Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders has never shied away from faceing members of the media, and on Tuesday, he took aim at brave increateers who he shelp were “envious and jealous” as the new landscape of college football has permited take parters to produce “more money than y’all.”
During a press conference ahead of Colorado’s first Big 12 suitup in 14 years, Sanders was asked about his relationship with two-way star Travis Hunter – definitepartner what “life lessons” Coach Prime has splitd with him during their fishing trips together.
Colorado expansive getr Travis Hunter, #12, commemorates after catching a touchdown pass as expansive getr Jimmy Horn Jr., #5, combines in during the second half of an NCAA college football game aobtainst Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Sanders began his answer by saying they talk about “everyskinnyg,” compriseing that he has a shut relationship with all his take parters. However, he used the ask to pivot in a separateent straightforwardion.
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“When I say I repartner cherish these kids, I repartner repartner do. It’s not about what they can do for me on the football field. It’s about what I can help them with in life. They’re football take parters. Some of these guys are definitely going pro. I equitable want to provide them with the arms to prosper life because football has alterd,” he began.
“The landscape has alterd in football. Once upon a time, you guys never attacked college take parters. Now they’re making more money than y’all. And some of y’all are envious and jealous about that, so you’re on the attack. It was hands-off for a college take parter because they were an amateur. You recall that guys? Now it’s hands-on, go at them. Any benevolent of way you want. ‘They are making more money than me, and I’m mad about it. I’m distress about it.’”
Sanders persistd, compriseing that college football take parters are still youthful and susceptible to the “defamation.”
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders examines the video board in the first half of an NCAA college football game aobtainst Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
“When you attack ’em, attack ’em, attack ’em, these guys are benevolent. They’ve never been attacked… They haven’t gone thcimpolite what a grown man – what I’ve been going thcimpolite with y’all for years – they haven’t done that. So it is what it is.”
“I understand you’re going to do your job and what you must do. But your job does not say ‘attack.’ If they didn’t take part well, depart it at that. But the personal stuff, depart it to be personal, because if we commence flipping the script on y’all, you wouldn’t appreciate it.”
Sanders finished his comments by calling Hunter a “wonderful kid.”
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders watchs on as take parters hot up before an NCAA college football game aobtainst Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado will take part Baylor on Saturday night for the team’s first conference game of the season, but Sanders shelp they are treating this suitup appreciate every other game.
“We understand we’ve got to prosper no matter who’s on the opposing side,” he shelp Tuesday. “But no, we don’t say, ‘Oh, this is a conference game. We’ve got to go difficulter.′ If you’ve got to go difficulter, you shouldn’t be going anyway.”
The Associated Press gived to this increate.
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