Deion Sanders will probably never want to play on Friday the 13th ever again.
His Colorado Buffaloes had a 29-0 lead over the Stanford Cardinal in a Friday night game that didn’t wrap up until early Saturday morning, because Stanford came roaring back in the third quarter, forcing overtime at 36-36, and winning in double overtime, 46-43.
This was all set up for Sanders’ team. Stanford came into this game with a 1-4 record, and they were 0-3 in the conference. The Buffaloes welcomed star receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter back from injury, and Hunter put on a show, with 13 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
But it was another receiver who defined the game, and that was Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor, who caught 13 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns. Ayomanor ran over and through Colorado’s defense, frequently winning on the crossing routes that have been a problem for Colorado’s defense all season long.
Even in the game, Colorado’s coach had a feeling this could go the wrong way for him and his team.
“I talked to them about the old cliche people say — it’s 0-0 but that’s not true. It’s not 0-0, it’s 29-nothing,” Sanders said. “I felt complacency going into the half because we stalled offensively, gave up some yardage as well. Just didn’t like how I felt going in at halftime. We come back out and here comes complacency. Here comes that team that I can’t stand, that you can’t stand it. You can’t understand how in the world that happens to us. But it did.”
It did, it was the biggest blown lead in school history, and here’s what Twitter had to say about it.
Please consult with your doctor if you have a heart condition before you begin watching Pac 12 After Dark. pic.twitter.com/ynad736zze
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) October 14, 2023
ELIC AYOMANOR WITH A CATCH OF THE YEAR CONTENDER! INSANE!
He has 294 yards receiving and Stanford has sent the game to 2OT.
Mark Jones and Louis Riddick on the call. 🏈🔥🔥🔥🔥🎙️ pic.twitter.com/U3498V3rrU
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 14, 2023
I’m not kidding. I just looked it up. This guy Elic Ayomanor never had more than 4 catches in a game.
He has 13 catches for 335 yards now.
With the 13th catch coming exactly at midnight to end Friday the 13th https://t.co/oxFgeuMIXv
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) October 14, 2023
Just a portion of the 30 minute after unreal loss press conference by @DeionSanders and he spoke and so honest and still in shock for sure –#Colorado pic.twitter.com/ba4YqfH8yi
— Connie Carberg (@ConnieScouts) October 14, 2023
Deion Sanders haters rallying the troops after Colorado lost to Stanford pic.twitter.com/yTUWEDsQqq
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) October 14, 2023
Lord i thank u for everything. I've learned to accept the bad with the good because if it weren't for bad I wouldn't know what Good is.
— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) October 14, 2023
"Would the Public Address Announcer please stop playing while Stanford is in formation and ready to snap the ball? Any more playing of music and sound effects will result in an unsportsmanlike conduct foul against Colorado." 🦓👮♂️🏈 pic.twitter.com/NHDQ126Jvy
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 14, 2023
ESPN's sign-off of Colorado's meltdown vs Stanford features crying fans. pic.twitter.com/tpX3Rf1kC1
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 14, 2023
STANFORD 97-YD HOUSE CALL 🏠 pic.twitter.com/0yH0qThKHo
— ESPN (@espn) October 14, 2023
STANFORD TAKES DOWN COLORADO IN DOUBLE OT 🚨
The largest comeback in @StanfordFball history 😤 pic.twitter.com/u2JajQoZLh
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 14, 2023
Sac State didn’t have this much trouble with Stanford pic.twitter.com/I08iIWWDsX
— Kyle, a Madson (@KyleAMadson) October 14, 2023
Stanford's 29-point comeback win was the:
🌲 Largest comeback in Stanford history (program founded in 1891)
🌲 4th-largest comeback in Pac-12 history
🌲 Largest halftime deficit overcome to win in Pac-12 history
🦬 Largest blown lead in Colorado history (program founded in 1890) pic.twitter.com/o6nITES9CY— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 14, 2023
if the stanford players came out like this in the second half they’d win 30-29 pic.twitter.com/MBMxTdFyzO
— Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics) October 14, 2023
pour one out for everyone who went to bed because Colorado was up 29-0
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 14, 2023
When you gotta watch Colorado's defense: pic.twitter.com/HHdynzd8GS
— Video from: @TSV__1 (@TSV__1) October 14, 2023
How to gain 10 yards on Colorado’s defense every play pic.twitter.com/hiw1O6IkUO
— Steve Helwick (@s_helwick) October 14, 2023
colorado’s defense tonight: pic.twitter.com/IHQTr9o1AZ
— SINA SNOW (@yungk0ala) October 14, 2023
Stanford entered the game 103rd in points per drive on offense… and 130th on defense. CU scored 7 points in the second half. https://t.co/dLajtOzDbJ
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 14, 2023
