Cincy @ Colorado on ESPN

[miket4god]

At this point you’re just hating to hate

It's so obvious

 

[BowlBrother85]

Because it was people wanting to watch his downfall. Its not happening so they have to act like what is .. isn't.

That's not accurate at all.

Colorado's bandwagon was full of supporters last year who wanted to see Deion Sanders succeed. "Coach Prime" was getting tons of recognition and praise from every form of media, and from fans from around the country, who had never cared anything about watching Colorado football before.

They lost 8 of their last 9 games, which included blowing a 29-0 halftime lead at home to Stanford, who was just 1-4 at the time of that game, and Stanford finished the season with a 3-9 record. There was no excuse for that loss. Stanford had even less talent than Colorado did .... and Colorado was at home.

Some people jumped off the Coach Prime bandwagon after the season, and it's not easy to get those kind of supporters back once they bolt. That type of support is inherently fickle. They move on to the next flavor of the month.

However, your argument that the media was only covering Colorado last year because they wanted Deion Sanders to fail is just wrong. The hype began to slow down after the Stanford loss. It stopped completely after they lost 6 straight games to end the season.

That's just the fickle nature of both sport's fans and members of the sport's media. It's nothing exclusive to Colorado and Deion Sanders.

 

[Sin City Vol]

This Buffs team is way better than I expected them to be. Now their schedule isn’t that difficult but they’re playing pretty good and have a solid team

 

[BowlBrother85]

This Buffs team is way better than I expected them to be. Now their schedule isn’t that difficult but they’re playing pretty good and have a solid team

True ... but the way their roster was assembled gives the impression that Deion Sanders isn't in it for the long haul. That program could easily be back at square one after Deion's kids are gone.

There has been some speculation that Deion is upset that Colorado hasn't worked to settle the $11.89 million judgment against Shilo, who filed for bankruptcy a year ago, in effort to get the judgment discharged.

 

[pimo1]

That's not accurate at all.

Colorado's bandwagon was full of supporters last year who wanted to see Deion Sanders succeed. "Coach Prime" was getting tons of recognition and praise from every form of media, and from fans from around the country, who had never cared anything about watching Colorado football before.

They lost 8 of their last 9 games, which included blowing a 29-0 halftime lead at home to Stanford, who was just 1-4 at the time of that game, and Stanford finished the season with a 3-9 record. There was no excuse for that loss. Stanford had even less talent than Colorado did .... and Colorado was at home.

Some people jumped off the Coach Prime bandwagon after the season, and it's not easy to get those kind of supporters back once they bolt. That type of support is inherently fickle. They move on to the next flavor of the month.

However, your argument that the media was only covering Colorado last year because they wanted Deion Sanders to fail is just wrong. The hype began to slow down after the Stanford loss. It stopped completely after they lost 6 straight games to end the season.

That's just the fickle nature of both sport's fans and members of the sport's media. It's nothing exclusive to Colorado and Deion Sanders.

You are very correct that there was a stupid contingent of the bandwagon that have crowned him king. That is undeniable. But, the media was not that. the people in media that defied him is a very short list.. they may have reported on it but it was obvious. This is not even about race or anything else. It's how the media works, they love to build a hero so they can break him down later. There is no media that does not because media in general sells controversy, fear and drama. it is what it is its not the fault of media perse it the consumers.. For every positive feel-good story in the news there are 10 train wrecks and those positive stories are followed through with expose's on how it was really a scam because the only thing the public loves more than heroes is fallen heroes. This is not about prime he is just an easy example of how it works because he is like the 'prime' target type for this.

When this all went down even starting at JSU the were waiting for the train wreck because history shows us he should have failed, miserably. Eddie George (TSU) and a long list of others have tried and failed. George Lynch, Reggie Theus, Bonzi Wells, Ty Wheatley, Mo Williams among others. None of them have flamed out but none moved the needle. In fact Derion to JSU kind of inspired the Eddie George move to my alma Mater and though he hasn't made the news he has made positive moves there. The news won't report it because they only report the extremes. The kinda famous guy doing alright or is not news. Drama and big names in the order are the priorities. The bigger your name they report your every move hoping for the the fall. If there is any fall fame is less important as long as you fit the demo for whats hot.

I will share an anecdotal observation from growing up. When I was a kid in the early 80 one day I was at my uncles house and he was watching the news. He pointed something very interesting out to me. If they are reporting a crime, murder robbery etc listen very closely. if they just say a man that's code for white. If they are not its gonna be the first think they say. I was like no way from the early 80's on I paid close attention and guess what it was like that and this is not me watching local news. I went to college the Navy lived in multiple states and countries. I am not a conspiracy theorist, hate em, I don't think there is some Illuminati agenda out there or the man is after me. But there are certain like ingrained things out there I don't think people do it consciously even. But through the 80's into the 90's it was like almost 100% like that everytime I saw news reported. It has changed to some extent since the 2000's and is less prevalent today in national news but in local news it is still very much there. This is not me going on about race or some crap... I use it as an example because its stark and easy to point out but that's how news is. It does not give a crap who you are really. But the news wants dirt because dirt sells. If they cant find dirt something they will twist the narrative to feed the fears of their consumers and that means different twists for different audiences.

I know that was a lot but you seem like a guy that might get what I'm saying and is worth the effort. I do not think you are wrong @BowlBrother85 I think we are arguing different points.