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The Colorado Buffaloes have started the season in style. Head coach Deion Sanders impressed many when he won the season opener against the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs. After that first win, the confidence flowing through the team was palpable. Following their second successive win, a certain Los Angeles Lakers legend was spotted expressing his awe at the impact Coach Prime has had on the team and its fans.

As they won their first two games in a rather impressive manner, Sanders’ abilities have become more evident.

The turnout at Boulder impresses 2x NBA champion

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The Buffaloes won their second consecutive game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a massive margin of 22 points. It was reported that well over 50,000 people came to witness Colorado’s win. Former Lakers star Lamar Odom was taken aback while witnessing the colosseum-like scenes.

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Lamar Odom took to social media and expressed his shock. He wrote, Prime time got all of Colorado to show out. The Deion sanders impact is real!!” Odom was convinced that all of Colorado came to support their football team. The packed house convinced the Lakers legend that Deion Sanders was doing wonders in the Centennial state.

It’ll be interesting to see if Sanders can lead his team all the way to an NCAA Championship. An analyst on the internet explained how the former Dallas Cowboys star changed the face of the University of Colorado’s football team.

Deion Sanders: the Godfather of Boulder

Deion Sanders had a mammoth task on his hands when he took on the job of being the head coach of the University of Colorado. The team had an abysmal record of 1-11 in last season’s NCAA Championship.

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Basketball analyst Joe Pompliano wrote on Twitter, “Deion Sanders brought in 80+ new players after taking over a 1-11 team. They are now 2-0, selling out games, and a top 20 program in the country with multiple Heisman candidates, including his son Shedeur Sanders.”

Sanders included many freshman candidates in his team, including his quarterback son, and has made his team one of the favorites to claim the top prize.

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Do you think Sanders will instigate the biggest turnaround of the century? Or there will be steps to their rise to the top? Let us know in the comments below.