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Deion Sanders' Colorado coaching debut somehow surpassed the hype

After an unprecedented offseason, Colorado finally got to show the nation what it's made of. The verdict after one game? Must-watch TV.

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Matt Fortuna
Sep 02, 2023
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FORTH WORTH, Texas — The timing could not have been better.

Here came Deion Sanders, Coach Prime himself, riling his Colorado players up as they readied to take the field for the first time together. With anticipation building, the public address announcer at Amon G. Carter Stadium began his intro:

“NOW, HERE HE IS, THE GREATEST …”

Was TCU’s home field actually going to give a visiting coach this kind of platform?

Of course not, as the presentation was intended for the Horned Frog mascot making its entrance through the other tunnel.

Not that it mattered to Sanders or the Buffaloes, who burst onto the field at that very moment anyway, then did whatever they damn well pleased offensively over the ensuing three-and-a-half-hours.

The score was Colorado 45, TCU 42, and the numbers themselves are enough to jump off the page:

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