The Colorado Buffaloes lost their way out against the Stanford Cardinal last Friday. Under Coach Deion Sanders‘ leadership, despite having a 29-point lead in the second half, they couldn’t unturn the fate. The unexpected defeat has garnered scrutiny from fans and called for change, with Stephen A. Smith, leading the charge.
With no way near the dramatic loss, it came as an upset as the game preceded. The game itself attracted much criticism as Colorado fumbled scathing critique performance and Sanders? coaching stirred up controversy.?ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith also shared his perspective on the playoff.
Stephen A. Smith’s schooling for Shedeur Sanders
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Smith scrutinized the University of Colorado football team of letting the hype brought on by coach Deion Sanders get to them in their loss to Stanford. He said, “Those young whipper snappers playing for Deion Sanders including his son Shedeur who can ball and got a lot of promise but you’re driving to Rolls-Royce you got Tom Brady and your daddy calling you out about needing to be in the film.”
Keeping a keen eye over Colorado’s performance and noticing every loophole, Smith added, “Even though they were playing around when they were saying it to you but half playing half serious Tom Brady telling you to get your a*s in the film room that’s half-serious now because he understood that tomorrow was coming and when you celebrate one week but you getting your ass kicked the next.”?
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Tom Brady?s Approach
Stephen A. Smith highlighted Tom Brady?s approach as a lesson for the Colorado Buffaloes, particularly for quarterback Shedeur Sanders. According to Smith, Brady?s approach to football emphasizes not making oneself an additional target. Smith highlighted Tom Brady?s approach as sound advice for Shedeur Sanders. He said, ?In a sport like football, you don?t want to make yourself an additional target.?
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This advice is particularly relevant considering that Shedeur Sanders had posted a merchandise promotion to his social media feed at the halftime break, which could have potentially distracted him and the team. Deion Sanders responded to Stephen A. Smith?s criticism and agreed with him. He acknowledged the need for change and improvement within the team.
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