Josh Pate On Deion Sanders Cutting Former Colorado Players (Late Kick Cut)

Deion Sanders & Colorado are approaching the 2024 College Football season with a ton of questions surrounding the program. On Late Kick Live Ep 509 Josh Pate looked the approach Deion is taking in Boulder plus reactions to a recent story that detailed how some players were removed from the program. Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we bring you multiple live shows per week!
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[@LateKickwithJoshPate]

Keep the show free - SUBSCRIBE to the channel and LIKE the video! - JP

[@philtjr]

I became a subscriber to your channel because I perceived you as fair-minded. I acknowledge the economic influence of Deion's impact, regardless of one's stance. My only request is for content creators to be committed to balance, fairness, and truth. These qualities will ultimately define the winners in this new era of college football and within the current social media landscape.

[@lindar02]

What would be your policy and taking?1-11 team One year to four wins the next year and six wins, which would be both eligible the second year. How would you get the players necessary to accomplish this? I’m asking JoshPate Tell me, could you do it in two years or less?

[@BkAlaskan]

All will be revealed in time

[@g-man2228]

Simple, shut up and play…Prove it on the field! 🏈

[@xman10490]

They can't, so they have to draw attention some other way. If you're not developing your own Talent you're going to be passed by those who do, I don't care if it's in nil era or not

[@averygm9728]

CP stated the transfer portal has turned into nfl free agency and that's exactly what we're seeing. Not just from coach prime but all over

[@NativeTXn1AIArt]

Prime bragged about his 2023 class (transfers and recruits) he added and then sent 61% of them packing. 😳

[@adammetz7063]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He's a total clown. Can't wait to see his "team" implode yet again this season. Already got my popcorn ready!! I know all the Deion fanboys and D riders are already hard at work thinking of excuses and cope for their savior 😂 BTW, who is this "Coach Prime" I keep seeing all these people talking about? I know Colorado has Coach Sanders, is he related to this Coach Prime guy? lmao, I'll consider taking Coach sub-Prime seriously once he starts taking his "program" seriously and goes by his real name--Coach Sanders. He's a 🤡 and a joke. And he's gonna be outta there after this season, and the program will be left in shambles and in the worst shape it's ever been. If you are a real Colorado football fan, you should be infuriated by this clown show and by everything that he is doing to your program. Any Colorado fan (TRUE fans, who were Colorado fans before Coach sub-Prime came) who doesn't see this for what it is, is a moron, a D rider, and simply doesn't know football.

[@lyndaharris6263]

They went packing on their own

[@adammetz7063]

@@lyndaharris6263 No they didn't. They were cut. There MIGHT have been a few that left on there own, but players have come out and talked about how they were forced off the team. The mainstream media has tried to hide it, bc they are all Deion D riders and scared of being called racist. Look a little deeper

[@deerobinson557]

Where did you pull that percentage out of, thin air? He was talking about last year, not this year.

[@doc8013]

​@@deerobinson557the percentage comes from this video. Pate said it himself.

[@campbellcampbell9059]

Dude, Max Olson and The Athletic did a hit job and totally lack editorial integrity. When Max (Nebraska Grad) showed up with his story to his Editor. The Editor should have said (if he didn’t know) “so only Colorad and Deion Sanders are cutting players in this portal thing” and the answer would be “no” And then the editor would have said, well we should cover a bigger swath of players and Universities to get a better understanding of the ramifications of the portal. It was a hit piece. Any professor in Journalism would agree that you would expand the search to get a fair and accurate understanding of the Portal.

[@ToddLandholm-ch2ng]

Deon cut player like the NFL does? Nebraska has some that entered the portal on there own that the big difference!

[@dragonsurge1]

Colorado fans are delusional… “The players leaving are nobody’s” “There’s just as many new guys transferring in” News flash: The guys transferring in are all nobody’s too!! They got almost 40 transfers coming in but I guarantee you that Deion would trade all of them plus Shilo for the 6-12 transfers that Ohio State or Alabama are bringing in 😭

[@chriswilliams6896]

Exactly

[@adammetz7063]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He's a total clown. Can't wait to see his "team" implode yet again this season. Already got my popcorn ready!! I know all the Deion fanboys and D riders are already hard at work thinking of excuses and cope for their savior 😂 BTW, who is this "Coach Prime" I keep seeing all these people talking about? I know Colorado has Coach Sanders, is he related to this Coach Prime guy? lmao, I'll consider taking Coach sub-Prime seriously once he starts taking his "program" seriously and goes by his real name--Coach Sanders. He's a 🤡 and a joke. And he's gonna be outta there after this season, and the program will be left in shambles and in the worst shape it's ever been. If you are a real Colorado football fan, you should be infuriated by this clown show and by everything that he is doing to your program. Any Colorado fan (TRUE fans, who were Colorado fans before Coach sub-Prime came) who doesn't see this for what it is, is a moron, a D rider, and simply doesn't know football.

[@robertvose7310]

Actually 2 players were good..So fighton @usctrojans and not a cu fan

[@chriswilliams6896]

@@Noahvon503 Colorado doesn’t play Oregon this year.

[@LaytonFreeze]

That's actually incorrect. Take On3's Team Transfer Portal Index for example. This algorithm is used to determine if the school has improved its overall team talent, stayed the same, or declined during the transfer window. The Transfers Out average performance index is 65.39. The Transfers In average performance index is 73.59. The players that left last season was ranked somewhere in the 40s. That was upgraded to 65.39. So, Deion is actually getting better players as he goes. The question is how well can your staff utilize the talent? How much can Prime improve on game day decisions, etc? That's where the rubber meets the road. But Deion is getting better overall talent.

[@berylallen7800]

I’m a first time viewer and I just subscribed because I just loved your analysis of the “Colorado Experiment”. You are right on point. However the Experiment will be successful THIS SEASON because the whole thing is BUILT AROUND SHEDEUR BEING SUCCESSFUL! As long as he is protected and kept upright Colorado can compete with any program! HE’S JUST THAT GOOD, GREAT EVEN! That’s why the emphasis has been on beefing up the offensive linemen and bringing in great receivers, and running backs who can pass block! The big question that needs to be answered is: WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER SHEDEUR LEAVES? Will Coach Prime be able to replace Shedeur with another elite quarterback? Will Coach Prime stay at Colorado to begin program building and culture instead of a mercenary revolving door “program”? Can Coach Prime and his coaches mold and mesh together the transfers brought in into a team by September? STAY TUNED!!!

[@jarvisharris31]

I agree with you wholeheartedly

[@jtmitchell83]

When is max Olsen gonna do a piece about transfers from other schools?

[@violetbrown1449]

He wont get as many likes

[@jasonwilson8811]

Cope

[@elilucas3361]

maybe when other schools coaches start talking shit to teenagers on twitter...come on man Colorado's coach and program are a fucking joke lol

[@jtmitchell83]

@@elilucas3361 so Coach Prime was talking shit on twitter to former players and then this article came out about the transfers? No it was all in response. So if the article was never published this would have never happened. So again, when is Max Olsen gonna do articles about other programs transfers’.?

[@neylandsmaxims]

@@jtmitchell83what does the article have to do with Deion attacking college football players directly that don’t even play for him? About things that don’t concern him (their playing time and stats)?

[@OG859]

Players have been getting paid and cut for decades. Find your integrity.

[@kelbob00]

The only problem with Deion as a coach is eventually you have to….coach.

[@animeogtv2114]

Facts! Preach

[@jaybrown3341]

He’s been coaching for years🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MrEddiethedog]

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheIkeman74]

Kinda like you and a forklift

[@TheIkeman74]

@@animeogtv2114yet you can’t quit him. Stay perched like a hoxe. Outside the club mad asf

[@ToddLandholm-ch2ng]

Deon isn’t getting starters from other top colleges? He is basically trading non starters for non starters? Plug and play 😂

[@chriswilliams6896]

Exactly, and he’s not preparing these guys to play well as a team. He’s also not developing players like Georgia, Alabama, or Ohio State. The best teams still recruit well at the high school level, and he’s not doing that at all. All these “Deion is being Deion” nonsense all these people are saying is why they’re not going to win games.

[@ToddLandholm-ch2ng]

@@chriswilliams6896 I have said if he stays after his boy goes pro he might actually be a better coach. It’s crazy how he can’t see they will not win games and his boys responding to people put down the program is hurting his draft in the first round. I hope he goes 2 or 3rd round no guarantee contract that 1st round draft picks get. The NFL will not put up with this crap!

[@Noahvon503]

​@ToddLandholm-ch2ng unfortunately there is a probably an NFL team lame enough to take the Deion/Shedeur clownshow to the NFL 😑 Deion will stop at nothing to get himself and his boys ahead in life, and if it means stepping on the backs of others they will.

[@ToddLandholm-ch2ng]

@@Noahvon503 I know he will be drafted but I honestly don’t think it will be the first round he hasn’t proved anything.

[@williamharris8726]

Yet every mock draft of anyone noteworthy that makes them, and every NFL/CFB major publication out there, has listed Shedeur Sanders as a top 10 pick in their mock drafts in the last couple weeks…. So keep wishing, it ain’t working for ya

[@TheIkeman74]

Mark my words, these same people will call the schedule easy in November 😂

[@danbl319]

it is easy

[@kingsaco]

Coach Prime and Colorado want to win now. I love the attitude.

[@dragonsurge1]

It’s an extremely easy schedule in the sense that at least 10 schools would be favored to go 12-0 with that schedule. For Colorado though? I’m betting on 6-6

[@anthraxrocks2003]

The fans are more loyal than the players

[@jaybrown3341]

At every program in the country today…fixed it for ya👍🏾

[@Angrychef-jx8bp]

@@jaybrown3341 facts, any sport any level. Fans are there for the team not the players

[@xman10490]

@@jaybrown3341 there have been 5 huskers that have been confirmed to have turned down nil money at another school to keep going to school at Nebraska for free, maybe it's just you guys that they don't care about, it's almost like that's part of the piece

[@stevedl6787]

Lol🤣

[@cathycompton9910]

Love your show thank you

[@greenwave819]

who doesn't love parking wherever you want, brawls, eye gouging with no repercussions and flexing Roley's??? I mean when you're winning big these are things you do and want to see!!

[@scottellis800]

Great video!

[@lukebart920]

Love it man!

[@toddstewart9922]

Prime was a great flashy player but he sure breaks his own arms patting himself on the back. He sure don't let let people forget how great he was.

[@Gldtr39]

That’s what they use to do in college. It’s tough but that’s what they’ll do in the NFL

[@xman10490]

No, they have never cut literally 50 people from my team at once with some of them not even meeting with the coach

[@Gldtr39]

@@xman10490 but they made cuts. Deon is allowed to do that

[@xman10490]

@@Gldtr39 ain't Noone ever said that's what was messed up with this story, it's how he treated everyone being cut and lashing back and being childish towards everyone who he did cut after they pointed out how messed up it was what he did

[@alvinjohnson2402]

@@xman10490 It's really called "free agency" just with a lesser word used "portal" Free agency changed the NFL. It took years for teams to adjust. And just like teams that were dynasties before are now pererenial losers or mediocre (Dallas, Miami, Giants, etc) necuase of it. No different in college now, Dieon is just way ahead of the new trend.

[@alvinjohnson2402]

@@xman10490 Have you even been to an SEC or college training camp? You have no idea how many players get cut, dreams shattered becuase of Coachs favoritism.. With the portal now you can air your greivance without penalty of being benched, disciplined or cut for detrimental conduct to the team. Pre portal you wouldn't dare air your greivance about Coach Saban, Meyers, or any other power 5 school. It was a death sentence! No other school would take you! Now you can just jump in the portal and bash the other program. Open your eyes and get out of your emotions bro. Use logic and research.

[@bfyrestone3059]

crazy part is that if he does pull it off and wins big it’ll be the new college model

[@kingcourtney6982]

Nah, they're gonna move the goal posts. It'll be something else.

[@HTHAMMACK1]

Deion won't even be in Colorado in 2 years, and nothing he's doing is going to result in winning big. He signed only 5 high school recruits because he never bothered to leave Boulder to recruit high schools, not even once. His class was made up of mostly transfer portal players, and half of them have hauled ass out of there. You want to see how to win big, watch Kirby Smart, Nick Saban, and other coaches.

[@animeogtv2114]

Yeah., but he won't

[@dragonsurge1]

It can’t work unless he starts portaling in the starters at Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama ect… Right now he’s mainly getting the left overs that couldn’t even start at middle of the pack schools. The best teams will always be the ones that recruit the best players and use the portal to fill very specific needs.

[@litedawg]

Not happening so no need to worry about that

[@FrostyFreeze541]

Bold prediction: 2 win season for CU

[@melkord]

I don't know if that's really a bold prediction. That schedule is not a cake walk. it really would not surprise me if they only won 2-3 games next year.

[@deerobinson557]

Put down the spray paint can.

[@Harness80]

Deion just like any coach, was bought in to win games, immediately! Just because you’ve never seen it done this way, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It his opportunity to do so. Time will reveal all. Deion and Shadeur have only responded to what people have said, it’s fair game.

[@johncollins688]

I think this method requires an excellent coaching staff with very well thought out schemes across all positions. If almost every kid is new then no time for much hand holding and pep talks.

[@dppmartinllc3975]

What Josh doesn't fully appreciate is the deep hole Deon inherited. Essentially, Deon has transformed the Colorado program (BTW - its not an experiment) from miserable to competitive in less than two years. Sometimes making sausage is not pretty. Last thing, what Josh should be focusing on is Oregon. Specifically, how a program which has never done anything in college football is paying obscene amounts of Nike money to buy a championship team. Its essentially like unrestricted free agency without a salary cap.

[@danielmcgovern7878]

Well said....I agree.....

[@chantymichelle]

I agree.

[@BobbyBluBalls]

You consider 4 wins in a season to be competitive?

[@collinmooremagic6843]

😂😂😂😂 HE TRANSFORMED???? they went 4-8 lmao. you guys are insane

[@duckdog2017]

Try to keep it in the 21st century. I'm not sure what Colorado did in the pac-12 other than have its players, under the tutelage of Sanders, try to deface Autzen Stadium. Enjoy the Truck Stop conference.

[@lindar02]

So can you explain to me that if you had a team that was?1-11 the year before how long would it take you to take that team to 6+ wins, what would be your timeframe in accomplishing that feet Josh

[@HeartlessWon506]

I’m in Boulder right now!!! 🔥

[@dariusp257]

There is a reason no one does the roster overhaul every year. It does not work. His OLine is going to suck again and he will throw them under the bus again, not because they are not good but becausr it takes years to mess and play as a unit. This is a failure and will be a train wreck thia year. I dont think Derion cares because it seems like getting his kids exposure at the expense of the long term good of the progtrram is the goal. I hope I am wrong but that is what is looking like

[@Biffs_R_Us]

Studies need to be made in the future about the insane phenomenon that is the cult that's developed around deion, especially now more so than ever before. this comment section is some prime evidence too

[@Item9Up]

Thank you all for your consistent support in generating funds to rebuild Folsom Field. Keep the algorithm hot 😂

[@xman10490]

Y'all don't get none of this money I don't know where you're getting that from, it feels like you don't know how KZbin works

[@anthonysteel7515]

Was it really cutthroat or was it that this was the first time we were invited inside to see it.

[@WIHTV]

Lots of people aren't use to seeing this side of college football that's all plus Deion is an easy target

[@letsbereal7897]

@ 8:13👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I said it last yr when people were wondering what happened @ Oregon… They ran into an actual 🏈 program.. An actual 🏈 program with an actual 🏈 coach who knew how to bring the entire locker room together & motivate them through what was going happening the opponents locker room.. & man, did it unfold exactly how people who understand the difference between, 4 programs & the prep school/juco format…

[@tornado154]

North Dakota state is going to be a challenge for them week 1

[@chriswilliams6896]

If anyone thinks that game is cake walk will be surprised for sure.

[@225JAYY]

@@chriswilliams6896You’re right. NDSU is a really good team. With that being said, CU 60 NDSU 6

[@ProducerStr8kdt]

​@225JAYY 😂😂😂

[@eddieroberts4892]

I wouldn't take that bet.

[@willl7780]

you can let guys go and be cool about it

[@chipparmley]

I am looking forward to your Big 12 season predictions

[@user-mr1jz4ri4r]

Rumors are Colorado ad will fire him at end this year

[@deerobinson557]

Winner of the most insane comment on this video.

[@kevinmorris481]

They hit the over last season, I think they will hit the over again. I think what's missing in all of these opinions is the fact that CU is trying to put the best team possible around their QB. They have one of the best QB's in the nation for 1 more year. Not sure how you build a program in 2 years, but most of the guys they have brought in seem to like the culture, expectations, and standards of the program. We will see how it works.

[@jaysenreidny69]

Wait!!! Just 2 seasons ago was 1-11!!! They won 4 games with a trash OL and OC. I got time today and cash app. I’ll bet you 2k they make a bowl game. Put ur money where ur hate is!!

[@225JAYY]

I got 3k they win the big 12

[@dragonsurge1]

@@225JAYY throwing money into the toilet smh

[@Crimson_Watch]

The team Deion had was not the same team that went 1-11. Stop it

[@GeorgeEscobar-yb4qs]

There at 5.5 wins this season

[@doc8013]

Lol stop. Deion has s**t the bed.

[@tlpsportsclub]

I’m BWB and I’m here to bookmark this video and comments Win Lose Or Draw! I want to know what everyone will be saying either way! Oh by the way… that’s Bandwagon Buff. At 8:00 the programs will have to play the mercenaries. What if the Mercenaries beet the programs? Will we say they got lucky and you need to see another year or will you suggest that the “Programs” start adopting some mercenaries? Something tells me if they win the goal post will move. I’m here for all the smoke!

[@DaveParsons-qg4xn]

Prime never cut anyone, was brutal in telling them the truth on playing time or depth chart , Did n't do anything different then Lincoln Riley did.

[@deerobinson557]

Exactly, and nobody said shit about that.

[@derk8701]

Speaker Series in Colorado 👀

[@user-mr1jz4ri4r]

Players are leaving like crazy his son's are taking over team

[@Grams7914]

Nearly a year ago, you did a quick read of a Coach Sanders’ tweet about folks needing to take a long, hard look at what was the result of NIL, open transfers, etc. He did not seem to be a fan of NCAA-sanctioned chaos, but he’a definitely playing by their profit-based NCAA-playbook rules!

[@horacehardy4197]

It is the second year wait and see

[@horacehardy4197]

Put your money where your mouth is

[@Meetingpeoplefive]

The transfer portal is nothing other than free agency. It's a big puzzle fit strategy. I don't see why so many people should be surprised about this. This is the reality of college football today.

[@isaacford7172]

Talk about the young guys that he coming in they all not seniors that he bringing from the portal he got guys that are junior sophomore, and even freshman so let’s be real

[@ImaginaryFrend]

Thank you for this. 100% my take. People mad at Deion for being soooooo far ahead of the game they don't understand this is now pro ball. If players want bags of money, its proball and the kid gloves have to come off.

[@cornalien8435]

Like Josh said “we’ll see in the fall” if they’re a pro team

[@kevinpowers2959]

Yeah but you still have to recruit kids and coach them. Two things Deion doesn't do.

[@marcusburnett2412]

​@kevinpowers2959 he does recruit HS players it's just not the amount you think he should get and have on the team every year. His team his preference.

[@BobbyBluBalls]

The issue is the way Deion treats the players as humans. In the NFL the coaches aren't disrespecting players. The culture matters in the NFL too. That's why the team with the highest payroll or the most star players doesn't always win.

[@JohnThomas296]

“Far ahead of the game”… bahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MozartRice]

The only reason for trying this "Experiment" is because he had his son's and Travis for 2 years... He's trying to get these guys everything in a rush because of their eligibility clock. Once they leave I can see Deion going back to building an actual program and developing the players he is recruiting. He has no base to build on if you constantly have your freshman leaving the program. You build a program with your recruiting and fill in the spots with transfers. You don't replace your recruits with the portal dudes. That's counter productive and neglecting your actual resources and talent that you are trying to do hard to bring in

[@hollychen4806]

I think Prime is there to sell all his products and then all them clowns are lapping it up

[@SamJohnson-rh8rr]

Josh Pate, when will you do a deep dive and understand how many of those guys were walk ons?

[@paulvalentine4157]

we will all find out in the fall

[@ctclardy]

I am a very long-time fan of college football, Roll Tide. I'm sad to see the end of the Nick Saban era. In fact, apart from some track and field, college football is the only sport I watch now. But, now that it has become basically a semi-pro sport it seems as though it has completely disassociated itself from the college/university it was supposed to be associated with. I will wait until this coming season has played out and determine if I will still be a fan.

[@deerobinson557]

Alabama has been buying players for years.

[@campbellcampbell9059]

Totally a hit piece. Max Olson and The Athletic didn’t do their job. If they are doing a story on the portal and the ramifications on players… Max would have submitted his story to his editor. His editor after reviewing would have said, so is Deion and the CU Buffs the only team doing this portal thing. And Max would have been obliged to say ‘no’ and his editor would have said, well let’s get a better picture of the implications and consequences of the portal, let’s talk to other players, coaches , teams . Max is a graduate of Nebraska, which part of me thinks is one of the reasons for this hit piece, but there is an element of the media targeting Deion. Let’s face it, old boys network don’t like Black Head Football Coaches.

[@philtjr]

Josh, Max's piece lacked balance. It’s why CU fans know he’s biased. He failed to reference the article he wrote on May 19, 2022, before CP became a Power 5 coach. That article accurately forecasted what would unfold in college football, a prediction later echoed by Lincoln Riley. To truly understand the context of the anger of CU fans and the biased report, I urge you and your audience to read that article. It's titled "In college football's next roster-flipping era, new rules will only ramp up the turnover," published on May 19, 2022. Please do not mislead your audience.

[@marthalewis6065]

Absolutely!!!!

[@BigDeezi]

Clearly biased, while backing up his buddy who he failed to say has biased also being a Nebraska Alum. Which is Colorados rival.

[@BigDeezi]

Y’all boys come out the wood work and stand together I’ll give you that. Years of experience have taught me to pay attention to things that are not said from people like you. You essentially said that a team that has no 5 stars can now beat teams like Alabama and Georgia etc who have multiple 5 stars. Because they have learned to come together and use what they got to win. 😅 what a joke dude. Y’all’s hoods are showing. I love that Deion reveals people like you and your Nebraska buddy that wrote that article in the first place, which you failed to mention.

[@sirenejohnson6668]

I agree! He also did a piece on Lincoln Riley and the portal and it was also a balanced piece.

[@Hookah_Horns]

I don't see how that article has any relevance. He predicted what's happening everywhere other than CU. Nobody else is like your dumpster fire program.

[@michaelthomas5140]

I could be wrong, but it seems like coach prime will be gone after next year or the year after. 6-6 or 7-5 at best next year.

[@jaybrown3341]

🎻 👈🏾

[@chedorichie2171]

Your right.. Then they can bring in a white guy who never played in the league to coach.. Maybe his whiteness can makeup for his inexperience

[@someguy6212]

@@chedorichie2171 Name a white coach that never played. Hugh Freeze, Lou Holtz. I don't know any others.

[@deerobinson557]

@@someguy6212 Playing football and being a Hall of Fame player is a little bit different. C.U. now has two HOF coaches.

[@someguy6212]

@@deerobinson557 He was a great player. It's yet to be proven that he's a great coach.

[@ARMY-ep6fz]

People are living in alternative reality. They will be horrible once again. Maybe he should go recruit instead of refusing too.

[@stevethomas2022]

Yes the Colorado fans will come for you ,you act like Colorado coaching staff have been there for 5 yrs ,it’s there second yr there ,and yes they did miss on some players,some players left for their own reasons ,some left for more money ,some was run off,and it’s happening all over college football,but you are right Coach Prime is not hiding he wants the spotlight and he wants all the smoke,do I am wishing him all the best this up coming season.

[@robertmorris7173]

Josh, while I agree with most of what you stated, it is an experiment but a program just the same. It's not a traditional program in the way we are use to., traditional perennial powerhouse blue blood programs have always used their collective's to draw the highest rated recruits to their programs. I think the flash of Deion and what he's doing in Boulder is just bringing this out in the open. I'm sure other programs dump young men in the same manner its just not news because of the spotlight on Deion and Colorado at this time.

[@deerobinson557]

If you think for one second this years schedule is as tough as last year 's was, you are crazy. The Pac 12 was the strongest conference in the country last year. Next year will be the easiest schedule CU has had in at least 12 years. The Big 12 will not be as strong next year as the Pac 12 was last year, especially since OU and Texas are now gone. Of all the teams CU plays next year in the new Big 12, only Arizona St. and Utah have a winning record against Colorado, and of course those are former Pac 12 teams.

[@harryhoesch3793]

Seems the cost of recruiting and signing 1 year players, just isn't cost effective.

[@terrell757]

Why Alabama kids don’t get interviews when they transfer out??

[@user-vf9ub6pg8y]

Bcuz their Head Coach retired DUH!

[@terrell757]

@@user-vf9ub6pg8y😂😂😂😂. Players transfer from there every year DUH!!!

[@deerobinson557]

@@user-vf9ub6pg8y So you think Alabama is a sinking ship?

[@user-vf9ub6pg8y]

@@deerobinson557 idk to be determined..

[@jeremycomfort809]

Head Coach Sanders let his kids be "supermodels" instead of team leaders and going to the team meeting, instead posing in Paris.....Come on man

[@chedorichie2171]

Yes let off that racial steam

[@southeastdaygo6193]

@@chedorichie2171 They can't even help themselves

[@jeremycomfort809]

@@chedorichie2171 nice try

[@MrEddiethedog]

@@chedorichie2171 sounds like somebody just did huh!

[@collinmooremagic6843]

@@chedorichie2171keep playing the victim card

[@KAT-pi3pk]

Josh, I believe that the first game in now on 8/29. If so, you should update your schedule graphic. Related to the Buffs' player turnover, I doubt Deion would push out players unless he thought he was replacing them with better talent. There is no sense in a break even talent turnover scenario. Only time will tell if he improves on a 4 win season.

[@Maester0]

They about to get aired out this year with another 4-8 record.

[@caughtoncamera27]

Hitting the portal was prime choice. He wants to win now and has too. He cant rely on high-school recruiting. If colorado told him we will give u all the time u need then hit the high-school recruiting hard with some portal and develop and build.

[@groverwindham9761]

If Colorado offerd me a scolarship and I signed they'd honor it weather deion liked it or not.

[@deerobinson557]

CU still lets them keep their scholarship if they leave and don't get picked up by another university, so yes you right.

[@blaynebittencourt5076]

I don't think anyone is upset at him for cutting anybody, they are disappointed about him showing his ass on twitter.

[@someguy6212]

100%

[@TheKaoticivory]

Make no sense… u realize that article was trending #1 before prime said anything… and everyone was saying nasty things about him and CU… he was going get crushed regardless… a lot of ppl hate him… and as for the kid who actually a man you’re coach was honest with u… u ended up in the right place move on…

[@someguy6212]

@@TheKaoticivory Coaches get ripped by the media all the time, it's part of the job. Running your mouth on Twitter towards players makes the coach look bad, sorry.

[@ryanw6074]

If Colorado wins 6+ games then there's something to be said about what they're doing out there. Otherwise they're in the same class as any other below average big time program.

[@thomasmalloryevans2932]

“Exclamate”?! Don’t you mean “exclaim”?

[@gregorymoore1210]

Tell you what…let’s go to Vegas. Colorado is assembling a pro style program. The old way of college football is dead. But if you’re game, I’m game. I’ve got two decades of covering college and pro sports. I’ve seen this show before. The right coach and it’s on…

[@bipolarpunt5721]

Deion talked last year, remember "Do you believe me now" after one win LOL they ended up 4-8 and people are buying into theiir talk again.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

Josh you can explain away all the bs you want but nil isn’t affecting every player the 3rd string gaurd isn’t walking around with a 6 figure deal

[@davidking5002]

He’s the Lavar ball of college football.

[@firedawg2240]

Ohhhhhhhh ….. That Cincinnati team is so scary 😂😂😂

[@neon_lion8942]

They'll just move the finish line when CU shocks college football

[@d3mist0clesgee12]

no one, florida st. to name one of many, come on man, do ur research bro

[@foosful]

If Colorado wins next year, they will have earned the right to be talked about. If they lose, though, I hope the talk is less.

[@deerobinson557]

People are still talking about LeBron, even though the Nuggets have beaten him 12 of the last 13 games, and 9 of those games were in the playoffs.

[@glennvanzandt3011]

It hasn't worked yet.

[@SellinNotOut]

`nope!

[@Crimson_Watch]

We’ll see. My guess is no

[@user-of9nm1yo6l]

I can’t remember a great player who was a great coach in any sport good luck coach prime cause

[@chedorichie2171]

Because only white people who couldn't make it to the pros can coach black kids

[@melvinhillsman6113]

If it isn't a "gotcha" piece why use Xavier Smith's quote and a picture of Deion, why not use all the guys that gave an interview or one of the other guys' quotes and picture of Deion? Additionally, the portal has been around for years, Deion used it one year, where are the articles for all those guys who have not been heard or didn't/don't have a voice? What about the 35+ guys in other programs who don't have a voice? If it was about giving them a voice why not do it last year before fall camp, after fall camp, during the season, end of the year, over the holidays, early in January, after CFP, why after/during the current portal period?

[@deerobinson557]

That piece was written by a Nebraska alumni, and Nebraska hates Colorado, especially after 2001. NU was #1 in the country the last game of the season and CU put up 62 on them, the most ever scored on NU at the time, and knocked them out of the Big 12 Championship. They haven't been great since then.

[@user-mr1jz4ri4r]

Deon sanders playing a weak schedule this year hurting Colorado

[@lukebart920]

Btw Let's goo WVU!!!!!

[@JayzeMayhem]

Nobody had a problem with or was talking bout CU till deion got there y'all jus don't like deion n it's obvious but y'all hate for him is deeper than that it's giving...... Yk

[@ProducerStr8kdt]

The players cut themselves.

[@curtchesnutt4992]

Been traveling around the sun a while and I have never seen any organization with that kind of turnover build long term excellence. If this continues at Colorado, I would be surprised to see Deion sustain winning seasons. We will see...wish him but mostly those he leaves in the wake the best. Suspect all may end up drowning....

[@HumanBeanbag]

The Sanders are doing what is called "punching down" and it's disappointing tbh

[@CBW10]

No matter how he packaged this video, this is a hit piece plain and simple. Josh Pate is the same as all the other haters. They all want Colorado to fail under the direction of Coach Prime. And the insult is blatant…”It’s an experiment not a program”. Miss me with the passive hate. smh

[@jaybrown3341]

Exactly, every program is experimenting today with this whole transfer portal thing.

[@joshuagray5094]

CU fans are the most sensitive out there. Let the play on the field vindicate coach prime then. Otherwise miss me with this passive offended thin skin

[@Logan_ismyname]

Tell your coach and his son to stop acting like dick bags. To their own team and act like adults. If they did literally no one would care

[@CBW10]

​@@Logan_ismyname Maybe you should be more concerned with grammar and punctuation then a coach and his son.

[@HildaWingate]

This story started two years ago. The follow up should have been with that school or the reporter could have interviewed his alma mater (Nebraska) This story in my opinion is typical racism and disrespect. Perhaps this is the reason that the violation doesn't matter. As a fan, I looking forward to Miss Peggy Bowl Game. Blessings and Continued Success to CU Buffs.

[@seanakima50515e]

I dont think the question is, s it right, but it's whether is this sustainable. To win a national championship off of a revolving roster is going to be HARD, your guys dont know eachother, they dont know they playbooks in and out, they have to adjust to culture, no matter who you are if you are consistently replacing half of your roster every post season, how can you expect to take the next step? You arent developing players as you're getting them halfway if not fully developed from the portal, You're not recruiting well enough to have a sustainable roster with longevity in the back half of the season (10 guys a class should be unacceptable) We saw it last year they lost travjs, shedeur, and shiloh all at different points and there was a HUGE drop off from the next man up. This strategy will only win you 7 games max in my honest, unbiased opinion. When you run up against the Utahs, Kansas States, Oklahoma States, etc its gonna be tough to win.

[@airmane.9487]

The Big 12 as a conference hasn’t won a natty since 2006 so that doesn’t matter. A decade of the cfp has only produced Ou and texas in the playoff. It’s not a championship league this is why I don’t understand the criticism. They won four games with the worst oline I’ve ever seen if they block at all a bowl game is guaranteed. Just watch the oline that’s all I need to see

[@danminorsr5619]

❤❤ Now that "kids" are being paid, NCAA is like an EMPLOYER with an HR department. Kids are learning real world lessons right out of the gate now.. Prime is on a mission..ya'll better Man up!

[@freeheeler00]

I just don't believe the odds are good that he'll pull off a great season unless you believe six wins is a great season.

[@deerobinson557]

They aren't playing in the PAC 12, this will be the Big 12 minus OU and TX. There are only two teams in the new Big 12 that have a winning record against Colorado, Utah and Arizona St., two former Pac 12 teams. Compared to last year, this year will be a cake walk. CU will win 9 at the very least.

[@dustinbowie2589]

So… the 1 win team was a “real program” bc they had “culture” right?? We can agree to disagree too, but you should put it on the line too. How many games do you predict they win next year? How many games do they have to win, for this “experiment” to be a success? And if it is a success, by your own standard, are you willing to admit it? I’ll be the first to congratulate you if you are right.

[@fleafarts3576]

Nebraska is going to pound Colorado this year in Lincoln. Book it.

[@deerobinson557]

@@fleafarts3576 Just like they did last year right? lmao. Nebraska lost 36 - 14. They didn't score their 2nd TD until there were seconds left in the game against 3rd team players. Cornhusker tears are the best!

[@blaircity1]

You need to acknowledge some players graduated from the Colorado

[@DKOBSpeaks]

The Athletic and Max Olsen don't have the courage to do this to a Michigan Ohio State Alabama or University of Texas. Corrupt journalism?

[@737smartin]

Counterpoint: I knew kids who got ROTC scholarships in college, then didn’t develop as students as well as expected. They lost their scholarships EVEN THOUGH they were still advancing towards their degrees and were in good standing at the university. It’s just a fact of life…don’t meet expectations, expect ramifications.

[@KingTay74]

To all Deion Sanders haters he didn’t cut them players they was scared of competition and don’t want to be held accountable and want to be babied

[@JTSports]

Nahh bro he cut them folks😂 they couldn’t even get access to the facilities so technically they was cut.

[@kennyandlaurenjones9313]

Shiiiiiiiiii they lucky if they beat north dakota state lol

[@jarvissmith2086]

The Nil is to blame your making money and dont want to compete against teammates this Generation wants Something handed to them and not have to work to get it