5-year and $29.5 million. See, no one knew Colorado Buffs before “Prime Time” or Deion Sanders. This team went 1-11 before Coach Prime came over and it wasn’t even on the map of most CFB fanatics. When Deion Sanders was brought in, this guy first changed up the entire social media game for the Buffs. Despite going 4-8 back in 2023 and getting the label “playing for clicks”, you cannot deny that in just 1 year everyone out there knew who the Buffs were and what they were doing. And now, standing on a massive record that was never done before in the last 6 years, Deion Sanders has changed the history of Colorado Buffs football.
And Rivals took to Instagram to acknowledge that. “Deion Sanders is the most underrated coach in college football,” Joe Pompliano from Rivals mentioned. See, Coach Prime has turned a 1 win team into a Big 12 title contender in just 2 years. That counts for something. And even if we look past that, the other stats also prove that getting Coach Prime as the HC was probably the best decision Colorado had ever made. When the total applicant number was tallied up, it was recorded to be 20% more than what the school had experienced back in 2023. A total of 68,000 people applied to Colorado. The influx was so much that the committee had to extend the offers to another 51,000 students. Even if you look past the football aspect, Boulder has drastically changed because of Coach Prime. As Pompliano calls it, “The Flutie effect.”
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The increase of fame that a university experiences because of their top-notch performance in sports. The best part about the surge in applicants is the University will now focus on getting off-state students into their program. This will allow them to garner more than $100 million in revenue because off-state students pay twice more than in-state students.
And if we roll back to sports, this team has managed to crack into the AP Week 9 polls after their massive win against the Bearcats. Did you ever think that Colorado would land on the AP polls? If that wasn’t enough, Deion Sanders has a big shot at cracking the playoffs right now. See, they have got 4 games left on the schedule.
After what they displayed on the turf against Arizona Wildcats and Cincinnati Bearcats, it’s pretty clear that the team’s defense and rush have finally connected and are on point. We have said this before and we will say it again. Bringing in Pat Shurmur and Robert Livingstone was probably the best gamble Deion could’ve played. Shedeur Sanders is playing perfectly from the pocket.
Take the Kansas State game as a benchmark. Shedeur had no one by his side. Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. were injured and sidelined. Despite that, Shedeur kept the boys in the game with 3 touchdowns and crossed 380+ yards on the board. This was the same guy who was marked as the most sacked QB last year. This time around, in 8 games, Shedeur has only been sacked 25 times. They got a shot at making this big. With the Bowl games secured, the playoff is the next target. However, do you know what will add the cherry on top of this already beautiful cake for the University?
HE12MAN for the Buffs
See, the Heisman is pretty much the end goal or the magnum opus every player in CFB aims for. For years, QBs have maintained a strong domination over the trophy. It’s understandable why. Quarterbacks help make big plays through which a team scores. Without them, getting points on the board will be a rough task.
However, this year? It seems like the QB domination is about to end. Travis Hunter is on a whole new level. This dude has already broken a 26-year-old record against the Rams and then went on to grab the AP Midseason All-American for first-team offense and then First-team defense.
And now, if we check the Heisman odds? Hunter is standing strong on +200. Right now, the only real competitor for Colorado’s 2-way star is QB Cam Ward from the Hurricanes. Ward is also on the +200 spot and the race is almost nearing its end. Hunter has 4 more games left to prove that he is the future. And if he does manage to crack the Heisman, do you have any idea the amount of fame and glory the University will enjoy?
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