Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders opened his press convention on Tuesday addressing the “main thing.”
Native radio station 104.3 The Fan’s reported that Sanders had requested the varsity’s band to not play the battle track at Folsom Area after a rating by Shedeur Sanders, so his son’s theme music may run.
Colorado issued an announcement on Monday denying the report.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, proper, talks with quarterback Shedeur Sanders, #2, on the sideline between performs in opposition to Nebraska in the course of the second half of an NCAA school soccer recreation on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (AP Picture/Rebecca S. Gratz)
“The fight songs ‘Glory, Glory, Colorado’ and ‘Fight CU’ have been played after CU touchdowns and field goals for years and were played every time the Buffaloes scored against North Dakota State earlier this season,” the assertion mentioned.
“It’s common throughout college football for individual players to have small snippets of songs played during games.”
Sanders doubled down on the varsity’s assertion, calling for extra accountability amongst reporters in his press convention.
“Whoever reported that I told the band not to play the fight song, that’s idiotic. Y’all know that. Like when you saw that, you know that was a lie. We got to start having some kind of accountability to this.”
“I understand that this is a free and an open world and that everybody is not a journalist. Everybody’s not an analyst, everybody’s really hadn’t put in a lot of work to do what you all do.”
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders waves to the group earlier than an NCAA school soccer recreation in opposition to North Dakota State on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Picture/Jack Dempsey)
Sanders made positive to level out that he does recognize the journalists who take their job critically.
“I’m thankful for many of y’all that take your job and your craft serious. And consequently, you get facts before you run with false narratives.”
The previous NFL star warned about what spreading false narratives can do to individuals.
“Please know that that stuff affects people. Me, you’ve been attacking me my whole life, so I’m good, but other people that’s involved, band members, Buffs faithful, and alumni and all that. Sometimes they don’t know what to believe and often times in life we believe the first thing we hear, in which we shouldn’t.”
Along with calling for extra accountability, Sanders desires extra accountability from reporters as properly.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders reacts in the course of the first half of an NCAA school soccer recreation in opposition to North Dakota State on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Picture/Jack Dempsey)
“I just would challenge you to be more responsible with your reporting.”
The Colorado head coach additionally mentioned that he doesn’t wish to get private with the media.
When it will get private, you bought to essentially take into consideration that. You bought to grasp I’ve an enormous platform. I may actually get private if I needed to, however I select not to try this as a result of that’s not proper. Some issues in life is simply not proper, and I don’t wish to go there, and I gained’t go there.”
“Give it some thought, simply my household alone, the platform is gigantic. If we actually needed to go there, we may go there, however we’d by no means try this. We weren’t raised like that; we weren’t introduced up like that. We had been introduced as much as love thy neighbor as a lot as we are able to.”
Sanders concluded his weekly press convention with a reminder to the media.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders takes the field before an NCAA college football game against North Dakota State on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
“Bear in mind, validate all the pieces earlier than you run with it.”
Colorado is 1-1 on the season after dropping to Nebraska final week 28-10.
The Buffaloes’ subsequent recreation is in opposition to Colorado State on Saturday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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