Colorado now wants some assist if they need an opportunity on the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
The Sixteenth-ranked Buffaloes managed their very own future within the bracket coming into Saturday however fell to Kansas, 37-21, and now face an uphill climb.
It has been a formidable season for Colorado, which is 8-3 after profitable 4 video games final season and profitable only one recreation the yr prior.
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Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders and his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, are proven in the course of the recreation in opposition to the Arizona State Solar Devils. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities)
However head coach Deion Sanders mentioned his guys gave the impression to be getting a bit too excited.
“We started smelling ourselves a little bit,” Sanders mentioned after the sport. “That’s what I just told our team. We got intoxicated with the success. We got intoxicated with the multitude of articles and the assumption that we’re this and the assumption that we’re that. And we did not play CU football. Therefore, we got our butts kicked.”
Properly, Deion’s personal son, quarterback Shedeur, did not essentially agree with the sentiment.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders and his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, are proven in the course of the recreation in opposition to the Arizona State Solar Devils. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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“Personally, I’m just an overconfident person myself,” Shedeur mentioned. “So I can’t spot that on anybody else and say they’re overconfident. I’m not sure. It was really … we all did our job preparing and doing that, so whatever people did in their personal side, like mentally, you won’t be able to know, we won’t be able to know. I’m focused on plenty of other things than how somebody is thinking at all times.”
When requested how the Buffaloes may “sober up,” referencing his father’s feedback, Shedeur replied, “I don’t know. No comment.”
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes appears to move in opposition to the Kansas Jayhawks, Nov. 23, 2024, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. (Ed Zurga/Getty Photos)
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Colorado now wants a win at residence in opposition to Oklahoma State and a few type of mixture of losses by Iowa State (residence vs. Kansas State), Arizona State (at Arizona) and BYU (residence vs. Houston) in an effort to play within the Huge 12 title recreation, which is now their solely avenue at making the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
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