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Denver podcaster jokes on how Deion Sanders can use new DI coaching rule with Colorado football

By Andrew Hughes

Deion Sanders could utilize as many coaches on his Colorado football staff as he wants
Deion Sanders could utilize as many coaches on his Colorado football staff as he wants / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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Deion Sanders, and every other Division I head coach in the country, now has the opportunity to deploy as many assistants on his coaching staff as he'd like. DNVR's Ryan Koenigsberg joked that Colorado football can now employ the entire Pro Football Hall of Fame given Coach Prime's hiring of controversial HOFer Warren Sapp; among a collection of coaches who have 127 years of experience in the NFL.

"I would like to be the first to welcome the entire Pro Football Hall of Fame to Boulder, Colorado," Koenigsberg wrote.

Per On3's Peter Nakos, the Division I council has successfully avoided future legal troubles with coaches with this personnel decision.

"At its annual meetings in Indianapolis, the 40-person council representing all 32 Division I conferences moved to allow all staff members to provide technical and tactical instruction to athletes during practice and games," Nakos prefaced before saying, "For years, analysts and quality control coaches have been limited to assisting off the field through watching film and providing expertise in creating gameday strategy.

"Now they can help athletes grow on the field. The decision eliminates the NCAA’s 11-countable coaches policy, allowing just 10 assistants and a head coach to provide on-field instruction. The rule has become antiquated as top programs now employ a variety of analysts, quality control coaches, recruiting coordinators, player personnel directors, general managers and scouts. The move also ensures the NCAA doesn’t face any future legal action from college football coaches."

Deion Sanders could boost recruiting with more ex-NFLers on Colorado football staff

If Sanders can send an army of ex-NFLers all over the map on behalf of Colorado on the recruiting trail, Coach Prime could fully utilize this Division I coaching personnel rule.

There's only so much influence all of these assistants can have on gameday. Sanders can focus on game-planning and emotionally and spiritually preparing his kids to go to war on the gridiron and outsource the recruiting to household-name specialists at each position.

Sounds like CU are winners from this new rule. More Pro Football Hall of Famers Boulder-bound or not.

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