Deion Sanders sends message to those hoping for his downfall

Deion Sanders isn’t afraid to speak his mind, as he did following a loss to Oregon. Ahead of the game against USC, the Colorado coach sent a message to those who want to see his downfall.

Sanders, love him or hate him, is the biggest thing in college football this season in terms of buzz and success, relatively speaking. His turnaround at Colorado is one of the most impressive in recent memory, at least through four games.

Sanders responded to those who want to see him fail ahead of kicking off against the Trojans.

“Well first of all, I don’t know how you can pray for someone’s downfall,” Sanders said on Big Noon Kickoff. “We’re gonna be consistent. We’re gonna do what we do but we in this thing for the long haul. It’s not a sprint. This is a marathon. 

“And I promise you what I’m saying and I looked in the camera and I made eye contact when I said you got to get me now. I’m not playing, I’m not lying because I know what we have on tap. I know the kind of recruits we’re bringing in here. I know the understanding, the philosophies and expertise of the coaching staff. I know what is going to be. It’s going to be that sooner than later.”

Sanders is not going to stop with the high energy just because of a loss. Colorado is going to have the same work ethic heading into Saturday’s contest.

“We’re still on a high,” Sanders said this week. “We’re not on a seesaw. We don’t go up with the weight coming down. We rock steady. We’re still on a natural high, still working out butts off to achieve perfection. We’re still loving what we’re doing, doing what we love.

“We’re still who we are. Things just happen in life but we can’t stop. We got to continue to stop and move forward and move expeditiously and still walk our path.”

Sure, there may have been a bad loss to Oregon. Everyone in Boulder is still going to get up for the USC game though. Sanders is excited to see the Folsom Field crowd and is thankful for the impact the community has had on the program.

If anything, the Oregon loss allows Sanders to bring back the underdog mentality to his team. He believes the role is needed in college football.