Deion Sanders details how Colorado has matched his expectations so far

Most of the country didn’t expect much from Colorado in Year 1 under Deion Sanders.

The Buffaloes were given a win total of 3.5 during the preseason — a number that they surpassed in early October.

But while Colorado has exceeded most preseason expectations nationally, Coach Prime expected his team to be better than 4-3 at this point in the season.

“My expectations are lofty. So you know dern well how the season’s going with my expectations,” Deion Sanders said during his press conference this week. “It depends on your expectations. You can’t mix my expectations and your expectations, because they don’t coincide.”

Colorado has only been blown out once so far this year — against Oregon on Sept. 23.

Its other two losses were 48-41 to USC and 46-43 to Stanford. The loss to the Cardinal in particular could have been avoided, but the Buffaloes blew a 29-0 halftime lead, before falling in double overtime.

Colorado returns to action on Saturday against UCLA, and Sanders his hopeful his team will do a better job of finishing games down the stretch this season.

“You know what [my expectations] are,” Sanders said. “I know where I feel like we should be record wise and I know what we can accomplish. I just wanna put it all together one game and give it to you and display it.”

Deion Sanders delivers firm list of expectations to Colorado players

Deion Sanders didn’t just speak about expectations for his Buffaloes team earlier this week. He also shared his expectations for each of his players.

“We’ve got to be disciplined in all phases of the game. We’ve got be physical; we’ve got to hold one another accountable,” Sanders said during the Colorado Football Coaches Show. “We won’t tolerate pre- and post-snap penalties, we won’t have any substitutional penalties. We will win our one-on-one battles consistently; we will exceed expectations individually, as well as collectively. We will practice with game-like focus and intensity.

“I will be a team player and do what’s best for the team all week. I will study and prepare for this game like it can change my life for me and my family. I will be coachable and do as I’m instructed, and do it with passion. My attitude and effort will make the person I respect the most, proud. I will be ready for my opportunity and it will present itself. We will win this game because of what I contributed this whole week. When I look my position coach in the eyes at the end of practice and after the game, will he say, ‘Well done?’ Those are just some notes I exchanged with the team and I want them to really embody that and think about those type of things.”