Another day, another national media voice is trying to sway Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders to leave Boulder. The most-mentioned destination is the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, whose season has spiraled under Mike McCarthy’s leadership.
Back in July, I pleaded with people to start listening to Coach Prime when he says he’s happy at Colorado. My message to individuals still pushing the Deion to Dallas narrative is simple: stop.
Former Cowboys wide receivers Michael Irvin and Dez Bryant became the latest voices to lead the charge of getting Coach Prime to Dallas. Last week, Irvin didn’t heed my warning when he directly pitched the Cowboys to Sanders on FS1’s “Speak.” Coach Prime shut Irvin down by walking outside to show the “Speak” crew his picturesque view of Folsom Field and the Boulder Flatirons.
More evidence of Coach Prime’s desire to stay at Colorado comes from Adam Gorney of Rivals, who shared an update on the Buffs’ pursuit of five-star quarterback Julian Lewis. Here’s what Gorney wrote earlier this week:
Colorado is now the frontrunner for Lewis, who has been to Boulder numerous times and over a period of months has grown to really appreciate numerous things about the program. Sanders’ staying power in Boulder — basically Lewis’ thinking that the coach will stay at Colorado (instead of) following his sons Shedeur and Shilo along with Travis Hunter to the NFL has helped the Buffaloes here.
Start listening to Coach Prime when he says he’s happy in Boulder.
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