Marcellus Wiley sends intriguingly vague statement on Deion Sanders

Marcellus Wiley made an interesting allusion to Deion Sanders seeking conflict within his Colorado football program during the September 4 episode of "OutKick: Hot Mic with Hutton & Withrow." Wiley said that Coach Prime's Buffs are overrated but that it's not their fault.

"I don't think he contradicts himself," Wiley said. "What I think he wants is confrontation. If there's a conflict. …I just think that this is a situation where Colorado is in, and a place where there's a lot more hype than probably substance right now as you're building themselves. But that's not their fault."

Those expectations were assigned to the team by those with a vested interest in Colorado winning: former Buffs QB-turned-FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt and Bill Goldberg, the father of Class of 2024 PWO Gage Goldberg, to name a few.

Klatt projected Big 12 contention because of how good Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter are.

"There is a scenario where if Shedeur Sanders is healthy, and they maintain some of that health with guys on the outside, Travis Hunter, who I think is one of if not the best overall player in college football, there’s a chance that Colorado’s competing to go to the Big 12 Championship Game," Klatt said onThe Herd back in June.

Goldberg misrepresented what Coach Prime's 2024 goal was by claiming anything short of a title would be a failure.

"They're gonna be a hell of a lot better than they were last year," said Goldberg. "I think they're gonna shut a lot of people up. They're gonna surprise a lot of people. But at the end of the day, if you don't win every game, then you've fallen short. In Deion's eyes, if they do better than last year, that doesn't matter. He wants to win it all. They're in a hell of a lot better place than they were last year."

Deion Sanders set Colorado's win goal at six games at Black and Gold spring game

Wiley correctly pointed out that the Buffs' gaudy expectations were not set by themselves. Coach Prime promised Colorado superfan Peggy Coppom six wins back at the Black and Gold spring game on April 27.

Anything you hear about the Big 12 title or the College Football Playoff is coming from outside the program.