First year head coach of the colorado buffaloes Deion Sanders was on Radio Row at Super Bowl LVII last week, and «Prime Time» had a lot to say.
When asked if recently retired quarterback Tom Brady record seven Super Bowls would ever break, Sanders said no one will be willing to make the sacrifices necessary to overcome it.
Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders speaks to members of the media about National Signing Day during a news conference at the Dal Ward Athletic Center in Boulder on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Sanders talked about signing new players to the football team for the upcoming season. (Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)
«This culture is not built like that,» Sanders told USA Today Sports. «This culture wants every penny it can get. So you have to sacrifice some things to be in that position, and I don’t think this culture is ready to make those kinds of sacrifices.»
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Sanders also joined «The Rich Eisen Show» and his comments on what he looks for in recruits were illuminating.
«Well, we have different attributes. Smart, tough, quick, disciplined with character. Now, quarterbacks are different.» Sanders told Eisen last week. «We want mother, father. Double father. We want that child to be 3.5 [GPA] and up. Because it has to be smart. Not bad decisions off the field at all. Because it has to be a leader of men.
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Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders speaks to members of the media about National Signing Day during a news conference at the Dal Ward Athletic Center in Boulder on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Sanders talked about signing new players to the football team for the upcoming season. (Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)
Sanders said he’s looking for something similar attributes in offensive linemenbut his criteria are different for the defensive side of football.
«Defensive linemen are the complete opposite. Single mom, trying to get it, she’s on free lunch,» Sanders continued. «I’m talking about just trying to make it. He’s trying to rescue Mom. Like Mom just made the flight. And I want him to go find him.»
«It’s a whole different attribute that you’re looking for at different positions. And we’ve got those things just on record. We know what we want and we got it.»
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Deion Sanders attends SiriusXM’s Super Bowl LVII on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Sanders just completed his first recruiting class in Colorado, doing a big splash on signing day and closing in on class 21 in the rankings and a transfer portal class in the top five, according to 247Sports.
«We’re not recruiting ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry,» Sanders said. «We drafted some guys who can light up the scoreboard and stop touchdowns from happening. We’re getting there. We’re serious about it.»
«Hope is in the house. Hope is in the air. Hope is in the city. Hope is in the community.»