Deion Sanders understands why Colorado’s latest loss might invite comparisons to the program’s difficult past. But after the Buffaloes fell 23–13 to Baylor, he rejected the idea that the current team is simply “the same old Buffs.”
Asked what he would say to fans making that comparison, Sanders first challenged the premise.
“What do you mean by the same old Buffs?” he said. “We’ve lost before.”
A reporter pointed to Colorado’s struggles in the past. Coach Prime said he wasn’t part of those teams, but he is trying to prevent the program from returning to that point.
“I wasn’t here,” Sanders said. “And I’m trying not to allow it to get to that point because we’re so much better, especially the coaching staff. So much better than what we’re producing right now. We got to do better.”
The comments came after Colorado’s second consecutive loss. The Buffaloes dropped to 2–2, and Sanders said the defeats were painful, regardless of how the team reached them.
“I don’t feel worse last week or this week than I do last week,” he said. “They’re bad. Both of them. You want to win anytime you lose.”
Sanders also pushed back when asked whether the losses pointed to a lack of discipline. Colorado had eight penalties for 82 yards against Baylor, while the Bears were penalized 10 times for 84 yards. Sanders said the penalty totals alone did not tell the full story.
“I’m not going to say lack of discipline,” he said. “We just got to be better. We got to be tighter.”
He pointed to costly timing on some mistakes, including a holding penalty that negated a strong play by Colorado’s defense. Sanders said some calls were questionable but declined to blame the officials.
“The L is a L,” Sanders said. “I’m trying to fix it. I’m trying to find out what to do.”
For Coach Prime, the gap between his view of the team and its results remains the central frustration. He said Colorado appears better than its opponents at times, but the final score has not reflected that.
“It seems as though we’re better than our opponents, but the score does not dictate that,” he said. “And that’s the fascinating thing about it. We got to find out why.”
Colorado now has a week of work ahead to find answers before facing what will likely be a top 10 opponent in Texas Tech.
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