Denver Sports' Jake Shapiro believes Deion Sanders isn't doing the kind of work that should get him fired as Colorado's head football coach, but he does believe Coach Prime should be taking pointers from Matt Rhule at Nebraska on how to honor tradition.
Sanders has been accused of instructing the Golden Buffalo Marching Band not to play "Glory, Glory Colorado" and "Fight CU" when his son Shedeur Sanders scores a touchdown -- instead staying silent to allow Shedeur's song, "Perfect Timing," to be played over the loudspeaker.
Shapiro doesn't have a problem with that as long as the Buffs are winning games.
"...most Buffs were willing to trade some of the traditions to create new ones on the climb to the top," Shapiro prefaced before saying, "What nobody in Boulder is willing to do is ditch the traditions while continuing to play the same lousy way on the field. More importantly, nobody at CU should tolerate getting embarrassed on and off the field by Nebraska of all teams.
"I’m not writing that Coach Prime should get the axe but maybe, just maybe, the leader of the Colorado Buffaloes should be taking the program and its traditions as seriously as Matt Rhule seems to be taking them at Nebraska."
Deion Sanders has unmatched autonomy anywhere in the sport at Colorado football
If the Shedeur-Golden Buffalo Marching Band story is true, and for what it's worth, Deion Sanders Jr. denies it is, then this is a clear example of Sanders' unmatched level of autonomy at CU.
Colorado has done things for Sanders it probably wouldn't have for other coaches, like hiring the controversial lightning rod Warren Sapp as a GA. Playing "Perfect Timing" instead of the school's long-time traditions when Shedeur scores is perhaps a more extreme example.
Why would he leave this? Well he won't for another coaching opportunity. Just to step away from coaching altogether.