The Victors

Something striking about Deion Sanders is that he is such an amazingly talented self-promoter that he manages to get the local media to basically set the bar on the floor for what constitutes a successful season. The basic line in the Denver sports media is that CU needs to be bowl-eligible for 2026 to count as a successful year. That's six wins! In the crappiest of the P4 conferences! Sanders is one of the five highest paid college coaches, making way more than Harbaugh ever did at Michigan, he has an overall record well below .500, he's in his fourth year which is forever in the new landscape -- and expectations are basically non-existent. He's the Music Man in River City.