Coach Prime Deion Sanders came in hot with the Colorado Buffaloes this season with a 3-0 starter. And this sudden change in the fate of Colorado college football intrigued many people, considering that the Buffs had just emerged from an embarrassing 1-11 season last year. But from gripping all headlines to facing their third defeat in Week 7, is the Buffs’ popularity dwindling??
Ever since this season started, Colorado has been breaking records both for the program and the history of college football. Deion Sanders and his Buffs broke the ESPN record for the most-watched college football game on ESPN, garnering 9.3 million views in the game against the Colorado State Rams. And while views are getting lesser, Colorado still has something to celebrate about as they break a Buffaloes record.?
Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes sell out all home games
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Colorado Buffaloes have been playing every game this season in front of a sell-out stadium. Ben Bolch reported on Twitter stating the status of tickets for the next Colorado game against the UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl Stadium. “UCLA-Colorado on Oct. 28 at the Rose Bowl is sold out.“
With this, Colorado's streak of playing in front of sellouts will go to extend to at least 10 games – because the two home games after that are sold out. Previous longest streak in CU history is believed to be five. #cubuffs https://t.co/dojZaN1duK
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) October 17, 2023
In response to this tweet, Brian Howell posted, “With this, Colorado’s streak of playing in front of sellouts will go to extend to at least 10 games – because the two home games after that are sold out. The previous longest streak in CU history is believed to be five.” This season, Colorado has a six out of six home game sell-out, breaking the program’s last record of five out of six in 1993.?
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Coach Prime Deion Sanders confirmed that this season marks the first time Colorado sold out the entire season’s games. The last home game Colorado will be playing is against Arizona on Nov. 11. and it’s already sold out. Now that the upcoming game against the UCLA Bruins is also sold out, Colorado is breaking another record again.?
Colorado’s views drop after three defeats
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The transformation and popularity of Colorado attracted major broadcast channels, including Fox and ESPN. However, in a report by Sports TV Ratings, Colorado’s last game against the Stanford Cardinal drew in just 3.3 million viewers. This is a stark decrease from its peak when the Colorado vs. Colorado State garnered 9.3 million views.?
After Colorado’s major blowout loss in the hands of the Oregon Ducks, the team faced two more defeats from USC and Stanford. This has caused their TV ratings to drop drastically. But even so, through September, the Buffs topped the average views for college football games with an average of 8.5 million viewers.?
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Even as one aspect of Colorado is degrading, another facet is rising and breaking a record. With Deion Sanders’ Colorado selling out all games, it may not be before long until more eyes are drawn toward them. Keep watching as Colorado’s football destiny lies in suspense.?
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