Deion Sanders has always been outspoken and has done things his way throughout his playing career, his time as a broadcaster and as a college football coach.
That’s no different now that he’s the head coach at Colorado, after he bolted from Jackson State and joined a program that went 1-11 (!) this season.
And the speech he delivered to the current team was something else.
Sanders went off in his Coach Prime manner and gave the players quite a talking-to, including these lines: “We got a few positions already taken care of, because I’m bringing my luggage with me, and it’s Louis. … I’m coming, and when I get here. It’s gonna be change. I want y’all to get ready to go ahead and jump in the [transfer] portal.”
Fans had a mixed reaction all of that:
Here's what he said
Deion Sanders telling the CU Buffs football team that he’s bringing his own luggage, and that they better hit the portal. This is crazy 🤯 pic.twitter.com/004LUKiTr2
— College FB Transfer Portal (@CollegeFBPortal) December 4, 2022
Deion Sanders first team meeting at Colorado is must watch.
Favorite quote: “We got a few positions already taken care of because I’m bringing my luggage with me… And it’s Louis”
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 4, 2022
The reaction
I am shocked that people are acting shocked that Deion wants players from a 1-11 team to hit the road
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) December 5, 2022
lol Deion telling the Colorado kids to hit the portal… and then getting them to chant along as he describes the players he’s bringing in to replace them wow 💀💀pic.twitter.com/y05qDfPUvF
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 5, 2022
Bringing my luggage and it’s Louis 😭😭 https://t.co/eWtHsJgbgO
— 🦅 (@NOT1CARMOUCHE) December 5, 2022
I still got two years of eligibility left, I just wanna get one practice in wit @DeionSanders at 50. If this don’t fire you up and as a parent want your kids to go play for this brutha y’all crazy. Prime is coming GOD BLESS YOU!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💙💙💙 https://t.co/nV4w47utPi
— WayUpNYa (@WayUpNYa30) December 5, 2022
He’s a clown show, he made the choice to coach them and it’s criminal he tells them to leave
— Brad Kappler (@Bradkappler2) December 5, 2022
If the players are threatened by those words, they should leave. If you can play and help the team, he isn’t talking to you.
He wants to get rid of those players not completely committed.
— Coach Brown 🏈 (@NoCoCoachB) December 5, 2022
Can I be honest.
I love everything about this!!!
Deion is telling these kids up front your gonna have to compete PERIOD.
If you don’t like it LEAVE https://t.co/7MDtDiD0vj— (Foots The King) (@FootsDaKing) December 5, 2022
I'm sorry—this is EVERYTHING that grosses me out about big-time college sports. He literally tells these guys to leave, then has them chant his insanity. https://t.co/4ACDLE6pnT
— Jeff Pearlman (@jeffpearlman) December 5, 2022
