BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders is adamant about keeping negativity out of his life and his football program at Colorado. He even had a newspaper columnist barred from asking questions at football-related events over what he deemed as pessimistic coverage.
For Sanders, it's been a summer filled with integrating a new offensive line and two new coordinators, and squabbling with the media . As he prepared for the Buffaloes' season opener against FCS powerhouse North Dakota State , the second-year Colorado coach was asked Saturday if he ever felt persecuted “by outside noise.” “This is a way of life for me,” Sanders said.
"You guys act like this is the first time I’ve been shot at, I’ve been lied on, cheated, talked about, mistreated. That’s a gospel song, ain’t it?” A confrontational few weeks with the media culminated Friday when the university announced that Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler was banned indefinitely from asking questions at football events. The school cited “a series of sustained, personal attacks on the football program and specifically Coach Prime, the CU Athletic Department in conjunction with the football program.
" One of the headlines on Keeler’s columns in recent weeks was “Deion Sanders is a false prophet. CU Buffs? College Football Playoffs? I’ll have what Coach Prime’s smoking.” Sanders engaged in a combative news conference on Aug.
9, when he sparred with Keeler after accusing him of always attacking his program. K.