No. 19 Colorado suffered a difficult reality check on Saturday during a 42-6 defeat at No. 10 Oregon.
While the Buffaloes were missing two-way star Travis Hunter because of an injury, the team still showed its relative youth and inexperience during the loss.
The buzz on Colorado might settle just a bit as the team showed the areas where it’s not quite ready against the more experienced squad in Eugene.
After a pregame speech aired by ESPN showed Oregon head coach Dan Lanning blasting the Colorado and their marketing frenzy, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders responded to Lanning’s fiery comments (including one barb saying Colorado is “fighting for clicks”).
Sanders responded to that dig, but he also made a promise to Colorado fans (and opposing teams) that this will be as bad as it gets for the Buffaloes as they continue the program’s long-awaited rebuild.
In his postgame press conference, Sanders said:
“I don’t say stuff just to say it for a click, contrary to what some may say. But yeah, I keep receipts. But I’m serious. I analyze, and I understand what we’re up against and what we have and what we need. One thing that I can say, honestly and candidly, you better get me right now. This is the worst we’re going to be. You better get me right now. …
“God bless him, though, man. He’s a great coach, he did a great job. God bess him. They can take their shots; they won.”
Deion Sanders responded to Dan Lanning’s “clicks and wins” comment following @CUBuffsFootball’s 42-6 loss to Oregon.
Coach Prime always telling it like it is:@On3sports x @On3Video pic.twitter.com/yolepv1WIW
— Nick Kosko (@nickkosko59) September 23, 2023
Sanders and Lanning also hugged it out briefly on the field after the game, hinting that a lot of this hot talk is just a spark to rally the troops and keep the moment going even after the lights have dimmed.
Respect between Deion Sanders and Dan Lanning after the game pic.twitter.com/h9ZV9F9AhT
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 23, 2023
Sanders sounds determined to let Saturday’s loss just be a brief setback for a more promising future, and it’ll be on Colorado to back that confidence up with more positive results on the field as the team’s schedule continues into the fall.
