Deion Sanders has never been shy with a mic in front of him, and this week was no different. The Colorado head coach gave one of the more unfiltered takes of the year when asked about the recent wave of firings in college football.
“It’s unfortunate. There’s no more patience in this world,” Sanders said. “How do we exude patience when we could call up right now and get a pizza delivery right here? You can call and get a ride, and it’s waiting outside for you. Everything is expeditious in this country. Everyone wants the quick fix. You’ve got mail-order brides, right? You can get married right away. You can get a BBL, you can come in here flat as we all know what and leave thick as a snicker.”
That’s a real quote, and it might be the most Deion thing Deion has said all year.
But under the wild analogies, there’s a real message here. Sanders is talking about how college football has lost its appetite for development. Coaches are getting canned before they can finish building a roster. Fanbases expect instant results. Administrators are chasing the next hot name before giving the current one a chance to prove anything.
And yeah, you can argue he’s defending himself a little. Colorado is sitting at 3-5, and bowl eligibility is starting to slip away. The Buffs were the biggest story in college football in September, but the shine has faded. Sanders knows the noise is creeping in. He also knows this rebuild wasn’t going to happen overnight. He’s just not sure the rest of the country has the patience to let it play out.
Sanders isn’t asking for a free pass. He’s asking for time. Whether he gets it is a different question. But he’s not wrong about the direction things are heading.
In a sport where you can get run out of town before your first recruiting class hits campus, patience might be the one thing no one’s buying anymore.
