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Deion Sanders is getting so cocky that even Florida State fans were probably rooting for the first-year Colorado coach to lose Saturday against Nebraska.
But to no avail.
The self-promoting Coach Prime marketing machine cannot be stopped, and apparently neither can his shockingly good No. 22-ranked Colorado Buffaloes, who are off to a 2-0 start after their swarming, field-storming 36-14 thrashing of the once-proud, now-pathetic Cornhuskers.
From the day he took over at Colorado, Deion’s mantra has been, “We Comin’” — and after the victory over Nebraska, he reiterated it yet again.
“I don’t think I stumbled or stuttered when I told you we comin’,” Deion said after the Nebraska game. “We comin’.”
If you thought Neon Deion was brash before, then you better brace yourself because it’s only going to get worse — or better — depending on your perspective. You either love his pomposity or you hate it, and, strangely, FSU fans are among those who are starting to hate it.
And, yes, it takes quite a bit of cockiness for the inhabitants of Seminole Nation to root against one their all-time great players. It’s no secret that Deion’s “Prime Time” persona began in Tallahassee where legendary coach Bobby Bowden empowered his flashy, flamboyant star and signed off on him becoming “Prime Time.”
Even though Deion played four years at Florida State, he earned the ire of FSU fans when he went out of his way recently to challenge a reporter who referred to him as a former “Nole” during a media conference.
“I graduated from an HBCU [Historically Black Colleges and Universities],” retorted Deion, who received his degree from Talladega College in 2020. “I thought it was from where you graduated from, isn’t it? Why do you keep calling me that [a ‘Nole] if it wasn’t where I graduated from?…
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2023-09-10 09:00:00
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