The Rocky Mountain Showdown between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams continues to capture national attention, as evidenced by the impressive viewership numbers. This year’s matchup,

Baylor (2-1) has held bragging rights over Colorado for more than a decade courtesy of a 31-25 win in Boulder on Oct. 16, 2010. In that game, Baylor’s standout quarterback Robert Griffin III threw for 234 yards and a score, along with running for 137 yards. Sanders remains tight with Griffin.

The Colorado Buffaloes saw unprecedented numbers in 2023 in terms of ticket sales and television exposure thanks to the celebrity status of head coach Deion

Under Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes remain a big deal in Boulder. Nationally, they’re not moving the needle like they did a year ago. As noted by John Ourand in his twice-weekly Puck newsletter, Anthony Crupi of Sportico recently shared the audience figures for Colorado’s first three games of 2024.

Instead of talking about how the world saw Colorado get rolled by Nebraska, Deion Sanders opened his weekly news conference talking about the school’s fight song.

Deion Sanders may not have brought a lot of wins to the Colorado Buffaloes last season, but at least he brought a lot of attention. But that isn’t the case this year. According to a report from Anthony Crupi of Sportico,

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has been in the headlines quite a lot to start this season. Earlier this month, Sanders called out the media for attacking players. He believes certain media members are jealous of the NIL deals that are being signed by young kids.