It seems the 80-year-old rivalry just turned fine for Deion Sanders and his team. After the Buffs left the Mountain States Conference in 1947, this week’s game was their first with Wyoming since 2009. And just like Colorado’s dominating 24-2 series, even this game ended in their favor with a 37-20 record. But despite a much-needed win after losing against Houston, Coach Prime’s squad’s mistakes were glaring, and penalties just made things worse for them. Now, with BYU waiting for them next week, those inconsistencies might bring back their Alamo Bowl’s rough memories, and there’s no way Sanders wants to face that!

Colorado might look strong against Wyoming, but there were key moments when they even lost their grip on the game. As they were struggling to stop the Cowboys’ run, they completed 5 of their 8 third-down attempts. That’s exactly why Deion Sanders wants his team to step up and own their mistakes while he addresses his team. “I’m proud of you, but I’m not satisfied with you because we’re better than that,” Sanders said on Well Of Media. But let’s not forget they also finished the game with two sacks, six tackles for loss, and seven pass deflections. And that’s no small feat.

So, one of the major things that Buffs need to sort out is discipline, as there were several plays in which they could have gotten the ball back, but they ended up getting penalties, which kept Wyoming’s offense on the field. Now, with Deion Sanders, even Kaidon Salter stepped up to motivate his team to not let inconsistency hamper their run. “Today, that shit was unacceptable. Appreciate the win, but we gotta do better than that,” Salter said. In the third quarter, Wyoming was leading against Colorado with a 10-7 score. It’s pretty clear now why both Sanders and Salter are urging their team to buckle up.

There’s no doubt that inconsistency has been a problem for them since the start. Against Houston, their run game collapsed with all three RBs only combining for 12 carries, and then QB Ryan Staub threw 2 interceptions. Even the defense floundered against them, giving up 431 yards to them. And they even allowed 209 rushing yards. Sure, their game against Wyoming improved with smacking 497 yards, and they even stopped the Cowboys’ run at just 114 yards before halftime. Yet the issues are hard to ignore.

But here comes the interesting part: despite holding a strong game against Wyoming, a striking comparison between him and Shedeur Sanders just put him into a tricky position.

Kaidon Salter faces a tough comparison

Deion Sanders’ team shows up strong against Wyoming, with Kaidon Salter leading the charge. After 3 weeks of rotation, Sanders finally believed him, and he and that guy didn’t disappoint. As he threw for 304 yards with three touchdowns and also recorded a 35-yard-long rushing TD, which helped the Buffs to get a 28-3 lead by halftime. But their third-quarter inconsistency gave them a 30-20 finish.

Now, after the game, Salter’s performance drew weird comparisons to Shedeur Sanders, and moments like the 15-yard sack came into play. “I can’t even get mad at Salt for the 15 yd sack,” @coachkbuffs said on X. “Seen Shedeur do the same shit for the past 2 years.” Looking at getting sacked was a major issue for Shedeur last season, and it’s also because he often keeps the ball too long with him. And the result? He ended up recording an 8-sack game against Baylor last season.

That flashback mirrors the sack Salter took against Wyoming, but that doesn’t deny the fact that he was exceptional. Things turned spicy when Shedeur’s close friend came in defending him. That’s right. Young Money APAA’s head of operations, Hellion “Boog” Knight, hopped on X supporting his guy: “Shedeur definitely didn’t have this O-line. He would’ve broken every record in CFB with this O-line.”

Deion Sanders got in a fresh offensive line with NFL-experienced coaches Gunnar White, Andre Gurode, and George Hegamin, and that’s exactly why they have the heaviest offensive lines, which are 329 pounds per player, which gives them a better shot at protection. But sacks keep coming. Now, let’s wait and see if they can double down on their mistake and put up a strong game against BYU.