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The University of Colorado has made some earth-shattering moves. They’ve announced that two-time Super Bowl champion, Deion Sanders, will be the new head coach. Sanders was previously coaching at Jackson State University. He had led the Jackson State Tigers to new heights with wins.

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Now, the Super Bowl champ has taken his coaching talents to the University of Colorado. The infamous coach took to addressing the student-athletes of Colorado’s football program. He was setting the tone of how he is going to be coaching. Fans had a visceral reaction to Sanders’ speech on Twitter.

Fans criticizing Deion Sanders

The fans on Twitter went on to criticize the way the coach approached his players. There was a very negative reaction to the way Deion Sanders spoke to his future players.

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A fan mocked the coach’s strategy to try and ‘win’ over his new team.

There were comments on how inhumane it might be to toy with the student’s education for the sake of winning and bringing in new talent.

Additionally, a fan commented on the negative impact of Sanders’ actions on HBCUs.

However, supporters of Sanders also thought the move was not a wise one.

Moreover, comments have also pre-determined that Sanders’ plan will fail.

Conversely, there were some supporters that believe his strategy might work.

A fan was genuinely just asking about the meaning behind the speech.

Lastly, Twitter did not lack mocking comments.

These were not the only revelations made when the coach addressed the players. He made his goals very clear for the future of the team.

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Sanders’ goals for Colorado

When Sanders addressed his new players, he made it a point to set the tone for the upcoming seasons. Subsequently. the coach went on to say that he wants to replenish the team’s roster with more talent. Furthermore, the coach also talked about how his practices are going to be absolutely no-nonsense and devoid of any kind of showboating. He said, “it’s going to be a different place a different field a different attitude a different energy a different work ethic.”

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Deion Sanders has made his vision for Colorado brutally clear. He does not seem to care too much about upsetting fans, players, and on-lookers as long as his chosen team gets the results that he desires. However, the question that remains is whether he will be able to achieve his goals for the University of Colorado.

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