What a bittersweet ending! The Colorado Buffaloes ‘ defense struggled against BYU in the Alamo Bowl and failed 14-36. They lost their fifth straight bowl game and ended the season 9-4. Not too bad for a team that went 4-8 last season and 1-11 before Deion Sanders entered the picture. ‘Coach Prime’ has shown he can turn around the fate of a team with his experience, skills, and the attention he brings. But the attention part… Is it becoming too much now?

Here’s the thing: Colorado’s lopsided loss demonstrated how the team couldn’t handle BYU’s defensive aggressiveness. Sanders’ defense got their opponents off the field on the first possession, they tried to move the ball to the midfield before being faced with a fourth-and-1. QB Shedeur Sanders threw behind Will Sheppard, who was open, and this allowed BYU to take over with a great field position. The Cougars also took advantage of LJ Martin’s touchdown run as it gave them a lead.

Then, let us not forget that during the game, Shedeur got sacked for a 23-yard loss on third-and-3, setting up a missed Mata field goal. A lot of things went wrong, but it was a magical year for the Colorado Buffaloes. “We’re not happy with the results, but we’re happy with the journey of getting here and being here and what transpired during the week,” Deion Sanders said after the game. But hey, can the winners of the game, BYU, get some attention too?

After the game was done, Fox Sports along with CFB on Fox, posted a press conference clip of Deion Sanders where the head coach was seen talking about coaching his sons, Shedeur and Shilo, for their last college football game.

The HC was heard saying: “That’s tough, man. I mean, that’s tough, to know that, that’s it. And that won’t happen again. That’s tough. We have been doing this for a long time. And you recollect the times and youth league and see them wearing their uniforms in my closet, you know, get ready for the next game and they used to have a hundred wrist bands on… It’s all those things I recall. “

It was an emotional moment for the father who coached his sons to success. However, many CFB fans felt that the $14 billion broadcaster (Fox reported a total revenue of $13.98 billion this year as compared to $14.19 billion last year.) should have also paid more attention to BYU and Kalani Sitake. After all, they won the game against the Buffs.

Headlines quite naturally revolve around Papa Sanders’ priceless emotion while bidding his sons goodbye. But not everyone buys that sentiment. Some raise their voices against Kalani Sitake getting overshadowed by Deion Sanders.

Deion Sanders gets shredded by fans for stealing the spotlight from the winning coach!

Sitake, the 14th head coach in BYU history, wrapped up his ninth season at the helm, leading the Cougars to the 13th 11-victory season in program history. Yet Deion Sanders remained the show-stopper. A dad’s unfiltered emotion for his sons, the mixed feeling of seeing them at a greater helm of their career, and the pain of entering the first season without them at Boulder speaks volumes. But fans think Sitake fell victim here to the enormous star power of Sanders. Some fans directly put FOX higher-ups on notice:

• “Why don’t you post BYU coaches’ interview? He owns the game?”
• ”They lost the game, interview the winning coach.”

Sitake deserves more credit than he is given. Displaying unfathomable poise in victory and defeat, coach Sitake takes his leadership to an unprecedented height. When Arizona State clinched a victory over the Cougars, he didn’t think twice about coming forward and congratulating the ocean of students. His quality as a mentor stretches beyond the nifty gritty of sports. After a gratifying win in the bowl, fans rightfully vouch for some exclusive interviews.

• “Not one BYU interview, the whole thing is a joke.”

Deion Sanders has long been criticized for being the center of attention. He has such an unignorable aura that makes him almost synonymous with the CFB. Where there is college football, there is Deion Sanders. But for some fans, this doesn’t sit right:

• “‘Herbstreit dreams of this being him one day, keep dreaming, and interview the winning coach.”

On the other hand, there were a couple of fans who loved the story of a father coaching his sons and eventually the sons moving ahead to join the NFL. For instance, many fans have been excited to know which NFL team Shedeur will end up joining. The speculations went wild after the QB sounded very sure in a ‘Well Off Media’ video: “We know where we’re going, baby … We know where we’re going, baby,” Sanders said. “You’ll see them in the cleats later on this week.” No wonder, a fan mentioned:

• “What a heartfelt journey and expressed sooo genuinely. Coach Prime- you made college football better- so proud of you and your sons!”

While Deion Sanders may have grabbed a lot of attention despite the loss, Sitake holds no hard feelings

However, regardless of the controversy among fans, Sitake may hold no hard feelings for Coach Prime. Before the game, they were in a press conference where the BYU coach stated: “

I grew up watching him and cheering for him.” He understands exactly why ‘Coach Prime’ gets all the attention. What do you think?