College coaches reportedly want Deion Sanders and transfers to 'crash and burn'
When Deion Sanders was hired as the head coach at Colorado he made it abundantly clear right away that he didn't plan on coaching the roster from 2022 that went 1-11.
In fact, Sanders who was coming off a very successful stint at HBCU Jackson State quite literally told those Colorado players to leave so he could bring in as many transfers as possible, which he referred to as "Louis luggage". While a few coaches such as Pitt's Pat Narduzzi, UConn's Jim Mora, and even Nebraska's Matt Rhule have taken jabs at Sanders or even publicly criticized his portal method that has seen him bring in over 50 transfers, there appears to be more coaches out there that don't approve of Sanders' methods.
Sanders has used the transfer portal to rebuild his roster in a way that the Power 5 level has never seen, as there are just 10 scholarship players from last season's roster still in Boulder. His transfers are headlined by former No. 1 recruit Travis Hunter and his son Shedeur who plays quarterback, and had an easy time dismantling defenses at the FCS level.
Similar to his own playing days, Sanders has tons of people supporting and watching in awe as he dazzles the college football world. However, according to 247Sports' Josh Pate there are plenty of naysayers among the coaching ranks when it comes to how Sanders has built his team. In a recent episode of "Late Kick Live", Pate revealed that Sanders' portal methods are not nearly as highly regarded amongst other coaches and may force some to begrudgingly change how they have to construct rosters.
"It would also make a lot of college football rethink their theories and philosophies behind team building...A lot of coaches don't think this is going to work...A lot of coaches are looking at...I'm not going to say they are rooting for it to crash and burn, although I think some of them are rooting for it to crash and burn but at the very least a lot of them are skeptically looking at Boulder, Colorado saying "there's no way that's going to work."
Again, only time will tell as to who is right in the end, but what we do know is that while Colorado and Sanders have for the most part become a fan favorite, that sentiment is not reciprocated by fellow coaches. Something that Sanders has already addressed, and has been consistent in iterating he doesn't really care about how other coaches feel.
Colorado and their No. 1 transfer class in the country are set to play their first two games of the season against TCU and Nebraska on Big Noon Kickoff, where many fans and coaches alike will be watching to see how the roster compiled of mostly transfers performs.
Source: Athlon Sports
