that because we come a little different so the expectations is greater.
As one of four Pac-12 teams joining the Big 12 this year, Colorado was picked to finish 11th out of 16 teams in the conference's officialTom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Tom joined SI in 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. In his spare time, Dierberger can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.
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