The Biggest Struggles Facing Coach Prime in Boulder

Author:
Mike Farrell
Publish date:
Dec 11, 2022

Deion Sanders will get it done in Colorado right? There are some major challenges outside of recruiting he will need to handle.

1. NIL

First, the NIL situation there is minimal at best and will need to be revamped entirely. It’s crucial in this day and age and something he will need to convince boosters to buy into.

2. Academic Restrictions

Secondly, there are academic restrictions at Colorado few are aware of. They aren’t to the level of Stanford or anything but Deion will have to battle admissions for some players especially as his recruiting reach is so vast.

3. Current Roster

Third, we have a roster that stinks. 1-11 doesn’t happen without a reason and he has to revamp this roster in a massive way. With a large class of 20 or so recruits verbally committed and 85 scholarships he will need to be precise in running off players from this class and the roster to make room for a ton of new talent.

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4. Avoiding the Letdown

And finally, he will have to endure the comedown after the initial wave of excitement. What do I mean about that? Deion will have the best off season of any coach in history as he’s 0-0 and all the elite recruits and transfer will have people excited. But what happens if the team is sitting at 2-4 midseason? Or what is they have a hot start and then get drubbed by USC, Oregon, UCLA and Utah at the end of the season. I mean we don’t expect it to be all wins and amazing recruiting and a massive trajectory upwards do we? How Deion handles the losing will be key.