Joеl Klatt’s recent bold prеdiction about Colorado has the Buff Nation fired up! During his appеarancе on Thе Hеrd with Colin Cowhеrd on Junе 4, Klatt statеd, “Thеrе’s a chancе that Colorado’s compеting to go to thе Big 12 Championship Gamе.” As we saw, Klatt’s intеrviеw quickly went viral, significantly impacting Colorado’s playoff odds.

Oncе barеly mеntionеd by bеttors, Colorado now havе sееn thеir odds improvе from +20,000 to +12,500 on BеtMGM, according to a Junе 4 updatе by John Ewing. This means that Deion Sanders and Co. currently have approximately 4.5% of the bet to win thе Big 12 championship. Howеvеr, whilе thе bеts arе boosting Colorado up thе list with еach passing day, Dеion Sandеrs’ supportеr Andy Staplеs offеrs a morе sobеring pеrspеctivе for the bettors.

On the June 8th episode of On3’s Hard Count podcast, writer Andy Staples offered a reality check to bettors who have placed significant bets on BetMGM, which made the Buffaloes the fourth most bet team in the Big 12. Deion Sanders’ arrival at CU led the team from a dismal 1-11 record to a 4-8 season last year, showing notable improvement. However, expecting the Buffaloes to deliver a playoff season in Sanders’ second year is unrealistic, according to Staples. “All of you who’ve done that already and you’ve wasted your money. You may as well have lit it on fire,” Staples stated firmly. “They are not gonna win the national title. That is impossible. I am happy to say that it is not happening.”

Staples drew a parallel with casino betting, adding that wagering on Colorado to win the national championship this season is akin to “essentially just handing the money to the casino and that’s the unfortunate part.” Staples’ endorsement of CU is not negative; rather, his analysis advises Buff Nation and other college football fans betting on CU to be patient with Deion Sanders and Colorado. Speaking of patience, it was just yesterday when analyst Josh Pate echoed the same sentiment as Staples on his podcast.

Josh Patе is not ready to pay “Deion Tax”—again!

On June 7th’s episode of Late Kick, Pat mirrored the same scenario as Staples, noting that Buff Nation was overly optimistic about Sanders leading Colorado to the playoffs. Such unrealistic performance pressure on the team, especially when the offense was not built properly, ended up disappointing many fans. In Pat’s words, it was the “Deion Tax” that Buff Nation had to pay after the Buffaloes’ 4-8 season exit. Therefore, this season, he warned that history might repeat itself if unrealistic pressures are again heaped upon Sanders and his team.

“They’ve gotten up there and they start to say all kinds of nonsensical things about Colorado and Deion. Thus the Deion tax that those of us who know the sport had to pay,” Pat remarked, cautioning against the cycle of exaggerated expectations and subsequent disappointment. “So I don’t appreciate the Deion tax,” he concluded.

While it is true that the offense of the Buffaloes is a lot better this season and Shedeur Sanders, the QB, is also predicted to be well-protected from sacks, let’s not burden the Buffaloes with some unrealistic expectations. Let’s observe where their revamped roster takes them.